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Education Stats: compare key data on Malaysia & Paraguay

Definitions

  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Teachers as percentage of labor force: The percentage share of the total labor force who are classroom, academic staff, and other teachers. Data for 1999.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • 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.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • 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."
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11: Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12: Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • 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."
  • Teaching weeks per year > Primary: Average number of weeks taught per year by primary level teachers. Data for 2000.
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > 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.
  • 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.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • 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.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology: Intended instruction time spent studying technology, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • 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).
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • 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. 
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning science: Intended instruction time spent studying science, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • 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+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills: Intended instruction time spent studying vocational skills, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages: Intended instruction time spent studying modern foreign languages, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with 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.
  • Public spending on public institutions: Percentage share of total public education expenditure which is spent directly on public educational institutions. Data for 1999.
  • 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.
  • Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent in physical education: Intended instruction time spent studying physical education, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • 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."
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • 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.
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
STAT Malaysia Paraguay HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 92.1
Ranked 49th.
94.56
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Malaysia

Average years of schooling of adults 6.8
Ranked 42nd. 10% more than Paraguay
6.2
Ranked 49th.
Children out of school, primary 93,743
Ranked 42nd.
136,944
Ranked 30th. 46% more than Malaysia

Children out of school, primary per 1000 3.63
Ranked 74th.
21.2
Ranked 23th. 6 times more than Malaysia

Children out of school, primary, female 78,564
Ranked 36th. 15% more than Paraguay
68,203
Ranked 29th.

College and university > Gender parity index 1.34
Ranked 42nd.
1.4
Ranked 34th. 4% more than Malaysia

Compulsary education duration 6
Ranked 178th.
9
Ranked 68th. 50% more than Malaysia

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.13%
Ranked 52nd. 36% more than Paraguay
3.77%
Ranked 84th.

High school enrolment rate 98.87
Ranked 25th. 13% more than Paraguay
87.48
Ranked 67th.

Literacy > Total population 88.9%
Ranked 84th.
94%
Ranked 62nd. 6% more than Malaysia
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 124th. The same as Paraguay
6
Ranked 88th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 8.19
Ranked 11th. 42% more than Paraguay
5.77
Ranked 42nd.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 12.72
Ranked 112th.
27.84
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Malaysia

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.72
Ranked 52nd. 16% more than Paraguay
11.84
Ranked 84th.

Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 69th. 17% more than Paraguay
6
Ranked 123th.

College and university > Share of total education spending 34.45%
Ranked 7th. 86% more than Paraguay
18.54%
Ranked 64th.

Literacy > Female 85.4%
Ranked 83th.
93%
Ranked 61st. 9% more than Malaysia
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 3.16
Ranked 54th.
10.56
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Malaysia

College and university > Gender ratio 129
Ranked 40th.
134.61
Ranked 36th. 4% more than Malaysia

Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 179th.
3
Ranked 80th. 50% more than Malaysia

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.
7.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 31% more than Malaysia

Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 7th. The same as Paraguay
9 years
Ranked 82nd.
Secondary education, pupils 2.62 million
Ranked 34th. 5 times more than Paraguay
560,866
Ranked 75th.

College and university > Private school share 43.14%
Ranked 34th.
69.77%
Ranked 18th. 62% more than Malaysia

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 49th. 3% more than Paraguay
0.97
Ranked 106th.

School life expectancy > Total 11.5 years
Ranked 56th. 15% more than Paraguay
10 years
Ranked 74th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 91.9%
Ranked 48th.
93.7%
Ranked 40th. 2% more than Malaysia

Primary education, teachers 231,683
Ranked 19th. 7 times more than Paraguay
33,434
Ranked 58th.

Primary education, pupils 2.95 million
Ranked 39th. 4 times more than Paraguay
839,291
Ranked 75th.

Adult literacy rate > Female 89.8
Ranked 52nd.
93.45
Ranked 6th. 4% more than Malaysia

Tertiary enrollment 28.2%
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Paraguay
10.1%
Ranked 6th.
Spending per student > College and university 49.36
Ranked 9th. 90% more than Paraguay
25.96
Ranked 29th.

High school > Gender ratio 106.9
Ranked 25th. 3% more than Paraguay
103.79
Ranked 40th.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 120th. The same as Paraguay
6
Ranked 57th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.485
Ranked 77th.
2.04
Ranked 64th. 4 times more than Malaysia

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 41st. 33% more than Paraguay
3
Ranked 95th.

Literacy > Male 92.4%
Ranked 84th.
94.9%
Ranked 65th. 3% more than Malaysia
Spending > USD 8.66 billion
Ranked 36th. 14 times more than Paraguay
612.84 million
Ranked 89th.

High school > Private school share 4.49%
Ranked 101st.
21.62%
Ranked 40th. 5 times more than Malaysia

Spending > Proportion 4.04
Ranked 83th. 4% more than Paraguay
3.87
Ranked 90th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.51
Ranked 111th.
27.84
Ranked 55th. 59% more than Malaysia

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 55th. 33% more than Paraguay
3
Ranked 144th.

High school repeaters > Male 0.11
Ranked 85th.
1.2
Ranked 80th. 11 times more than Malaysia

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 97.2%
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Paraguay
95.9%
Ranked 19th.

Preschool enrollment rate 96.61
Ranked 126th.
105.41
Ranked 69th. 9% more than Malaysia

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 54,909.26
Ranked 7th. 19 times more than Paraguay
2,904.84
Ranked 136th.

Primary completion rate 92
Ranked 83th. 3% more than Paraguay
89
Ranked 90th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 632,309
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Paraguay
146,892
Ranked 69th.

Teachers as percentage of labor force 4.2%
Ranked 18th. 20% more than Paraguay
3.5%
Ranked 26th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 131st. The same as Paraguay
6
Ranked 93th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 6.74
Ranked 44th.
7.67
Ranked 26th. 14% more than Malaysia

Secondary education, teachers 190,581
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Paraguay
44,440
Ranked 51st.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 17.82
Ranked 52nd.
25.99
Ranked 23th. 46% more than Malaysia

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 167th. The same as Paraguay
3
Ranked 136th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.988
Ranked 74th.
10.64
Ranked 23th. 11 times more than Malaysia

Spending per student > High school 14.19
Ranked 50th.
16.27
Ranked 43th. 15% more than Malaysia

Secondary education, general pupils 2.45 million
Ranked 31st. 5 times more than Paraguay
504,104
Ranked 70th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 11.1%
Ranked 78th. 85% more than Paraguay
6%
Ranked 95th.

High school > Gender parity index 1.07
Ranked 23th. 2% more than Paraguay
1.05
Ranked 34th.

Scientific and technical journal articles 520
Ranked 50th. 130 times more than Paraguay
4
Ranked 143th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 5.15%
Ranked 68th. 4 times more than Paraguay
1.25%
Ranked 116th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 25.9
Ranked 62nd.
26.37
Ranked 59th. 2% more than Malaysia

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 151st. The same as Paraguay
6
Ranked 116th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 25.2%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Paraguay
10.8%
Ranked 56th.

Children out of school, primary, male 24,602
Ranked 47th.
68,741
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Malaysia

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 6.6%
Ranked 15th. 53% more than Paraguay
4.3%
Ranked 74th.

High school > Students per teacher 13.72
Ranked 54th. 16% more than Paraguay
11.84
Ranked 85th.

Secondary education > General pupils 2.38 million
Ranked 31st. 5 times more than Paraguay
464,062
Ranked 74th.

Spending per student > Elementary school 11.56
Ranked 54th. 8% more than Paraguay
10.74
Ranked 56th.

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 117th. The same as Paraguay
12
Ranked 90th.

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 108th. The same as Paraguay
12
Ranked 83th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 21% more than Paraguay
5.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 46.66
Ranked 8th.
49.12
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 3.01 million
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Paraguay
962,661
Ranked 76th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 66%
Ranked 63th. 89% more than Paraguay
35%
Ranked 105th.

Elementary school graduate rate 92.23
Ranked 52nd. 17% more than Paraguay
79.09
Ranked 66th.

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 98.4
Ranked 43th.
98.79
Ranked 7th. About the same as Malaysia

Public spending per student > Primary level 11.2
Ranked 50th. 3% more than Paraguay
10.9
Ranked 8th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 104.24
Ranked 82nd.
129.93
Ranked 53th. 25% more than Malaysia

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 92.51
Ranked 44th. 7% more than Paraguay
86.83
Ranked 66th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.31
Ranked 46th.
1.34
Ranked 41st. 2% more than Malaysia

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 1.74 million
Ranked 48th. 8 times more than Paraguay
221,400
Ranked 91st.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.14
Ranked 9th. 12% more than Paraguay
1.02
Ranked 67th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 316.08
Ranked 12th.
318.06
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 26.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st.
26.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. The same as Malaysia

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.91
Ranked 82nd. 4 times more than Paraguay
0.442
Ranked 146th.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 61st. 17% more than Paraguay
6
Ranked 107th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 14.97
Ranked 59th. 26% more than Paraguay
11.84
Ranked 91st.

High school repeaters > Female 0.09
Ranked 84th.
0.58
Ranked 81st. 6 times more than Malaysia

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 1.14 million
Ranked 48th. 9 times more than Paraguay
127,100
Ranked 89th.

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 15.08
Ranked 108th.
27.84
Ranked 50th. 85% more than Malaysia

Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 70.23%
Ranked 12th. 25% more than Paraguay
56.16%
Ranked 24th.

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 98.5
Ranked 46th.
98.78
Ranked 9th. About the same as Malaysia

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 964 hours
Ranked 11th. 28% more than Paraguay
753 hours
Ranked 31st.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 97.7%
Ranked 27th. 28% more than Paraguay
76.5%
Ranked 68th.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 3.1 million
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Paraguay
894,422
Ranked 75th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 122nd. The same as Paraguay
6 years
Ranked 86th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $3,622.28
Ranked 30th. 4 times more than Paraguay
$805.52
Ranked 67th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 97.69
Ranked 113th.
100.47
Ranked 89th. 3% more than Malaysia

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 86.77
Ranked 36th. 11% more than Paraguay
78.04
Ranked 50th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 1,230 hours
Ranked 2nd. 22% more than Paraguay
1,011 hours
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 94.01
Ranked 7th.
99.7
Ranked 2nd. 6% more than Malaysia
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 120th. The same as Paraguay
12
Ranked 91st.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 0.97%
Ranked 133th.
18.29%
Ranked 44th. 19 times more than Malaysia

Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.5
Ranked 50th. 3% more than Paraguay
96.76
Ranked 107th.

High school enrolment rate > Female 97.68
Ranked 35th. 11% more than Paraguay
87.75
Ranked 58th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 14.7%
Ranked 74th. 2 times more than Paraguay
7%
Ranked 94th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 95%
Ranked 67th. 8% more than Paraguay
88%
Ranked 100th.

Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 171st.
6
Ranked 103th. 20% more than Malaysia
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 86.1
Ranked 17th.
90.6
Ranked 4th. 5% more than Malaysia
Primary education > Pupils 3.06 million
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Paraguay
935,722
Ranked 73th.

Secondary education > Pupils 2.52 million
Ranked 31st. 5 times more than Paraguay
510,881
Ranked 72nd.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 72.8%
Ranked 57th. 87% more than Paraguay
39%
Ranked 115th.

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 98.3
Ranked 47th.
98.81
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Malaysia

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 55.07%
Ranked 46th.
57.57%
Ranked 29th. 5% more than Malaysia

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 95.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 3% more than Paraguay
93.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 162,243
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Paraguay
56,762
Ranked 68th.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 90.32%
Ranked 9th. 29% more than Paraguay
70.09%
Ranked 54th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 12.72
Ranked 114th.
27.84
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Malaysia

Secondary education > Teachers 141,913
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Paraguay
43,163
Ranked 65th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 13 years
Ranked 12th. 8% more than Paraguay
12 years
Ranked 15th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 93.72
Ranked 37th. 12% more than Paraguay
83.59
Ranked 50th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 2.3 million
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Paraguay
519,054
Ranked 78th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 4.27
Ranked 6th. 50% more than Paraguay
2.85
Ranked 5th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 20.89
Ranked 65th. 27 times more than Paraguay
0.763
Ranked 153th.

Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 115th. The same as Paraguay
6
Ranked 82nd.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 18th. The same as Paraguay
1
Ranked 11th.

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.63%
Ranked 24th. 3% more than Paraguay
99.29%
Ranked 77th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 125,312
Ranked 34th. 58% more than Paraguay
79,139
Ranked 42nd.

Public spending per student > Secondary level 19.9
Ranked 35th. 10% more than Paraguay
18.1
Ranked 39th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 70.05
Ranked 77th. 80% more than Paraguay
38.96
Ranked 96th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.67%
Ranked 59th. 1% more than Paraguay
48.23%
Ranked 102nd.

Progression to secondary school 99.04%
Ranked 19th. 9% more than Paraguay
90.78%
Ranked 66th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 97.3%
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Paraguay
96.1%
Ranked 17th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 116,539
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Paraguay
17,785
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 2.2 million
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Paraguay
555,465
Ranked 9th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 95%
Ranked 68th. 8% more than Paraguay
88%
Ranked 99th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 151st. The same as Paraguay
15
Ranked 124th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 133th. The same as Paraguay
6
Ranked 105th.

Teaching weeks per year > Primary 41 weeks per year
Ranked 7th. 17% more than Paraguay
35 weeks per year
Ranked 32nd.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.0
Ranked 82nd.
4.06
Ranked 61st.

School life expectancy > Male 11.2 years
Ranked 61st. 12% more than Paraguay
10 years
Ranked 74th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 97.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 19% more than Paraguay
81.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 123.25
Ranked 76th.
172.79
Ranked 22nd. 40% more than Malaysia

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 7.7%
Ranked 73th. 51% more than Paraguay
5.1%
Ranked 93th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.126 per capita
Ranked 71st.
0.173 per capita
Ranked 22nd. 37% more than Malaysia

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 60th. 9% more than Paraguay
88%
Ranked 102nd.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 97.2%
Ranked 12th. 2% more than Paraguay
95.7%
Ranked 22nd.

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 18.2
Ranked 99th.
19.6
Ranked 14th. 8% more than Malaysia
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 69%
Ranked 31st.
72%
Ranked 1st. 4% more than Malaysia
Primary education > Teachers 174,504
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Paraguay
33,607
Ranked 68th.

Secondary education > Vocational pupils 138,521
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Paraguay
46,819
Ranked 66th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.25%
Ranked 31st. 3% more than Paraguay
49.78%
Ranked 60th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 49,473
Ranked 7th. 81% more than Paraguay
27,376
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 660.01
Ranked 11th. 2% more than Paraguay
644.48
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 1.94
Ranked 6th. 39% more than Paraguay
1.4
Ranked 6th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 2.9
Ranked 63th.
15
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Malaysia
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 113th. The same as Paraguay
6
Ranked 80th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 964 hours
Ranked 10th. 28% more than Paraguay
753 hours
Ranked 29th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 7.01
Ranked 25th. 19% more than Paraguay
5.91
Ranked 46th.

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 101.19
Ranked 43th. 13% more than Paraguay
89.91
Ranked 68th.

Literacy > Men above 14 years 92%
Ranked 16th.
94.3%
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Malaysia

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.7%
Ranked 48th. 1% more than Paraguay
48.4%
Ranked 83th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $105.92 billion
Ranked 15th. 20 times more than Paraguay
$5.39 billion
Ranked 59th.

Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology 5 13
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 150th. The same as Paraguay
6
Ranked 117th.

Scouting > Members 44,016
Ranked 29th. 36 times more than Paraguay
1,210
Ranked 139th.
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 62.29%
Ranked 35th.
74.24%
Ranked 24th. 19% more than Malaysia

High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 61.97%
Ranked 32nd.
69.86%
Ranked 23th. 13% more than Malaysia

High school > Share of total education spending 33.72%
Ranked 59th.
36.13%
Ranked 47th. 7% more than Malaysia

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 88.98%
Ranked 25th. 8% more than Paraguay
82.48%
Ranked 44th.

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 70.2%
Ranked 44th. 50% more than Paraguay
46.7%
Ranked 68th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 2.34 million
Ranked 33th. 5 times more than Paraguay
480,672
Ranked 72nd.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 95.62
Ranked 37th. 17% more than Paraguay
81.67
Ranked 60th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 5.7
Ranked 65th.
7.6
Ranked 33th. 33% more than Malaysia

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.63
Ranked 35th. 3% more than Paraguay
96.74
Ranked 109th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.999
Ranked 37th. 4% more than Paraguay
0.959
Ranked 118th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 1,230 hours
Ranked 6th. 22% more than Paraguay
1,011 hours
Ranked 16th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 964 hours
Ranked 11th. 28% more than Paraguay
753 hours
Ranked 25th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.2%
Ranked 28th. 2% more than Paraguay
50.1%
Ranked 47th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 2,195
Ranked 9th.
0.0
Ranked 65th.

Private school enrolment > Secondary level 3
Ranked 11th.
28.5
Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 94.21
Ranked 64th. 1% more than Paraguay
93.16
Ranked 65th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 1.91
Ranked 9th. 29% more than Paraguay
1.48
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 3.03
Ranked 6th. 69% more than Paraguay
1.8
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 2.12
Ranked 12th.
2.69
Ranked 5th. 27% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 3.61
Ranked 8th. 33% more than Paraguay
2.73
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 1.09 million
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Paraguay
273,645
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 6.64
Ranked 6th. 89% more than Paraguay
3.51
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 65,445
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Paraguay
15,709
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 45,473
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Paraguay
7,782
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 55.54
Ranked 9th. 18% more than Paraguay
46.91
Ranked 8th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.51
Ranked 72nd. 8 times more than Paraguay
0.181
Ranked 145th.
Primary completion rate > Women 92
Ranked 81st. 3% more than Paraguay
89
Ranked 86th.

Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 11%
Ranked 22nd.
15%
Ranked 3rd. 36% more than Malaysia
School life expectancy > Female 11.7 years
Ranked 50th. 17% more than Paraguay
10 years
Ranked 66th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 70th.
3.24
Ranked 63th.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 71st.
4.83
Ranked 59th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98%
Ranked 20th. 32% more than Paraguay
74.4%
Ranked 63th.

High school teachers 166,940
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Paraguay
44,440
Ranked 61st.

Elementary school teachers 205,772
Ranked 23th. 6 times more than Paraguay
33,434
Ranked 59th.

High school enrolment rate > Male 100
Ranked 11th. 15% more than Paraguay
87.21
Ranked 57th.

Literacy > Women above 14 years 85.4%
Ranked 16th.
92.7%
Ranked 6th. 9% more than Malaysia

Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1%
Ranked 17th. 1% more than Paraguay
0.99%
Ranked 6th.
Teachers' Day date 5/16/2011 4/30/2011
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 45.84
Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Paraguay
22.37
Ranked 95th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 71.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 83% more than Paraguay
39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 2.58 million
Ranked 32nd. 5 times more than Paraguay
526,001
Ranked 73th.

Primary completion rate > Men 92
Ranked 79th. 5% more than Paraguay
88
Ranked 86th.

Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills 5 x
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 122.79
Ranked 75th.
164.67
Ranked 31st. 34% more than Malaysia

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 103.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 15% more than Paraguay
89.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 114.18
Ranked 13th. 13% more than Paraguay
101.39
Ranked 77th.

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 19.4
Ranked 49th. 96% more than Paraguay
9.9
Ranked 111th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 11 x
Pupils reaching grade 5 98.8
Ranked 5th. 29% more than Paraguay
76.4
Ranked 53th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 62,722
Ranked 33th. 64% more than Paraguay
38,289
Ranked 41st.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 67.91%
Ranked 71st. 16% more than Paraguay
58.34%
Ranked 78th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 70.51%
Ranked 98th. 5% more than Paraguay
66.96%
Ranked 102nd.

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 51.11%
Ranked 44th. 2% more than Paraguay
50.29%
Ranked 67th.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 50.64%
Ranked 27th. 1% more than Paraguay
50.12%
Ranked 36th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 684,149
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Paraguay
135,153
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 84,623
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Paraguay
15,192
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 131,378
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Paraguay
46,863
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 412,439
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Paraguay
83,960
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 14.32
Ranked 15th.
17.19
Ranked 9th. 20% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 31.18
Ranked 11th. 8% more than Paraguay
28.88
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 46.81
Ranked 5th. 80% more than Paraguay
25.94
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 33.3
Ranked 10th. 29% more than Paraguay
25.77
Ranked 9th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 70.31%
Ranked 67th. 17% more than Paraguay
60.23%
Ranked 75th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 36.9
Ranked 8th. 21% more than Paraguay
30.5
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 73.43
Ranked 5th. 58% more than Paraguay
46.35
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 8.49
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Paraguay
3.2
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 792,088
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Paraguay
155,824
Ranked 10th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 93.1% net
Ranked 56th.
93.75% net
Ranked 37th. 1% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 925,741
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Paraguay
223,125
Ranked 10th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 93.32% net
Ranked 55th.
94.9% net
Ranked 39th. 2% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 1.72 million
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Paraguay
340,073
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 32,425
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Paraguay
8,335
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 44,658
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Paraguay
8,228
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 737,490
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Paraguay
142,503
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 71,066
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Paraguay
10,003
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 7.4 million
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Paraguay
1.77 million
Ranked 12th.
Primary education, teachers > % female 68.71%
Ranked 83th.
72.45%
Ranked 74th. 5% more than Malaysia

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 21.3%
Ranked 13th. Twice as much as Paraguay
10.61%
Ranked 79th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 73.41
Ranked 9th. 20% more than Paraguay
61.04
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 68.78
Ranked 9th. 22% more than Paraguay
56.26
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 2.05
Ranked 6th. 34% more than Paraguay
1.53
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 19.65
Ranked 9th. 10% more than Paraguay
17.88
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 7.77
Ranked 14th.
10.19
Ranked 9th. 31% more than Malaysia
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 50.3%
Ranked 20th. 78% more than Paraguay
28.2%
Ranked 57th.

Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 40.9%
Ranked 4th. 62% more than Paraguay
25.2%
Ranked 17th.

Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 18.9%
Ranked 8th. 13% more than Paraguay
16.8%
Ranked 20th.

Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 97.24%
Ranked 46th. 2% more than Paraguay
95.56%
Ranked 40th.
Public spending on public institutions 88.2%
Ranked 18th.
0.0
Ranked 31st.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 107.53% gross
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Paraguay
31.34% gross
Ranked 104th.

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 93.3% gross
Ranked 132nd.
104.08% gross
Ranked 66th. 12% more than Malaysia

Primary education > Teachers > % female 66.29% female
Ranked 87th.
72.45% female
Ranked 79th. 9% more than Malaysia

Secondary education > Pupils > % female 51.94% female
Ranked 15th. 5% more than Paraguay
49.57% female
Ranked 56th.

Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 88.69%
Ranked 54th.
90.32%
Ranked 33th. 2% more than Malaysia
Proportion of primary education time spent in physical education 5 5
Government spending on education > % of GDP 5.13%
Ranked 52nd. 36% more than Paraguay
3.77%
Ranked 84th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 95.99%
Ranked 35th. 7% more than Paraguay
90.05%
Ranked 76th.

Government spending on education > % of government spending 18.24%
Ranked 15th. 53% more than Paraguay
11.92%
Ranked 52nd.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 96.36%
Ranked 123th.
103.65%
Ranked 69th. 8% more than Malaysia

Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 98.69%
Ranked 13th. 23% more than Paraguay
80.05%
Ranked 51st.

School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 0.97%
Ranked 129th.
18.29%
Ranked 42nd. 19 times more than Malaysia

Primary education, pupils > % female 48.48%
Ranked 87th. 1% more than Paraguay
48.08%
Ranked 116th.

School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 98.22%
Ranked 109th. 3% more than Paraguay
95.42%
Ranked 128th.

Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 100.5%
Ranked 31st. 11% more than Paraguay
90.76%
Ranked 82nd.

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 95.06%
Ranked 111th. 1% more than Paraguay
94.5%
Ranked 121st.

Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 98.45%
Ranked 20th. 17% more than Paraguay
84.31%
Ranked 94th.

Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 14.1%
Ranked 32nd.
49.5%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Malaysia

Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 24.4%
Ranked 30th. 48% more than Paraguay
16.5%
Ranked 60th.

Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $5,122.05
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Paraguay
$1,888.22
Ranked 64th.

Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 49.34%
Ranked 66th.
49.51%
Ranked 65th. About the same as Malaysia

Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 5.74
Ranked 81st.
8.79
Ranked 70th. 53% more than Malaysia

Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 4.54
Ranked 36th.
4.77
Ranked 27th. 5% more than Malaysia

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 23.07
Ranked 8th. 21% more than Paraguay
19.09
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 2.11
Ranked 10th.
4.91
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 34.96
Ranked 9th. 24% more than Paraguay
28.29
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 17.61
Ranked 8th. 17% more than Paraguay
15.07
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 29.21
Ranked 8th. 20% more than Paraguay
24.26
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 39.54
Ranked 9th.
40.99
Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 42.72
Ranked 9th. 16% more than Paraguay
36.97
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 51.73
Ranked 6th.
55.5
Ranked 3rd. 7% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 2.67
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Paraguay
1.31
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 47.35
Ranked 7th.
50.58
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 64.79
Ranked 10th. 26% more than Paraguay
51.35
Ranked 9th.
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 60.59%
Ranked 68th. 73% more than Paraguay
34.99%
Ranked 93th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 96.1%
Ranked 35th. 7% more than Paraguay
90%
Ranked 77th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 96.84%
Ranked 127th.
107.12%
Ranked 66th. 11% more than Malaysia

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 96.2%
Ranked 35th. 7% more than Paraguay
89.95%
Ranked 78th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 1.04%
Ranked 121st.
17.5%
Ranked 41st. 17 times more than Malaysia

Secondary education, general pupils > % female 51.02%
Ranked 41st. 1% more than Paraguay
50.48%
Ranked 58th.

Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 5.77% of GNI
Ranked 28th. 37% more than Paraguay
4.2% of GNI
Ranked 76th.

Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 7.95%
Ranked 9th. 84% more than Paraguay
4.31%
Ranked 74th.

Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita 18.62%
Ranked 34th. 48% more than Paraguay
12.57%
Ranked 59th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 70.89% gross
Ranked 102nd. 14% more than Paraguay
62.44% gross
Ranked 113th.

Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita 93.69%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Paraguay
30.11%
Ranked 39th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 97.3%
Ranked 27th. 24% more than Paraguay
78.7%
Ranked 56th.

School enrollment > Primary > % net 93.21% net
Ranked 57th.
94.34% net
Ranked 38th. 1% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 107,378
Ranked 7th. 10 times more than Paraguay
11,060
Ranked 7th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 75.78% gross
Ranked 101st. 21% more than Paraguay
62.87% gross
Ranked 116th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 39,965
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Paraguay
6,964
Ranked 8th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 34.89%
Ranked 48th. 65% more than Paraguay
21.12%
Ranked 88th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 12 years
Ranked 20th. The same as Paraguay
12 years
Ranked 15th.
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 123%
Ranked 60th.
140.39%
Ranked 36th. 14% more than Malaysia

Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 730,222
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Paraguay
160,915
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 99,914
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Paraguay
15,895
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 25,428
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Paraguay
7,628
Ranked 8th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 94.97%
Ranked 30th. 14% more than Paraguay
83.19%
Ranked 92nd.

Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 99.47%
Ranked 6th. 16% more than Paraguay
85.54%
Ranked 63th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 49.13
Ranked 7th.
54.13
Ranked 2nd. 10% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 1
Ranked 10th.
2.14
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Malaysia
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 93.48% gross
Ranked 140th.
105.87% gross
Ranked 66th. 13% more than Malaysia

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