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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • 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 > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 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 > 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 > 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29: 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
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > 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 illiterates > 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 literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > 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. 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 > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 60 to 64. 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 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people:

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

    . Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 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 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > 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 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 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 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 65-69 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Literates > Aged 65-69 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 > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 55 to 59. 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 > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 > 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 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 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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.
  • 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.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • 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
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, 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 65-69 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 65 to 69. 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 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
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STAT Liberia Philippines HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 58.1
Ranked 95th. 		93.6
Ranked 43th. 61% more than Liberia
Average years of schooling of adults 2.5
Ranked 90th. 		8.2
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Liberia
Children out of school, primary 389,259
Ranked 19th. 		1.47 million
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Liberia
Children out of school, primary per 1000 95.41
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Philippines 		15.99
Ranked 32nd.
Children out of school, primary, female 194,833
Ranked 16th. 		665,779
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Liberia
College and university > Gender parity index 0.554
Ranked 92nd. 		1.24
Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than Liberia
College and university > Share of total education spending 3.56%
Ranked 18th. 		11.96%
Ranked 91st. 3 times more than Liberia
Compulsary education duration 6
Ranked 180th. The same as Philippines 		6
Ranked 176th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 2.81%
Ranked 17th. 6% more than Philippines 		2.65%
Ranked 108th.
Literacy > Total population 57.5%
Ranked 137th. 		95.9%
Ranked 56th. 67% more than Liberia
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 140th. The same as Philippines 		6
Ranked 105th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 6.16
Ranked 33th. 30% more than Philippines 		4.74
Ranked 67th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 26.83
Ranked 46th. 		31.44
Ranked 38th. 17% more than Liberia
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 26.4
Ranked 14th. 		34.81
Ranked 6th. 32% more than Liberia
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 161st. 50% more than Philippines 		4
Ranked 197th.
Literacy > Female 41.6%
Ranked 137th. 		95.8%
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Liberia
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 47.76
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Philippines 		7.25
Ranked 32nd.
College and university > Gender ratio 74.17
Ranked 82nd. 		124.04
Ranked 44th. 67% more than Liberia
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 121st. 3 times more than Philippines 		1
Ranked 200th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 1.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th. 		2.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th. 23% more than Liberia
Duration of compulsory education 10 years
Ranked 62nd. 43% more than Philippines 		7 years
Ranked 126th.
Secondary education, pupils 237,643
Ranked 98th. 		6.77 million
Ranked 15th. 28 times more than Liberia
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.73
Ranked 165th. 		0.99
Ranked 52nd. 36% more than Liberia
School life expectancy > Total 9.5 years
Ranked 83th. 		11.2 years
Ranked 61st. 18% more than Liberia
Literacy > Adult literacy 55.5%
Ranked 101st. 		93.4%
Ranked 42nd. 68% more than Liberia
Primary education, teachers 25,137
Ranked 73th. 		435,385
Ranked 7th. 17 times more than Liberia
Primary education, pupils 674,534
Ranked 74th. 		13.69 million
Ranked 10th. 20 times more than Liberia
Adult literacy rate > Female 53
Ranked 94th. 		93.9
Ranked 40th. 77% more than Liberia
High school > Gender ratio 75.39
Ranked 105th. 		109.01
Ranked 13th. 45% more than Liberia
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 136th. The same as Philippines 		6
Ranked 109th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 9.13
Ranked 33th. 24 times more than Philippines 		0.379
Ranked 89th.
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 136th. 3 times more than Philippines 		1
Ranked 204th.
Literacy > Male 73.3%
Ranked 127th. 		96%
Ranked 58th. 31% more than Liberia
Spending > USD 11.83 million
Ranked 103th. 		4.06 billion
Ranked 48th. 343 times more than Liberia
High school > Private school share 37.15%
Ranked 13th. 87% more than Philippines 		19.84%
Ranked 44th.
Spending > Proportion 1.92
Ranked 126th. 		2.19
Ranked 144th. 14% more than Liberia
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 38.27
Ranked 32nd. 11% more than Philippines 		34.53
Ranked 38th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 198th. 		5
Ranked 10th. 67% more than Liberia
High school repeaters > Male 1.33
Ranked 75th. 		4.32
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Liberia
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 67.4%
Ranked 32nd. 		95.1%
Ranked 2nd. 41% more than Liberia
Preschool enrollment rate 90.59
Ranked 120th. 		110.09
Ranked 39th. 22% more than Liberia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 687.71
Ranked 183th. 		11,639.11
Ranked 70th. 17 times more than Liberia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 44,107
Ranked 83th. 		2.43 million
Ranked 9th. 55 times more than Liberia
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 148th. The same as Philippines 		6
Ranked 110th.
Children out of school > Primary 171,431
Ranked 27th. 		646,449
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Liberia
Secondary education, teachers 5,132
Ranked 83th. 		194,373
Ranked 19th. 38 times more than Liberia
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 1.77
Ranked 98th. 		2.12
Ranked 94th. 19% more than Liberia
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 35.89
Ranked 6th. 4% more than Philippines 		34.65
Ranked 7th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 181st. The same as Philippines 		3
Ranked 151st.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 47.66
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Philippines 		8.74
Ranked 28th.
Spending per student > High school 8.4
Ranked 61st. 		9.2
Ranked 71st. 10% more than Liberia
Secondary education, general pupils 220,078
Ranked 100th. 		6.77 million
Ranked 11th. 31 times more than Liberia
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 43%
Ranked 23th. 10 times more than Philippines 		4.4%
Ranked 101st.
High school > Gender parity index 0.814
Ranked 89th. 		1.08
Ranked 21st. 33% more than Liberia
Scientific and technical journal articles 1
Ranked 173th. 		179
Ranked 70th. 179 times more than Liberia
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 16%
Ranked 3rd. 		56%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Liberia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 1.36%
Ranked 103th. 4 times more than Philippines 		0.384%
Ranked 130th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 16.09
Ranked 67th. 		29.98
Ranked 48th. 86% more than Liberia
Scouting > Genders admitted boys only both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 172nd. The same as Philippines 		6
Ranked 136th.
Children out of school, primary, male 194,426
Ranked 16th. 		803,396
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Liberia
High school > Students per teacher 26.4
Ranked 15th. 		34.81
Ranked 6th. 32% more than Liberia
Secondary education > General pupils 90,442
Ranked 123th. 		6.31 million
Ranked 13th. 70 times more than Liberia
Spending per student > Elementary school 5.72
Ranked 67th. 		8.65
Ranked 72nd. 51% more than Liberia
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 130th. The same as Philippines 		12
Ranked 104th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 118th. The same as Philippines 		12
Ranked 97th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 		4.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 9% more than Liberia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 35.14
Ranked 3rd. 		49.03
Ranked 5th. 40% more than Liberia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 496,253
Ranked 94th. 		12.97 million
Ranked 10th. 26 times more than Liberia
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 15.7%
Ranked 134th. 		65.9%
Ranked 64th. 4 times more than Liberia
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 74.8
Ranked 93th. 		94.8
Ranked 68th. 27% more than Liberia
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 58.25
Ranked 119th. 		73.64
Ranked 103th. 26% more than Liberia
Primary education, pupils per 1000 165.34
Ranked 26th. 11% more than Philippines 		148.95
Ranked 39th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.76
Ranked 88th. 		1.23
Ranked 39th. 62% more than Liberia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 848,300
Ranked 64th. 		2.26 million
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Liberia
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.72
Ranked 134th. 		1.12
Ranked 15th. 56% more than Liberia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 154.14
Ranked 2nd. 		339.01
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Liberia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 15.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 		30.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Liberia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.169
Ranked 182nd. 38% more than Philippines 		0.122
Ranked 196th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 142nd. 50% more than Philippines 		4
Ranked 177th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 12.37
Ranked 61st. 		35.13
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Liberia
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 59.28
Ranked 15th. 8 times more than Philippines 		7.67
Ranked 47th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.23
Ranked 116th. 		0.587
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Liberia
High school repeaters > Female 0.96
Ranked 75th. 		1.43
Ranked 66th. 49% more than Liberia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 582,500
Ranked 60th. 		1.15 million
Ranked 47th. 98% more than Liberia
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 23.88
Ranked 52nd. 		33.67
Ranked 36th. 41% more than Liberia
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 79.5
Ranked 86th. 		95.7
Ranked 66th. 20% more than Liberia
Elementary school > Enrolled students 539,887
Ranked 75th. 		13.41 million
Ranked 8th. 25 times more than Liberia
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 139th. The same as Philippines 		6 years
Ranked 103th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $73.18
Ranked 100th. 		$846.14
Ranked 66th. 12 times more than Liberia
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 112.18
Ranked 35th. 		134.64
Ranked 11th. 20% more than Liberia
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 53.94
Ranked 110th. 		73.64
Ranked 69th. 37% more than Liberia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 74.7
Ranked 3rd. 		97.54
Ranked 6th. 31% more than Liberia
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 133th. The same as Philippines 		12
Ranked 106th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 32.55%
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Philippines 		8.13%
Ranked 85th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 89.53
Ranked 116th. 		98.34
Ranked 69th. 10% more than Liberia
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 59.5%
Ranked 19th. 13 times more than Philippines 		4.5%
Ranked 102nd.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 66%
Ranked 110th. 		94%
Ranked 73th. 42% more than Liberia
Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 65th. 75% more than Philippines 		4
Ranked 176th.
Primary education > Pupils 496,253
Ranked 93th. 		13.02 million
Ranked 9th. 26 times more than Liberia
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 39.2%
Ranked 114th. 		63.7%
Ranked 67th. 63% more than Liberia
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 70.1
Ranked 104th. 		93.9
Ranked 66th. 34% more than Liberia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 46.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th. 		77.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 99th. 64% more than Liberia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 42.78%
Ranked 89th. 		55.26%
Ranked 45th. 29% more than Liberia
Secondary education, vocational pupils 17,565
Ranked 84th. 		0.0
Ranked 83th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 26.83
Ranked 45th. 		31.44
Ranked 35th. 17% more than Liberia
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 46.62%
Ranked 64th. 		79.94%
Ranked 32nd. 71% more than Liberia
Secondary education > Teachers 5,132
Ranked 86th. 		168,058
Ranked 24th. 33 times more than Liberia
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 10 years
Ranked 2nd. 		12 years
Ranked 67th. 20% more than Liberia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 136,590
Ranked 108th. 		6.07 million
Ranked 16th. 44 times more than Liberia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 28.8
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Philippines 		3.89
Ranked 7th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 0.365
Ranked 164th. 		2.17
Ranked 88th. 6 times more than Liberia
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 128th. The same as Philippines 		6
Ranked 99th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1.06
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Philippines 		1.03
Ranked 2nd.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 108,683
Ranked 40th. 		961,298
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Liberia
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 85.95%
Ranked 105th. 		101.69%
Ranked 28th. 18% more than Liberia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 41.92%
Ranked 164th. 		48.58%
Ranked 72nd. 16% more than Liberia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 271.52
Ranked 21st. 10 times more than Philippines 		27.34
Ranked 102nd.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 69.5%
Ranked 30th. 		96.6%
Ranked 2nd. 39% more than Liberia
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 55.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Philippines 		7.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 274,362
Ranked 5th. 		7.57 million
Ranked 4th. 28 times more than Liberia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 103,927
Ranked 3rd. 		319,250
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Liberia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 58%
Ranked 112th. 		96%
Ranked 53th. 66% more than Liberia
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 163th. The same as Philippines 		15
Ranked 140th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 150th. The same as Philippines 		6
Ranked 122nd.
Elementary school repeaters > All 6.67
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Philippines 		2.31
Ranked 82nd.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 29.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 135th. 		77.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Liberia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 181
Ranked 19th. 13% more than Philippines 		160.22
Ranked 39th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.171 per capita
Ranked 23th. 4% more than Philippines 		0.165 per capita
Ranked 30th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 26.7%
Ranked 29th. 6 times more than Philippines 		4.3%
Ranked 97th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 74%
Ranked 104th. 		93%
Ranked 69th. 26% more than Liberia
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 65.3%
Ranked 32nd. 		93.6%
Ranked 2nd. 43% more than Liberia
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 35.9
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Philippines 		35.2
Ranked 40th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 14%
Ranked 98th. 		90%
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Liberia
Primary education > Teachers 12,966
Ranked 95th. 		376,988
Ranked 9th. 29 times more than Liberia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 40.43%
Ranked 134th. 		51.48%
Ranked 24th. 27% more than Liberia
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 371.19
Ranked 2nd. 		677.11
Ranked 9th. 82% more than Liberia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 148,788
Ranked 2nd. 		840,905
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Liberia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 9.55
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Philippines 		2.11
Ranked 5th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 38.4
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Philippines 		7.3
Ranked 43th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 128th. The same as Philippines 		6
Ranked 97th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.48
Ranked 85th. About the same as Philippines 		4.48
Ranked 78th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 58.3%
Ranked 31st. 		91.6%
Ranked 2nd. 57% more than Liberia
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 34.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 11 times more than Philippines 		3.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 40.8%
Ranked 21st. 		48.9%
Ranked 30th. 20% more than Liberia
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $306.65 million
Ranked 96th. 		$81.83 billion
Ranked 18th. 267 times more than Liberia
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 170th. The same as Philippines 		6
Ranked 136th.
Scouting > Members 2,418
Ranked 118th. 		1.76 million
Ranked 4th. 728 times more than Liberia
High school > Share of total education spending 34.49%
Ranked 8th. 16% more than Philippines 		29.69%
Ranked 67th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 24.7%
Ranked 23th. 		52.6%
Ranked 63th. 2 times more than Liberia
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 90,442
Ranked 120th. 		6.51 million
Ranked 9th. 72 times more than Liberia
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 31.27
Ranked 139th. 		74.9
Ranked 65th. 2 times more than Liberia
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 1.77
Ranked 104th. 		2
Ranked 109th. 12% more than Liberia
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 72.69
Ranked 157th. 		98.5
Ranked 74th. 36% more than Liberia
Children out of school > Primary > Male 65,505
Ranked 29th. 		391,596
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Liberia
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.913
Ranked 96th. 		0.978
Ranked 99th. 7% more than Liberia
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 41.4%
Ranked 26th. 		51.3%
Ranked 25th. 24% more than Liberia
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 143
Ranked 28th. 		13,450
Ranked 2nd. 94 times more than Liberia
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 41.1
Ranked 15th. 33% more than Philippines 		30.8
Ranked 5th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 49.82
Ranked 120th. 		74.97
Ranked 105th. 50% more than Liberia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 20.55
Ranked 3rd. 		49.81
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Liberia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 119,949
Ranked 3rd. 		321,105
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Liberia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 35.04
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Philippines 		3.97
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 27.59
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Philippines 		5.37
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 22.66
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Philippines 		1.82
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 18.75
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Philippines 		2
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 35,074
Ranked 3rd. 		163,971
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Liberia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 129,062
Ranked 4th. 		3.81 million
Ranked 4th. 30 times more than Liberia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 5.11
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Philippines 		1.43
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 13.34
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Philippines 		3.17
Ranked 11th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.577
Ranked 114th. 		18.2
Ranked 5th. 32 times more than Liberia
Elementary school repeaters > Female 6.9
Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Philippines 		1.62
Ranked 87th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 6.48
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Philippines 		2.96
Ranked 76th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 21.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Philippines 		4.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.
High school teachers 12,794
Ranked 66th. 		181,193
Ranked 21st. 14 times more than Liberia
Elementary school teachers 22,610
Ranked 79th. 		390,432
Ranked 9th. 17 times more than Liberia
Literacy > Women above 14 years 45.7%
Ranked 29th. 		93.6%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Liberia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 186.45
Ranked 15th. 13 times more than Philippines 		13.97
Ranked 102nd.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 263.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 9 times more than Philippines 		28.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 135,509
Ranked 106th. 		6.35 million
Ranked 12th. 47 times more than Liberia
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 72.36
Ranked 124th. 		110.79
Ranked 13th. 53% more than Liberia
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 171.6
Ranked 21st. 11% more than Philippines 		154.55
Ranked 44th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 95,543
Ranked 4th. 		2.87 million
Ranked 5th. 30 times more than Liberia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 120,802
Ranked 4th. 		3.33 million
Ranked 5th. 28 times more than Liberia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 9.24
Ranked 4th. 		30.53
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Liberia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 178.65
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Philippines 		27.6
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 17.44
Ranked 3rd. 		29.9
Ranked 14th. 71% more than Liberia
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 14.08%
Ranked 98th. 		66.15%
Ranked 60th. 5 times more than Liberia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 32.66
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Philippines 		4.14
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 99,609
Ranked 5th. 		4.57 million
Ranked 5th. 46 times more than Liberia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 3.35
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Philippines 		1.11
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 10.67
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Philippines 		3.01
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 43,911
Ranked 4th. 		2.59 million
Ranked 5th. 59 times more than Liberia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 15.58
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Philippines 		2.3
Ranked 5th.
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 55.45%
Ranked 102nd. 		92.54%
Ranked 51st. 67% more than Liberia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 18,281
Ranked 3rd. 		120,766
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Liberia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 113,847
Ranked 5th. 		5.22 million
Ranked 5th. 46 times more than Liberia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 35,547
Ranked 4th. 		2.25 million
Ranked 5th. 63 times more than Liberia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 68,853
Ranked 3rd. 		155,279
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Liberia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 566,118
Ranked 3rd. 		26.32 million
Ranked 3rd. 47 times more than Liberia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 75,491
Ranked 5th. 		3.87 million
Ranked 5th. 51 times more than Liberia
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 2.81%
Ranked 17th. 6% more than Philippines 		2.65%
Ranked 107th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 0.743
Ranked 4th. 		9.28
Ranked 9th. 12 times more than Liberia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 21.46
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Philippines 		1.84
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 27.82
Ranked 3rd. 		43.67
Ranked 6th. 57% more than Liberia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 14.12
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Philippines 		1.77
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 5.93
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Philippines 		1.53
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 11.2
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Philippines 		2.29
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 6.71
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Philippines 		1.61
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 2
Ranked 4th. 		15.15
Ranked 10th. 8 times more than Liberia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 0.483
Ranked 3rd. 		6.35
Ranked 9th. 13 times more than Liberia
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 52.09% gross
Ranked 66th. 30% more than Philippines 		39.94% gross
Ranked 87th.
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 75.96
Ranked 86th. 		127.55
Ranked 44th. 68% more than Liberia
Primary education > Teachers > % female 28% female
Ranked 128th. 		89.36% female
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Liberia
Government spending on education > % of GDP 2.81%
Ranked 17th. 6% more than Philippines 		2.65%
Ranked 108th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 65.58%
Ranked 95th. 		92.69%
Ranked 52nd. 41% more than Liberia
Government spending on education > % of government spending 12.06%
Ranked 38th. 		15.25%
Ranked 32nd. 26% more than Liberia
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 85.56%
Ranked 118th. 		109.15%
Ranked 36th. 28% more than Liberia
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 8 years
Ranked 4th. 		12 years
Ranked 68th. 50% more than Liberia
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 32.55%
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Philippines 		8.13%
Ranked 82nd.
Primary education, pupils > % female 46.91%
Ranked 136th. 		48.3%
Ranked 102nd. 3% more than Liberia
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 97.8%
Ranked 107th. 		104.58%
Ranked 68th. 7% more than Liberia
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 65.2%
Ranked 107th. 		91.28%
Ranked 87th. 40% more than Liberia
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 123.44%
Ranked 18th. 3% more than Philippines 		120.29%
Ranked 20th.
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 43.85%
Ranked 132nd. 		50.88%
Ranked 53th. 16% more than Liberia
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 42.01%
Ranked 102nd. 		87.86%
Ranked 88th. 2 times more than Liberia
Secondary education, pupils > % female 44.34%
Ranked 124th. 		50.88%
Ranked 23th. 15% more than Liberia
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $185.15
Ranked 103th. 		$1,476.50
Ranked 71st. 8 times more than Liberia
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 43.9%
Ranked 74th. 		57.07%
Ranked 36th. 30% more than Liberia
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 4.31
Ranked 83th. 		0.0
Ranked 83th.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 0.465
Ranked 88th. 		1.62
Ranked 77th. 3 times more than Liberia
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 63.45%
Ranked 28th. 		97.02%
Ranked 18th. 53% more than Liberia
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 82.05%
Ranked 117th. 		108.27%
Ranked 19th. 32% more than Liberia
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 91.57%
Ranked 123th. 		97.84%
Ranked 97th. 7% more than Liberia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 12.38
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Philippines 		2.15
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 2.38
Ranked 4th. 		12.1
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Liberia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 10.65
Ranked 3rd. 		20.07
Ranked 12th. 89% more than Liberia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 4.56
Ranked 3rd. 		10.7
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Liberia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 19.04
Ranked 3rd. 		33.86
Ranked 10th. 78% more than Liberia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 7.24
Ranked 3rd. 		15.38
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Liberia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 14.51
Ranked 3rd. 		25.31
Ranked 12th. 74% more than Liberia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 21.85
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Philippines 		3.65
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 32.89
Ranked 3rd. 		42.83
Ranked 5th. 30% more than Liberia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 14.32
Ranked 3rd. 		39.4
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Liberia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 37.92
Ranked 2nd. 		52.42
Ranked 5th. 38% more than Liberia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 3.97
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Philippines 		1.4
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 39.56
Ranked 3rd. 		48.51
Ranked 5th. 23% more than Liberia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 9.68
Ranked 3rd. 		28.92
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Liberia
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 32.24% gross
Ranked 124th. 		85.86% gross
Ranked 75th. 3 times more than Liberia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 45,463
Ranked 3rd. 		166,790
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Liberia
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 3.08%
Ranked 124th. 26% more than Philippines 		2.44%
Ranked 147th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 17.35%
Ranked 94th. 		32.71%
Ranked 54th. 88% more than Liberia
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 11 years
Ranked 2nd. The same as Philippines 		11 years
Ranked 78th.
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 55.31%
Ranked 89th. 		123.84%
Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Liberia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000 84.73
Ranked 27th. 6 times more than Philippines 		13.37
Ranked 98th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 3,695
Ranked 4th. 		840,559
Ranked 5th. 227 times more than Liberia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 33,939
Ranked 5th. 		2.37 million
Ranked 5th. 70 times more than Liberia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 105,785
Ranked 3rd. 		302,139
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Liberia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 44,107
Ranked 3rd. 		237,972
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Liberia
School enrollment, primary > % gross 102.38%
Ranked 79th. 		105.76%
Ranked 68th. 3% more than Liberia
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 27.04% gross
Ranked 121st. 		90.35% gross
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Liberia
Repitition rate > Primary level 2.7
Ranked 19th. 35% more than Philippines 		2
Ranked 80th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 39.51%
Ranked 102nd. 		88.97%
Ranked 68th. 2 times more than Liberia
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 81.69%
Ranked 73th. 4% more than Philippines 		78.68%
Ranked 77th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 36.38
Ranked 2nd. 		51.85
Ranked 4th. 43% more than Liberia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 19.93
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Philippines 		4.84
Ranked 3rd.
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 99.16% gross
Ranked 108th. 		112.36% gross
Ranked 33th. 13% more than Liberia
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 6.17%
Ranked 46th. 92% more than Philippines 		3.22%
Ranked 76th.
Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 114%
Ranked 2nd. 12% more than Philippines 		102%
Ranked 11th.
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 13.92
Ranked 52nd. 		38.96
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Liberia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 18.03
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Philippines 		3.39
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 8.46
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Philippines 		2.55
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 8,730
Ranked 5th. 		939,510
Ranked 5th. 108 times more than Liberia

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  • Over the years, Africa has had some of the worst literacy rates on Earth; up to 50% of the population is illiterate in some countries.

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