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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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • 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.
  • Spending per student > College and university: 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)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • 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.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • 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.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Men: Percentage of male pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • 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."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Women: Percentage of female pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Teachers' Day date: Date when Teacher's Day is celebrated around the world.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and 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. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • 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.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary 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.
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Male is the number of males age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the male population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: 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.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: 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.
  • 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Trained teachers in primary education > Male > % of male teachers: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • School enrollment > 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.
  • Repitition rate > Primary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of primary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers: Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers). Percentage of trained teachers. Primary. Female is the number of female teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the primary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female teachers at the primary level.
  • 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."
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: 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.
  • 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.
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STAT Lebanon Vietnam HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 89.61
Ranked 14th. 		92.5
Ranked 48th. 3% more than Lebanon
Children out of school, primary 17,915
Ranked 41st. 		121,992
Ranked 20th. 7 times more than Lebanon
Children out of school, primary per 1000 4.05
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Vietnam 		1.37
Ranked 51st.
College and university > Gender parity index 1.15
Ranked 47th. 14% more than Vietnam 		1.01
Ranked 58th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 26.49%
Ranked 16th. 80% more than Vietnam 		14.72%
Ranked 83th.
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 71st. The same as Vietnam 		9
Ranked 58th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 1.65%
Ranked 60th. 		6.85%
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Lebanon
High school enrolment rate 86.47
Ranked 8th. 		92.75
Ranked 62nd. 7% more than Lebanon
Literacy > Female 82.2%
Ranked 91st. 		92.3%
Ranked 64th. 12% more than Lebanon
Literacy > Total population 87.4%
Ranked 87th. 		94%
Ranked 61st. 8% more than Lebanon
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 102nd. 20% more than Vietnam 		5
Ranked 153th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 7.19
Ranked 14th. 74% more than Vietnam 		4.12
Ranked 42nd.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 14.34
Ranked 64th. 		19.4
Ranked 50th. 35% more than Lebanon
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 9.31
Ranked 87th. 		28.86
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Lebanon
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 132nd. 		7
Ranked 38th. 17% more than Lebanon
College and university > Gender ratio 123.58
Ranked 48th. 69% more than Vietnam 		73.16
Ranked 85th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 92nd. The same as Vietnam 		3
Ranked 46th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 10.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Vietnam 		5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
Duration of compulsory education 10 years
Ranked 52nd. Twice as much as Vietnam 		5 years
Ranked 155th.
Secondary education, pupils 384,851
Ranked 38th. 		6.83 million
Ranked 5th. 18 times more than Lebanon
College and university > Private school share 59.87%
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Vietnam 		14.91%
Ranked 31st.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.97
Ranked 86th. 3% more than Vietnam 		0.94
Ranked 112th.
School life expectancy > Total 12.8 years
Ranked 40th. 23% more than Vietnam 		10.4 years
Ranked 71st.
Primary education, pupils 456,206
Ranked 47th. 		7.1 million
Ranked 5th. 16 times more than Lebanon
Primary education, teachers 31,816
Ranked 38th. 		366,045
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Lebanon
Adult literacy rate > Female 85.97
Ranked 15th. 		90.2
Ranked 51st. 5% more than Lebanon
Tertiary enrollment 42.3%
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Vietnam 		9.7%
Ranked 70th.
Spending per student > College and university 12.48
Ranked 22nd. 		61.67
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Lebanon
High school > Gender ratio 111.25
Ranked 9th. 21% more than Vietnam 		91.66
Ranked 109th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 63th. The same as Vietnam 		6
Ranked 34th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 2.12
Ranked 51st. 6 times more than Vietnam 		0.382
Ranked 47th.
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 106th. The same as Vietnam 		3
Ranked 71st.
Literacy > Male 93.1%
Ranked 80th. 		95.8%
Ranked 60th. 3% more than Lebanon
Spending > USD 532.48 million
Ranked 92nd. 		2.47 billion
Ranked 57th. 5 times more than Lebanon
Spending > Proportion 1.82
Ranked 152nd. 		2.81
Ranked 127th. 54% more than Lebanon
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 14.25
Ranked 86th. 		21.56
Ranked 60th. 51% more than Lebanon
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 162nd. The same as Vietnam 		3
Ranked 101st.
High school repeaters > Male 9.92
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Vietnam 		1.87
Ranked 73th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 89.5%
Ranked 66th. 		93.9%
Ranked 5th. 5% more than Lebanon
Preschool enrollment rate 101.07
Ranked 84th. 		104.11
Ranked 78th. 3% more than Lebanon
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 13,270.05
Ranked 61st. 		52,285.41
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Lebanon
Primary completion rate 90
Ranked 72nd. 		94
Ranked 53th. 4% more than Lebanon
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 144,050
Ranked 70th. 		797,086
Ranked 29th. 6 times more than Lebanon
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 107th. 20% more than Vietnam 		5
Ranked 162nd.
Children out of school > Primary 24,087
Ranked 41st. 		1.01 million
Ranked 7th. 42 times more than Lebanon
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 9.67
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Vietnam 		3.14
Ranked 18th.
Secondary education, teachers 42,387
Ranked 44th. 		236,886
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Lebanon
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 15.64
Ranked 32nd. 		19.08
Ranked 19th. 22% more than Lebanon
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 148th. 		4
Ranked 34th. 33% more than Lebanon
Secondary education, general pupils 328,684
Ranked 49th. 		7.68 million
Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Lebanon
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 12.6%
Ranked 73th. 80% more than Vietnam 		7%
Ranked 90th.
High school > Gender parity index 1.11
Ranked 13th. 25% more than Vietnam 		0.89
Ranked 75th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 223
Ranked 63th. 3% more than Vietnam 		216
Ranked 64th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 41%
Ranked 34th. 		47%
Ranked 21st. 15% more than Lebanon
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 6.12%
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Vietnam 		2.35%
Ranked 90th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 40.97
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Vietnam 		10.02
Ranked 93th.
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 134th. The same as Vietnam 		6
Ranked 76th.
High school > Students per teacher 9.31
Ranked 88th. 		28.86
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Lebanon
Secondary education > General pupils 313,729
Ranked 52nd. 		9.47 million
Ranked 2nd. 30 times more than Lebanon
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 102nd. 9% more than Vietnam 		11
Ranked 149th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 102nd. 9% more than Vietnam 		11
Ranked 131st.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 82% more than Vietnam 		4.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 449,311
Ranked 99th. 		8.84 million
Ranked 11th. 20 times more than Lebanon
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 53%
Ranked 82nd. 2 times more than Vietnam 		24.7%
Ranked 119th.
Elementary school graduate rate 93.13
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Vietnam 		92.12
Ranked 51st.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 98.71
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Vietnam 		96.8
Ranked 57th.
Schools connected to the Internet 20%
Ranked 29th. The same as Vietnam 		20%
Ranked 6th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 10.5
Ranked 53th. 40% more than Vietnam 		7.5
Ranked 10th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 86.97
Ranked 27th. 		90.49
Ranked 16th. 4% more than Lebanon
Primary education, pupils per 1000 103.1
Ranked 53th. 29% more than Vietnam 		79.99
Ranked 63th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.15
Ranked 49th. 62% more than Vietnam 		0.71
Ranked 76th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 326,400
Ranked 81st. 		3.92 million
Ranked 28th. 12 times more than Lebanon
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.1
Ranked 19th. 13% more than Vietnam 		0.97
Ranked 87th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 37.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Vietnam 		10 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 3.03
Ranked 66th. 5 times more than Vietnam 		0.595
Ranked 135th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 125th. 		7
Ranked 35th. 17% more than Lebanon
Teacher student ratio > High school 9.12
Ranked 89th. 		20.67
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Lebanon
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 6.04
Ranked 51st. 		12.22
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Lebanon
Inequality adjusted index 0.531
Ranked 71st. 19% more than Vietnam 		0.447
Ranked 81st.
High school repeaters > Female 9.22
Ranked 24th. 12 times more than Vietnam 		0.74
Ranked 78th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 239,600
Ranked 79th. 		2.42 million
Ranked 28th. 10 times more than Lebanon
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 14.21
Ranked 101st. 		19.93
Ranked 63th. 40% more than Lebanon
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 99.08
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Vietnam 		96.3
Ranked 61st.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 89.6%
Ranked 46th. 3% more than Vietnam 		86.8%
Ranked 52nd.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 467,311
Ranked 81st. 		6.87 million
Ranked 14th. 15 times more than Lebanon
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 100th. 20% more than Vietnam 		5 years
Ranked 148th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $4,274.98
Ranked 21st. 9 times more than Vietnam 		$451.78
Ranked 80th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 96.15
Ranked 95th. 		98.53
Ranked 104th. 2% more than Lebanon
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 74.28
Ranked 37th. 		86.53
Ranked 22nd. 16% more than Lebanon
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 104th. 9% more than Vietnam 		11
Ranked 153th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 73.93%
Ranked 3rd. 134 times more than Vietnam 		0.554%
Ranked 79th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 97.24
Ranked 87th. 3% more than Vietnam 		94.8
Ranked 119th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 89.07
Ranked 8th. 		94.42
Ranked 48th. 6% more than Lebanon
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 17.8%
Ranked 66th. 2 times more than Vietnam 		8.5%
Ranked 88th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 94%
Ranked 72nd. 7% more than Vietnam 		88%
Ranked 98th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 54th. The same as Vietnam 		7
Ranked 38th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 9.3
Ranked 70th. 		149.5
Ranked 5th. 16 times more than Lebanon
Secondary education > Pupils 362,366
Ranked 49th. 		9.94 million
Ranked 3rd. 27 times more than Lebanon
Primary education > Pupils 452,607
Ranked 55th. 		7.77 million
Ranked 4th. 17 times more than Lebanon
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 55.4%
Ranked 83th. 98% more than Vietnam 		28%
Ranked 131st.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 98.4
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Vietnam 		97.2
Ranked 55th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 54.03%
Ranked 53th. 26% more than Vietnam 		42.79%
Ranked 98th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 90.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 		116.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 28% more than Lebanon
Secondary education, vocational pupils 56,167
Ranked 25th. 		211,361
Ranked 30th. 4 times more than Lebanon
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 99.88%
Ranked 1st. 27% more than Vietnam 		78.48%
Ranked 31st.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 14.34
Ranked 64th. 		19.4
Ranked 49th. 35% more than Lebanon
Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes 10.1%
Ranked 56th. 		99.59%
Ranked 13th. 10 times more than Lebanon
Secondary education > Teachers 41,272
Ranked 24th. 		415,579
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Lebanon
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 13 years
Ranked 59th. 30% more than Vietnam 		10 years
Ranked 4th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 96.6
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Vietnam 		92.12
Ranked 41st.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 350,211
Ranked 97th. 		9.27 million
Ranked 11th. 26 times more than Lebanon
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 60.43
Ranked 43th. 23 times more than Vietnam 		2.68
Ranked 85th.
Duration of education > Primary level 5
Ranked 143th. The same as Vietnam 		5
Ranked 135th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.9
Ranked 83th. 		0.99
Ranked 5th. 10% more than Lebanon
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 49,566
Ranked 47th. 		512,867
Ranked 21st. 10 times more than Lebanon
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 103.32%
Ranked 12th. 11% more than Vietnam 		93.22%
Ranked 111th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.18%
Ranked 105th. 1% more than Vietnam 		47.49%
Ranked 133th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 88.45
Ranked 67th. 81% more than Vietnam 		48.75
Ranked 90th.
Progression to secondary school 85.64%
Ranked 40th. 		94.6%
Ranked 50th. 10% more than Lebanon
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 85%
Ranked 72nd. 		93.6%
Ranked 5th. 10% more than Lebanon
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 6.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd. 		12.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Lebanon
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 94%
Ranked 67th. 2% more than Vietnam 		92%
Ranked 75th.
Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Men 12%
Ranked 29th. 		0.0
Ranked 35th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 138th. The same as Vietnam 		15
Ranked 89th.
Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Both sexes 7.56%
Ranked 42nd. 		98.51%
Ranked 11th. 13 times more than Lebanon
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 127th. The same as Vietnam 		6
Ranked 72nd.
Elementary school repeaters > All 8.77
Ranked 30th. 9 times more than Vietnam 		1.03
Ranked 95th.
School life expectancy > Male 12.7 years
Ranked 39th. 18% more than Vietnam 		10.8 years
Ranked 63th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 78.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 		113.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 46% more than Lebanon
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 6.9%
Ranked 77th. 30% more than Vietnam 		5.3%
Ranked 89th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.116 per capita
Ranked 82nd. 5% more than Vietnam 		0.111 per capita
Ranked 89th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 127.8
Ranked 68th. 15% more than Vietnam 		111.15
Ranked 88th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 95%
Ranked 56th. 		98%
Ranked 34th. 3% more than Lebanon
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 94.2%
Ranked 66th. The same as Vietnam 		94.2%
Ranked 5th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 17
Ranked 108th. 		28
Ranked 55th. 65% more than Lebanon
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 87%
Ranked 28th. 13% more than Vietnam 		77%
Ranked 48th.
Primary education > Teachers 31,752
Ranked 35th. 		360,624
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Lebanon
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 48,637
Ranked 27th. 		466,504
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Lebanon
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.27%
Ranked 29th. 8% more than Vietnam 		47.42%
Ranked 118th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 63.6
Ranked 4th. 212 times more than Vietnam 		0.3
Ranked 92nd.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 102nd. 20% more than Vietnam 		5
Ranked 136th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 7.96
Ranked 9th. 82% more than Vietnam 		4.38
Ranked 50th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 90.89
Ranked 28th. 		120.63
Ranked 12th. 33% more than Lebanon
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 3.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 		4.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 53% more than Lebanon
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.2%
Ranked 95th. 1% more than Vietnam 		47.7%
Ranked 105th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $18.92 billion
Ranked 38th. 		$40.11 billion
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Lebanon
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 134th. The same as Vietnam 		6
Ranked 76th.
Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Women 7.54%
Ranked 40th. 		56.25%
Ranked 27th. 7 times more than Lebanon
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 92.91%
Ranked 19th. 9% more than Vietnam 		85%
Ranked 32nd.
High school > Share of total education spending 30%
Ranked 64th. 		38.13%
Ranked 34th. 27% more than Lebanon
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 70.2%
Ranked 13th. 12% more than Vietnam 		62.5%
Ranked 55th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 327,716
Ranked 75th. 		8.93 million
Ranked 7th. 27 times more than Lebanon
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 10.35
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Vietnam 		5.04
Ranked 31st.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 78.69
Ranked 39th. 		114.97
Ranked 15th. 46% more than Lebanon
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 96.69
Ranked 49th. 3% more than Vietnam 		93.62
Ranked 71st.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 11,792
Ranked 42nd. 		113,301
Ranked 24th. 10 times more than Lebanon
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.971
Ranked 74th. 3% more than Vietnam 		0.942
Ranked 89th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.7%
Ranked 18th. 10% more than Vietnam 		47.1%
Ranked 96th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 0.0
Ranked 56th. 		0.0
Ranked 58th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 52
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Vietnam 		11.3
Ranked 49th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 99.62
Ranked 53th. 		116.49
Ranked 29th. 17% more than Lebanon
Primary completion rate > Women 91
Ranked 65th. 		98
Ranked 45th. 8% more than Lebanon
Elementary school repeaters > Female 7.23
Ranked 31st. 4 times more than Vietnam 		1.92
Ranked 79th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 10.2
Ranked 31st. 4 times more than Vietnam 		2.83
Ranked 76th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 86.1%
Ranked 43th. 		87.2%
Ranked 50th. 1% more than Lebanon
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 2.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Vietnam 		1.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th.
High school teachers 42,165
Ranked 42nd. 		461,663
Ranked 10th. 11 times more than Lebanon
Elementary school teachers 32,875
Ranked 62nd. 		344,853
Ranked 10th. 10 times more than Lebanon
High school enrolment rate > Male 83.91
Ranked 8th. 		94.76
Ranked 47th. 13% more than Lebanon
Teachers' Day date 3/9/2011 11/20/2011
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 64.93
Ranked 58th. 2 times more than Vietnam 		30.11
Ranked 88th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 83.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th. 72% more than Vietnam 		48.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 93th.
Primary completion rate > Men 88
Ranked 67th. 		104
Ranked 17th. 18% more than Lebanon
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 362,366
Ranked 83th. 		9.94 million
Ranked 7th. 27 times more than Lebanon
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 113.52
Ranked 66th. 20% more than Vietnam 		94.35
Ranked 81st.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 90.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 		119.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 32% more than Lebanon
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 109.65
Ranked 13th. 12% more than Vietnam 		97.47
Ranked 52nd.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
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Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 8.9
Ranked 115th. 		28.2
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Lebanon
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 73.41%
Ranked 13th. 76% more than Vietnam 		41.7%
Ranked 91st.
Primary education, teachers > % female 87.83%
Ranked 13th. 13% more than Vietnam 		77.41%
Ranked 26th.
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 42.27%
Ranked 18th. 		48.95%
Ranked 13th. 16% more than Lebanon
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 114.64
Ranked 25th. 62% more than Vietnam 		70.79
Ranked 42nd.
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 51.51% female
Ranked 13th. 6% more than Vietnam 		48.57% female
Ranked 47th.
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 89.75%
Ranked 48th. 		93.52%
Ranked 36th. 4% more than Lebanon
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 88%
Ranked 73th. 		91.44%
Ranked 56th. 4% more than Lebanon
Government spending on education > % of government spending 8.05%
Ranked 43th. 		19.79%
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Lebanon
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 99.63%
Ranked 85th. 		101.28%
Ranked 90th. 2% more than Lebanon
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 73.93%
Ranked 3rd. 134 times more than Vietnam 		0.554%
Ranked 79th.
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.31%
Ranked 47th. 		48.55%
Ranked 38th. About the same as Lebanon
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 101.86%
Ranked 46th. 		105.08%
Ranked 39th. 3% more than Lebanon
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 86.2%
Ranked 42nd. 		101.24%
Ranked 18th. 17% more than Lebanon
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 110.14%
Ranked 25th. 9% more than Vietnam 		101.19%
Ranked 68th.
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 98.4%
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Vietnam 		97.48%
Ranked 47th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 100.81%
Ranked 26th. 12% more than Vietnam 		89.73%
Ranked 76th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 91.43%
Ranked 62nd. 		100.73%
Ranked 17th. 10% more than Lebanon
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 72.3%
Ranked 49th. 78% more than Vietnam 		40.72%
Ranked 82nd.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 88.34%
Ranked 78th. 		94%
Ranked 45th. 6% more than Lebanon
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 102.45%
Ranked 81st. 		106.83%
Ranked 67th. 4% more than Lebanon
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 88.66%
Ranked 78th. 		96.45%
Ranked 31st. 9% more than Lebanon
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 71.19%
Ranked 6th. 123 times more than Vietnam 		0.58%
Ranked 118th.
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 53.62%
Ranked 3rd. 7% more than Vietnam 		50.18%
Ranked 27th.
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 2.39% of GNI
Ranked 141st. 		2.81% of GNI
Ranked 129th. 18% more than Lebanon
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 2.56%
Ranked 38th. 42% more than Vietnam 		1.8%
Ranked 128th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 85.03% gross
Ranked 30th. 11% more than Vietnam 		76.74% gross
Ranked 41st.
Trained teachers in primary education > Male > % of male teachers 17.14%
Ranked 56th. 		87.01%
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Lebanon
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 93.4%
Ranked 36th. 8% more than Vietnam 		86.5%
Ranked 53th.
School enrollment > Primary > % net 92.4% net
Ranked 30th. 5% more than Vietnam 		87.72% net
Ranked 44th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 89.07% gross
Ranked 19th. 18% more than Vietnam 		75.79% gross
Ranked 45th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 44.05%
Ranked 24th. 56% more than Vietnam 		28.31%
Ranked 66th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 13 years
Ranked 54th. 18% more than Vietnam 		11 years
Ranked 4th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000 23.47
Ranked 76th. 27% more than Vietnam 		18.47
Ranked 86th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 93.24% gross
Ranked 18th. 25% more than Vietnam 		74.8% gross
Ranked 48th.
Repitition rate > Primary level 7.1
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Vietnam 		2.9
Ranked 73th.
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 96.04%
Ranked 13th. 		97.47%
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Lebanon
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 9.59%
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Vietnam 		2.83%
Ranked 67th.
Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers 10%
Ranked 56th. 		99.55%
Ranked 13th. 10 times more than Lebanon
Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100.7%
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Vietnam 		99%
Ranked 73th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 10.99%
Ranked 39th. 13% more than Vietnam 		9.73%
Ranked 90th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 0.0
Ranked 55th. 		0.0
Ranked 57th.

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