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Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
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).
College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
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.
Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
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."
Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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.
High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
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 > 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.
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.
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."
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Literacy > 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.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' 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."
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Secondary education > 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.
Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
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 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 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
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.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people:
Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are illiterate.
. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
Literacy > 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 > 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 literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
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.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % 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."
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > 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. 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."
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % 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.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Male is the number of males age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the male population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59: Compares countries by number of male iliterate individuals, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male iliterate individuals, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % 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."
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males: Number of male entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the male population at entrance age to the last grade.
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Male is the total male enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's high school, or secondary, teachers that are female.
Literacy > Male 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.
High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for upper secondary (high school) education.

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Adult literacy rate > Total	92.1 Ranked 49th. 18% more than Nicaragua	78 Ranked 10th.
Average years of schooling of adults	6.8 Ranked 42nd. 48% more than Nicaragua	4.6 Ranked 71st.
Children out of school, primary	93,743 Ranked 42nd. 74% more than Nicaragua	53,792 Ranked 47th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000	3.63 Ranked 74th.	9.24 Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Children out of school, primary, female	78,564 Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	23,809 Ranked 47th.
College and university > Gender parity index	1.34 Ranked 42nd. 23% more than Nicaragua	1.09 Ranked 74th.
Compulsary education duration	6 Ranked 178th. The same as Nicaragua	6 Ranked 92nd.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP	5.13% Ranked 52nd. 12% more than Nicaragua	4.57% Ranked 63th.
High school enrolment rate	98.87 Ranked 25th.	99.15 Ranked 18th. About the same as Malaysia
Literacy > Total population	88.9% Ranked 84th. 32% more than Nicaragua	67.5% Ranked 128th.
Primary education, duration > Years	6 Ranked 124th. The same as Nicaragua	6 Ranked 33th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000	8.19 Ranked 11th. 56% more than Nicaragua	5.25 Ranked 53th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	12.72 Ranked 112th.	30.22 Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary	13.72 Ranked 52nd.	30.83 Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Secondary education, duration > Years	7 Ranked 69th. 40% more than Nicaragua	5 Ranked 169th.
College and university > Share of total education spending	34.45% Ranked 7th. 32% more than Nicaragua	26.05% Ranked 24th.
Literacy > Female	85.4% Ranked 83th. 26% more than Nicaragua	67.8% Ranked 113th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000	3.16 Ranked 54th.	4.09 Ranked 39th. 30% more than Malaysia
College and university > Gender ratio	129 Ranked 40th. 19% more than Nicaragua	108.54 Ranked 75th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration	2 Ranked 179th.	3 Ranked 31st. 50% more than Malaysia
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita	5.81 per 1,000 people Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Nicaragua	2.52 per 1,000 people Ranked 53th.
Duration of compulsory education	9 years Ranked 7th. 50% more than Nicaragua	6 years Ranked 130th.
Secondary education, pupils	2.62 million Ranked 34th. 6 times more than Nicaragua	465,201 Ranked 82nd.
College and university > Private school share	43.14% Ranked 34th. 4% more than Nicaragua	41.43% Ranked 23th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment	1 Ranked 49th. 3% more than Nicaragua	0.97 Ranked 78th.
Literacy > Adult literacy	91.9% Ranked 48th. 14% more than Nicaragua	80.5% Ranked 78th.
Primary education, pupils	2.95 million Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	923,745 Ranked 71st.
Primary education, teachers	231,683 Ranked 19th. 8 times more than Nicaragua	30,571 Ranked 69th.
Adult literacy rate > Female	89.8 Ranked 52nd. 15% more than Nicaragua	77.92 Ranked 10th.
Tertiary enrollment	28.2% Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Nicaragua	11.5% Ranked 5th.
High school > Gender ratio	106.9 Ranked 25th.	113.49 Ranked 7th. 6% more than Malaysia
Compulsary education starting age	6 Ranked 120th. The same as Nicaragua	6 Ranked 22nd.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million	0.485 Ranked 77th.	5.3 Ranked 32nd. 11 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Definition	age 15 and over can read and write	age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration	4 Ranked 41st. Twice as much as Nicaragua	2 Ranked 150th.
Literacy > Male	92.4% Ranked 84th. 38% more than Nicaragua	67.2% Ranked 135th.
Spending > USD	8.66 billion Ranked 36th. 45 times more than Nicaragua	190.67 million Ranked 115th.
High school > Private school share	4.49% Ranked 101st.	21.83% Ranked 38th. 5 times more than Malaysia
Spending > Proportion	4.04 Ranked 83th. 36% more than Nicaragua	2.96 Ranked 124th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary	17.51 Ranked 111th.	33.56 Ranked 34th. 92% more than Malaysia
Child care (preschool) > Starting age	4 Ranked 55th. 33% more than Nicaragua	3 Ranked 78th.
High school repeaters > Male	0.11 Ranked 85th.	9.72 Ranked 28th. 88 times more than Malaysia
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24	97.2% Ranked 12th. 13% more than Nicaragua	86.2% Ranked 21st.
Preschool enrollment rate	96.61 Ranked 126th.	116.92 Ranked 17th. 21% more than Malaysia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad	54,909.26 Ranked 7th. 33 times more than Nicaragua	1,669.7 Ranked 159th.
Primary completion rate	92 Ranked 83th. 21% more than Nicaragua	76 Ranked 89th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	632,309 Ranked 33th. 6 times more than Nicaragua	100,363 Ranked 80th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration	6 Ranked 131st. The same as Nicaragua	6 Ranked 37th.
Children out of school > Primary	221,833 Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Nicaragua	53,436 Ranked 33th.
Secondary education, teachers	190,581 Ranked 17th. 13 times more than Nicaragua	15,089 Ranked 61st.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000	6.74 Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	2.59 Ranked 81st.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher	17.82 Ranked 52nd.	21.19 Ranked 34th. 19% more than Malaysia
High school > Lower secondary school duration	3 Ranked 167th. The same as Nicaragua	3 Ranked 85th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000	0.988 Ranked 74th.	5.15 Ranked 34th. 5 times more than Malaysia
Spending per student > High school	14.19 Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	4.5 Ranked 70th.
Secondary education, general pupils	2.45 million Ranked 31st. 5 times more than Nicaragua	458,321 Ranked 78th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+	11.1% Ranked 78th.	32.5% Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Malaysia
High school > Gender parity index	1.07 Ranked 23th.	1.1 Ranked 13th. 2% more than Malaysia
Scientific and technical journal articles	520 Ranked 50th. 65 times more than Nicaragua	8 Ranked 134th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	50% Ranked 3rd. 9% more than Nicaragua	46% Ranked 4th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion	5.15% Ranked 68th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	1.74% Ranked 110th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000	25.9 Ranked 62nd. 35% more than Nicaragua	19.12 Ranked 74th.
Scouting > Genders admitted	both	both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age	6 Ranked 151st. The same as Nicaragua	6 Ranked 55th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government	25.2% Ranked 6th. 68% more than Nicaragua	15% Ranked 39th.
Children out of school, primary, male	24,602 Ranked 47th.	29,983 Ranked 45th. 22% more than Malaysia
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI	6.6% Ranked 15th. Twice as much as Nicaragua	3.3% Ranked 90th.
High school > Students per teacher	13.72 Ranked 54th.	30.83 Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Secondary education > General pupils	2.38 million Ranked 31st. 6 times more than Nicaragua	415,273 Ranked 43th.
Spending per student > Elementary school	11.56 Ranked 54th. 17% more than Nicaragua	9.84 Ranked 59th.
Secondary school starting age > Years	12 Ranked 117th. The same as Nicaragua	12 Ranked 43th.
High school starting age > Years	12 Ranked 108th. The same as Nicaragua	12 Ranked 41st.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita	7.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 24th. 31% more than Nicaragua	5.47 per 1,000 people Ranked 34th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	46.66 Ranked 8th.	48.46 Ranked 1st. 4% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level	3.01 million Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	923,391 Ranked 78th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women	66% Ranked 63th. 2 times more than Nicaragua	30.8% Ranked 109th.
Elementary school graduate rate	92.23 Ranked 52nd. 91% more than Nicaragua	48.39 Ranked 86th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24	98.4 Ranked 43th. 13% more than Nicaragua	87.01 Ranked 11th.
Public spending per student > Primary level	11.2 Ranked 50th.	20.5 Ranked 17th. 83% more than Malaysia
Primary education, pupils per 1000	104.24 Ranked 82nd.	158.66 Ranked 30th. 52% more than Malaysia
Secondary education, pupils per 1000	92.51 Ranked 44th. 16% more than Nicaragua	79.9 Ranked 83th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment	1.31 Ranked 46th. 18% more than Nicaragua	1.11 Ranked 77th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+	1.74 million Ranked 48th. 67% more than Nicaragua	1.04 million Ranked 58th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment	1.14 Ranked 9th.	1.15 Ranked 10th. 1% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	316.08 Ranked 12th. 12% more than Nicaragua	281.44 Ranked 6th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita	26.38 per 1,000 people Ranked 61st. 33% more than Nicaragua	19.87 per 1,000 people Ranked 74th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people	1.91 Ranked 82nd. 7 times more than Nicaragua	0.283 Ranked 169th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years	7 Ranked 61st. 40% more than Nicaragua	5 Ranked 149th.
Teacher student ratio > High school	14.97 Ranked 59th.	28.59 Ranked 11th. 91% more than Malaysia
Children out of school > Primary per 1000	8.91 Ranked 40th.	9.8 Ranked 38th. 10% more than Malaysia
High school repeaters > Female	0.09 Ranked 84th.	6.26 Ranked 34th. 70 times more than Malaysia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women	1.14 million Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Nicaragua	526,900 Ranked 62nd.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school	15.08 Ranked 108th.	29.19 Ranked 42nd. 94% more than Malaysia
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries	70.23% Ranked 12th. 36% more than Nicaragua	51.56% Ranked 29th.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24	98.5 Ranked 46th. 11% more than Nicaragua	88.84 Ranked 11th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5	97.7% Ranked 27th. 92% more than Nicaragua	50.8% Ranked 88th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students	3.1 million Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	944,341 Ranked 64th.
Primary education > Duration > Years	6 years Ranked 122nd. The same as Nicaragua	6 years Ranked 33th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	$3,622.28 Ranked 30th. 5 times more than Nicaragua	$660.07 Ranked 73th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade	97.69 Ranked 113th.	153.39 Ranked 5th. 57% more than Malaysia
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000	86.77 Ranked 36th. 10% more than Nicaragua	78.72 Ranked 48th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	94.01 Ranked 7th.	94.87 Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Malaysia
High school > Lower secondary starting age	12 Ranked 120th. The same as Nicaragua	12 Ranked 44th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share	0.97% Ranked 133th.	15.55% Ranked 51st. 16 times more than Malaysia
Elementary school > Gender ratio	99.5 Ranked 50th. 2% more than Nicaragua	97.81 Ranked 80th.
High school enrolment rate > Female	97.68 Ranked 35th.	98.34 Ranked 29th. 1% more than Malaysia
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women	14.7% Ranked 74th.	32.2% Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level	95% Ranked 67th. 1% more than Nicaragua	94% Ranked 69th.
Duration of education > Secondary level	5 Ranked 171st. The same as Nicaragua	5 Ranked 141st.
Secondary education > Pupils	2.52 million Ranked 31st. 6 times more than Nicaragua	437,853 Ranked 40th.
Primary education > Pupils	3.06 million Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	945,089 Ranked 47th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men	72.8% Ranked 57th. 63% more than Nicaragua	44.7% Ranked 101st.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24	98.3 Ranked 47th. 15% more than Nicaragua	85.16 Ranked 13th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita	95.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 57th. 27% more than Nicaragua	75.83 per 1,000 people Ranked 103th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level	55.07% Ranked 46th. 6% more than Nicaragua	52.16% Ranked 68th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils	162,243 Ranked 45th. 24 times more than Nicaragua	6,880 Ranked 92nd.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher	12.72 Ranked 114th.	30.22 Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	90.32% Ranked 9th. 73% more than Nicaragua	52.21% Ranked 72nd.
Secondary education > Teachers	141,913 Ranked 30th. 11 times more than Nicaragua	12,980 Ranked 39th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary	13 years Ranked 12th. 18% more than Nicaragua	11 years Ranked 6th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade	93.72 Ranked 37th. 82% more than Nicaragua	51.36 Ranked 74th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level	2.3 million Ranked 35th. 6 times more than Nicaragua	382,951 Ranked 92nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people	4.27 Ranked 6th.	12.26 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Malaysia
Scientific and technical journal articles per million	20.89 Ranked 65th. 13 times more than Nicaragua	1.59 Ranked 143th.
Duration of education > Primary level	6 Ranked 115th. The same as Nicaragua	6 Ranked 31st.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24	1 Ranked 18th.	1.06 Ranked 1st. 6% more than Malaysia
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education	102.63% Ranked 24th. About the same as Nicaragua	102.49% Ranked 19th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary	125,312 Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Nicaragua	52,952 Ranked 46th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level	19.9 Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	6.4 Ranked 16th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000	70.05 Ranked 77th.	196.11 Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level	48.67% Ranked 59th.	48.92% Ranked 31st. 1% more than Malaysia
Progression to secondary school	99.04% Ranked 19th.	99.15% Ranked 16th. About the same as Malaysia
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women	97.3% Ranked 12th. 10% more than Nicaragua	88.8% Ranked 21st.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita	9.08 per 1,000 people Ranked 40th.	10.38 per 1,000 people Ranked 37th. 14% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19	2.2 million Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Nicaragua	517,547 Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39	116,539 Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Nicaragua	54,973 Ranked 5th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women	95% Ranked 68th. 1% more than Nicaragua	94% Ranked 63th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age	15 Ranked 151st. The same as Nicaragua	15 Ranked 70th.
Elementary school starting age > Years	6 Ranked 133th. The same as Nicaragua	6 Ranked 54th.
Elementary school repeaters > All	0.0 Ranked 82nd.	11.05 Ranked 26th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita	97.4 per 1,000 people Ranked 35th. 21% more than Nicaragua	80.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 34th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita	0.126 per capita Ranked 71st.	0.183 per capita Ranked 16th. 45% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000	123.25 Ranked 76th.	175.93 Ranked 19th. 43% more than Malaysia
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men	7.7% Ranked 73th.	32.8% Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Malaysia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men	96% Ranked 60th. 2% more than Nicaragua	94% Ranked 60th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men	97.2% Ranked 12th. 16% more than Nicaragua	83.6% Ranked 23th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level	18.2 Ranked 99th.	35.7 Ranked 36th. 96% more than Malaysia
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	69% Ranked 31st.	77% Ranked 29th. 12% more than Malaysia
Secondary education > Vocational pupils	138,521 Ranked 46th. 6 times more than Nicaragua	22,580 Ranked 35th.
Primary education > Teachers	174,504 Ranked 27th. 6 times more than Nicaragua	28,163 Ranked 38th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level	51.25% Ranked 31st.	53.3% Ranked 8th. 4% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	660.01 Ranked 11th. 21% more than Nicaragua	546.67 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	1.94 Ranked 6th.	4.39 Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14	49,473 Ranked 7th.	65,063 Ranked 4th. 32% more than Malaysia
Private school enrolment > Primary level	2.9 Ranked 63th.	16.4 Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Malaysia
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years	6 Ranked 113th. The same as Nicaragua	6 Ranked 31st.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000	101.19 Ranked 43th. 26% more than Nicaragua	80.26 Ranked 39th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000	7.01 Ranked 25th. 36% more than Nicaragua	5.16 Ranked 37th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years	92% Ranked 16th. 20% more than Nicaragua	76.8% Ranked 25th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita	4.49 per 1,000 people Ranked 41st.	5.18 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 15% more than Malaysia
Female enrolment share > Primary level	48.7% Ranked 48th.	49.4% Ranked 13th. 1% more than Malaysia
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$	$105.92 billion Ranked 15th. 27 times more than Nicaragua	$3.95 billion Ranked 65th.
Primary school starting age > Years	6 Ranked 150th. The same as Nicaragua	6 Ranked 55th.
Scouting > Members	44,016 Ranked 29th. 44 times more than Nicaragua	1,011 Ranked 148th.
High school > Share of total education spending	33.72% Ranked 59th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	13.23% Ranked 95th.
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries	62.29% Ranked 35th.	78.75% Ranked 20th. 26% more than Malaysia
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	88.98% Ranked 25th. 12% more than Nicaragua	79.6% Ranked 54th.
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries	61.97% Ranked 32nd.	89.04% Ranked 4th. 44% more than Malaysia
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	70.2% Ranked 44th. 98% more than Nicaragua	35.5% Ranked 77th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils	2.34 million Ranked 33th. 5 times more than Nicaragua	446,868 Ranked 65th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment	99.63 Ranked 35th. 3% more than Nicaragua	97.17 Ranked 44th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000	5.7 Ranked 65th. 2 times more than Nicaragua	2.38 Ranked 56th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000	95.62 Ranked 37th. 26% more than Nicaragua	76.12 Ranked 42nd.
Children out of school > Primary > Male	112,026 Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Nicaragua	26,767 Ranked 32nd.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index	0.999 Ranked 37th. 2% more than Nicaragua	0.98 Ranked 95th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	51.2% Ranked 28th.	53.4% Ranked 9th. 4% more than Malaysia
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women	2,195 Ranked 9th. 48 times more than Nicaragua	46 Ranked 25th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level	3 Ranked 11th.	32.9 Ranked 17th. 11 times more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000	94.21 Ranked 64th. 29% more than Nicaragua	72.96 Ranked 114th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	55.54 Ranked 9th. 58% more than Nicaragua	35.26 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24	65,445 Ranked 8th.	77,632 Ranked 5th. 19% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	1.91 Ranked 9th.	6.75 Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	3.03 Ranked 6th.	5.69 Ranked 3rd. 87% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19	1.09 million Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Nicaragua	264,346 Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39	45,473 Ranked 7th. 90% more than Nicaragua	23,950 Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	2.12 Ranked 12th.	12.58 Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	3.61 Ranked 8th.	14.16 Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	6.64 Ranked 6th.	9.43 Ranked 3rd. 42% more than Malaysia
Scouting > Members per thousand people	1.51 Ranked 72nd. 9 times more than Nicaragua	0.169 Ranked 147th.
Primary completion rate > Women	92 Ranked 81st. 15% more than Nicaragua	80 Ranked 79th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female	0.0 Ranked 70th.	9.41 Ranked 28th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male	0.0 Ranked 71st.	12.58 Ranked 25th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men	98% Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Nicaragua	48.1% Ranked 77th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita	4.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 41st.	5.2 per 1,000 people Ranked 39th. 13% more than Malaysia
High school teachers	166,940 Ranked 24th. 10 times more than Nicaragua	16,164 Ranked 60th.
Elementary school teachers	205,772 Ranked 23th. 6 times more than Nicaragua	32,349 Ranked 63th.
High school enrolment rate > Male	100 Ranked 11th. The same as Nicaragua	100 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Women above 14 years	85.4% Ranked 16th. 11% more than Nicaragua	76.6% Ranked 22nd.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds	1% Ranked 17th.	1.06% Ranked 1st. 6% more than Malaysia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita	71.35 per 1,000 people Ranked 79th.	204.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000	45.84 Ranked 70th.	99.08 Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils	2.58 million Ranked 32nd. 6 times more than Nicaragua	437,853 Ranked 70th.
Primary completion rate > Men	92 Ranked 79th. 26% more than Nicaragua	73 Ranked 91st.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita	103.07 per 1,000 people Ranked 34th. 21% more than Nicaragua	85.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 32nd.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000	122.79 Ranked 75th.	173.24 Ranked 25th. 41% more than Malaysia
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment	114.18 Ranked 13th.	114.79 Ranked 6th. 1% more than Malaysia
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females	None	None
Pupils reaching grade 5	98.8 Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Nicaragua	48.4 Ranked 72nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34	792,088 Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Nicaragua	143,650 Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	1.04 Ranked 11th.	5.16 Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Malaysia
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above	91.97% Ranked 56th. 20% more than Nicaragua	76.76% Ranked 85th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29	1.72 million Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Nicaragua	334,819 Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24	32,425 Ranked 8th.	35,013 Ranked 5th. 8% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29	44,658 Ranked 9th. 21% more than Nicaragua	36,830 Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59	106,621 Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Nicaragua	25,452 Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24	33,020 Ranked 8th.	42,619 Ranked 4th. 29% more than Malaysia
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP	49.1% Ranked 74th.	53.27% Ranked 67th. 9% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39	737,490 Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Nicaragua	126,789 Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39	71,066 Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Nicaragua	31,023 Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10	7.4 million Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Nicaragua	1.54 million Ranked 4th.
Primary education, teachers > % female	68.71% Ranked 83th.	77.02% Ranked 70th. 12% more than Malaysia
Tertiary education, teachers > % female	49.92% Ranked 19th. 8% more than Nicaragua	46.32% Ranked 22nd.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment	66.3% Ranked 2nd. 44% more than Nicaragua	46.2% Ranked 15th.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	21.3% Ranked 13th.	26.41% Ranked 3rd. 24% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44	1.3 million Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Nicaragua	192,343 Ranked 6th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP	5.13% Ranked 54th. 12% more than Nicaragua	4.57% Ranked 65th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people	5.61 Ranked 15th. 14% more than Nicaragua	4.9 Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people	1.38 Ranked 10th.	6.42 Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people	39.53 Ranked 9th.	43.72 Ranked 2nd. 11% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	3.6 Ranked 6th.	6.15 Ranked 3rd. 71% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people	4.55 Ranked 4th.	4.67 Ranked 4th. 2% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people	1.41 Ranked 9th.	7.81 Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people	5.82 Ranked 4th. 47% more than Nicaragua	3.96 Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	13.57 Ranked 12th. 37% more than Nicaragua	9.89 Ranked 6th.
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force	50.3% Ranked 20th. 36% more than Nicaragua	37.1% Ranked 39th.
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment	49.7% Ranked 7th. 15% more than Nicaragua	43.3% Ranked 19th.
Education spending > % of GDP	8.1% Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	3.1% Ranked 104th.
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24	97.24% Ranked 46th. 13% more than Nicaragua	86.22% Ranked 73th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross	93.3% gross Ranked 132nd.	110.17% gross Ranked 26th. 18% more than Malaysia
Primary education > Teachers > % female	66.29% female Ranked 87th.	78.47% female Ranked 25th. 18% more than Malaysia
Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita	26.33% Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Nicaragua	10.36% Ranked 40th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group	93.92% Ranked 126th.	146.93% Ranked 7th. 56% more than Malaysia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita	24.68 per 1,000 people Ranked 76th.	101.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Malaysia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men	603,100 Ranked 45th. 17% more than Nicaragua	515,900 Ranked 51st.
Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers	96.6% Ranked 4th. 26% more than Nicaragua	76.94% Ranked 39th.
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group	94.19% Ranked 70th. 23% more than Nicaragua	76.3% Ranked 61st.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary	4.1% Ranked 89th.	23.28% Ranked 33th. 6 times more than Malaysia
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross	27.01% gross Ranked 56th. 60% more than Nicaragua	16.92% gross Ranked 76th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross	32.11% Ranked 59th. 78% more than Nicaragua	18.05% Ranked 74th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross	36.22% Ranked 56th. 93% more than Nicaragua	18.79% Ranked 76th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net	96.1% Ranked 52nd. 3% more than Nicaragua	93.44% Ranked 62nd.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net	65.61% Ranked 68th. 56% more than Nicaragua	41.94% Ranked 70th.
Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort	98.69% Ranked 13th. 94% more than Nicaragua	50.95% Ranked 47th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita	$5,122.05 Ranked 29th. 6 times more than Nicaragua	$850.82 Ranked 79th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP	49.34% Ranked 66th. 2% more than Nicaragua	48.52% Ranked 67th.
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24	98.38% Ranked 11th. 16% more than Nicaragua	85.16% Ranked 14th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %	97.1% Ranked 105th.	109.92% Ranked 13th. 13% more than Malaysia
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %	93.89% Ranked 135th.	97.98% Ranked 95th. 4% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59	155,809 Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	45,443 Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49	88,550 Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	32,950 Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49	1 million Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Nicaragua	146,196 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	1.71 Ranked 7th.	7.41 Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people	11.21 Ranked 12th. 66% more than Nicaragua	6.77 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	5.64 Ranked 6th.	10.34 Ranked 4th. 83% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people	42.72 Ranked 9th. 59% more than Nicaragua	26.8 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people	6.65 Ranked 5th.	8.33 Ranked 3rd. 25% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	31.49 Ranked 11th. 35% more than Nicaragua	23.24 Ranked 6th.
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross	60.59% Ranked 68th. 9% more than Nicaragua	55.77% Ranked 67th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net	96.1% Ranked 35th. 5% more than Nicaragua	91.83% Ranked 57th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross	96.84% Ranked 127th.	118.18% Ranked 22nd. 22% more than Malaysia
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net	96.2% Ranked 35th. 5% more than Nicaragua	91.67% Ranked 58th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary	1.04% Ranked 121st.	15.38% Ranked 38th. 15 times more than Malaysia
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI	5.77% of GNI Ranked 28th. 98% more than Nicaragua	2.91% of GNI Ranked 122nd.
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP	7.95% Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	3.14% Ranked 93th.
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment	32% Ranked 30th.	50.8% Ranked 16th. 59% more than Malaysia
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment	48.8% Ranked 29th. 97% more than Nicaragua	24.8% Ranked 63th.
Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita	18.62% Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Nicaragua	8.81% Ranked 41st.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross	70.89% gross Ranked 102nd. 15% more than Nicaragua	61.81% gross Ranked 57th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women	97.3% Ranked 27th. 81% more than Nicaragua	53.7% Ranked 75th.
School enrollment > Primary > % net	93.21% net Ranked 57th. 7% more than Nicaragua	87.16% net Ranked 46th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54	107,378 Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Nicaragua	28,975 Ranked 5th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross	75.78% gross Ranked 101st. 14% more than Nicaragua	66.3% gross Ranked 54th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort	99.24% Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Nicaragua	48.41% Ranked 97th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000	24.23 Ranked 74th.	97.01 Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54	730,222 Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Nicaragua	107,719 Ranked 5th.
School enrollment, primary, male > % net	98.45% Ranked 12th. 8% more than Nicaragua	91.37% Ranked 65th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort	99.87% Ranked 4th. 90% more than Nicaragua	52.49% Ranked 88th.
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment	0.0 Ranked 65th.	9.21% Ranked 36th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net	95.99% Ranked 46th. 2% more than Nicaragua	93.85% Ranked 52nd.
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher	17.17 Ranked 44th.	30 Ranked 17th. 75% more than Malaysia
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males	None	None
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross	33.21% Ranked 63th. 94% more than Nicaragua	17.09% Ranked 79th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64	335,362 Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Nicaragua	53,109 Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49	42,321 Ranked 7th. 78% more than Nicaragua	23,748 Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14	1.15 million Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Nicaragua	238,064 Ranked 4th.
High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	67% Ranked 14th. 22% more than Nicaragua	55% Ranked 28th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people	1.81 Ranked 5th.	4.35 Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Malaysia
High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher	17.63 Ranked 27th.	25.85 Ranked 8th. 47% more than Malaysia

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