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  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • 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.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > 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 > 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 > 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 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 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Total enrollment, primary, female > % net: Total enrollment, primary, female (% 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.
  • Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Total is the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • 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.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • School enrollment, preprimary > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Total is the total enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official pre-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.
  • School enrollment, primary > % net: School enrollment, primary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Total is the ratio of children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the total population of the official primary school age.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % gross: School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the total enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary: School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Percentage of private enrolment. Secondary is the enrolment in private secondary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in secondary 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.
  • Progression to secondary school, male > %: Progression to secondary school, male (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Male is the number of new male entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of male pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Female is the total female enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Tertiary is the total public expenditure per student in tertiary education 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).
  • Literacy > Female 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.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Progression to secondary school > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Progression to secondary school > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people: 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. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary teachers > % trained: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Female: 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.
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 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.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % net: School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the ratio of male children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the male population of the official secondary school age.
  • 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 > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Number of males aged 10-14 years, who are illiterate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • 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.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the 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.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • 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
STAT Malaysia Saint Lucia HISTORY
Children out of school, primary 93,743
Ranked 42nd. 27 times more than Saint Lucia
3,537
Ranked 53th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 3.63
Ranked 74th.
19.56
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Malaysia

Children out of school, primary, female 78,564
Ranked 36th. 44 times more than Saint Lucia
1,790
Ranked 46th.

College and university > Gender parity index 1.34
Ranked 42nd.
1.74
Ranked 8th. 29% more than Malaysia

College and university > Share of total education spending 34.45%
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Saint Lucia
5.01%
Ranked 56th.

Compulsary education duration 6
Ranked 178th.
10
Ranked 33th. 67% more than Malaysia

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.13%
Ranked 52nd. 20% more than Saint Lucia
4.26%
Ranked 5th.

High school enrolment rate 98.87
Ranked 25th. 2% more than Saint Lucia
97.18
Ranked 41st.

Literacy > Female 85.4%
Ranked 83th.
90.6%
Ranked 15th. 6% more than Malaysia

Literacy > Total population 88.9%
Ranked 84th.
90.1%
Ranked 19th. 1% more than Malaysia

Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 124th.
7
Ranked 13th. 17% more than Malaysia

Primary education, teachers per 1000 8.19
Ranked 11th. 41% more than Saint Lucia
5.83
Ranked 22nd.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 12.72
Ranked 112th.
17.24
Ranked 53th. 36% more than Malaysia

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.72
Ranked 52nd.
14.33
Ranked 29th. 4% more than Malaysia

Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 69th. 40% more than Saint Lucia
5
Ranked 178th.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 3.16
Ranked 54th.
9.9
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Malaysia

College and university > Gender ratio 129
Ranked 40th.
225.22
Ranked 3rd. 75% more than Malaysia

Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 179th. The same as Saint Lucia
2
Ranked 150th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 19% more than Saint Lucia
4.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th.

Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 7th.
13 years
Ranked 4th. 44% more than Malaysia
Secondary education, pupils 2.62 million
Ranked 34th. 178 times more than Saint Lucia
14,721
Ranked 67th.

College and university > Private school share 43.14%
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Saint Lucia
21.33%
Ranked 24th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 49th. 3% more than Saint Lucia
0.97
Ranked 81st.

Primary education, pupils 2.95 million
Ranked 39th. 162 times more than Saint Lucia
18,172
Ranked 81st.

Primary education, teachers 231,683
Ranked 19th. 220 times more than Saint Lucia
1,054
Ranked 70th.

Tertiary enrollment 28.2%
Ranked 45th. 11% more than Saint Lucia
25.4%
Ranked 9th.
Spending per student > College and university 49.36
Ranked 9th.
0.0
Ranked 82nd.
High school > Gender ratio 106.9
Ranked 25th. 3% more than Saint Lucia
104.18
Ranked 32nd.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 120th. 20% more than Saint Lucia
5
Ranked 88th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.485
Ranked 77th.
79.25
Ranked 4th. 163 times more than Malaysia

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over has ever attended school
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 41st. Twice as much as Saint Lucia
2
Ranked 166th.

Literacy > Male 92.4%
Ranked 84th. 3% more than Saint Lucia
89.5%
Ranked 21st.

Spending > USD 8.66 billion
Ranked 36th. 173 times more than Saint Lucia
49.93 million
Ranked 136th.

High school > Private school share 4.49%
Ranked 101st. 38% more than Saint Lucia
3.26%
Ranked 49th.

Spending > Proportion 4.04
Ranked 83th.
5.46
Ranked 35th. 35% more than Malaysia

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.51
Ranked 111th.
24.06
Ranked 55th. 37% more than Malaysia

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 55th. 33% more than Saint Lucia
3
Ranked 118th.

High school repeaters > Male 0.11
Ranked 85th.
0.18
Ranked 87th. 64% more than Malaysia

Preschool enrollment rate 96.61
Ranked 126th.
97.98
Ranked 101st. 1% more than Malaysia

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 54,909.26
Ranked 7th. 39 times more than Saint Lucia
1,408.95
Ranked 162nd.

Primary completion rate 92
Ranked 83th.
96
Ranked 47th. 4% more than Malaysia

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 632,309
Ranked 33th. 229 times more than Saint Lucia
2,760
Ranked 106th.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 131st.
7
Ranked 15th. 17% more than Malaysia

Children out of school > Primary 221,833
Ranked 26th. 500 times more than Saint Lucia
444
Ranked 68th.

Secondary education, teachers 190,581
Ranked 17th. 186 times more than Saint Lucia
1,027
Ranked 38th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 6.74
Ranked 44th. 19% more than Saint Lucia
5.68
Ranked 17th.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 17.82
Ranked 52nd. 74% more than Saint Lucia
10.24
Ranked 47th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 167th. The same as Saint Lucia
3
Ranked 115th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.988
Ranked 74th.
9.66
Ranked 19th. 10 times more than Malaysia

Spending per student > High school 14.19
Ranked 50th.
17.66
Ranked 52nd. 24% more than Malaysia

Secondary education, general pupils 2.45 million
Ranked 31st. 168 times more than Saint Lucia
14,565
Ranked 79th.

High school > Gender parity index 1.07
Ranked 23th. 10% more than Saint Lucia
0.973
Ranked 70th.

Scientific and technical journal articles 520
Ranked 50th. 520 times more than Saint Lucia
1
Ranked 168th.

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 50%
Ranked 3rd.
53%
Ranked 16th. 6% more than Malaysia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 5.15%
Ranked 68th.
53.76%
Ranked 8th. 10 times more than Malaysia

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 25.9
Ranked 62nd. 38% more than Saint Lucia
18.77
Ranked 44th.

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 151st. 20% more than Saint Lucia
5
Ranked 192nd.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 25.2%
Ranked 6th. 49% more than Saint Lucia
16.9%
Ranked 20th.

Children out of school, primary, male 24,602
Ranked 47th. 14 times more than Saint Lucia
1,747
Ranked 46th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 6.6%
Ranked 15th. 6% more than Saint Lucia
6.2%
Ranked 14th.

High school > Students per teacher 13.72
Ranked 54th.
14.33
Ranked 29th. 4% more than Malaysia

Secondary education > General pupils 2.38 million
Ranked 31st. 183 times more than Saint Lucia
13,029
Ranked 90th.

Spending per student > Elementary school 11.56
Ranked 54th.
14.89
Ranked 47th. 29% more than Malaysia

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 117th. The same as Saint Lucia
12
Ranked 71st.

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 108th. The same as Saint Lucia
12
Ranked 66th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 10% more than Saint Lucia
6.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 46.66
Ranked 8th.
47.63
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 3.01 million
Ranked 38th. 122 times more than Saint Lucia
24,573
Ranked 156th.

Elementary school graduate rate 92.23
Ranked 52nd.
96.02
Ranked 34th. 4% more than Malaysia
Public spending per student > Primary level 11.2
Ranked 50th.
13.8
Ranked 15th. 23% more than Malaysia
Primary education, pupils per 1000 104.24
Ranked 82nd. 4% more than Saint Lucia
100.47
Ranked 55th.

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 92.51
Ranked 44th. 14% more than Saint Lucia
81.39
Ranked 31st.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.31
Ranked 46th.
2.8
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Malaysia

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.14
Ranked 9th.
1.21
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Malaysia

Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 316.08
Ranked 12th.
334.93
Ranked 17th. 6% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 26.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 39% more than Saint Lucia
18.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.91
Ranked 82nd.
7.86
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Malaysia

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 61st. 40% more than Saint Lucia
5
Ranked 158th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 14.97
Ranked 59th.
16.36
Ranked 41st. 9% more than Malaysia

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 8.91
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Saint Lucia
2.68
Ranked 59th.

High school repeaters > Female 0.09
Ranked 84th.
0.26
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than Malaysia

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 15.08
Ranked 108th.
21.41
Ranked 61st. 42% more than Malaysia

Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 70.23%
Ranked 12th. 25% more than Saint Lucia
55.98%
Ranked 17th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 97.7%
Ranked 27th. 2% more than Saint Lucia
96%
Ranked 32nd.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 3.1 million
Ranked 40th. 148 times more than Saint Lucia
20,938
Ranked 131st.

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 122nd.
7 years
Ranked 13th. 17% more than Malaysia

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $3,622.28
Ranked 30th.
$4,054.46
Ranked 24th. 12% more than Malaysia

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 97.69
Ranked 113th. 7% more than Saint Lucia
91.25
Ranked 110th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 86.77
Ranked 36th. 8% more than Saint Lucia
80.53
Ranked 30th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 94.01
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Saint Lucia
93.28
Ranked 7th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 120th. The same as Saint Lucia
12
Ranked 72nd.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 0.97%
Ranked 133th.
4.93%
Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Malaysia

Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.5
Ranked 50th. 2% more than Saint Lucia
97.14
Ranked 88th.

High school enrolment rate > Female 97.68
Ranked 35th.
100
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Malaysia

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 95%
Ranked 67th.
98%
Ranked 32nd. 3% more than Malaysia

Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 171st. The same as Saint Lucia
5
Ranked 152nd.
Primary education > Pupils 3.06 million
Ranked 38th. 118 times more than Saint Lucia
25,817
Ranked 93th.

Secondary education > Pupils 2.52 million
Ranked 31st. 183 times more than Saint Lucia
13,786
Ranked 83th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 55.07%
Ranked 46th.
72.17%
Ranked 1st. 31% more than Malaysia

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 95.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 18% more than Saint Lucia
81.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 93th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 162,243
Ranked 45th. 1040 times more than Saint Lucia
156
Ranked 61st.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 90.32%
Ranked 9th. 47% more than Saint Lucia
61.45%
Ranked 56th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 12.72
Ranked 114th.
17.24
Ranked 52nd. 36% more than Malaysia

Secondary education > Teachers 141,913
Ranked 30th. 177 times more than Saint Lucia
803
Ranked 63th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 13 years
Ranked 12th.
14 years
Ranked 47th. 8% more than Malaysia
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 93.72
Ranked 37th.
96.87
Ranked 18th. 3% more than Malaysia

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 2.3 million
Ranked 35th. 177 times more than Saint Lucia
12,987
Ranked 151st.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 4.27
Ranked 6th. 54% more than Saint Lucia
2.77
Ranked 12th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 20.89
Ranked 65th. 3 times more than Saint Lucia
6.45
Ranked 106th.

Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 115th.
7
Ranked 11th. 17% more than Malaysia
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.63%
Ranked 24th. 2% more than Saint Lucia
100.13%
Ranked 50th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 125,312
Ranked 34th. 91 times more than Saint Lucia
1,383
Ranked 96th.

Public spending per student > Secondary level 19.9
Ranked 35th. 6% more than Saint Lucia
18.7
Ranked 19th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.67%
Ranked 59th. 1% more than Saint Lucia
48.35%
Ranked 90th.

Progression to secondary school 99.04%
Ranked 19th. 40% more than Saint Lucia
70.54%
Ranked 55th.

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 9.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Saint Lucia
2.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 116,539
Ranked 7th. 264 times more than Saint Lucia
442
Ranked 25th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 2.2 million
Ranked 6th. 149 times more than Saint Lucia
14,799
Ranked 28th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 95%
Ranked 68th.
97%
Ranked 41st. 2% more than Malaysia

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 151st. The same as Saint Lucia
15
Ranked 102nd.

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 133th. 20% more than Saint Lucia
5
Ranked 164th.

Elementary school repeaters > All 0.0
Ranked 82nd.
2.4
Ranked 71st.

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 97.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 23% more than Saint Lucia
79.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 123.25
Ranked 76th.
153.37
Ranked 44th. 24% more than Malaysia

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.126 per capita
Ranked 71st.
0.154 per capita
Ranked 42nd. 22% more than Malaysia

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 60th.
99%
Ranked 21st. 3% more than Malaysia

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 18.2
Ranked 99th.
22.3
Ranked 77th. 23% more than Malaysia
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 69%
Ranked 31st.
87%
Ranked 24th. 26% more than Malaysia
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 138,521
Ranked 46th. 183 times more than Saint Lucia
757
Ranked 74th.

Primary education > Teachers 174,504
Ranked 27th. 163 times more than Saint Lucia
1,073
Ranked 80th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.25%
Ranked 31st.
55.73%
Ranked 3rd. 9% more than Malaysia

Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 660.01
Ranked 11th. 3% more than Saint Lucia
642.74
Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 49,473
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Saint Lucia
7,693
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 1.94
Ranked 6th. 16% more than Saint Lucia
1.68
Ranked 8th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 2.9
Ranked 63th. 4% more than Saint Lucia
2.8
Ranked 32nd.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 113th.
7
Ranked 12th. 17% more than Malaysia

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 101.19
Ranked 43th. 21% more than Saint Lucia
83.35
Ranked 33th.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 7.01
Ranked 25th. 8% more than Saint Lucia
6.49
Ranked 21st.

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 4.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Saint Lucia
1.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th.

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.7%
Ranked 48th. 3% more than Saint Lucia
47.5%
Ranked 113th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $105.92 billion
Ranked 15th. 144 times more than Saint Lucia
$733.33 million
Ranked 88th.

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 150th. 20% more than Saint Lucia
5
Ranked 185th.

Scouting > Members 44,016
Ranked 29th. 124 times more than Saint Lucia
355
Ranked 156th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 88.98%
Ranked 25th. 10% more than Saint Lucia
80.89%
Ranked 43th.

Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 62.29%
Ranked 35th.
72.03%
Ranked 26th. 16% more than Malaysia

High school > Share of total education spending 33.72%
Ranked 59th.
45.71%
Ranked 3rd. 36% more than Malaysia

High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 61.97%
Ranked 32nd.
76.9%
Ranked 15th. 24% more than Malaysia

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 70.2%
Ranked 44th.
79.9%
Ranked 27th. 14% more than Malaysia
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 2.34 million
Ranked 33th. 148 times more than Saint Lucia
15,774
Ranked 121st.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 5.7
Ranked 65th. 17% more than Saint Lucia
4.85
Ranked 36th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 95.62
Ranked 37th. 21% more than Saint Lucia
78.77
Ranked 38th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.63
Ranked 35th. 8% more than Saint Lucia
92.16
Ranked 78th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male 112,026
Ranked 25th. 842 times more than Saint Lucia
133
Ranked 70th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.999
Ranked 37th. 2% more than Saint Lucia
0.977
Ranked 69th.

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.2%
Ranked 28th.
57.2%
Ranked 2nd. 12% more than Malaysia
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 2,195
Ranked 9th. 23 times more than Saint Lucia
95
Ranked 23th.

Private school enrolment > Secondary level 3
Ranked 11th.
4
Ranked 70th. 33% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 94.21
Ranked 64th. 16% more than Saint Lucia
81.06
Ranked 93th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 55.54
Ranked 9th. 6% more than Saint Lucia
52.63
Ranked 18th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 6.64
Ranked 6th. 34% more than Saint Lucia
4.95
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 2.12
Ranked 12th.
6.59
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 65,445
Ranked 8th. 220 times more than Saint Lucia
297
Ranked 26th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 3.61
Ranked 8th. 89% more than Saint Lucia
1.92
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 45,473
Ranked 7th. 171 times more than Saint Lucia
266
Ranked 24th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 3.03
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Saint Lucia
1.11
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 1.91
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Saint Lucia
0.725
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 1.09 million
Ranked 6th. 145 times more than Saint Lucia
7,556
Ranked 28th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.51
Ranked 72nd.
1.96
Ranked 63th. 30% more than Malaysia
Primary completion rate > Women 92
Ranked 81st.
93
Ranked 58th. 1% more than Malaysia

Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 71st.
3.13
Ranked 70th.

Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 70th.
1.63
Ranked 74th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98%
Ranked 20th. 3% more than Saint Lucia
95.2%
Ranked 33th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 4.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 6 times more than Saint Lucia
0.807 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st.

Elementary school teachers 205,772
Ranked 23th. 210 times more than Saint Lucia
978
Ranked 116th.

High school teachers 166,940
Ranked 24th. 171 times more than Saint Lucia
979
Ranked 85th.

High school enrolment rate > Male 100
Ranked 11th. 6% more than Saint Lucia
94.72
Ranked 43th.

Primary completion rate > Men 92
Ranked 79th.
98
Ranked 33th. 7% more than Malaysia

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 2.58 million
Ranked 32nd. 187 times more than Saint Lucia
13,786
Ranked 131st.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 122.79
Ranked 75th.
156.08
Ranked 37th. 27% more than Malaysia

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 114.18
Ranked 13th.
120.79
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Malaysia

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 103.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 23% more than Saint Lucia
83.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Total enrollment, primary, female > % net 94.97%
Ranked 47th. 15% more than Saint Lucia
82.67%
Ranked 40th.

Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment 0.0
Ranked 81st.
2.33%
Ranked 53th.

High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 89.19%
Ranked 22nd. 7% more than Saint Lucia
83.73%
Ranked 35th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 80.75% net
Ranked 46th. 7% more than Saint Lucia
75.81% net
Ranked 28th.

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group 93.81%
Ranked 124th.
109.32%
Ranked 33th. 17% more than Malaysia

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 155,440
Ranked 7th. 198 times more than Saint Lucia
786
Ranked 22nd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 203,984
Ranked 7th. 171 times more than Saint Lucia
1,196
Ranked 25th.
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 77.68%
Ranked 62nd. 27% more than Saint Lucia
61.3%
Ranked 24th.

School enrollment, primary > % net 97.03%
Ranked 34th. 19% more than Saint Lucia
81.77%
Ranked 49th.

School enrollment, secondary > % gross 66.88%
Ranked 107th.
91.1%
Ranked 19th. 36% more than Malaysia

School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 4.49%
Ranked 98th. 38% more than Saint Lucia
3.26%
Ranked 48th.

Progression to secondary school, male > % 100%
Ranked 5th. 8% more than Saint Lucia
92.22%
Ranked 34th.

School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 40.85%
Ranked 65th. 3 times more than Saint Lucia
13.98%
Ranked 32nd.

Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 47.1%
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Saint Lucia
15.08%
Ranked 35th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 4.58
Ranked 4th. 98% more than Saint Lucia
2.31
Ranked 13th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 108.79%
Ranked 16th. 4% more than Saint Lucia
104.39%
Ranked 15th.

Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group 91.07%
Ranked 78th.
92.58%
Ranked 40th. 2% more than Malaysia

Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group 90.84%
Ranked 75th.
98.4%
Ranked 18th. 8% more than Malaysia

Progression to secondary school > Female 100%
Ranked 13th. 27% more than Saint Lucia
78.89%
Ranked 46th.

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 93.65% gross
Ranked 140th.
123.88% gross
Ranked 10th. 32% more than Malaysia

School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 113.92% gross
Ranked 4th. 52% more than Saint Lucia
74.73% gross
Ranked 20th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 1.81
Ranked 5th.
1.89
Ranked 9th. 5% more than Malaysia
Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort 98.37%
Ranked 19th. 3% more than Saint Lucia
95.95%
Ranked 13th.

Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 6.2%
Ranked 14th.
53.2%
Ranked 12th. 9 times more than Malaysia

Progression to secondary school > Male 98.14%
Ranked 22nd. 56% more than Saint Lucia
62.71%
Ranked 60th.

Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 80.4
Ranked 19th.
542.24
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Malaysia

Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.125 per capita
Ranked 71st.
0.157 per capita
Ranked 31st. 26% more than Malaysia

Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort 98.03%
Ranked 19th. 2% more than Saint Lucia
95.65%
Ranked 13th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 1.21 million
Ranked 5th. 304 times more than Saint Lucia
3,990
Ranked 25th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 3.78
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Saint Lucia
1.42
Ranked 14th.
Elementary teachers > % trained 96.6%
Ranked 3rd. 10% more than Saint Lucia
87.83%
Ranked 40th.

Elementary school graduate rate > Female 92.4
Ranked 45th.
97.01
Ranked 29th. 5% more than Malaysia
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 107,825
Ranked 19th. 164 times more than Saint Lucia
659
Ranked 76th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 62,590
Ranked 31st. 95 times more than Saint Lucia
658
Ranked 90th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 62,722
Ranked 33th. 87 times more than Saint Lucia
725
Ranked 90th.

Secondary education, teachers, female 128,262
Ranked 13th. 177 times more than Saint Lucia
723
Ranked 33th.

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 43.65%
Ranked 52nd. 38% more than Saint Lucia
31.67%
Ranked 91st.

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 157,742
Ranked 42nd. 657 times more than Saint Lucia
240
Ranked 101st.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 96.2%
Ranked 43th. 2% more than Saint Lucia
93.86%
Ranked 53th.

Preschool enrollment rate > Female 62.86
Ranked 62nd.
68.43
Ranked 57th. 9% more than Malaysia

Preschool enrollment rate > Male 58.46
Ranked 69th.
68.26
Ranked 55th. 17% more than Malaysia

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 97.79
Ranked 102nd. 11% more than Saint Lucia
88.42
Ranked 108th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 97.58
Ranked 112th. 4% more than Saint Lucia
94.07
Ranked 107th.

School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 93.83
Ranked 30th.
99.22
Ranked 13th. 6% more than Malaysia

School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 93.61
Ranked 29th.
94.59
Ranked 24th. 1% more than Malaysia

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 864,189
Ranked 7th. 150 times more than Saint Lucia
5,756
Ranked 27th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 684,149
Ranked 7th. 170 times more than Saint Lucia
4,019
Ranked 27th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 84,623
Ranked 8th. 278 times more than Saint Lucia
304
Ranked 26th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 131,378
Ranked 7th. 89 times more than Saint Lucia
1,471
Ranked 22nd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 412,439
Ranked 7th. 187 times more than Saint Lucia
2,207
Ranked 26th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 31.18
Ranked 11th. 5% more than Saint Lucia
29.57
Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 46.81
Ranked 5th.
55.13
Ranked 8th. 18% more than Malaysia
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 67.25%
Ranked 69th.
84.53%
Ranked 41st. 26% more than Malaysia

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 70.31%
Ranked 67th.
82.14%
Ranked 38th. 17% more than Malaysia

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 36.9
Ranked 8th. 2% more than Saint Lucia
36.28
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 73.43
Ranked 5th.
113.67
Ranked 6th. 55% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 1.52 million
Ranked 7th. 146 times more than Saint Lucia
10,406
Ranked 27th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 1.11
Ranked 10th.
25.39
Ranked 3rd. 23 times more than Malaysia
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 93.1% net
Ranked 56th.
96.01% net
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Malaysia

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 925,741
Ranked 6th. 143 times more than Saint Lucia
6,454
Ranked 29th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 48,062
Ranked 7th. 115 times more than Saint Lucia
419
Ranked 20th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 1.61 million
Ranked 7th. 142 times more than Saint Lucia
11,327
Ranked 27th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 106,621
Ranked 7th. 232 times more than Saint Lucia
460
Ranked 24th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 33,020
Ranked 8th. 179 times more than Saint Lucia
184
Ranked 26th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 737,490
Ranked 7th. 136 times more than Saint Lucia
5,441
Ranked 27th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 71,066
Ranked 7th. 404 times more than Saint Lucia
176
Ranked 26th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 7.4 million
Ranked 5th. 139 times more than Saint Lucia
53,137
Ranked 24th.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 66.3%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Saint Lucia
26.7%
Ranked 56th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 1.3 million
Ranked 7th. 156 times more than Saint Lucia
8,349
Ranked 27th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.13%
Ranked 54th. 20% more than Saint Lucia
4.26%
Ranked 5th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 5.61
Ranked 15th.
9.27
Ranked 15th. 65% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 73.41
Ranked 9th.
76.1
Ranked 7th. 4% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 39.53
Ranked 9th.
40.68
Ranked 11th. 3% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 3.6
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Saint Lucia
1.18
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 4.55
Ranked 4th. 57% more than Saint Lucia
2.9
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 1.41
Ranked 9th. 22% more than Saint Lucia
1.16
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 5.82
Ranked 4th. 65% more than Saint Lucia
3.54
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 13.57
Ranked 12th.
15.66
Ranked 16th. 15% more than Malaysia
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 11.2%
Ranked 14th.
53.9%
Ranked 24th. 5 times more than Malaysia

Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 20%
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Saint Lucia
8.9%
Ranked 63th.

Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 40.9%
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Saint Lucia
4.6%
Ranked 66th.

Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 18.9%
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Saint Lucia
4.2%
Ranked 62nd.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 5.59
Ranked 6th. 69% more than Saint Lucia
3.31
Ranked 13th.
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 17.17
Ranked 44th. 20% more than Saint Lucia
14.26
Ranked 28th.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 95.99%
Ranked 46th. 3% more than Saint Lucia
93.19%
Ranked 58th.

Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 98.65%
Ranked 12th. 8% more than Saint Lucia
90.99%
Ranked 25th.

School enrollment > Primary > % gross 93.48% gross
Ranked 140th.
119.09% gross
Ranked 12th. 27% more than Malaysia

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 93.3% gross
Ranked 132nd.
114.17% gross
Ranked 17th. 22% more than Malaysia

Primary education > Teachers > % female 66.29% female
Ranked 87th.
85.93% female
Ranked 13th. 30% more than Malaysia

Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 99.87%
Ranked 4th. 13% more than Saint Lucia
88.05%
Ranked 29th.

School enrollment, primary, male > % net 98.45%
Ranked 12th. 20% more than Saint Lucia
82.24%
Ranked 40th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 80.95% gross
Ranked 93th.
85.43% gross
Ranked 34th. 6% more than Malaysia

School enrollment, primary > % gross 101.41%
Ranked 92nd. 16% more than Saint Lucia
87.36%
Ranked 71st.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 25,428
Ranked 8th. 45 times more than Saint Lucia
561
Ranked 19th.
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 51.94% female
Ranked 15th.
54.25% female
Ranked 4th. 4% more than Malaysia

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 99,914
Ranked 7th. 228 times more than Saint Lucia
439
Ranked 25th.

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