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Education Stats: compare key data on Malaysia & Pakistan

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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).
  • 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."
  • 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 per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • 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.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • 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).
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Teachers' Day date: Date when Teacher's Day is celebrated around the world.
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male 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 > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education (% of total). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • 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 > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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.
  • Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males 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.
  • Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females 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.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • 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.
  • Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % net: School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the ratio of male children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the male population of the official secondary school age.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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STAT Malaysia Pakistan HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 92.1
Ranked 49th. 72% more than Pakistan 		53.7
Ranked 103th.
Average years of schooling of adults 6.8
Ranked 42nd. 74% more than Pakistan 		3.9
Ranked 75th.
Children out of school, primary 93,743
Ranked 42nd. 		5.37 million
Ranked 1st. 57 times more than Malaysia
Children out of school, primary per 1000 3.63
Ranked 74th. 		29.98
Ranked 13th. 8 times more than Malaysia
Children out of school, primary, female 78,564
Ranked 36th. 		3.05 million
Ranked 1st. 39 times more than Malaysia
College and university > Gender parity index 1.34
Ranked 42nd. 48% more than Pakistan 		0.908
Ranked 63th.
Compulsary education duration 6
Ranked 178th. 20% more than Pakistan 		5
Ranked 107th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.13%
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Pakistan 		2.17%
Ranked 20th.
High school enrolment rate 98.87
Ranked 25th. 36% more than Pakistan 		72.56
Ranked 79th.
Literacy > Total population 88.9%
Ranked 84th. 78% more than Pakistan 		49.9%
Ranked 10th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 124th. 20% more than Pakistan 		5
Ranked 164th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 8.19
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		2.45
Ranked 71st.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 12.72
Ranked 112th. 		41.35
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.72
Ranked 52nd. 		41.86
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Malaysia
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 69th. The same as Pakistan 		7
Ranked 56th.
Literacy > Female 85.4%
Ranked 83th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		36%
Ranked 9th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 3.16
Ranked 54th. 		17.03
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Malaysia
College and university > Gender ratio 129
Ranked 40th. 51% more than Pakistan 		85.23
Ranked 69th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 179th. The same as Pakistan 		2
Ranked 157th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 4 times more than Pakistan 		1.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 117th.
Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 7th. 80% more than Pakistan 		5 years
Ranked 157th.
Secondary education, pupils 2.62 million
Ranked 34th. 		10.37 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Malaysia
College and university > Private school share 43.14%
Ranked 34th. 26% more than Pakistan 		34.33%
Ranked 39th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 49th. 32% more than Pakistan 		0.76
Ranked 144th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 91.9%
Ranked 48th. 67% more than Pakistan 		54.9%
Ranked 102nd.
Primary education, pupils 2.95 million
Ranked 39th. 		18.12 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Malaysia
Primary education, teachers 231,683
Ranked 19th. 		438,161
Ranked 1st. 89% more than Malaysia
Adult literacy rate > Female 89.8
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Pakistan 		39.97
Ranked 103th.
High school > Gender ratio 106.9
Ranked 25th. 41% more than Pakistan 		75.79
Ranked 104th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 120th. 20% more than Pakistan 		5
Ranked 92nd.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.485
Ranked 77th. 80% more than Pakistan 		0.27
Ranked 99th.
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. The same as Pakistan 		4
Ranked 28th.
Literacy > Male 92.4%
Ranked 84th. 47% more than Pakistan 		63%
Ranked 9th.
Spending > USD 8.66 billion
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		3.6 billion
Ranked 49th.
High school > Private school share 4.49%
Ranked 101st. 		31.12%
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Malaysia
Spending > Proportion 4.04
Ranked 83th. 89% more than Pakistan 		2.14
Ranked 145th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.51
Ranked 111th. 		38.34
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 55th. 33% more than Pakistan 		3
Ranked 133th.
High school repeaters > Male 0.11
Ranked 85th. 		2
Ranked 79th. 18 times more than Malaysia
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 97.2%
Ranked 12th. 49% more than Pakistan 		65.1%
Ranked 8th.
Preschool enrollment rate 96.61
Ranked 126th. 14% more than Pakistan 		84.78
Ranked 125th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 54,909.26
Ranked 7th. 44% more than Pakistan 		38,154.56
Ranked 17th.
Primary completion rate 92
Ranked 83th. 46% more than Pakistan 		63
Ranked 100th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 632,309
Ranked 33th. 58% more than Pakistan 		401,056
Ranked 41st.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 131st. 20% more than Pakistan 		5
Ranked 173th.
Children out of school > Primary 221,833
Ranked 26th. 		6.3 million
Ranked 1st. 28 times more than Malaysia
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 6.74
Ranked 44th. 5 times more than Pakistan 		1.27
Ranked 103th.
Secondary education, teachers 190,581
Ranked 17th. 		197,082
Ranked 17th. 3% more than Malaysia
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 17.82
Ranked 52nd. 		41.34
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Malaysia
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 167th. The same as Pakistan 		3
Ranked 125th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.988
Ranked 74th. 		12.95
Ranked 14th. 13 times more than Malaysia
Secondary education, general pupils 2.45 million
Ranked 31st. 		10 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Malaysia
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 11.1%
Ranked 78th. 		54.3%
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Malaysia
High school > Gender parity index 1.07
Ranked 23th. 46% more than Pakistan 		0.733
Ranked 94th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 520
Ranked 50th. 41% more than Pakistan 		368
Ranked 54th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 50%
Ranked 3rd. 35% more than Pakistan 		37%
Ranked 47th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 5.15%
Ranked 68th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		2.43%
Ranked 87th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 25.9
Ranked 62nd. 10 times more than Pakistan 		2.68
Ranked 115th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both boys only
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 151st. 20% more than Pakistan 		5
Ranked 197th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 25.2%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		10.9%
Ranked 41st.
Children out of school, primary, male 24,602
Ranked 47th. 		2.32 million
Ranked 1st. 94 times more than Malaysia
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 6.6%
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		2.4%
Ranked 45th.
High school > Students per teacher 13.72
Ranked 54th. 		41.86
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Malaysia
Secondary education > General pupils 2.38 million
Ranked 31st. 		7.09 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 117th. 20% more than Pakistan 		10
Ranked 192nd.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 108th. 20% more than Pakistan 		10
Ranked 172nd.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		2.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 46.66
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		22.24
Ranked 3rd.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 3.01 million
Ranked 38th. 		14.04 million
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Malaysia
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 66%
Ranked 63th. 4 times more than Pakistan 		18.3%
Ranked 130th.
Elementary school graduate rate 92.23
Ranked 52nd. 32% more than Pakistan 		69.68
Ranked 79th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 98.4
Ranked 43th. 43% more than Pakistan 		68.86
Ranked 100th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 104.24
Ranked 82nd. 3% more than Pakistan 		101.13
Ranked 54th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 92.51
Ranked 44th. 60% more than Pakistan 		57.89
Ranked 58th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.31
Ranked 46th. 49% more than Pakistan 		0.88
Ranked 68th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 1.74 million
Ranked 48th. 		48.67 million
Ranked 4th. 28 times more than Malaysia
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.14
Ranked 9th. 54% more than Pakistan 		0.74
Ranked 125th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 316.08
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		101.11
Ranked 3rd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 26.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 10 times more than Pakistan 		2.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.91
Ranked 82nd. 9 times more than Pakistan 		0.217
Ranked 175th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 61st. The same as Pakistan 		7
Ranked 51st.
Teacher student ratio > High school 14.97
Ranked 59th. 		41.86
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Malaysia
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 8.91
Ranked 40th. 		39.9
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Malaysia
High school repeaters > Female 0.09
Ranked 84th. 		2.13
Ranked 69th. 24 times more than Malaysia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 1.14 million
Ranked 48th. 		30.4 million
Ranked 3rd. 27 times more than Malaysia
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 15.08
Ranked 108th. 		40.67
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 70.23%
Ranked 12th. 		75.2%
Ranked 5th. 7% more than Malaysia
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 98.5
Ranked 46th. 68% more than Pakistan 		58.77
Ranked 104th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 97.7%
Ranked 27th. 40% more than Pakistan 		69.7%
Ranked 74th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 3.1 million
Ranked 40th. 		18.18 million
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Malaysia
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 122nd. 20% more than Pakistan 		5 years
Ranked 157th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $3,622.28
Ranked 30th. 9 times more than Pakistan 		$400.05
Ranked 82nd.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 97.69
Ranked 113th. 		105.91
Ranked 48th. 8% more than Malaysia
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 86.77
Ranked 36th. 56% more than Pakistan 		55.79
Ranked 62nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 94.01
Ranked 7th. 68% more than Pakistan 		56.01
Ranked 3rd.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 120th. 20% more than Pakistan 		10
Ranked 199th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 0.97%
Ranked 133th. 		33.68%
Ranked 10th. 35 times more than Malaysia
Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.5
Ranked 50th. 20% more than Pakistan 		82.6
Ranked 128th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 97.68
Ranked 35th. 37% more than Pakistan 		71.38
Ranked 75th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 14.7%
Ranked 74th. 		69.4%
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Malaysia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 95%
Ranked 67th. 40% more than Pakistan 		68%
Ranked 127th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 171st. 		7
Ranked 50th. 40% more than Malaysia
Primary education > Pupils 3.06 million
Ranked 38th. 		17.26 million
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Malaysia
Secondary education > Pupils 2.52 million
Ranked 31st. 		7.24 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Malaysia
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 72.8%
Ranked 57th. 69% more than Pakistan 		43.1%
Ranked 105th.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 98.3
Ranked 47th. 25% more than Pakistan 		78.51
Ranked 92nd.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 95.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		39.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 140th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 55.07%
Ranked 46th. 28% more than Pakistan 		43.16%
Ranked 96th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 162,243
Ranked 45th. 		376,337
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 12.72
Ranked 114th. 		41.35
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 90.32%
Ranked 9th. 13% more than Pakistan 		80%
Ranked 27th.
Secondary education > Teachers 141,913
Ranked 30th. 		197,082
Ranked 20th. 39% more than Malaysia
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 13 years
Ranked 12th. 86% more than Pakistan 		7 years
Ranked 90th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 93.72
Ranked 37th. 35% more than Pakistan 		69.68
Ranked 70th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 2.3 million
Ranked 35th. 		5.73 million
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 4.27
Ranked 6th. 		33.65
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Malaysia
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 20.89
Ranked 65th. 9 times more than Pakistan 		2.41
Ranked 86th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 115th. 20% more than Pakistan 		5
Ranked 139th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 18th. 45% more than Pakistan 		0.69
Ranked 8th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.63%
Ranked 24th. 28% more than Pakistan 		80.21%
Ranked 109th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 125,312
Ranked 34th. 		7.26 million
Ranked 1st. 58 times more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.67%
Ranked 59th. 22% more than Pakistan 		40.03%
Ranked 168th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 70.05
Ranked 77th. 		319.34
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Malaysia
Progression to secondary school 99.04%
Ranked 19th. 44% more than Pakistan 		68.95%
Ranked 57th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 97.3%
Ranked 12th. 83% more than Pakistan 		53.1%
Ranked 8th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 9.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 		40.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 116,539
Ranked 7th. 		3.58 million
Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 2.2 million
Ranked 6th. 		7.68 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Malaysia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 95%
Ranked 68th. 61% more than Pakistan 		59%
Ranked 125th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 151st. 15% more than Pakistan 		13
Ranked 202nd.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 133th. 20% more than Pakistan 		5
Ranked 168th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.0
Ranked 82nd. 		4.42
Ranked 54th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 97.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		45.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.126 per capita
Ranked 71st. 30% more than Pakistan 		0.097 per capita
Ranked 106th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 123.25
Ranked 76th. 31% more than Pakistan 		93.82
Ranked 112th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 7.7%
Ranked 73th. 		40.2%
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Malaysia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 60th. 25% more than Pakistan 		77%
Ranked 115th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 97.2%
Ranked 12th. 27% more than Pakistan 		76.7%
Ranked 8th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 18.2
Ranked 99th. 		44.1
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 69%
Ranked 31st. 44% more than Pakistan 		48%
Ranked 78th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 138,521
Ranked 46th. 		154,227
Ranked 14th. 11% more than Malaysia
Primary education > Teachers 174,504
Ranked 27th. 		450,136
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.25%
Ranked 31st. 28% more than Pakistan 		39.98%
Ranked 149th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 660.01
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		291.95
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 1.94
Ranked 6th. 		10.59
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 49,473
Ranked 7th. 		7.36 million
Ranked 1st. 149 times more than Malaysia
Private school enrolment > Primary level 2.9
Ranked 63th. 		34.8
Ranked 7th. 12 times more than Malaysia
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 113th. 20% more than Pakistan 		5
Ranked 145th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 101.19
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		45.86
Ranked 71st.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 7.01
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		2.85
Ranked 76th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 92%
Ranked 16th. 44% more than Pakistan 		64.1%
Ranked 8th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 4.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 		25.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Malaysia
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.7%
Ranked 48th. 36% more than Pakistan 		35.9%
Ranked 23th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $105.92 billion
Ranked 15th. 48% more than Pakistan 		$71.67 billion
Ranked 20th.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 150th. 20% more than Pakistan 		5
Ranked 189th.
Scouting > Members 44,016
Ranked 29th. 		630,476
Ranked 7th. 14 times more than Malaysia
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 2.34 million
Ranked 33th. 		9 million
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Malaysia
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 5.7
Ranked 65th. 4 times more than Pakistan 		1.27
Ranked 116th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.63
Ranked 35th. 31% more than Pakistan 		76.04
Ranked 101st.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 95.62
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		44.89
Ranked 80th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 112,026
Ranked 25th. 		2.33 million
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than Malaysia
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.999
Ranked 37th. 21% more than Pakistan 		0.823
Ranked 112th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.2%
Ranked 28th. 30% more than Pakistan 		39.5%
Ranked 29th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 3
Ranked 11th. 		22.4
Ranked 34th. 7 times more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 94.21
Ranked 64th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		38.31
Ranked 144th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 55.54
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Pakistan 		15.06
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 45,473
Ranked 7th. 		1.45 million
Ranked 1st. 32 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 3.03
Ranked 6th. 		15.48
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 3.61
Ranked 8th. 		37.61
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 2.12
Ranked 12th. 		40.19
Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 6.64
Ranked 6th. 		21.16
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 1.09 million
Ranked 6th. 		3.05 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 1.91
Ranked 9th. 		23.37
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 65,445
Ranked 8th. 		5.51 million
Ranked 1st. 84 times more than Malaysia
Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.51
Ranked 72nd. 		3.52
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Primary completion rate > Women 92
Ranked 81st. 77% more than Pakistan 		52
Ranked 102nd.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 71st. 		4.8
Ranked 56th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 70th. 		3.94
Ranked 53th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98%
Ranked 20th. 45% more than Pakistan 		67.8%
Ranked 65th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 4.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 		14.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Malaysia
High school teachers 166,940
Ranked 24th. 		197,082
Ranked 19th. 18% more than Malaysia
Elementary school teachers 205,772
Ranked 23th. 		446,925
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Malaysia
High school enrolment rate > Male 100
Ranked 11th. 36% more than Pakistan 		73.45
Ranked 74th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 85.4%
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		35.4%
Ranked 8th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1%
Ranked 17th. 45% more than Pakistan 		0.69%
Ranked 8th.
Teachers' Day date 5/16/2011 10/5/2011
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 71.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 		327.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Malaysia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 45.84
Ranked 70th. 		199.48
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Malaysia
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 2.58 million
Ranked 32nd. 		7.24 million
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Primary completion rate > Men 92
Ranked 79th. 26% more than Pakistan 		73
Ranked 92nd.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 114.18
Ranked 13th. 54% more than Pakistan 		73.91
Ranked 83th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 122.79
Ranked 75th. 12% more than Pakistan 		109.25
Ranked 68th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 103.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		46.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 19.4
Ranked 49th. 		28.3
Ranked 18th. 46% more than Malaysia
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 97.79
Ranked 102nd. 		97.84
Ranked 85th. The same as Malaysia
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 97.58
Ranked 112th. 		113.53
Ranked 35th. 16% more than Malaysia
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 93.83
Ranked 30th. 30% more than Pakistan 		72.36
Ranked 62nd.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 93.61
Ranked 29th. 38% more than Pakistan 		67.84
Ranked 65th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 864,189
Ranked 7th. 		3.01 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 684,149
Ranked 7th. 		1.48 million
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 84,623
Ranked 8th. 		5.16 million
Ranked 1st. 61 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 131,378
Ranked 7th. 8% more than Pakistan 		121,504
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 412,439
Ranked 7th. 		897,543
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 14.32
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		4.1
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 2.1
Ranked 6th. 		6.27
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 2.79
Ranked 10th. 		40.21
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 1.52 million
Ranked 7th. 		2.57 million
Ranked 1st. 69% more than Malaysia
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 93.1% net
Ranked 56th. 59% more than Pakistan 		58.62% net
Ranked 74th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 925,741
Ranked 6th. 		2.18 million
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Malaysia
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 93.32% net
Ranked 55th. 21% more than Pakistan 		77.08% net
Ranked 64th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 1.72 million
Ranked 7th. 		4.41 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 32,425
Ranked 8th. 		3.54 million
Ranked 1st. 109 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 48,062
Ranked 7th. 		1.25 million
Ranked 1st. 26 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 1.61 million
Ranked 7th. 		3.49 million
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 106,621
Ranked 7th. 		1.09 million
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 33,020
Ranked 8th. 		1.97 million
Ranked 1st. 60 times more than Malaysia
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 49.1%
Ranked 74th. 		53.56%
Ranked 65th. 9% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 84,396
Ranked 7th. 		2.21 million
Ranked 1st. 26 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 47,621
Ranked 7th. 		1.37 million
Ranked 1st. 29 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 317,783
Ranked 7th. 13% more than Pakistan 		280,303
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 444,624
Ranked 7th. 		744,752
Ranked 1st. 68% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 460,250
Ranked 7th. 23% more than Pakistan 		374,892
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 136,273
Ranked 6th. 		1.09 million
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Malaysia
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 66.3%
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Pakistan 		13.1%
Ranked 84th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 1.38
Ranked 10th. 		25.83
Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 39.53
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		15.92
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 3.6
Ranked 6th. 		16.1
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 4.55
Ranked 4th. 		7.97
Ranked 3rd. 75% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 1.41
Ranked 9th. 		14.38
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 5.82
Ranked 4th. 		7.95
Ranked 3rd. 37% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 13.57
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Pakistan 		2.04
Ranked 3rd.
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 11.2%
Ranked 14th. 		16.4%
Ranked 76th. 46% more than Malaysia
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 20%
Ranked 31st. 		28.4%
Ranked 18th. 42% more than Malaysia
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 40.9%
Ranked 4th. 83% more than Pakistan 		22.4%
Ranked 40th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 18.9%
Ranked 8th. 		30.9%
Ranked 7th. 63% more than Malaysia
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 97.24%
Ranked 46th. 48% more than Pakistan 		65.5%
Ranked 96th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 107.53% gross
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		50.47% gross
Ranked 37th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 93.3% gross
Ranked 132nd. 24% more than Pakistan 		75.15% gross
Ranked 95th.
Primary education > Teachers > % female 66.29% female
Ranked 87th. 44% more than Pakistan 		45.88% female
Ranked 65th.
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 51.94% female
Ranked 15th. 26% more than Pakistan 		41.1% female
Ranked 78th.
Government spending on education > % of GDP 5.13%
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Pakistan 		2.17%
Ranked 20th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 95.99%
Ranked 35th. 61% more than Pakistan 		59.67%
Ranked 104th.
Government spending on education > % of government spending 18.24%
Ranked 15th. 62% more than Pakistan 		11.24%
Ranked 58th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 96.36%
Ranked 123th. 26% more than Pakistan 		76.5%
Ranked 126th.
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 0.97%
Ranked 129th. 		33.68%
Ranked 10th. 35 times more than Malaysia
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.48%
Ranked 87th. 9% more than Pakistan 		44.47%
Ranked 85th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 98.22%
Ranked 109th. 14% more than Pakistan 		86.31%
Ranked 68th.
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 100.5%
Ranked 31st. 40% more than Pakistan 		71.86%
Ranked 52nd.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 95.06%
Ranked 111th. 		103.94%
Ranked 58th. 9% more than Malaysia
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 51.02%
Ranked 41st. 26% more than Pakistan 		40.59%
Ranked 77th.
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 98.45%
Ranked 20th. 28% more than Pakistan 		77.19%
Ranked 47th.
Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 14.1%
Ranked 32nd. 72% more than Pakistan 		8.2%
Ranked 68th.
Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 24.4%
Ranked 30th. 		25.1%
Ranked 31st. 3% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 155,809
Ranked 7th. 		1.95 million
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 88,550
Ranked 7th. 		1.83 million
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 1 million
Ranked 7th. 		1.47 million
Ranked 1st. 47% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 2.11
Ranked 10th. 		53.7
Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 42.72
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Pakistan 		10.7
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 51.73
Ranked 6th. 33% more than Pakistan 		39
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 31.49
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Pakistan 		5.42
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24 97.21%
Ranked 47th. 28% more than Pakistan 		75.79%
Ranked 93th.
Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 85.35%
Ranked 58th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		35.98%
Ranked 102nd.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 4.15%
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		1.56%
Ranked 168th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 12 years
Ranked 20th. 71% more than Pakistan 		7 years
Ranked 90th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 99.24%
Ranked 9th. 63% more than Pakistan 		60.99%
Ranked 52nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 182,092
Ranked 7th. 16% more than Pakistan 		156,503
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 99,914
Ranked 7th. 		4.62 million
Ranked 1st. 46 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 25,428
Ranked 8th. 		2.15 million
Ranked 1st. 85 times more than Malaysia
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 80.95% gross
Ranked 93th. 4 times more than Pakistan 		22.73% gross
Ranked 85th.
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 98.45%
Ranked 12th. 28% more than Pakistan 		77.19%
Ranked 46th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 99.87%
Ranked 4th. 96% more than Pakistan 		50.95%
Ranked 84th.
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 0.0
Ranked 65th. 		4.35%
Ranked 55th.
Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100%
Ranked 61st. 34% more than Pakistan 		74.86%
Ranked 107th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 4.98
Ranked 6th. 		26.07
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Malaysia
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 65.92%
Ranked 108th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		30.86%
Ranked 55th.
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 67.25%
Ranked 69th. 63% more than Pakistan 		41.32%
Ranked 30th.
Secondary education, teachers, female 128,262
Ranked 13th. 28% more than Pakistan 		100,258
Ranked 18th.
Scouting > Membership > Scouting introduced 1911 1909
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 1.21 million
Ranked 5th. 		5.35 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 2.03
Ranked 5th. 		9.97
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Malaysia

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