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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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 > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • 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.
  • 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. 
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. 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 > 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 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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 > 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 > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary 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.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female 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.
  • Literacy > 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.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 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 45-49 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 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Total enrollment > Primary > % 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > 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. 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary education 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).
  • Literacy > Male 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 > 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 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 50 to 54. 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 > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female 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.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % 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 > Male > % 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."
  • Participation > 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 > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, 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.
  • 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.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • Expenditure per student > Primary > % 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.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % 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 > % 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 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 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Number of males aged 10-14 years, who are illiterate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
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STAT Kiribati Malaysia HISTORY
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 36th. 50% more than Malaysia 		2
Ranked 179th.
Children out of school, primary 259
Ranked 65th. 		93,743
Ranked 42nd. 362 times more than Kiribati
Children out of school, primary per 1000 3.48
Ranked 50th. 		3.63
Ranked 74th. 4% more than Kiribati
Children out of school, primary, female 92
Ranked 49th. 		78,564
Ranked 36th. 854 times more than Kiribati
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.32
Ranked 42nd. 		3.16
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Kiribati
College and university > Gender parity index 0.0
Ranked 127th. 		1.34
Ranked 42nd.
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 88th. 50% more than Malaysia 		6
Ranked 178th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 11.85%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Malaysia 		5.13%
Ranked 52nd.
High school enrolment rate 34.5
Ranked 50th. 		98.87
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Kiribati
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 41st. The same as Malaysia 		6
Ranked 124th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 6.8
Ranked 24th. 		8.19
Ranked 11th. 20% more than Kiribati
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 25
Ranked 56th. 96% more than Malaysia 		12.72
Ranked 112th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 17.44
Ranked 35th. 27% more than Malaysia 		13.72
Ranked 52nd.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 6.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 16% more than Malaysia 		5.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 92nd. 		7
Ranked 69th. 17% more than Kiribati
Duration of compulsory education 10 years
Ranked 38th. 11% more than Malaysia 		9 years
Ranked 7th.
Secondary education, pupils 11,583
Ranked 144th. 		2.62 million
Ranked 34th. 226 times more than Kiribati
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1.02
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Malaysia 		1
Ranked 49th.
Primary education, pupils 15,566
Ranked 162nd. 		2.95 million
Ranked 39th. 189 times more than Kiribati
Primary education, teachers 645
Ranked 138th. 		231,683
Ranked 19th. 359 times more than Kiribati
High school > Gender ratio 119.65
Ranked 7th. 12% more than Malaysia 		106.9
Ranked 25th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 49th. The same as Malaysia 		6
Ranked 120th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 183.95
Ranked 5th. 379 times more than Malaysia 		0.485
Ranked 77th.
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 61st. 		4
Ranked 41st. 33% more than Kiribati
Spending > USD 2.31 million
Ranked 131st. 		8.66 billion
Ranked 36th. 3748 times more than Kiribati
Spending > Proportion 5.09
Ranked 31st. 26% more than Malaysia 		4.04
Ranked 83th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 24.67
Ranked 51st. 41% more than Malaysia 		17.51
Ranked 111th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 86th. 		4
Ranked 55th. 33% more than Kiribati
High school repeaters > Male 1.02
Ranked 46th. 9 times more than Malaysia 		0.11
Ranked 85th.
Preschool enrollment rate 108.02
Ranked 54th. 12% more than Malaysia 		96.61
Ranked 126th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 1,056.41
Ranked 172nd. 		54,909.26
Ranked 7th. 52 times more than Kiribati
Primary completion rate 129
Ranked 1st. 40% more than Malaysia 		92
Ranked 83th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 46th. The same as Malaysia 		6
Ranked 131st.
Children out of school > Primary 37
Ranked 125th. 		221,833
Ranked 26th. 5995 times more than Kiribati
Secondary education, teachers 664
Ranked 96th. 		190,581
Ranked 17th. 287 times more than Kiribati
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 7
Ranked 44th. 4% more than Malaysia 		6.74
Ranked 44th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 95th. The same as Malaysia 		3
Ranked 167th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.273
Ranked 49th. 		0.988
Ranked 74th. 4 times more than Kiribati
Secondary education, general pupils 11,583
Ranked 150th. 		2.45 million
Ranked 31st. 212 times more than Kiribati
High school > Gender parity index 1.11
Ranked 18th. 3% more than Malaysia 		1.07
Ranked 23th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 1
Ranked 140th. 		520
Ranked 50th. 520 times more than Kiribati
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 62nd. The same as Malaysia 		6
Ranked 151st.
Children out of school, primary, male 19
Ranked 50th. 		24,602
Ranked 47th. 1295 times more than Kiribati
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 9.1%
Ranked 5th. 38% more than Malaysia 		6.6%
Ranked 15th.
High school > Students per teacher 17.44
Ranked 36th. 27% more than Malaysia 		13.72
Ranked 54th.
Secondary education > General pupils 11,331
Ranked 93th. 		2.38 million
Ranked 31st. 210 times more than Kiribati
Spending per student > Elementary school 31.45
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Malaysia 		11.56
Ranked 54th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 51st. The same as Malaysia 		12
Ranked 117th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 48th. The same as Malaysia 		12
Ranked 108th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 6.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 		7.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 8% more than Kiribati
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 53.56
Ranked 2nd. 15% more than Malaysia 		46.66
Ranked 8th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 14,823
Ranked 162nd. 		3.01 million
Ranked 38th. 203 times more than Kiribati
Elementary school graduate rate 81.44
Ranked 59th. 		92.23
Ranked 52nd. 13% more than Kiribati
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 122.14
Ranked 10th. 32% more than Malaysia 		92.51
Ranked 44th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 161.69
Ranked 29th. 55% more than Malaysia 		104.24
Ranked 82nd.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.13
Ranked 12th. 		1.14
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Kiribati
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 397.71
Ranked 3rd. 26% more than Malaysia 		316.08
Ranked 12th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 10.64
Ranked 18th. 6 times more than Malaysia 		1.91
Ranked 82nd.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 78th. 		7
Ranked 61st. 17% more than Kiribati
Teacher student ratio > High school 17.44
Ranked 31st. 16% more than Malaysia 		14.97
Ranked 59th.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.431
Ranked 110th. 		8.91
Ranked 40th. 21 times more than Kiribati
High school repeaters > Female 0.12
Ranked 47th. 33% more than Malaysia 		0.09
Ranked 84th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 25
Ranked 48th. 66% more than Malaysia 		15.08
Ranked 108th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 81.4%
Ranked 58th. 		97.7%
Ranked 27th. 20% more than Kiribati
Elementary school > Enrolled students 16,123
Ranked 132nd. 		3.1 million
Ranked 40th. 192 times more than Kiribati
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 43th. The same as Malaysia 		6 years
Ranked 122nd.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $738.09
Ranked 101st. 		$3,622.28
Ranked 30th. 5 times more than Kiribati
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 119.83
Ranked 24th. 23% more than Malaysia 		97.69
Ranked 113th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 122.14
Ranked 6th. 41% more than Malaysia 		86.77
Ranked 36th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 109.06
Ranked 2nd. 16% more than Malaysia 		94.01
Ranked 7th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 52nd. The same as Malaysia 		12
Ranked 120th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 0.0
Ranked 93th. 		0.97%
Ranked 133th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 101.94
Ranked 10th. 2% more than Malaysia 		99.5
Ranked 50th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 37.71
Ranked 36th. 		97.68
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Kiribati
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 100%
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Malaysia 		95%
Ranked 67th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 146th. The same as Malaysia 		5
Ranked 171st.
Secondary education > Pupils 2,965
Ranked 163th. 		2.52 million
Ranked 31st. 849 times more than Kiribati
Primary education > Pupils 16,132
Ranked 98th. 		3.06 million
Ranked 38th. 189 times more than Kiribati
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 109.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 14% more than Malaysia 		95.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 0.0
Ranked 129th. 		162,243
Ranked 45th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 25
Ranked 54th. 96% more than Malaysia 		12.72
Ranked 114th.
Secondary education > Teachers 665
Ranked 65th. 		141,913
Ranked 30th. 213 times more than Kiribati
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 12 years
Ranked 17th. 		13 years
Ranked 12th. 8% more than Kiribati
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 81.9
Ranked 49th. 		93.72
Ranked 37th. 14% more than Kiribati
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 10,334
Ranked 152nd. 		2.3 million
Ranked 35th. 223 times more than Kiribati
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 1.76
Ranked 10th. 		4.27
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Kiribati
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 13.82
Ranked 64th. 		20.89
Ranked 65th. 51% more than Kiribati
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 40th. The same as Malaysia 		6
Ranked 115th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 37
Ranked 118th. 		125,312
Ranked 34th. 3387 times more than Kiribati
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 109.34%
Ranked 3rd. 7% more than Malaysia 		102.63%
Ranked 24th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 51.3%
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Malaysia 		48.67%
Ranked 59th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.391 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th. 		9.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 23 times more than Kiribati
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 10,660
Ranked 14th. 		2.2 million
Ranked 6th. 207 times more than Kiribati
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 154
Ranked 14th. 		116,539
Ranked 7th. 757 times more than Kiribati
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 100%
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Malaysia 		95%
Ranked 68th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 80th. The same as Malaysia 		15
Ranked 151st.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 60th. The same as Malaysia 		6
Ranked 133th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.24
Ranked 57th. 		0.0
Ranked 82nd.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 114.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 18% more than Malaysia 		97.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 172.76
Ranked 23th. 40% more than Malaysia 		123.25
Ranked 76th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.157 per capita
Ranked 36th. 25% more than Malaysia 		0.126 per capita
Ranked 71st.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 98%
Ranked 31st. 2% more than Malaysia 		96%
Ranked 60th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 24.4
Ranked 8th. 34% more than Malaysia 		18.2
Ranked 99th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 82%
Ranked 3rd. 19% more than Malaysia 		69%
Ranked 31st.
Primary education > Teachers 654
Ranked 85th. 		174,504
Ranked 27th. 267 times more than Kiribati
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 170
Ranked 155th. 		138,521
Ranked 46th. 815 times more than Kiribati
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 52.5%
Ranked 14th. 2% more than Malaysia 		51.25%
Ranked 31st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 441
Ranked 10th. 		49,473
Ranked 7th. 112 times more than Kiribati
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 773
Ranked 6th. 17% more than Malaysia 		660.01
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.778
Ranked 10th. 		1.94
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Kiribati
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 39th. The same as Malaysia 		6
Ranked 113th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 40.99
Ranked 111th. 		101.19
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Kiribati
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 7.23
Ranked 16th. 3% more than Malaysia 		7.01
Ranked 25th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 49%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Malaysia 		48.7%
Ranked 48th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $71.06 million
Ranked 155th. 		$105.92 billion
Ranked 15th. 1491 times more than Kiribati
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 62nd. The same as Malaysia 		6
Ranked 150th.
Scouting > Members 1,333
Ranked 136th. 		44,016
Ranked 29th. 33 times more than Kiribati
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 11,583
Ranked 124th. 		2.34 million
Ranked 33th. 202 times more than Kiribati
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 7.35
Ranked 16th. 29% more than Malaysia 		5.7
Ranked 65th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 101.73
Ranked 8th. 2% more than Malaysia 		99.63
Ranked 35th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 125.25
Ranked 10th. 31% more than Malaysia 		95.62
Ranked 37th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 115
Ranked 96th. 		112,026
Ranked 25th. 974 times more than Kiribati
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1.04
Ranked 6th. 4% more than Malaysia 		0.999
Ranked 37th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 54.4%
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Malaysia 		51.2%
Ranked 28th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 77.5
Ranked 1st. 26 times more than Malaysia 		3
Ranked 11th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 120.44
Ranked 25th. 28% more than Malaysia 		94.21
Ranked 64th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 60.68
Ranked 8th. 9% more than Malaysia 		55.54
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 1.46
Ranked 12th. 		6.64
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Kiribati
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.778
Ranked 10th. 		1.91
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Kiribati
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 2.18
Ranked 8th. 		3.61
Ranked 8th. 66% more than Kiribati
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.798
Ranked 9th. 		3.03
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Kiribati
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 2.72
Ranked 3rd. 28% more than Malaysia 		2.12
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 229
Ranked 14th. 		65,445
Ranked 8th. 286 times more than Kiribati
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 5,235
Ranked 14th. 		1.09 million
Ranked 6th. 209 times more than Kiribati
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 76
Ranked 14th. 		45,473
Ranked 7th. 598 times more than Kiribati
Scouting > Members per thousand people 13.23
Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Malaysia 		1.51
Ranked 72nd.
Primary completion rate > Women 125
Ranked 3rd. 36% more than Malaysia 		92
Ranked 81st.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.19
Ranked 45th. 		0.0
Ranked 70th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.3
Ranked 45th. 		0.0
Ranked 71st.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 75%
Ranked 59th. 		98%
Ranked 20th. 31% more than Kiribati
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 1.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 		4.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 4 times more than Kiribati
High school teachers 664
Ranked 87th. 		166,940
Ranked 24th. 251 times more than Kiribati
Elementary school teachers 645
Ranked 121st. 		205,772
Ranked 23th. 319 times more than Kiribati
High school enrolment rate > Male 31.63
Ranked 38th. 		100
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Kiribati
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 11,331
Ranked 133th. 		2.58 million
Ranked 32nd. 228 times more than Kiribati
Primary completion rate > Men 132
Ranked 1st. 43% more than Malaysia 		92
Ranked 79th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 113.01
Ranked 8th. 		114.18
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Kiribati
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 40.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th. 		103.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Kiribati
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 178.32
Ranked 19th. 45% more than Malaysia 		122.79
Ranked 75th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
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Pupils reaching grade 5 88.9
Ranked 9th. 		98.8
Ranked 5th. 11% more than Kiribati
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 84
Ranked 14th. 		84,396
Ranked 7th. 1005 times more than Kiribati
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 101
Ranked 15th. 		47,621
Ranked 7th. 471 times more than Kiribati
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 2,007
Ranked 15th. 		317,783
Ranked 7th. 158 times more than Kiribati
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 2,821
Ranked 15th. 		444,624
Ranked 7th. 158 times more than Kiribati
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 2,625
Ranked 15th. 		460,250
Ranked 7th. 175 times more than Kiribati
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 69
Ranked 15th. 		136,273
Ranked 6th. 1975 times more than Kiribati
Primary education, teachers > % female 81.55%
Ranked 52nd. 19% more than Malaysia 		68.71%
Ranked 83th.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 9.83%
Ranked 43th. 		21.3%
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Kiribati
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 1.03
Ranked 6th. 		1.38
Ranked 10th. 34% more than Kiribati
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 67
Ranked 11th. 		68.78
Ranked 9th. 3% more than Kiribati
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 0.726
Ranked 11th. 		2.05
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Kiribati
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 26.86
Ranked 7th. 37% more than Malaysia 		19.65
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 15.48
Ranked 7th. Twice as much as Malaysia 		7.77
Ranked 14th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 74.62% gross
Ranked 51st. 		107.53% gross
Ranked 12th. 44% more than Kiribati
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 114.4%
Ranked 27th. 22% more than Malaysia 		93.92%
Ranked 126th.
Government spending on education > % of GDP 17.86%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Malaysia 		5.13%
Ranked 52nd.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 99.73%
Ranked 5th. 4% more than Malaysia 		96.1%
Ranked 52nd.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 64.93%
Ranked 69th. 		65.61%
Ranked 68th. 1% more than Kiribati
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 13 years
Ranked 8th. The same as Malaysia 		13 years
Ranked 13th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 106.92%
Ranked 8th. 9% more than Malaysia 		98.24%
Ranked 92nd.
Secondary education, pupils > % female 51.2%
Ranked 20th. 1% more than Malaysia 		50.53%
Ranked 26th.
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 21.85%
Ranked 10th. 55% more than Malaysia 		14.07%
Ranked 63th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 1.4
Ranked 7th. 		1.71
Ranked 7th. 22% more than Kiribati
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 25.05
Ranked 10th. 9% more than Malaysia 		23.07
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 4.51
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Malaysia 		2.11
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 32.11
Ranked 13th. 		34.96
Ranked 9th. 9% more than Kiribati
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 17.82
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Malaysia 		17.61
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 28.72
Ranked 10th. 		29.21
Ranked 8th. 2% more than Kiribati
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 28.86
Ranked 8th. 52% more than Malaysia 		18.98
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 60.75
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Malaysia 		51.73
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 29.31
Ranked 11th. 		31.49
Ranked 11th. 7% more than Kiribati
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 74.62%
Ranked 50th. 23% more than Malaysia 		60.59%
Ranked 68th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 97.38%
Ranked 24th. 1% more than Malaysia 		96.1%
Ranked 35th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 107%
Ranked 69th. 10% more than Malaysia 		96.84%
Ranked 127th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 96.43%
Ranked 30th. About the same as Malaysia 		96.2%
Ranked 35th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 40.24
Ranked 8th. 9% more than Malaysia 		36.9
Ranked 8th.
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 5.09% of GNI
Ranked 29th. 		5.77% of GNI
Ranked 28th. 13% more than Kiribati
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 16.53%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Malaysia 		7.95%
Ranked 9th.
Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita 31.66%
Ranked 1st. 70% more than Malaysia 		18.62%
Ranked 34th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 81.88% gross
Ranked 37th. 16% more than Malaysia 		70.89% gross
Ranked 102nd.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 88.8%
Ranked 46th. 		97.3%
Ranked 27th. 10% more than Kiribati
School enrollment > Primary > % net 97.38% net
Ranked 23th. 4% more than Malaysia 		93.21% net
Ranked 57th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 72
Ranked 15th. 		107,378
Ranked 7th. 1491 times more than Kiribati
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 87.05% gross
Ranked 31st. 15% more than Malaysia 		75.78% gross
Ranked 101st.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 137
Ranked 14th. 		39,965
Ranked 8th. 292 times more than Kiribati
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 59.07%
Ranked 23th. 69% more than Malaysia 		34.89%
Ranked 48th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 1,513
Ranked 14th. 		182,092
Ranked 7th. 120 times more than Kiribati
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 98.47%
Ranked 6th. 4% more than Malaysia 		94.97%
Ranked 30th.
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 78.57%
Ranked 64th. 		99.47%
Ranked 6th. 27% more than Kiribati
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 59.21
Ranked 1st. 21% more than Malaysia 		49.13
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 1.85
Ranked 2nd. 85% more than Malaysia 		1
Ranked 10th.
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 0.301%
Ranked 55th. 		0.0
Ranked 65th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 1.58
Ranked 10th. 		4.98
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Kiribati
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 2.66
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Malaysia 		1.11
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 5,938
Ranked 11th. 		1.21 million
Ranked 5th. 204 times more than Kiribati
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 34.89
Ranked 10th. 3% more than Malaysia 		33.82
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 1,884
Ranked 15th. 		335,362
Ranked 7th. 178 times more than Kiribati

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