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  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • 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 > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • 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.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • 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.
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • 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.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • 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.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > 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
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • 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.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$: 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.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Total is the number of people age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education (% of total). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education (% of total). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education (% of total unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Progression to secondary school > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Persistence to 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 65: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 65. 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.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44: 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
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29: 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
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54: 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.
  • Literacy > 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 > 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 > 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 literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged over 65: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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 illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • 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 > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
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STAT Macau Malaysia HISTORY
Children out of school, primary 3,887
Ranked 97th. 		93,743
Ranked 42nd. 24 times more than Macau
Children out of school, primary per 1000 7.66
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Malaysia 		3.63
Ranked 74th.
Children out of school, primary, female 1,891
Ranked 90th. 		78,564
Ranked 36th. 42 times more than Macau
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 3.73
Ranked 47th. 18% more than Malaysia 		3.16
Ranked 54th.
College and university > Gender parity index 0.975
Ranked 60th. 		1.34
Ranked 42nd. 38% more than Macau
College and university > Share of total education spending 59.53%
Ranked 1st. 73% more than Malaysia 		34.45%
Ranked 7th.
Compulsary education duration 10
Ranked 34th. 67% more than Malaysia 		6
Ranked 178th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 2.68%
Ranked 53th. 		5.13%
Ranked 52nd. 92% more than Macau
Literacy > Female 92%
Ranked 65th. 8% more than Malaysia 		85.4%
Ranked 83th.
Literacy > Total population 94.5%
Ranked 59th. 6% more than Malaysia 		88.9%
Ranked 84th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 68th. The same as Malaysia 		6
Ranked 124th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 2.88
Ranked 66th. 		8.19
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Macau
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 14.1
Ranked 65th. 11% more than Malaysia 		12.72
Ranked 112th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 14.41
Ranked 28th. 5% more than Malaysia 		13.72
Ranked 52nd.
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 112th. 		7
Ranked 69th. 17% more than Macau
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 67th. 50% more than Malaysia 		2
Ranked 179th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 		5.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 29% more than Macau
Duration of compulsory education 10 years
Ranked 45th. 11% more than Malaysia 		9 years
Ranked 7th.
Secondary education, pupils 35,726
Ranked 63th. 		2.62 million
Ranked 34th. 73 times more than Macau
College and university > Private school share 62.97%
Ranked 18th. 46% more than Malaysia 		43.14%
Ranked 34th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.92
Ranked 118th. 		1
Ranked 49th. 9% more than Macau
Primary education, teachers 1,606
Ranked 68th. 		231,683
Ranked 19th. 144 times more than Macau
Primary education, pupils 22,646
Ranked 80th. 		2.95 million
Ranked 39th. 130 times more than Macau
Tertiary enrollment 52.1%
Ranked 20th. 85% more than Malaysia 		28.2%
Ranked 45th.
Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 90th. 		6
Ranked 120th. 20% more than Macau
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 25.87
Ranked 11th. 53 times more than Malaysia 		0.485
Ranked 77th.
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 83th. 		4
Ranked 41st. 33% more than Macau
Literacy > Male 97.2%
Ranked 49th. 5% more than Malaysia 		92.4%
Ranked 84th.
High school > Private school share 95.52%
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than Malaysia 		4.49%
Ranked 101st.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 23.24
Ranked 56th. 33% more than Malaysia 		17.51
Ranked 111th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 126th. 		4
Ranked 55th. 33% more than Macau
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 99.6%
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Malaysia 		97.2%
Ranked 12th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 1,787.5
Ranked 156th. 		54,909.26
Ranked 7th. 31 times more than Macau
Primary completion rate 96
Ranked 48th. 4% more than Malaysia 		92
Ranked 83th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 26,272
Ranked 99th. 		632,309
Ranked 33th. 24 times more than Macau
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 74th. The same as Malaysia 		6
Ranked 131st.
Children out of school > Primary 3,192
Ranked 55th. 		221,833
Ranked 26th. 69 times more than Macau
Secondary education, teachers 2,480
Ranked 33th. 		190,581
Ranked 17th. 77 times more than Macau
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.45
Ranked 20th. 		6.74
Ranked 44th. 51% more than Macau
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 16.7
Ranked 29th. 		17.82
Ranked 52nd. 7% more than Macau
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 121st. The same as Malaysia 		3
Ranked 167th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 3.93
Ranked 48th. 4 times more than Malaysia 		0.988
Ranked 74th.
Secondary education, general pupils 34,125
Ranked 76th. 		2.45 million
Ranked 31st. 72 times more than Macau
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 5.5%
Ranked 99th. 		11.1%
Ranked 78th. 2 times more than Macau
High school > Gender parity index 0.925
Ranked 76th. 		1.07
Ranked 23th. 16% more than Macau
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 35%
Ranked 51st. 		50%
Ranked 3rd. 43% more than Macau
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 5.86%
Ranked 53th. 14% more than Malaysia 		5.15%
Ranked 68th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 59.15
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Malaysia 		25.9
Ranked 62nd.
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 99th. The same as Malaysia 		6
Ranked 151st.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 14%
Ranked 43th. 		25.2%
Ranked 6th. 80% more than Macau
Children out of school, primary, male 1,996
Ranked 88th. 		24,602
Ranked 47th. 12 times more than Macau
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 3%
Ranked 102nd. 		6.6%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Macau
High school > Students per teacher 14.41
Ranked 28th. 5% more than Malaysia 		13.72
Ranked 54th.
Secondary education > General pupils 44,129
Ranked 78th. 		2.38 million
Ranked 31st. 54 times more than Macau
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 76th. The same as Malaysia 		12
Ranked 117th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 		7.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Macau
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 35.08
Ranked 7th. 		46.66
Ranked 8th. 33% more than Macau
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 41,917
Ranked 149th. 		3.01 million
Ranked 38th. 72 times more than Macau
Public spending per student > Primary level 10.1
Ranked 23th. 		11.2
Ranked 50th. 11% more than Macau
Primary education, pupils per 1000 40.67
Ranked 83th. 		104.24
Ranked 82nd. 3 times more than Macau
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 64.17
Ranked 51st. 		92.51
Ranked 44th. 44% more than Macau
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.73
Ranked 74th. 		1.31
Ranked 46th. 79% more than Macau
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 20,200
Ranked 123th. 		1.74 million
Ranked 48th. 86 times more than Macau
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.04
Ranked 42nd. 		1.14
Ranked 9th. 10% more than Macau
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 58.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Malaysia 		26.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 3.27
Ranked 59th. 71% more than Malaysia 		1.91
Ranked 82nd.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 6.82
Ranked 47th. 		8.91
Ranked 40th. 31% more than Macau
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 15,300
Ranked 121st. 		1.14 million
Ranked 48th. 75 times more than Macau
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 67th. The same as Malaysia 		6 years
Ranked 122nd.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $15,808.54
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Malaysia 		$3,622.28
Ranked 30th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 61.29
Ranked 56th. 		86.77
Ranked 36th. 42% more than Macau
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 70.64
Ranked 9th. 		94.01
Ranked 7th. 33% more than Macau
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 97.39%
Ranked 1st. 100 times more than Malaysia 		0.97%
Ranked 133th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 77th. The same as Malaysia 		12
Ranked 120th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 8%
Ranked 92nd. 		14.7%
Ranked 74th. 84% more than Macau
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 91%
Ranked 85th. 		95%
Ranked 67th. 4% more than Macau
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 91st. 20% more than Malaysia 		5
Ranked 171st.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 38
Ranked 14th. 		86.1
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Macau
Primary education > Pupils 37,401
Ranked 89th. 		3.06 million
Ranked 38th. 82 times more than Macau
Secondary education > Pupils 46,539
Ranked 74th. 		2.52 million
Ranked 31st. 54 times more than Macau
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 36.5%
Ranked 107th. 		55.07%
Ranked 46th. 51% more than Macau
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 98.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd. 3% more than Malaysia 		95.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 1,601
Ranked 53th. 		162,243
Ranked 45th. 101 times more than Macau
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 14.1
Ranked 65th. 11% more than Malaysia 		12.72
Ranked 114th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 66.6%
Ranked 29th. 		90.32%
Ranked 9th. 36% more than Macau
Secondary education > Teachers 2,077
Ranked 58th. 		141,913
Ranked 30th. 68 times more than Macau
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 15 years
Ranked 31st. 15% more than Malaysia 		13 years
Ranked 12th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 44,425
Ranked 134th. 		2.3 million
Ranked 35th. 52 times more than Macau
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 0.412
Ranked 10th. 		4.27
Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Macau
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 64th. The same as Malaysia 		6
Ranked 115th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 7th. The same as Malaysia 		1
Ranked 18th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level 11.9
Ranked 26th. 		19.9
Ranked 35th. 67% more than Macau
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 46.84%
Ranked 142nd. 		48.67%
Ranked 59th. 4% more than Macau
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 44.82
Ranked 93th. 		70.05
Ranked 77th. 56% more than Macau
Progression to secondary school 87.99%
Ranked 37th. 		99.04%
Ranked 19th. 13% more than Macau
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 99.8%
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Malaysia 		97.3%
Ranked 12th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 6.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 		9.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 31% more than Macau
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 327
Ranked 10th. 		116,539
Ranked 7th. 356 times more than Macau
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 38,589
Ranked 15th. 		2.2 million
Ranked 6th. 57 times more than Macau
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 89%
Ranked 91st. 		95%
Ranked 68th. 7% more than Macau
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 109th. The same as Malaysia 		15
Ranked 151st.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 95.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 		97.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 2% more than Macau
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 94.38
Ranked 111th. 		123.25
Ranked 76th. 31% more than Macau
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 2.8%
Ranked 106th. 		7.7%
Ranked 73th. 3 times more than Macau
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.093 per capita
Ranked 112th. 		0.126 per capita
Ranked 71st. 35% more than Macau
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 93%
Ranked 68th. 		96%
Ranked 60th. 3% more than Macau
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 99.4%
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Malaysia 		97.2%
Ranked 12th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 28.4
Ranked 52nd. 56% more than Malaysia 		18.2
Ranked 99th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 87%
Ranked 26th. 26% more than Malaysia 		69%
Ranked 31st.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 2,410
Ranked 67th. 		138,521
Ranked 46th. 57 times more than Macau
Primary education > Teachers 1,609
Ranked 77th. 		174,504
Ranked 27th. 108 times more than Macau
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 50.23%
Ranked 49th. 		51.25%
Ranked 31st. 2% more than Macau
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.185
Ranked 7th. 		1.94
Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Macau
Private school enrolment > Primary level 94.1
Ranked 1st. 32 times more than Malaysia 		2.9
Ranked 63th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 99.41
Ranked 25th. 		101.19
Ranked 43th. 2% more than Macau
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 3.44
Ranked 67th. 		7.01
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Macau
Literacy > Men above 14 years 95.3%
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Malaysia 		92%
Ranked 16th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 4.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 		4.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 11% more than Macau
Female enrolment share > Primary level 47.3%
Ranked 117th. 		48.7%
Ranked 48th. 3% more than Macau
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $7.40 billion
Ranked 86th. 		$105.92 billion
Ranked 15th. 14 times more than Macau
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 100th. The same as Malaysia 		6
Ranked 150th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 88.83%
Ranked 17th. 		88.98%
Ranked 25th. About the same as Macau
High school > Share of total education spending 24.97%
Ranked 58th. 		33.72%
Ranked 59th. 35% more than Macau
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 69.4%
Ranked 47th. 		70.2%
Ranked 44th. 1% more than Macau
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 94.26
Ranked 29th. 		95.62
Ranked 37th. 1% more than Macau
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 4.44
Ranked 38th. 		5.7
Ranked 65th. 29% more than Macau
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 91.94
Ranked 79th. 		99.63
Ranked 35th. 8% more than Macau
Children out of school > Primary > Male 1,330
Ranked 53th. 		112,026
Ranked 25th. 84 times more than Macau
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.976
Ranked 97th. 		0.999
Ranked 37th. 2% more than Macau
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 50.2%
Ranked 45th. 		51.2%
Ranked 28th. 2% more than Macau
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 0.0
Ranked 34th. 		2,195
Ranked 9th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 100.02
Ranked 50th. 6% more than Malaysia 		94.21
Ranked 64th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.414
Ranked 7th. 		3.03
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Macau
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 4.33
Ranked 3rd. 		6.64
Ranked 6th. 53% more than Macau
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 170
Ranked 13th. 		65,445
Ranked 8th. 385 times more than Macau
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.256
Ranked 9th. 		2.12
Ranked 12th. 8 times more than Macau
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 101
Ranked 12th. 		45,473
Ranked 7th. 450 times more than Macau
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 80.98
Ranked 2nd. 46% more than Malaysia 		55.54
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.359
Ranked 10th. 		3.61
Ranked 8th. 10 times more than Macau
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 19,161
Ranked 14th. 		1.09 million
Ranked 6th. 57 times more than Macau
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.156
Ranked 9th. 		1.91
Ranked 9th. 12 times more than Macau
Primary completion rate > Women 96
Ranked 47th. 4% more than Malaysia 		92
Ranked 81st.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 2.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 		4.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 59% more than Macau
Literacy > Women above 14 years 87.8%
Ranked 16th. 3% more than Malaysia 		85.4%
Ranked 16th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1%
Ranked 6th. The same as Malaysia 		1%
Ranked 17th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 44.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th. 		71.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 60% more than Macau
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 33.95
Ranked 83th. 		45.84
Ranked 70th. 35% more than Macau
Primary completion rate > Men 96
Ranked 42nd. 4% more than Malaysia 		92
Ranked 79th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 79.89
Ranked 90th. 		122.79
Ranked 75th. 54% more than Macau
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 101.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 		103.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 2% more than Macau
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 103.69
Ranked 30th. 		114.18
Ranked 13th. 10% more than Macau
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
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Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 23
Ranked 34th. 19% more than Malaysia 		19.4
Ranked 49th.
Pupils reaching grade 5 104.3
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Malaysia 		98.8
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 0.211
Ranked 9th. 		2.41
Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Macau
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $22.01 billion
Ranked 51st. 		$149.77 billion
Ranked 18th. 7 times more than Macau
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 99.67%
Ranked 20th. 1% more than Malaysia 		98.42%
Ranked 11th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 91.46%
Ranked 51st. 		108.79%
Ranked 16th. 19% more than Macau
Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 67.2%
Ranked 1st. 78% more than Malaysia 		37.7%
Ranked 25th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 92.5% gross
Ranked 10th. 		101.48% gross
Ranked 15th. 10% more than Macau
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 75.1% net
Ranked 21st. 6% more than Malaysia 		70.54% net
Ranked 62nd.
Secondary education > Teachers > % female 57.92% female
Ranked 25th. 		63.04% female
Ranked 35th. 9% more than Macau
Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force 22.1%
Ranked 51st. 		31.9%
Ranked 23th. 44% more than Macau
Labor force with primary education > % of total 47.1%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Malaysia 		16.8%
Ranked 33th.
Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force 27.8%
Ranked 60th. 		59%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Macau
Labor force with secondary education > % of total 27.3%
Ranked 61st. 		55.8%
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Macau
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 15.8%
Ranked 55th. 		27.3%
Ranked 6th. 73% more than Macau
Progression to secondary school > Male 85.53%
Ranked 35th. 		98.14%
Ranked 22nd. 15% more than Macau
Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita 5.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 		5.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th. 8% more than Macau
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 2.37
Ranked 3rd. 		5.59
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Macau
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 15.37
Ranked 26th. 		17.17
Ranked 44th. 12% more than Macau
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 1.72
Ranked 4th. 		3.78
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Macau
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 14.03%
Ranked 34th. 		28.02%
Ranked 2nd. Twice as much as Macau
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 97.6%
Ranked 21st. 		98.65%
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Macau
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 106.28% gross
Ranked 45th. 14% more than Malaysia 		93.48% gross
Ranked 140th.
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 98.59%
Ranked 18th. 		99.47%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Macau
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 86.94%
Ranked 86th. 		94.97%
Ranked 30th. 9% more than Macau
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 65 10,938
Ranked 2nd. 		481,147
Ranked 2nd. 44 times more than Macau
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 69
Ranked 12th. 		25,428
Ranked 8th. 369 times more than Macau
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 18,819
Ranked 14th. 		684,149
Ranked 7th. 36 times more than Macau
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 196
Ranked 14th. 		84,623
Ranked 8th. 432 times more than Macau
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 10,902
Ranked 14th. 		131,378
Ranked 7th. 12 times more than Macau
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 23,049
Ranked 13th. 		412,439
Ranked 7th. 18 times more than Macau
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 43.85
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Malaysia 		14.32
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 83.65
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Malaysia 		31.18
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 225
Ranked 12th. 		99,914
Ranked 7th. 444 times more than Macau
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 49.15
Ranked 2nd. 33% more than Malaysia 		36.9
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 45,698
Ranked 14th. 		730,222
Ranked 7th. 16 times more than Macau
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000 11.09
Ranked 102nd. 		24.23
Ranked 74th. 2 times more than Macau
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 16 years
Ranked 11th. 33% more than Malaysia 		12 years
Ranked 20th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 89.06% net
Ranked 38th. 		93.1% net
Ranked 56th. 5% more than Macau
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 29,089
Ranked 13th. 		925,741
Ranked 6th. 32 times more than Macau
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged over 65 2,067
Ranked 2nd. 		160,336
Ranked 2nd. 78 times more than Macau
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 658
Ranked 8th. 		48,062
Ranked 7th. 73 times more than Macau
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 42,106
Ranked 15th. 		1.61 million
Ranked 7th. 38 times more than Macau
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 2,103
Ranked 8th. 		106,621
Ranked 7th. 51 times more than Macau
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 91
Ranked 12th. 		33,020
Ranked 8th. 363 times more than Macau
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 93.57%
Ranked 1st. 91% more than Malaysia 		49.1%
Ranked 74th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 374
Ranked 8th. 		84,396
Ranked 7th. 226 times more than Macau
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 210
Ranked 9th. 		47,621
Ranked 7th. 227 times more than Macau
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 22,649
Ranked 13th. 		317,783
Ranked 7th. 14 times more than Macau
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 35,452
Ranked 15th. 		444,624
Ranked 7th. 13 times more than Macau
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 27,665
Ranked 13th. 		460,250
Ranked 7th. 17 times more than Macau
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 1,452
Ranked 8th. 		136,273
Ranked 6th. 94 times more than Macau
Primary education, teachers > % female 86.61%
Ranked 15th. 26% more than Malaysia 		68.71%
Ranked 83th.
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 34.67%
Ranked 73th. 		49.92%
Ranked 19th. 44% more than Macau
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 44,238
Ranked 14th. 		1.3 million
Ranked 7th. 29 times more than Macau
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 2.68%
Ranked 52nd. 		5.13%
Ranked 54th. 92% more than Macau
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 19.96
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Malaysia 		5.61
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 102.72
Ranked 2nd. 40% more than Malaysia 		73.41
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 77.08
Ranked 4th. 12% more than Malaysia 		68.78
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 1.2
Ranked 3rd. 		2.05
Ranked 6th. 70% more than Macau
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 50.64
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Malaysia 		19.65
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 30.49
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Malaysia 		7.77
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 41.46
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Malaysia 		13.57
Ranked 12th.
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 26.8%
Ranked 61st. 		50.3%
Ranked 20th. 88% more than Macau
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 23.3%
Ranked 79th. 		49.7%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Macau
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 20.9%
Ranked 46th. 		40.9%
Ranked 4th. 96% more than Macau
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 12.3%
Ranked 55th. 		18.9%
Ranked 8th. 54% more than Macau
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 62.76%
Ranked 32nd. 80% more than Malaysia 		34.89%
Ranked 48th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 111
Ranked 12th. 		39,965
Ranked 8th. 360 times more than Macau
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 99.63%
Ranked 20th. 2% more than Malaysia 		97.24%
Ranked 46th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 97.27% gross
Ranked 10th. 28% more than Malaysia 		75.78% gross
Ranked 101st.
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 72.96
Ranked 39th. 		140.61
Ranked 33th. 93% more than Macau
Primary education > Teachers > % female 88.63% female
Ranked 9th. 34% more than Malaysia 		66.29% female
Ranked 87th.
Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 11.35%
Ranked 61st. 		26.33%
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Macau
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 97.34%
Ranked 64th. 4% more than Malaysia 		93.92%
Ranked 126th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 11.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th. 		24.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th. 2 times more than Macau
Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 91.3%
Ranked 43th. 3% more than Malaysia 		88.69%
Ranked 54th.

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