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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."
  • 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.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people 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."
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • 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."
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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. 
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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."
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Progression to secondary level: Progression to secondary level is the number of new entrants to the first grade of general secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people:

    Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are illiterate.

    . Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
  • 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).
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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."
  • Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24). Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of female youth literacy rate to male youth literacy rate. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: 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.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-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, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-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.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school 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.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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)."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % 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.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of 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.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. 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 primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % net: School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the ratio of male children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the male population of the official secondary school age.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. 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 secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: 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.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49: Compares countries by number of male literates in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people: 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. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Male is the total male enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
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STAT Kazakhstan Sri Lanka HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 99.7
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Sri Lanka 		90.56
Ranked 55th.
Children out of school, primary 10,114
Ranked 43th. 		103,178
Ranked 36th. 10 times more than Kazakhstan
Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.602
Ranked 61st. 		4.94
Ranked 52nd. 8 times more than Kazakhstan
Children out of school, primary, female 1,589
Ranked 47th. 		51,566
Ranked 33th. 32 times more than Kazakhstan
College and university > Gender parity index 1.45
Ranked 1st. 		1.83
Ranked 7th. 26% more than Kazakhstan
College and university > Share of total education spending 13.13%
Ranked 84th. 		17.76%
Ranked 29th. 35% more than Kazakhstan
Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 21st. 22% more than Sri Lanka 		9
Ranked 80th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.06%
Ranked 102nd. 53% more than Sri Lanka 		2%
Ranked 59th.
High school enrolment rate 99.8
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Sri Lanka 		97.84
Ranked 36th.
Literacy > Total population 99.5%
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Sri Lanka 		92.3%
Ranked 73th.
Primary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 180th. 		5
Ranked 146th. 25% more than Kazakhstan
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.71
Ranked 51st. 7% more than Sri Lanka 		3.46
Ranked 99th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 16.19
Ranked 56th. 		24.07
Ranked 57th. 49% more than Kazakhstan
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 8.6
Ranked 38th. 		17.26
Ranked 36th. Twice as much as Kazakhstan
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 22nd. 		8
Ranked 3rd. 14% more than Kazakhstan
Literacy > Female 99.3%
Ranked 2nd. 10% more than Sri Lanka 		90%
Ranked 74th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.0946
Ranked 55th. 		2.47
Ranked 49th. 26 times more than Kazakhstan
College and university > Gender ratio 145.07
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Sri Lanka 		47.6
Ranked 61st.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 4
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Sri Lanka 		1
Ranked 192nd.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 12.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. Twice as much as Sri Lanka 		6.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th.
Duration of compulsory education 11 years
Ranked 17th. 22% more than Sri Lanka 		9 years
Ranked 64th.
Secondary education, pupils 1.64 million
Ranked 18th. 		2.57 million
Ranked 30th. 57% more than Kazakhstan
College and university > Private school share 50.62%
Ranked 10th. 		0.0
Ranked 99th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 46th. The same as Sri Lanka 		0.99
Ranked 44th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 99.6%
Ranked 7th. 9% more than Sri Lanka 		91.5%
Ranked 50th.
Primary education, pupils 1.01 million
Ranked 39th. 		1.74 million
Ranked 54th. 72% more than Kazakhstan
Primary education, teachers 62,285
Ranked 21st. 		72,114
Ranked 37th. 16% more than Kazakhstan
Adult literacy rate > Female 99.5
Ranked 9th. 12% more than Sri Lanka 		89.07
Ranked 56th.
Tertiary enrollment 30.9%
Ranked 40th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka 		5.1%
Ranked 9th.
High school > Gender ratio 97.52
Ranked 4th. 		101.72
Ranked 64th. 4% more than Kazakhstan
Compulsary education starting age 7
Ranked 2nd. 40% more than Sri Lanka 		5
Ranked 144th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.512
Ranked 40th. 		0.827
Ranked 73th. 62% more than Kazakhstan
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 147th. 		4
Ranked 5th. Twice as much as Kazakhstan
Literacy > Male 99.8%
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Sri Lanka 		94.8%
Ranked 66th.
Spending > USD 5.05 billion
Ranked 44th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka 		1.01 billion
Ranked 74th.
High school > Private school share 0.797%
Ranked 56th. 		7.12%
Ranked 89th. 9 times more than Kazakhstan
Spending > Proportion 4.41
Ranked 74th. 73% more than Sri Lanka 		2.55
Ranked 137th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.27
Ranked 80th. 		22.5
Ranked 73th. 30% more than Kazakhstan
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 72nd. 		4
Ranked 15th. 33% more than Kazakhstan
High school repeaters > Male 0.16
Ranked 3rd. 		0.89
Ranked 80th. 6 times more than Kazakhstan
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 99.8%
Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Sri Lanka 		95.6%
Ranked 17th.
Preschool enrollment rate 108.75
Ranked 4th. 7% more than Sri Lanka 		101.43
Ranked 80th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 37,272.78
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka 		16,932.32
Ranked 47th.
Primary completion rate 114
Ranked 6th. 18% more than Sri Lanka 		97
Ranked 20th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 603,072
Ranked 34th. 9 times more than Sri Lanka 		63,660
Ranked 62nd.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 4
Ranked 190th. 		5
Ranked 155th. 25% more than Kazakhstan
Children out of school > Primary 9,393
Ranked 51st. 		47,067
Ranked 46th. 5 times more than Kazakhstan
Secondary education, teachers 191,094
Ranked 3rd. 28% more than Sri Lanka 		149,153
Ranked 20th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 11.38
Ranked 3rd. 59% more than Sri Lanka 		7.15
Ranked 35th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 5
Ranked 5th. 25% more than Sri Lanka 		4
Ranked 19th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.508
Ranked 49th. 		2.47
Ranked 50th. 5 times more than Kazakhstan
Secondary education, general pupils 1.53 million
Ranked 19th. 		2.42 million
Ranked 27th. 58% more than Kazakhstan
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 0.5%
Ranked 129th. 		7.7%
Ranked 85th. 15 times more than Kazakhstan
High school > Gender parity index 0.972
Ranked 5th. 		1.04
Ranked 32nd. 7% more than Kazakhstan
Scientific and technical journal articles 128
Ranked 76th. 		141
Ranked 74th. 10% more than Kazakhstan
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 64%
Ranked 1st. 49% more than Sri Lanka 		43%
Ranked 29th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 5.84%
Ranked 54th. 		7.29%
Ranked 45th. 25% more than Kazakhstan
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 40.59
Ranked 25th. 12 times more than Sri Lanka 		3.51
Ranked 86th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 5th. 40% more than Sri Lanka 		5
Ranked 180th.
Children out of school, primary, male 8,525
Ranked 36th. 		51,612
Ranked 29th. 6 times more than Kazakhstan
High school > Students per teacher 8.6
Ranked 38th. 		17.26
Ranked 37th. Twice as much as Kazakhstan
Secondary education > General pupils 1.94 million
Ranked 17th. 		2.11 million
Ranked 25th. 9% more than Kazakhstan
Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 138th. 10% more than Sri Lanka 		10
Ranked 184th.
High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 123th. 10% more than Sri Lanka 		10
Ranked 160th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th. 6% more than Sri Lanka 		3.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 45.33
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Sri Lanka 		41.78
Ranked 10th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 1.12 million
Ranked 69th. 		1.7 million
Ranked 8th. 52% more than Kazakhstan
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 99.3%
Ranked 6th. 37% more than Sri Lanka 		72.6%
Ranked 50th.
Elementary school graduate rate 99.02
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Sri Lanka 		98.03
Ranked 19th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 99.8
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Sri Lanka 		97.98
Ranked 49th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 60.04
Ranked 73th. 		83.16
Ranked 93th. 39% more than Kazakhstan
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 97.84
Ranked 18th. 		123.33
Ranked 8th. 26% more than Kazakhstan
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.42
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka 		0.55
Ranked 72nd.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 63,400
Ranked 109th. 		1.12 million
Ranked 53th. 18 times more than Kazakhstan
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.97
Ranked 85th. 		1
Ranked 84th. 3% more than Kazakhstan
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 429.39
Ranked 1st. 27% more than Sri Lanka 		337.29
Ranked 16th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 40.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 12 times more than Sri Lanka 		3.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 2.25
Ranked 75th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka 		0.811
Ranked 122nd.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 20th. 		8
Ranked 3rd. 14% more than Kazakhstan
Teacher student ratio > High school 9.71
Ranked 3rd. 		19.52
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Kazakhstan
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.62
Ranked 70th. 		2.42
Ranked 76th. 4 times more than Kazakhstan
Inequality adjusted index 0.781
Ranked 30th. 26% more than Sri Lanka 		0.618
Ranked 57th.
High school repeaters > Female 0.06
Ranked 3rd. 		0.54
Ranked 80th. 9 times more than Kazakhstan
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 45,400
Ranked 106th. 		714,900
Ranked 54th. 16 times more than Kazakhstan
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 16.41
Ranked 7th. 		23.5
Ranked 53th. 43% more than Kazakhstan
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 99.9
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Sri Lanka 		98.59
Ranked 45th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 99.5%
Ranked 6th. 8% more than Sri Lanka 		92.2%
Ranked 27th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 950,976
Ranked 4th. 		1.63 million
Ranked 50th. 72% more than Kazakhstan
Primary education > Duration > Years 4 years
Ranked 169th. 		5 years
Ranked 144th. 25% more than Kazakhstan
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $2,835.37
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka 		$1,076.10
Ranked 62nd.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 107.84
Ranked 3rd. 10% more than Sri Lanka 		97.64
Ranked 86th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 91.29
Ranked 15th. 		116.11
Ranked 6th. 27% more than Kazakhstan
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 91.91
Ranked 3rd. 9% more than Sri Lanka 		84.32
Ranked 10th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 0.853%
Ranked 76th. 		2.97%
Ranked 106th. 3 times more than Kazakhstan
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 141st. 10% more than Sri Lanka 		10
Ranked 191st.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 100.28
Ranked 3rd. The same as Sri Lanka 		100.21
Ranked 25th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 99.87
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Sri Lanka 		98.54
Ranked 28th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 0.7%
Ranked 129th. 		10.1%
Ranked 82nd. 14 times more than Kazakhstan
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 99%
Ranked 11th. 2% more than Sri Lanka 		97%
Ranked 42nd.
Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 24th. 		8
Ranked 3rd. 14% more than Kazakhstan
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 21.3
Ranked 19th. 		84.2
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Kazakhstan
Primary education > Pupils 1.02 million
Ranked 45th. 		1.61 million
Ranked 56th. 57% more than Kazakhstan
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 99.4%
Ranked 6th. 32% more than Sri Lanka 		75.5%
Ranked 55th.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 99.8
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Sri Lanka 		97.33
Ranked 53th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.65%
Ranked 33th. 29% more than Sri Lanka 		44%
Ranked 70th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 139.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 15% more than Sri Lanka 		120.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 110,079
Ranked 21st. 		150,783
Ranked 43th. 37% more than Kazakhstan
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 16.19
Ranked 55th. 		24.07
Ranked 57th. 49% more than Kazakhstan
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 64.37%
Ranked 32nd. 		88.36%
Ranked 10th. 37% more than Kazakhstan
Secondary education > Teachers 185,571
Ranked 7th. 55% more than Sri Lanka 		119,491
Ranked 30th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 2.07 million
Ranked 37th. 		2.32 million
Ranked 3rd. 12% more than Kazakhstan
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 0.0901
Ranked 4th. 		5.32
Ranked 7th. 59 times more than Kazakhstan
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 8.59
Ranked 72nd. 17% more than Sri Lanka 		7.35
Ranked 78th.
Duration of education > Primary level 4
Ranked 149th. 		5
Ranked 132nd. 25% more than Kazakhstan
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 4th. 		1.01
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Kazakhstan
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 6,145
Ranked 4th. 		8,387
Ranked 72nd. 36% more than Kazakhstan
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 98.47%
Ranked 3rd. 		103.53%
Ranked 19th. 5% more than Kazakhstan
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 4.25
Ranked 124th. 		58.57
Ranked 79th. 14 times more than Kazakhstan
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.85%
Ranked 41st. 		49.05%
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Kazakhstan
Progression to secondary school 99.85%
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Sri Lanka 		97.01%
Ranked 46th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 99.9%
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Sri Lanka 		96.1%
Ranked 16th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 		2.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th. 4 times more than Kazakhstan
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 1.37 million
Ranked 1st. 		1.58 million
Ranked 9th. 16% more than Kazakhstan
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 1,277
Ranked 3rd. 		117,869
Ranked 5th. 92 times more than Kazakhstan
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 99%
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Sri Lanka 		98%
Ranked 31st.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 16th. 14% more than Sri Lanka 		14
Ranked 168th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 6th. 40% more than Sri Lanka 		5
Ranked 155th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.07
Ranked 4th. 		0.82
Ranked 85th. 12 times more than Kazakhstan
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 127.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 5% more than Sri Lanka 		121.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.075 per capita
Ranked 132nd. 		0.088 per capita
Ranked 7th. 17% more than Kazakhstan
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 0.3%
Ranked 129th. 		5.2%
Ranked 91st. 17 times more than Kazakhstan
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 75.38
Ranked 134th. 		88.77
Ranked 7th. 18% more than Kazakhstan
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 99%
Ranked 17th. The same as Sri Lanka 		99%
Ranked 21st.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 99.8%
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Sri Lanka 		95.1%
Ranked 18th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 18.7
Ranked 94th. 		27.8
Ranked 3rd. 49% more than Kazakhstan
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 98%
Ranked 1st. 15% more than Sri Lanka 		85%
Ranked 30th.
Primary education > Teachers 59,293
Ranked 26th. 		71,669
Ranked 42nd. 21% more than Kazakhstan
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 49.23%
Ranked 80th. 		50.61%
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Kazakhstan
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 2,224
Ranked 3rd. 		97,722
Ranked 6th. 44 times more than Kazakhstan
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 820.14
Ranked 1st. 21% more than Sri Lanka 		678.98
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.046
Ranked 4th. 		3.02
Ranked 7th. 66 times more than Kazakhstan
Private school enrolment > Primary level 0.5
Ranked 89th. 		1.7
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Kazakhstan
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 156th. 		5
Ranked 133th. 25% more than Kazakhstan
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 3.91
Ranked 57th. 6% more than Sri Lanka 		3.69
Ranked 98th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 99.8%
Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Sri Lanka 		92.3%
Ranked 15th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.365 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 		0.674 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th. 85% more than Kazakhstan
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.8%
Ranked 34th. 1% more than Sri Lanka 		48.5%
Ranked 10th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $47.63 billion
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka 		$21.87 billion
Ranked 33th.
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 5th. 40% more than Sri Lanka 		5
Ranked 177th.
Scouting > Members 1,103
Ranked 142nd. 		40,925
Ranked 35th. 37 times more than Kazakhstan
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 70.91%
Ranked 35th. 		90%
Ranked 17th. 27% more than Kazakhstan
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 1.63 million
Ranked 2nd. 		2.3 million
Ranked 28th. 41% more than Kazakhstan
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 127.95
Ranked 6th. 5% more than Sri Lanka 		121.97
Ranked 8th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 12.25
Ranked 2nd. Twice as much as Sri Lanka 		6.15
Ranked 56th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 98.8
Ranked 30th. The same as Sri Lanka 		98.78
Ranked 66th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 3,858
Ranked 46th. 		9,353
Ranked 57th. 2 times more than Kazakhstan
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.999
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Sri Lanka 		0.987
Ranked 56th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 48.6%
Ranked 80th. 		50.8%
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Kazakhstan
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 24,312
Ranked 1st. 69 times more than Sri Lanka 		354
Ranked 15th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 0.6
Ranked 83th. 		2.1
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Kazakhstan
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 139.12
Ranked 10th. 15% more than Sri Lanka 		121.01
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 1,855
Ranked 1st. 		75,845
Ranked 5th. 41 times more than Kazakhstan
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 69.71
Ranked 2nd. 23% more than Sri Lanka 		56.68
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.101
Ranked 4th. 		4.26
Ranked 7th. 42 times more than Kazakhstan
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.0437
Ranked 4th. 		2.05
Ranked 8th. 47 times more than Kazakhstan
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.0396
Ranked 4th. 		3.25
Ranked 9th. 82 times more than Kazakhstan
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 676,689
Ranked 1st. 		785,373
Ranked 9th. 16% more than Kazakhstan
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.148
Ranked 3rd. 		3.29
Ranked 10th. 22 times more than Kazakhstan
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 686
Ranked 1st. 		56,774
Ranked 5th. 83 times more than Kazakhstan
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.0657
Ranked 155th. 		2.01
Ranked 62nd. 31 times more than Kazakhstan
Primary completion rate > Women 113
Ranked 5th. 18% more than Sri Lanka 		96
Ranked 16th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.05
Ranked 4th. 		0.66
Ranked 84th. 13 times more than Kazakhstan
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.09
Ranked 4th. 		0.99
Ranked 86th. 11 times more than Kazakhstan
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 99.4%
Ranked 11th. 8% more than Sri Lanka 		91.8%
Ranked 22nd.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.255 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th. 		0.486 per 1,000 people
Ranked 93th. 91% more than Kazakhstan
High school teachers 179,237
Ranked 1st. 50% more than Sri Lanka 		119,491
Ranked 31st.
Elementary school teachers 57,962
Ranked 2nd. 		69,436
Ranked 41st. 20% more than Kazakhstan
High school enrolment rate > Male 99.72
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Sri Lanka 		97.16
Ranked 36th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 99.3%
Ranked 2nd. 11% more than Sri Lanka 		89.1%
Ranked 15th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1%
Ranked 4th. 		1.01%
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Kazakhstan
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 4.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 128th. 		58.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 81st. 14 times more than Kazakhstan
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 3.05
Ranked 124th. 		37.29
Ranked 79th. 12 times more than Kazakhstan
Primary completion rate > Men 115
Ranked 4th. 17% more than Sri Lanka 		98
Ranked 11th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 2.04 million
Ranked 32nd. 		2.33 million
Ranked 36th. 14% more than Kazakhstan
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 97.37
Ranked 53th. 		100.19
Ranked 76th. 3% more than Kazakhstan
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 67.6
Ranked 96th. 		82.96
Ranked 116th. 23% more than Kazakhstan
Progression to secondary level 99
Ranked 6th. 13% more than Sri Lanka 		88
Ranked 19th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 625,220
Ranked 1st. 		757,382
Ranked 8th. 21% more than Kazakhstan
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.124
Ranked 3rd. 		4.03
Ranked 8th. 32 times more than Kazakhstan
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 1.2 million
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Sri Lanka 		1.14 million
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 558,170
Ranked 1st. 		602,494
Ranked 7th. 8% more than Kazakhstan
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.0587
Ranked 3rd. 		1.42
Ranked 11th. 24 times more than Kazakhstan
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 99.76%
Ranked 5th. 8% more than Sri Lanka 		92.27%
Ranked 54th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 1.1 million
Ranked 1st. 		1.19 million
Ranked 7th. 8% more than Kazakhstan
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 615,242
Ranked 1st. 7% more than Sri Lanka 		574,060
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 591
Ranked 3rd. 		61,095
Ranked 5th. 103 times more than Kazakhstan
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 25.48%
Ranked 1st. 81% more than Sri Lanka 		14.11%
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 6.41 million
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Sri Lanka 		6.34 million
Ranked 8th.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 39.5%
Ranked 54th. 82% more than Sri Lanka 		21.7%
Ranked 74th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 1.04 million
Ranked 1st. 		1.07 million
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Kazakhstan
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 3.06%
Ranked 101st. 53% more than Sri Lanka 		2%
Ranked 58th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 77.78
Ranked 3rd. 16% more than Sri Lanka 		67.06
Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 41.81
Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Sri Lanka 		40.32
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 0.0346
Ranked 4th. 		3.07
Ranked 11th. 89 times more than Kazakhstan
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.0736
Ranked 3rd. 		2.18
Ranked 7th. 30 times more than Kazakhstan
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 48%
Ranked 23th. 		57.4%
Ranked 11th. 20% more than Kazakhstan
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 45.8%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Sri Lanka 		13.5%
Ranked 62nd.
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 17%
Ranked 57th. 		40.7%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Kazakhstan
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 12.5%
Ranked 54th. 		20.8%
Ranked 21st. 66% more than Kazakhstan
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 108.37% gross
Ranked 32nd. 7% more than Sri Lanka 		101.11% gross
Ranked 88th.
Primary education > Teachers > % female 98.09% female
Ranked 4th. 24% more than Sri Lanka 		78.89% female
Ranked 53th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 108.2%
Ranked 38th. 10% more than Sri Lanka 		98.54%
Ranked 102nd.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 1.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 130th. 		20.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th. 17 times more than Kazakhstan
Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 99.51%
Ranked 7th. 10% more than Sri Lanka 		90.68%
Ranked 47th.
Government spending on education > % of GDP 3.06%
Ranked 102nd. 53% more than Sri Lanka 		2%
Ranked 59th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 89%
Ranked 2nd. 		99.83%
Ranked 1st. 12% more than Kazakhstan
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 108.91%
Ranked 4th. 7% more than Sri Lanka 		101.53%
Ranked 74th.
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100.06%
Ranked 11th. 		100.92%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Kazakhstan
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 99.73%
Ranked 2nd. 9% more than Sri Lanka 		91.18%
Ranked 18th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 98.44%
Ranked 32nd. 		101.05%
Ranked 36th. 3% more than Kazakhstan
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 53.78%
Ranked 29th. 		87.07%
Ranked 41st. 62% more than Kazakhstan
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 53.65%
Ranked 29th. 		86.62%
Ranked 42nd. 61% more than Kazakhstan
Secondary education, pupils > % female 48.2%
Ranked 41st. 		50.13%
Ranked 31st. 4% more than Kazakhstan
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 6.55
Ranked 25th. 		7.23
Ranked 64th. 10% more than Kazakhstan
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 9.62
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Sri Lanka 		3.54
Ranked 27th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 26.77
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Sri Lanka 		25.04
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 0.149
Ranked 3rd. 		5.2
Ranked 8th. 35 times more than Kazakhstan
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 36.19
Ranked 3rd. 16% more than Sri Lanka 		31.26
Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 33.39
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Sri Lanka 		28.52
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 41.88
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Sri Lanka 		40.29
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 46.58
Ranked 3rd. 10% more than Sri Lanka 		42.54
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 80.26
Ranked 3rd. 32% more than Sri Lanka 		60.66
Ranked 15th.
Government spending on education > % of government spending 12.09%
Ranked 63th. 48% more than Sri Lanka 		8.15%
Ranked 7th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 98.55% gross
Ranked 8th. 19% more than Sri Lanka 		82.5% gross
Ranked 83th.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 4.41%
Ranked 73th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka 		1.74%
Ranked 164th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 99.28%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Sri Lanka 		97.33%
Ranked 27th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 1,345
Ranked 1st. 		100,038
Ranked 5th. 74 times more than Kazakhstan
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 1,335
Ranked 1st. 		35,154
Ranked 7th. 26 times more than Kazakhstan
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 97.22% gross
Ranked 14th. 18% more than Sri Lanka 		82.58% gross
Ranked 85th.
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 85.96%
Ranked 36th. 		94.12%
Ranked 41st. 10% more than Kazakhstan
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 99.45%
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Sri Lanka 		94.63%
Ranked 47th.
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 0.0727%
Ranked 74th. 		0.806%
Ranked 91st. 11 times more than Kazakhstan
Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100%
Ranked 31st. 		101.29%
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Kazakhstan
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.0855
Ranked 4th. 		6.27
Ranked 7th. 73 times more than Kazakhstan
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 96.09%
Ranked 15th. 		100.69%
Ranked 30th. 5% more than Kazakhstan
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 86.9%
Ranked 5th. 4% more than Sri Lanka 		83.37%
Ranked 44th.
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 0.0289%
Ranked 69th. 		0.533%
Ranked 91st. 18 times more than Kazakhstan
Secondary education, teachers, female 161,668
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Sri Lanka 		64,229
Ranked 19th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 399,683
Ranked 1st. 		470,742
Ranked 7th. 18% more than Kazakhstan
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 582,874
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Sri Lanka 		566,183
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 821,049
Ranked 2nd. 13% more than Sri Lanka 		724,311
Ranked 9th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 1,447.36
Ranked 1st. 85 times more than Sri Lanka 		16.96
Ranked 23th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 37.39
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Sri Lanka 		32.05
Ranked 17th.
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 36.64%
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka 		10.32%
Ranked 100th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 1.62 million
Ranked 2nd. 13% more than Sri Lanka 		1.43 million
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 542,202
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Sri Lanka 		529,321
Ranked 7th.

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