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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • 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."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • 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.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • 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 > 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."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 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 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male 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 > 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 > 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.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Female: 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.
  • 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."
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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 > Male literates > Aged 15-19: 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
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54: 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
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64: Compares countries by number of male literates, 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
  • 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.
  • Literacy > 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Progression to secondary school > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Unemployment with primary 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).
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with primary 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).
  • School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Researchers in R&D > Per million people: Researchers in R&D (per million people). Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.
  • High school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. 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 45-49: 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
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Male: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19: 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
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, tertiary > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Total is the total enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % net: School enrollment, secondary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the ratio of female children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the female population of the official secondary school age.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Progression to secondary school, female > %: Progression to secondary school, female (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Female is the number of new female entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of female pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the total male enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: 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."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: 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 enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: 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."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: 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."
  • Progression to secondary school > %: Progression to secondary school (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Total is the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > 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 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.
  • Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total female enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • 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 > 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 > 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 > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. 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.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to primary education.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Literates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary 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 > Male 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: 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 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 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.
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STAT Malaysia Malta HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 92.1
Ranked 49th. 		92.36
Ranked 4th. About the same as Malaysia
Children out of school, primary 93,743
Ranked 42nd. 20 times more than Malta 		4,729
Ranked 84th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 3.63
Ranked 74th. 		11.35
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Malaysia
Children out of school, primary, female 78,564
Ranked 36th. 36 times more than Malta 		2,181
Ranked 75th.
College and university > Gender parity index 1.34
Ranked 42nd. 		1.36
Ranked 38th. 1% more than Malaysia
College and university > Share of total education spending 34.45%
Ranked 7th. 51% more than Malta 		22.81%
Ranked 36th.
Compulsary education duration 6
Ranked 178th. 		11
Ranked 30th. 83% more than Malaysia
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.13%
Ranked 52nd. 		6.91%
Ranked 14th. 35% more than Malaysia
High school enrolment rate 98.87
Ranked 25th. 6% more than Malta 		93.62
Ranked 57th.
Literacy > Total population 88.9%
Ranked 84th. 		92.8%
Ranked 5th. 4% more than Malaysia
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 124th. The same as Malta 		6
Ranked 32nd.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 8.19
Ranked 11th. 79% more than Malta 		4.58
Ranked 68th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 12.72
Ranked 112th. 		12.74
Ranked 107th. About the same as Malaysia
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.72
Ranked 52nd. 73% more than Malta 		7.95
Ranked 97th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 69th. The same as Malta 		7
Ranked 25th.
Literacy > Female 85.4%
Ranked 83th. 		93.9%
Ranked 3rd. 10% more than Malaysia
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 3.16
Ranked 54th. 		5.23
Ranked 31st. 66% more than Malaysia
College and university > Gender ratio 129
Ranked 40th. 		141.5
Ranked 24th. 10% more than Malaysia
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 179th. The same as Malta 		2
Ranked 132nd.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 		9.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 60% more than Malaysia
Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 7th. 		11 years
Ranked 19th. 22% more than Malaysia
Secondary education, pupils 2.62 million
Ranked 34th. 74 times more than Malta 		35,118
Ranked 122nd.
College and university > Private school share 43.14%
Ranked 34th. 		0.0
Ranked 102nd.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 49th. 1% more than Malta 		0.99
Ranked 55th.
School life expectancy > Total 11.5 years
Ranked 56th. 		13.4 years
Ranked 36th. 17% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Adult literacy 91.9%
Ranked 48th. About the same as Malta 		91.6%
Ranked 49th.
Primary education, teachers 231,683
Ranked 19th. 121 times more than Malta 		1,909
Ranked 118th.
Primary education, pupils 2.95 million
Ranked 39th. 121 times more than Malta 		24,324
Ranked 138th.
Adult literacy rate > Female 89.8
Ranked 52nd. 		93.5
Ranked 1st. 4% more than Malaysia
Tertiary enrollment 28.2%
Ranked 45th. 31% more than Malta 		21.5%
Ranked 13th.
Spending per student > College and university 49.36
Ranked 9th. 82% more than Malta 		27.18
Ranked 48th.
High school > Gender ratio 106.9
Ranked 25th. 5% more than Malta 		102.17
Ranked 55th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 120th. 20% more than Malta 		5
Ranked 155th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.485
Ranked 77th. 		19.07
Ranked 24th. 39 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 10 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 41st. Twice as much as Malta 		2
Ranked 148th.
Literacy > Male 92.4%
Ranked 84th. 1% more than Malta 		91.7%
Ranked 4th.
Spending > USD 8.66 billion
Ranked 36th. 26 times more than Malta 		336.5 million
Ranked 99th.
High school > Private school share 4.49%
Ranked 101st. 		30.32%
Ranked 22nd. 7 times more than Malaysia
Spending > Proportion 4.04
Ranked 83th. 		4.64
Ranked 64th. 15% more than Malaysia
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.51
Ranked 111th. 		18.78
Ranked 92nd. 7% more than Malaysia
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 55th. 33% more than Malta 		3
Ranked 77th.
High school repeaters > Male 0.11
Ranked 85th. 		2.2
Ranked 73th. 20 times more than Malaysia
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 97.2%
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Malta 		96%
Ranked 3rd.
Preschool enrollment rate 96.61
Ranked 126th. 		99.03
Ranked 106th. 3% more than Malaysia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 54,909.26
Ranked 7th. 44 times more than Malta 		1,249.64
Ranked 167th.
Primary completion rate 92
Ranked 83th. 		100
Ranked 38th. 9% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 632,309
Ranked 33th. 71 times more than Malta 		8,946
Ranked 113th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 131st. The same as Malta 		6
Ranked 36th.
Children out of school > Primary 221,833
Ranked 26th. 123 times more than Malta 		1,798
Ranked 100th.
Secondary education, teachers 190,581
Ranked 17th. 43 times more than Malta 		4,419
Ranked 79th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 6.74
Ranked 44th. 		10.61
Ranked 7th. 57% more than Malaysia
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 17.82
Ranked 52nd. 45% more than Malta 		12.29
Ranked 82nd.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 167th. 		5
Ranked 6th. 67% more than Malaysia
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.988
Ranked 74th. 		6.12
Ranked 29th. 6 times more than Malaysia
Spending per student > High school 14.19
Ranked 50th. 		18.54
Ranked 47th. 31% more than Malaysia
Secondary education, general pupils 2.45 million
Ranked 31st. 81 times more than Malta 		30,191
Ranked 128th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 11.1%
Ranked 78th. 54% more than Malta 		7.2%
Ranked 89th.
High school > Gender parity index 1.07
Ranked 23th. 20% more than Malta 		0.891
Ranked 117th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 520
Ranked 50th. 26 times more than Malta 		20
Ranked 109th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 50%
Ranked 3rd. 67% more than Malta 		30%
Ranked 23th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 5.15%
Ranked 68th. 		10.92%
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 25.9
Ranked 62nd. 15% more than Malta 		22.59
Ranked 68th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 151st. 20% more than Malta 		5
Ranked 183th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 25.2%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Malta 		10.1%
Ranked 68th.
Children out of school, primary, male 24,602
Ranked 47th. 10 times more than Malta 		2,548
Ranked 75th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 6.6%
Ranked 15th. 47% more than Malta 		4.5%
Ranked 64th.
High school > Students per teacher 13.72
Ranked 54th. 73% more than Malta 		7.95
Ranked 100th.
Secondary education > General pupils 2.38 million
Ranked 31st. 68 times more than Malta 		35,019
Ranked 133th.
Spending per student > Elementary school 11.56
Ranked 54th. 		13.18
Ranked 56th. 14% more than Malaysia
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 117th. 9% more than Malta 		11
Ranked 140th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 108th. 9% more than Malta 		11
Ranked 124th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 73% more than Malta 		4.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 46.66
Ranked 8th. 36% more than Malta 		34.29
Ranked 8th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 3.01 million
Ranked 38th. 95 times more than Malta 		31,710
Ranked 153th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 66%
Ranked 63th. 14% more than Malta 		58%
Ranked 71st.
Elementary school graduate rate 92.23
Ranked 52nd. 		99.02
Ranked 11th. 7% more than Malaysia
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 98.4
Ranked 43th. About the same as Malta 		98.27
Ranked 4th.
Schools connected to the Internet 14.7%
Ranked 7th. 		88.8%
Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Malaysia
Public spending per student > Primary level 11.2
Ranked 50th. 		12.5
Ranked 42nd. 12% more than Malaysia
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 92.51
Ranked 44th. 10% more than Malta 		84.28
Ranked 64th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 104.24
Ranked 82nd. 79% more than Malta 		58.38
Ranked 123th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.31
Ranked 46th. 		1.34
Ranked 40th. 2% more than Malaysia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 1.74 million
Ranked 48th. 76 times more than Malta 		23,000
Ranked 122nd.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.14
Ranked 9th. 23% more than Malta 		0.93
Ranked 127th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 316.08
Ranked 12th. 		426.2
Ranked 1st. 35% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 26.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 17% more than Malta 		22.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.91
Ranked 82nd. 		3
Ranked 67th. 57% more than Malaysia
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 61st. The same as Malta 		7
Ranked 22nd.
Teacher student ratio > High school 14.97
Ranked 59th. 45% more than Malta 		10.29
Ranked 101st.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 8.91
Ranked 40th. 99% more than Malta 		4.48
Ranked 63th.
High school repeaters > Female 0.09
Ranked 84th. 		1.76
Ranked 63th. 20 times more than Malaysia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 1.14 million
Ranked 48th. 110 times more than Malta 		10,400
Ranked 125th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 15.08
Ranked 108th. 31% more than Malta 		11.52
Ranked 125th.
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 70.23%
Ranked 12th. 38% more than Malta 		50.9%
Ranked 30th.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 98.5
Ranked 46th. 		99.11
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Malaysia
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 97.7%
Ranked 27th. 		99%
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Malaysia
Elementary school > Enrolled students 3.1 million
Ranked 40th. 112 times more than Malta 		27,782
Ranked 149th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 122nd. The same as Malta 		6 years
Ranked 32nd.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $3,622.28
Ranked 30th. 		$9,212.18
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Malaysia
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 97.69
Ranked 113th. 3% more than Malta 		94.39
Ranked 122nd.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 86.77
Ranked 36th. 20% more than Malta 		72.46
Ranked 63th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 94.01
Ranked 7th. 34% more than Malta 		70.07
Ranked 8th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 0.97%
Ranked 133th. 		40.7%
Ranked 15th. 42 times more than Malaysia
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 120th. 9% more than Malta 		11
Ranked 143th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.5
Ranked 50th. 		99.69
Ranked 42nd. About the same as Malaysia
High school enrolment rate > Female 97.68
Ranked 35th. 4% more than Malta 		94.36
Ranked 49th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 14.7%
Ranked 74th. 2 times more than Malta 		6.4%
Ranked 96th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 95%
Ranked 67th. 3% more than Malta 		92%
Ranked 77th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 171st. 		7
Ranked 26th. 40% more than Malaysia
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 86.1
Ranked 17th. 47% more than Malta 		58.4
Ranked 26th.
Primary education > Pupils 3.06 million
Ranked 38th. 98 times more than Malta 		31,064
Ranked 146th.
Secondary education > Pupils 2.52 million
Ranked 31st. 60 times more than Malta 		41,723
Ranked 126th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 72.8%
Ranked 57th. 8% more than Malta 		67.3%
Ranked 64th.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 98.3
Ranked 47th. 1% more than Malta 		97.46
Ranked 9th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 55.07%
Ranked 46th. 		56.98%
Ranked 31st. 3% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 95.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 1% more than Malta 		94.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 162,243
Ranked 45th. 33 times more than Malta 		4,927
Ranked 95th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 90.32%
Ranked 9th. 12% more than Malta 		80.49%
Ranked 26th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 12.72
Ranked 114th. 		12.74
Ranked 108th. About the same as Malaysia
Secondary education > Teachers 141,913
Ranked 30th. 38 times more than Malta 		3,733
Ranked 101st.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 13 years
Ranked 12th. 		15 years
Ranked 3rd. 15% more than Malaysia
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 93.72
Ranked 37th. 		99.32
Ranked 7th. 6% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 2.3 million
Ranked 35th. 61 times more than Malta 		37,556
Ranked 138th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 4.27
Ranked 6th. 99% more than Malta 		2.14
Ranked 8th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 20.89
Ranked 65th. 		52.72
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 115th. The same as Malta 		6
Ranked 30th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 18th. 		1.04
Ranked 1st. 4% more than Malaysia
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 125,312
Ranked 34th. 52 times more than Malta 		2,403
Ranked 109th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.63%
Ranked 24th. 2% more than Malta 		101.1%
Ranked 44th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level 19.9
Ranked 35th. 		21.4
Ranked 30th. 8% more than Malaysia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 70.05
Ranked 77th. 21% more than Malta 		57.7
Ranked 80th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.67%
Ranked 59th. 1% more than Malta 		48.11%
Ranked 109th.
Progression to secondary school 99.04%
Ranked 19th. 2% more than Malta 		97.02%
Ranked 43th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 97.3%
Ranked 12th. 		97.8%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Malaysia
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 9.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Malta 		4.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 2.2 million
Ranked 6th. 78 times more than Malta 		28,297
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 116,539
Ranked 7th. 119 times more than Malta 		979
Ranked 8th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 95%
Ranked 68th. 		96%
Ranked 48th. 1% more than Malaysia
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 151st. 		16
Ranked 20th. 7% more than Malaysia
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 133th. 20% more than Malta 		5
Ranked 157th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.0
Ranked 82nd. 		0.82
Ranked 103th.
School life expectancy > Male 11.2 years
Ranked 61st. 		13.5 years
Ranked 32nd. 21% more than Malaysia
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 97.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 12% more than Malta 		87.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 123.25
Ranked 76th. 54% more than Malta 		80.08
Ranked 124th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.126 per capita
Ranked 71st. 58% more than Malta 		0.08 per capita
Ranked 124th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 7.7%
Ranked 73th. 		8%
Ranked 71st. 4% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 60th. 9% more than Malta 		88%
Ranked 93th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 97.2%
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Malta 		94.4%
Ranked 3rd.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 18.2
Ranked 99th. 		19.1
Ranked 16th. 5% more than Malaysia
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 69%
Ranked 31st. 		85%
Ranked 14th. 23% more than Malaysia
Primary education > Teachers 174,504
Ranked 27th. 106 times more than Malta 		1,654
Ranked 126th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 138,521
Ranked 46th. 21 times more than Malta 		6,704
Ranked 101st.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.25%
Ranked 31st. 6% more than Malta 		48.43%
Ranked 101st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 660.01
Ranked 11th. 		832.65
Ranked 2nd. 26% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 1.94
Ranked 6th. 7% more than Malta 		1.82
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 49,473
Ranked 7th. 99 times more than Malta 		501
Ranked 6th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 2.9
Ranked 63th. 		35.9
Ranked 6th. 12 times more than Malaysia
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 113th. The same as Malta 		6
Ranked 30th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 7.01
Ranked 25th. 70% more than Malta 		4.12
Ranked 89th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 101.19
Ranked 43th. 		103.98
Ranked 32nd. 3% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Men above 14 years 92%
Ranked 16th. 6% more than Malta 		86.4%
Ranked 3rd.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 4.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 97% more than Malta 		2.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.7%
Ranked 48th. About the same as Malta 		48.6%
Ranked 8th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $105.92 billion
Ranked 15th. 28 times more than Malta 		$3.83 billion
Ranked 92nd.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 150th. 20% more than Malta 		5
Ranked 179th.
Scouting > Members 44,016
Ranked 29th. 15 times more than Malta 		2,968
Ranked 113th.
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 61.97%
Ranked 32nd. 4% more than Malta 		59.41%
Ranked 36th.
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 62.29%
Ranked 35th. 40% more than Malta 		44.49%
Ranked 47th.
High school > Share of total education spending 33.72%
Ranked 59th. 		45.71%
Ranked 11th. 36% more than Malaysia
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 88.98%
Ranked 25th. 		90.33%
Ranked 18th. 2% more than Malaysia
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 70.2%
Ranked 44th. 		79.2%
Ranked 7th. 13% more than Malaysia
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 2.34 million
Ranked 33th. 75 times more than Malta 		31,418
Ranked 133th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 5.7
Ranked 65th. 		9.3
Ranked 19th. 63% more than Malaysia
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 95.62
Ranked 37th. 10% more than Malta 		87.27
Ranked 39th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.63
Ranked 35th. 1% more than Malta 		98.95
Ranked 62nd.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 112,026
Ranked 25th. 127 times more than Malta 		883
Ranked 94th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.999
Ranked 37th. 		1.01
Ranked 27th. 1% more than Malaysia
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.2%
Ranked 28th. 5% more than Malta 		48.7%
Ranked 19th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 2,195
Ranked 9th. 35 times more than Malta 		62
Ranked 23th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 3
Ranked 11th. 		27.8
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 94.21
Ranked 64th. 		94.85
Ranked 59th. 1% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 2.12
Ranked 12th. 96% more than Malta 		1.08
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 6.64
Ranked 6th. 10% more than Malta 		6.04
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 3.61
Ranked 8th. 78% more than Malta 		2.03
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 65,445
Ranked 8th. 115 times more than Malta 		571
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 1.91
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Malta 		0.475
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 45,473
Ranked 7th. 62 times more than Malta 		735
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 1.09 million
Ranked 6th. 79 times more than Malta 		13,846
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 55.54
Ranked 9th. 		64.57
Ranked 2nd. 16% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 3.03
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Malta 		0.604
Ranked 8th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.51
Ranked 72nd. 		7.09
Ranked 24th. 5 times more than Malaysia
Primary completion rate > Women 92
Ranked 81st. 		100
Ranked 34th. 9% more than Malaysia
School life expectancy > Female 11.7 years
Ranked 50th. 		13.3 years
Ranked 39th. 14% more than Malaysia
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 71st. 		0.8
Ranked 105th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 70th. 		0.84
Ranked 100th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98%
Ranked 20th. 		98.6%
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Malaysia
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 4.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Malta 		2.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th.
Elementary school teachers 205,772
Ranked 23th. 80 times more than Malta 		2,570
Ranked 120th.
High school teachers 166,940
Ranked 24th. 42 times more than Malta 		3,939
Ranked 95th.
High school enrolment rate > Male 100
Ranked 11th. 8% more than Malta 		92.94
Ranked 51st.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 85.4%
Ranked 16th. 		89.2%
Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Malaysia
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1%
Ranked 17th. 		1.04%
Ranked 1st. 4% more than Malaysia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 71.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 24% more than Malta 		57.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 45.84
Ranked 70th. 76% more than Malta 		26.09
Ranked 92nd.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 2.58 million
Ranked 32nd. 66 times more than Malta 		38,961
Ranked 122nd.
Primary completion rate > Men 92
Ranked 79th. 		100
Ranked 32nd. 9% more than Malaysia
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 122.79
Ranked 75th. 59% more than Malta 		77.41
Ranked 124th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 114.18
Ranked 13th. 22% more than Malta 		93.31
Ranked 114th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 103.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 		103.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 1% more than Malaysia
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 19.4
Ranked 49th. 88% more than Malta 		10.3
Ranked 105th.
Pupils reaching grade 5 98.8
Ranked 5th. 		99.5
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 1.11 million
Ranked 6th. 77 times more than Malta 		14,451
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 155,440
Ranked 7th. 64 times more than Malta 		2,440
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 203,984
Ranked 7th. 22 times more than Malta 		9,252
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 98.42%
Ranked 11th. About the same as Malta 		98.27%
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 100.86
Ranked 6th. 54% more than Malta 		65.37
Ranked 7th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 108.79%
Ranked 16th. 10% more than Malta 		98.64%
Ranked 88th.
Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group 91.07%
Ranked 78th. 		100.46%
Ranked 32nd. 10% more than Malaysia
Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group 90.84%
Ranked 75th. 		100.15%
Ranked 31st. 10% more than Malaysia
Progression to secondary school > Female 100%
Ranked 13th. The same as Malta 		100%
Ranked 2nd.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 93.65% gross
Ranked 140th. 		102.9% gross
Ranked 90th. 10% more than Malaysia
School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 113.92% gross
Ranked 4th. 5% more than Malta 		108.05% gross
Ranked 10th.
Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 21.9%
Ranked 38th. 		58.6%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort 98.37%
Ranked 19th. 		99.32%
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Malaysia
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100.06%
Ranked 46th. 		103.65%
Ranked 4th. 4% more than Malaysia
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 6.2%
Ranked 14th. 		83.1%
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Malaysia
School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 1.12%
Ranked 114th. 		38.29%
Ranked 14th. 34 times more than Malaysia
Progression to secondary school > Male 98.14%
Ranked 22nd. 4% more than Malta 		94.28%
Ranked 49th.
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.125 per capita
Ranked 71st. 62% more than Malta 		0.077 per capita
Ranked 126th.
Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort 98.03%
Ranked 19th. 		99.91%
Ranked 10th. 2% more than Malaysia
Researchers in R&D > Per million people 364.64
Ranked 52nd. 		1,411.71
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Malaysia
High school teachers > % female 64.59%
Ranked 32nd. 13% more than Malta 		57.27%
Ranked 60th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 3.78
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Malta 		1.67
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 1.72 million
Ranked 5th. 66 times more than Malta 		26,121
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 130,871
Ranked 7th. 57 times more than Malta 		2,315
Ranked 8th.
Elementary school graduate rate > Male 92.06
Ranked 41st. 		98.57
Ranked 12th. 7% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 62,613
Ranked 7th. 49 times more than Malta 		1,286
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 23,503
Ranked 7th. 123 times more than Malta 		191
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 49,706
Ranked 8th. 114 times more than Malta 		437
Ranked 7th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.55%
Ranked 70th. About the same as Malta 		48.46%
Ranked 83th.
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 37.13%
Ranked 62nd. 		39.44%
Ranked 59th. 6% more than Malaysia
Elementary school teachers > % female 68.41%
Ranked 80th. 		85.6%
Ranked 33th. 25% more than Malaysia
School enrollment, secondary, female > % net 65.61%
Ranked 74th. 		80.99%
Ranked 51st. 23% more than Malaysia
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 43.65%
Ranked 52nd. 27% more than Malta 		34.39%
Ranked 94th.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 157,742
Ranked 42nd. 28 times more than Malta 		5,559
Ranked 97th.
Progression to secondary school, female > % 98.44%
Ranked 30th. 		99.24%
Ranked 23th. 1% more than Malaysia
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 67.89%
Ranked 104th. 		96.07%
Ranked 47th. 42% more than Malaysia
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 96.2%
Ranked 43th. 6% more than Malta 		90.96%
Ranked 77th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 62.86
Ranked 62nd. 		102.14
Ranked 11th. 62% more than Malaysia
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 58.46
Ranked 69th. 		100.42
Ranked 15th. 72% more than Malaysia
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 97.79
Ranked 102nd. 2% more than Malta 		95.42
Ranked 105th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 97.58
Ranked 112th. 4% more than Malta 		93.41
Ranked 127th.
Progression to secondary school > % 99.24%
Ranked 18th. 1% more than Malta 		98.37%
Ranked 33th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 93.83
Ranked 30th. 		99.91
Ranked 7th. 6% more than Malaysia
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 93.61
Ranked 29th. 		98.78
Ranked 10th. 6% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 684,149
Ranked 7th. 53 times more than Malta 		12,883
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 84,623
Ranked 8th. 103 times more than Malta 		821
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 131,378
Ranked 7th. 13 times more than Malta 		10,234
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 412,439
Ranked 7th. 32 times more than Malta 		12,791
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 31.18
Ranked 11th. 		65.35
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 46.81
Ranked 5th. 68% more than Malta 		27.87
Ranked 7th.
Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment 0.0
Ranked 65th. 		0.217%
Ranked 103th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 28.08%
Ranked 58th. 2% more than Malta 		27.48%
Ranked 60th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 80.75% net
Ranked 46th. 		90.25% net
Ranked 21st. 12% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 36.9
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Malta 		36.44
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 2.79
Ranked 10th. 98% more than Malta 		1.41
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 73.43
Ranked 5th. 14% more than Malta 		64.68
Ranked 5th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group 93.81%
Ranked 124th. 		97.13%
Ranked 106th. 4% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 1.52 million
Ranked 7th. 64 times more than Malta 		23,604
Ranked 7th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending 28.58%
Ranked 63th. 32% more than Malta 		21.65%
Ranked 83th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 8.49
Ranked 4th. 51% more than Malta 		5.64
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 792,088
Ranked 7th. 60 times more than Malta 		13,245
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 1.04
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Malta 		0.265
Ranked 7th.
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 91.97%
Ranked 56th. 6% more than Malta 		86.43%
Ranked 66th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 93.1% net
Ranked 56th. 		93.75% net
Ranked 51st. 1% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 925,741
Ranked 6th. 65 times more than Malta 		14,240
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 335,362
Ranked 7th. 17 times more than Malta 		19,486
Ranked 7th.
Secondary education, teachers > % female 67.3%
Ranked 24th. 6% more than Malta 		63.48%
Ranked 29th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 2.03
Ranked 5th. 		3.12
Ranked 5th. 54% more than Malaysia
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 93.32% net
Ranked 55th. 		94.22% net
Ranked 52nd. 1% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 1.72 million
Ranked 7th. 60 times more than Malta 		28,855
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 32,425
Ranked 8th. 224 times more than Malta 		145
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 44,658
Ranked 9th. 233 times more than Malta 		192
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 48,062
Ranked 7th. 30 times more than Malta 		1,620
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 1.61 million
Ranked 7th. 60 times more than Malta 		26,804
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 106,621
Ranked 7th. 93 times more than Malta 		1,146
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 33,020
Ranked 8th. 78 times more than Malta 		426
Ranked 8th.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 49.1%
Ranked 74th. 		65.38%
Ranked 57th. 33% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 737,490
Ranked 7th. 62 times more than Malta 		11,825
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 71,066
Ranked 7th. 291 times more than Malta 		244
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 84,396
Ranked 7th. 214 times more than Malta 		395
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 47,621
Ranked 7th. 38 times more than Malta 		1,261
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 317,783
Ranked 7th. 23 times more than Malta 		13,599
Ranked 7th.

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