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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

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  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.

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  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve: Access and retrieve.

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  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11: Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12: Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

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  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.

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  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.

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  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Expected duration of education for all students: Expected years of schooling for a 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.

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  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Teaching weeks per year > Primary: Average number of weeks taught per year by primary level teachers. Data for 2000.
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology: Intended instruction time spent studying technology, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning science: Intended instruction time spent studying science, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 15 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills: Intended instruction time spent studying vocational skills, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages: Intended instruction time spent studying modern foreign languages, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 16 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • Expected duration of education for males: Expected years of schooling for a male 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary: Average number of weeks taught per year by lower secondary level teachers. Data for 2000.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Proportion of 17 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 17 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Researchers in R&D > Per million people: Researchers in R&D (per million people). Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.
  • Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Proportion of 18 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 18 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning mathematics: Intended instruction time spent practicing mathematics, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Proportion of 19 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 20 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Public spending on private institutions: Percentage share of total public education expenditure which goes to private educational institutions. Includes both direct expenditure and indirect public transfers and payments. Data for 1999.
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Advanced research degree: Percentage share of advanced research degrees awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning social studies: Intended instruction time spent studying socail studies, or equivalent, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % gross: School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Male is the total male enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total female enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Progression to secondary school > %: Progression to secondary school (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Total is the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the total male enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female: Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. Technical/vocational programmes is the number of female students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total male enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
STAT Jordan Turkey HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 92.2
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Turkey
88.66
Ranked 16th.

Average years of schooling of adults 6.9
Ranked 41st. 30% more than Turkey
5.3
Ranked 63th.
Children out of school, primary 19,852
Ranked 61st.
243,731
Ranked 22nd. 12 times more than Jordan

Children out of school, primary per 1000 3.21
Ranked 67th.
3.34
Ranked 65th. 4% more than Jordan

Children out of school, primary, female 12,702
Ranked 52nd.
139,953
Ranked 17th. 11 times more than Jordan

College and university > Gender parity index 1.19
Ranked 44th. 45% more than Turkey
0.82
Ranked 93th.

Compulsary education duration 10
Ranked 62nd. 25% more than Turkey
8
Ranked 157th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 4.94%
Ranked 49th. 73% more than Turkey
2.86%
Ranked 93th.

High school enrolment rate 98.73
Ranked 28th. 4% more than Turkey
94.86
Ranked 51st.

Literacy > Total population 89.9%
Ranked 81st. 3% more than Turkey
87.4%
Ranked 13th.

Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 93th. 20% more than Turkey
5
Ranked 174th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 7.64
Ranked 18th. 92% more than Turkey
3.98
Ranked 72nd.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 19.93
Ranked 78th.
27.75
Ranked 49th. 39% more than Jordan

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 17.88
Ranked 42nd.
21.76
Ranked 9th. 22% more than Jordan

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 126th.
7
Ranked 77th. 17% more than Jordan

College and university > Share of total education spending 18.66%
Ranked 35th.
31.9%
Ranked 7th. 71% more than Jordan

Literacy > Female 84.7%
Ranked 87th. 6% more than Turkey
79.6%
Ranked 13th.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 2.06
Ranked 55th. 7% more than Turkey
1.92
Ranked 58th.

College and university > Gender ratio 111.27
Ranked 56th. 43% more than Turkey
78
Ranked 73th.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 167th.
3
Ranked 117th. 50% more than Jordan

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 6.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Turkey
2.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th.
Duration of compulsory education 10 years
Ranked 50th. 11% more than Turkey
9 years
Ranked 96th.
Secondary education, pupils 719,420
Ranked 60th.
7.97 million
Ranked 9th. 11 times more than Jordan

College and university > Private school share 39.06%
Ranked 34th. 8 times more than Turkey
5.16%
Ranked 95th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1.01
Ranked 20th. 6% more than Turkey
0.95
Ranked 110th.

School life expectancy > Total 9 years
Ranked 86th.
9.5 years
Ranked 82nd. 6% more than Jordan
Literacy > Adult literacy 93.1%
Ranked 45th. 5% more than Turkey
88.7%
Ranked 61st.

Primary education, teachers 39,441
Ranked 57th.
233,073
Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Jordan

Primary education, pupils 834,958
Ranked 69th.
6.58 million
Ranked 15th. 8 times more than Jordan

Adult literacy rate > Female 88.9
Ranked 12th. 9% more than Turkey
81.26
Ranked 19th.

Tertiary enrollment 28.6%
Ranked 8th. 91% more than Turkey
15%
Ranked 16th.
High school > Gender ratio 103.89
Ranked 34th. 17% more than Turkey
88.57
Ranked 94th.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 100th. The same as Turkey
6
Ranked 140th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 3.46
Ranked 49th. 10 times more than Turkey
0.36
Ranked 42nd.

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 2
Ranked 179th.
4
Ranked 47th. Twice as much as Jordan

Literacy > Male 95.1%
Ranked 64th.
95.3%
Ranked 6th. About the same as Jordan

Spending > USD 1.24 billion
Ranked 70th.
27.01 billion
Ranked 21st. 22 times more than Jordan

Spending > Proportion 5.61
Ranked 33th. 52% more than Turkey
3.68
Ranked 99th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 19.93
Ranked 88th.
30.38
Ranked 53th. 52% more than Jordan
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 42nd. 33% more than Turkey
3
Ranked 193th.

High school repeaters > Male 1.6
Ranked 73th.
6.55
Ranked 40th. 4 times more than Jordan

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 99%
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Turkey
95.6%
Ranked 22nd.

Preschool enrollment rate 96.83
Ranked 107th.
99.3
Ranked 91st. 3% more than Jordan

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 15,541.73
Ranked 52nd.
50,908.41
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Jordan

Primary completion rate 100
Ranked 29th. 15% more than Turkey
87
Ranked 77th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 186,189
Ranked 60th.
1.92 million
Ranked 19th. 10 times more than Jordan

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 405
Ranked 52nd.
464
Ranked 39th. 15% more than Jordan
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 98th. 20% more than Turkey
5
Ranked 184th.

Children out of school > Primary 42,896
Ranked 49th.
899,833
Ranked 10th. 21 times more than Jordan

Secondary education, teachers 34,294
Ranked 56th.
218,829
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Jordan

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 6.64
Ranked 47th. 83% more than Turkey
3.62
Ranked 39th.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 16.94
Ranked 54th.
23.09
Ranked 30th. 36% more than Jordan

High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 52nd. 33% more than Turkey
3
Ranked 178th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 1.16
Ranked 70th.
1.42
Ranked 67th. 23% more than Jordan

Spending per student > High school 16.88
Ranked 42nd. 54% more than Turkey
10.95
Ranked 76th.

Secondary education, general pupils 694,344
Ranked 56th.
6.67 million
Ranked 9th. 10 times more than Jordan

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 8.7%
Ranked 82nd.
13.5%
Ranked 70th. 55% more than Jordan

High school > Gender parity index 1.06
Ranked 28th. 15% more than Turkey
0.919
Ranked 114th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 405
Ranked 52nd.
464
Ranked 39th. 15% more than Jordan
Scientific and technical journal articles 263
Ranked 60th.
6,224
Ranked 21st. 24 times more than Jordan

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 394
Ranked 55th.
467
Ranked 39th. 19% more than Jordan
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 25%
Ranked 26th.
41%
Ranked 16th. 64% more than Jordan
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 6.16%
Ranked 49th. 5 times more than Turkey
1.33%
Ranked 104th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 36.96
Ranked 34th. 25% more than Turkey
29.51
Ranked 51st.

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 123th. The same as Turkey
6
Ranked 167th.

Children out of school, primary, male 7,150
Ranked 61st.
103,778
Ranked 20th. 15 times more than Jordan

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5%
Ranked 52nd. 32% more than Turkey
3.8%
Ranked 81st.

High school > Students per teacher 17.88
Ranked 43th.
21.76
Ranked 9th. 22% more than Jordan

Secondary education > General pupils 580,229
Ranked 61st.
4.01 million
Ranked 20th. 7 times more than Jordan

Spending per student > Elementary school 13.14
Ranked 47th. 3% more than Turkey
12.77
Ranked 59th.

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 95th. 9% more than Turkey
11
Ranked 179th.

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 89th. The same as Turkey
12
Ranked 115th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 94% more than Turkey
3.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 786,154
Ranked 82nd.
7.9 million
Ranked 12th. 10 times more than Jordan

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 68.9%
Ranked 58th. 3 times more than Turkey
26.7%
Ranked 115th.

Elementary school graduate rate 99.15
Ranked 15th. 5% more than Turkey
94.23
Ranked 38th.

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 98.95
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Turkey
96.36
Ranked 16th.

Schools connected to the Internet 18%
Ranked 31st.
40%
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Jordan
Public spending per student > Primary level 13.7
Ranked 37th.
17.6
Ranked 24th. 28% more than Jordan
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 116.39
Ranked 11th. 7% more than Turkey
109.03
Ranked 19th.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 135.08
Ranked 48th. 50% more than Turkey
90.08
Ranked 87th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.1
Ranked 75th. 49% more than Turkey
0.74
Ranked 72nd.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 279,300
Ranked 85th.
6.61 million
Ranked 16th. 24 times more than Jordan

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.01
Ranked 80th. 23% more than Turkey
0.82
Ranked 116th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 36.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 34% more than Turkey
27.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 2.51
Ranked 74th. 4 times more than Turkey
0.697
Ranked 131st.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 112th. 20% more than Turkey
5
Ranked 174th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 17.88
Ranked 52nd.
23.32
Ranked 29th. 30% more than Jordan

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 8.11
Ranked 44th.
13.46
Ranked 30th. 66% more than Jordan

Inequality adjusted index 0.541
Ranked 68th. 22% more than Turkey
0.442
Ranked 82nd.
High school repeaters > Female 1.11
Ranked 71st.
4.46
Ranked 43th. 4 times more than Jordan

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 206,200
Ranked 83th.
5.2 million
Ranked 15th. 25 times more than Jordan

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 19.93
Ranked 82nd.
27.75
Ranked 53th. 39% more than Jordan

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 98.95
Ranked 7th. 5% more than Turkey
94.29
Ranked 19th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 974 hours
Ranked 10th. 22% more than Turkey
796 hours
Ranked 26th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 95.4%
Ranked 34th. 1% more than Turkey
94.1%
Ranked 38th.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 817,160
Ranked 69th.
6.76 million
Ranked 16th. 8 times more than Jordan

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 91st. The same as Turkey
6 years
Ranked 135th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $1,685.06
Ranked 51st.
$4,496.78
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Jordan

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 99.09
Ranked 80th.
99.38
Ranked 75th. About the same as Jordan

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 112.34
Ranked 9th. 23% more than Turkey
91.31
Ranked 25th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 974 hours
Ranked 16th. 22% more than Turkey
796 hours
Ranked 32nd.
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 410
Ranked 51st.
459
Ranked 40th. 12% more than Jordan
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 96th. 9% more than Turkey
11
Ranked 186th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 33.62%
Ranked 22nd. 45 times more than Turkey
0.751%
Ranked 88th.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 100.69
Ranked 16th. 3% more than Turkey
97.38
Ranked 83th.

High school enrolment rate > Female 98.21
Ranked 32nd. 5% more than Turkey
93.2
Ranked 52nd.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 13.4%
Ranked 76th.
21.4%
Ranked 57th. 60% more than Jordan

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 93%
Ranked 74th. 4% more than Turkey
89%
Ranked 95th.

Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 108th. The same as Turkey
6
Ranked 133th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 31.1
Ranked 47th.
72.1
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Jordan
Secondary education > Pupils 615,731
Ranked 65th.
5.33 million
Ranked 15th. 9 times more than Jordan

Primary education > Pupils 799,888
Ranked 78th.
7.87 million
Ranked 12th. 10 times more than Jordan

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 77.7%
Ranked 50th. 83% more than Turkey
42.4%
Ranked 108th.

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 98.95
Ranked 6th. About the same as Turkey
98.58
Ranked 8th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 121.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 48% more than Turkey
82.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 89th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 51.05%
Ranked 72nd. 21% more than Turkey
42.25%
Ranked 100th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 25,076
Ranked 76th.
1.84 million
Ranked 5th. 73 times more than Jordan

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 19.93
Ranked 78th.
27.75
Ranked 47th. 39% more than Jordan

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 83.96%
Ranked 17th. 1% more than Turkey
83.36%
Ranked 13th.

Secondary education > Teachers 34,294
Ranked 72nd.
159,401
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Jordan
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 13 years
Ranked 57th. 18% more than Turkey
11 years
Ranked 76th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 98.78
Ranked 14th. 5% more than Turkey
94.23
Ranked 32nd.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 613,120
Ranked 73th.
5.74 million
Ranked 18th. 9 times more than Jordan

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 50.93
Ranked 49th.
94.39
Ranked 37th. 85% more than Jordan

Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 417
Ranked 49th.
466
Ranked 39th. 12% more than Jordan
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 387
Ranked 55th.
461
Ranked 39th. 19% more than Jordan
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 88th. The same as Turkey
6
Ranked 126th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 4th. 5% more than Turkey
0.95
Ranked 27th.

Expected duration of education for all students 11.9 years
Ranked 28th. 18% more than Turkey
10.1 years
Ranked 30th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 53,149
Ranked 45th.
361,419
Ranked 18th. 7 times more than Jordan

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.17%
Ranked 23th. 10% more than Turkey
92.87%
Ranked 95th.

Public spending per student > Secondary level 16.1
Ranked 45th. 36% more than Turkey
11.8
Ranked 59th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.9%
Ranked 35th. 3% more than Turkey
47.46%
Ranked 134th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 54.09
Ranked 86th.
100.22
Ranked 63th. 85% more than Jordan

Progression to secondary school 97.04%
Ranked 42nd. 7% more than Turkey
91.09%
Ranked 58th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 99%
Ranked 2nd. 6% more than Turkey
93.3%
Ranked 23th.

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 8.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th.
12.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 56% more than Jordan

Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 407
Ranked 53th.
473
Ranked 32nd. 16% more than Jordan
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 93%
Ranked 74th. 7% more than Turkey
87%
Ranked 98th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 37th. 14% more than Turkey
14
Ranked 199th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 110th. The same as Turkey
6
Ranked 146th.

Library books 706,000
Ranked 9th.
1.55 million
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Jordan
Teaching weeks per year > Primary 44 weeks per year
Ranked 2nd. 16% more than Turkey
38 weeks per year
Ranked 21st.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.59
Ranked 93th.
2.13
Ranked 72nd. 4 times more than Jordan

School life expectancy > Male 9 years
Ranked 80th.
10.4 years
Ranked 69th. 16% more than Jordan
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 109.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 95% more than Turkey
56.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.156 per capita
Ranked 39th. 37% more than Turkey
0.114 per capita
Ranked 85th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 4.2%
Ranked 98th.
5.7%
Ranked 88th. 36% more than Jordan

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 156.04
Ranked 42nd. 28% more than Turkey
121.56
Ranked 78th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 92%
Ranked 74th. The same as Turkey
92%
Ranked 76th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 98.9%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Turkey
98%
Ranked 10th.

Library books per 1000 168.3
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Turkey
24.94
Ranked 39th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 20.8
Ranked 7th.
27.7
Ranked 1st. 33% more than Jordan
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 35,502
Ranked 69th.
1.32 million
Ranked 9th. 37 times more than Jordan

Primary education > Teachers 39,441
Ranked 66th.
225,852
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Jordan
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 49.35%
Ranked 75th. 17% more than Turkey
42.04%
Ranked 142nd.

Private school enrolment > Primary level 30
Ranked 10th. 17 times more than Turkey
1.8
Ranked 73th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 86th. The same as Turkey
6
Ranked 125th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 945 hours
Ranked 13th. 19% more than Turkey
796 hours
Ranked 23th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 116.4
Ranked 24th. 46% more than Turkey
79.75
Ranked 74th.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 7.64
Ranked 20th. 86% more than Turkey
4.11
Ranked 84th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 95.2%
Ranked 1st.
95.3%
Ranked 8th. About the same as Jordan

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 3.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th.
7.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Jordan

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.8%
Ranked 6th. 4% more than Turkey
47%
Ranked 119th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $10.65 billion
Ranked 44th.
$332.75 billion
Ranked 8th. 31 times more than Jordan

Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology 4 8
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 123th. The same as Turkey
6
Ranked 165th.

Scouting > Members 15,521
Ranked 58th.
40,579
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Jordan
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 94.96%
Ranked 6th. 6% more than Turkey
89.79%
Ranked 23th.
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 87.64%
Ranked 7th.
89.79%
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Jordan
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 75.9%
Ranked 10th. 48% more than Turkey
51.3%
Ranked 4th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 672,157
Ranked 51st.
5.53 million
Ranked 12th. 8 times more than Jordan

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 100.72
Ranked 14th. 7% more than Turkey
94.07
Ranked 129th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 6.64
Ranked 51st. 2 times more than Turkey
2.9
Ranked 86th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 109.68
Ranked 23th. 83% more than Turkey
59.99
Ranked 103th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male 26,306
Ranked 44th.
353,712
Ranked 14th. 13 times more than Jordan

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.996
Ranked 52nd. 1% more than Turkey
0.988
Ranked 80th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 974 hours
Ranked 18th.
0.0
Ranked 36th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 802 hours
Ranked 18th. 1% more than Turkey
796 hours
Ranked 21st.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49.5%
Ranked 11th. 32% more than Turkey
37.5%
Ranked 121st.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 0.0
Ranked 66th.
0.0
Ranked 43th.

Private school enrolment > Secondary level 9.4
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Turkey
4.6
Ranked 67th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 121.7
Ranked 21st. 38% more than Turkey
88.31
Ranked 79th.

Scouting > Members per thousand people 2.46
Ranked 54th. 4 times more than Turkey
0.548
Ranked 116th.
Primary completion rate > Women 100
Ranked 31st. 20% more than Turkey
83
Ranked 76th.

Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 15%
Ranked 4th. 88% more than Turkey
8%
Ranked 32nd.
School life expectancy > Female 9.1 years
Ranked 72nd. 7% more than Turkey
8.5 years
Ranked 76th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.57
Ranked 95th.
2.07
Ranked 74th. 4 times more than Jordan

Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.6
Ranked 87th.
2.19
Ranked 69th. 4 times more than Jordan

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 95.6%
Ranked 30th. About the same as Turkey
95.3%
Ranked 32nd.

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 4.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. The same as Turkey
4.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th.

High school teachers 34,294
Ranked 67th.
218,829
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Jordan

Elementary school teachers 39,441
Ranked 60th.
233,073
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Jordan

High school enrolment rate > Male 99.24
Ranked 22nd. 3% more than Turkey
96.37
Ranked 39th.

Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 78%
Ranked 28th. 86% more than Turkey
42%
Ranked 33th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 87%
Ranked 4th. 9% more than Turkey
79.6%
Ranked 19th.

Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1%
Ranked 4th. 5% more than Turkey
0.95%
Ranked 12th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 54.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th.
93.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 73% more than Jordan

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 39.93
Ranked 76th.
78.87
Ranked 52nd. 98% more than Jordan

Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 0.0
Ranked 30th.
13%
Ranked 26th.
Primary completion rate > Men 101
Ranked 22nd. 11% more than Turkey
91
Ranked 62nd.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 625,682
Ranked 62nd.
5.08 million
Ranked 15th. 8 times more than Jordan

Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills 6 5
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 151.21
Ranked 47th. 28% more than Turkey
117.77
Ranked 80th.

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 116.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 55% more than Turkey
74.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 101.35
Ranked 62nd. 36% more than Turkey
74.73
Ranked 136th.

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 20.3
Ranked 45th.
22.6
Ranked 37th. 11% more than Jordan
Share of university qualifications awarded to females 47%
Ranked 26th. 15% more than Turkey
41%
Ranked 29th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 16 11
Pupils reaching grade 5 97.7
Ranked 16th. 3% more than Turkey
94.9
Ranked 8th.
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 0.0
Ranked 30th.
13%
Ranked 21st.
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 69%
Ranked 27th. 77% more than Turkey
39%
Ranked 33th.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree 47%
Ranked 26th. 15% more than Turkey
41%
Ranked 29th.
Expected duration of education for males 11.7 years
Ranked 26th. 1% more than Turkey
11.6 years
Ranked 27th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 91.95% net
Ranked 61st. 6% more than Turkey
86.82% net
Ranked 89th.

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 90.36% net
Ranked 76th.
91.76% net
Ranked 70th. 2% more than Jordan

Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 16.18%
Ranked 9th. 25% more than Turkey
12.92%
Ranked 36th.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 15.3%
Ranked 14th.
22.5%
Ranked 73th. 47% more than Jordan

Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 60.4%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Turkey
59.6%
Ranked 7th.

Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 21.7%
Ranked 27th. 33% more than Turkey
16.3%
Ranked 38th.

Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 69.7%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Turkey
24.9%
Ranked 34th.

Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 22.9%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Turkey
9.5%
Ranked 65th.

Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary 44 weeks per year
Ranked 2nd. 22% more than Turkey
36 weeks per year
Ranked 28th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 98.55% gross
Ranked 109th. 9% more than Turkey
90.41% gross
Ranked 139th.

Primary education > Teachers > % female 63.98% female
Ranked 90th. 48% more than Turkey
43.3% female
Ranked 83th.
Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 16.89%
Ranked 28th. 14% more than Turkey
14.84%
Ranked 61st.

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 91.28%
Ranked 125th.
93.15%
Ranked 121st. 2% more than Jordan

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 13.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 99th.
19.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th. 44% more than Jordan

Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 89.89%
Ranked 51st. 3% more than Turkey
87.37%
Ranked 58th.

Proportion of 17 year olds in secondary education 56%
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Turkey
20%
Ranked 33th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 71,300
Ranked 95th.
1.41 million
Ranked 29th. 20 times more than Jordan

Government spending on education > % of GDP 4.94%
Ranked 49th. 73% more than Turkey
2.86%
Ranked 93th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 90.23%
Ranked 63th.
93.59%
Ranked 46th. 4% more than Jordan

Government spending on education > % of government spending 20.6%
Ranked 16th. 40% more than Turkey
14.74%
Ranked 2nd.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 97.18%
Ranked 98th.
97.96%
Ranked 96th. 1% more than Jordan

Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 98.72%
Ranked 13th. 4% more than Turkey
94.88%
Ranked 24th.

School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 33.62%
Ranked 22nd. 45 times more than Turkey
0.751%
Ranked 85th.

Primary education, pupils > % female 48.64%
Ranked 60th.
48.77%
Ranked 48th. About the same as Jordan

School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 98.09%
Ranked 106th.
101.61%
Ranked 75th. 4% more than Jordan

Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 92.81%
Ranked 69th.
102.51%
Ranked 24th. 10% more than Jordan

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 100.16%
Ranked 76th.
100.93%
Ranked 72nd. 1% more than Jordan

Secondary education, general pupils > % female 50.54%
Ranked 47th. 5% more than Turkey
48.06%
Ranked 106th.

Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 98.34%
Ranked 19th. 2% more than Turkey
96.84%
Ranked 35th.

Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $2,881.25
Ranked 44th.
$5,968.61
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Jordan

Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 58.26%
Ranked 30th. 4% more than Turkey
55.96%
Ranked 40th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 4.06
Ranked 88th.
25.18
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Jordan

Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 3.82
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Turkey
1.5
Ranked 37th.

Researchers in R&D > Per million people 1,941.47
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Turkey
884.38
Ranked 30th.

Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24 99.33%
Ranked 26th. 1% more than Turkey
98.02%
Ranked 41st.

Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 84.71%
Ranked 59th. 6% more than Turkey
79.58%
Ranked 69th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 34.08%
Ranked 52nd.
42.16%
Ranked 26th. 24% more than Jordan

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 13 years
Ranked 52nd. 8% more than Turkey
12 years
Ranked 68th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000 13.81
Ranked 96th.
21.34
Ranked 79th. 55% more than Jordan

School enrollment, primary > % gross 98.88%
Ranked 106th.
102.12%
Ranked 82nd. 3% more than Jordan

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 88.03% gross
Ranked 70th. 30% more than Turkey
67.63% gross
Ranked 107th.

School enrollment, primary, male > % net 98.23%
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Turkey
96.84%
Ranked 26th.

Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 98.82%
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Turkey
95.43%
Ranked 43th.

School enrollment > Primary > % gross 98.2% gross
Ranked 122nd. 5% more than Turkey
93.31% gross
Ranked 141st.

Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 97.04%
Ranked 28th. 3% more than Turkey
94.61%
Ranked 41st.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 94.37%
Ranked 48th. 1% more than Turkey
93.59%
Ranked 55th.

Proportion of 18 year olds in tertiary education 0.0
Ranked 27th.
9%
Ranked 17th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning mathematics 13%
Ranked 20th. 18% more than Turkey
11%
Ranked 29th.
Proportion of 19 year olds in secondary education 3%
Ranked 28th.
4%
Ranked 27th. 33% more than Jordan
Proportion of 20 year olds in secondary education 0.0
Ranked 32nd.
0.0
Ranked 29th.
Public spending on private institutions 2.2%
Ranked 27th.
3.5%
Ranked 23th. 59% more than Jordan
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Advanced research degree 17%
Ranked 29th.
37%
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Jordan
Secondary education, teachers > % female 57.6%
Ranked 45th. 39% more than Turkey
41.31%
Ranked 35th.

High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher 11.86
Ranked 55th.
17.83
Ranked 26th. 50% more than Jordan

Proportion of primary education time spent learning social studies 9%
Ranked 31st.
11%
Ranked 21st. 22% more than Jordan
School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 41.31% gross
Ranked 47th. 70% more than Turkey
24.35% gross
Ranked 63th.

School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 99.63%
Ranked 108th.
102.6%
Ranked 88th. 3% more than Jordan

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group 101.27%
Ranked 70th. About the same as Turkey
101.06%
Ranked 73th.

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group 100.73%
Ranked 74th.
101%
Ranked 71st. About the same as Jordan

Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment 0.556%
Ranked 90th.
2.54%
Ranked 66th. 5 times more than Jordan

Progression to secondary school > % 98.03%
Ranked 39th. About the same as Turkey
97.72%
Ranked 42nd.

School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 87.55%
Ranked 73th.
92.58%
Ranked 61st. 6% more than Jordan

Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female 37.67%
Ranked 88th.
42.28%
Ranked 62nd. 12% more than Jordan

Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment 1.2%
Ranked 88th.
2.31%
Ranked 71st. 92% more than Jordan

Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force 56%
Ranked 3rd.
61.7%
Ranked 2nd. 10% more than Jordan

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