Education Stats: compare key data on Malaysia & Suriname

Definitions

Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
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.
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 parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
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).
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.
Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > 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.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
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.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population 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 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
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 > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Total is the total enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
School enrollment, secondary > % net: School enrollment, secondary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the ratio of children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the population of the official secondary school age.
Total enrollment, primary > % net: Total enrollment, primary (% 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.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
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.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
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.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Secondary education > Vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14: Number of males aged 10-14 years, who are illiterate.
Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total female enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed post-secondary > Post-secondary and tertiary education > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Compares countries by the percentage of its population 25 years or older that has completed post-secondary education, as defined by the levels 4, 5 and 6 of ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education), and index developed by UNESCO. The data was compiled by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), which elaborates statistics to provide a global perspective on education, science, culture, and communication
School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
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.
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).
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.
School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % 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
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Total is the number of people age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
Progression to secondary school > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education (% of total unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
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.
Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
Literacy > Male illiterates > 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 > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's high school, or secondary, teachers that are female.
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.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
Literacy > 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.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Elementary school graduate rate > Male: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
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.
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
Literacy > Male 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.
Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Literacy > Female 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.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males: Number of male entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the male population at entrance age to the last grade.
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."
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
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."
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49: Compares countries by number of male literates in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
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.
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 > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
School enrollment > 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.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.

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STAT	Malaysia	Suriname
Adult literacy rate > Total	92.1 Ranked 49th. 2% more than Suriname	90.7 Ranked 54th.
Children out of school, primary	93,743 Ranked 42nd. 20 times more than Suriname	4,802 Ranked 83th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000	3.63 Ranked 74th.	9.06 Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Children out of school, primary, female	78,564 Ranked 36th. 35 times more than Suriname	2,217 Ranked 74th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000	3.16 Ranked 54th.	4.18 Ranked 37th. 33% more than Malaysia
College and university > Gender parity index	1.34 Ranked 42nd.	1.72 Ranked 9th. 28% more than Malaysia
Compulsary education duration	6 Ranked 178th. The same as Suriname	6 Ranked 102nd.
High school enrolment rate	98.87 Ranked 25th. 87% more than Suriname	52.84 Ranked 90th.
Literacy > Female	85.4% Ranked 83th.	87.2% Ranked 10th. 2% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Total population	88.9% Ranked 84th.	89.6% Ranked 9th. 1% more than Malaysia
Primary education, duration > Years	6 Ranked 124th. The same as Suriname	6 Ranked 98th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000	8.19 Ranked 11th.	8.87 Ranked 6th. 8% more than Malaysia
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	12.72 Ranked 112th.	15.25 Ranked 90th. 20% more than Malaysia
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary	13.72 Ranked 52nd. 7% more than Suriname	12.79 Ranked 63th.
Secondary education, duration > Years	7 Ranked 69th. The same as Suriname	7 Ranked 62nd.
College and university > Gender ratio	129 Ranked 40th.	170.78 Ranked 9th. 32% more than Malaysia
Child care (preschool) > Duration	2 Ranked 179th. The same as Suriname	2 Ranked 169th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita	5.81 per 1,000 people Ranked 67th.	7.34 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th. 26% more than Malaysia
Duration of compulsory education	9 years Ranked 7th. 50% more than Suriname	6 years Ranked 144th.
Secondary education, pupils	2.62 million Ranked 34th. 47 times more than Suriname	55,431 Ranked 115th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment	1 Ranked 49th. The same as Suriname	1 Ranked 37th.
Literacy > Adult literacy	91.9% Ranked 48th. 2% more than Suriname	90.4% Ranked 56th.
Primary education, pupils	2.95 million Ranked 39th. 41 times more than Suriname	71,606 Ranked 126th.
Primary education, teachers	231,683 Ranked 19th. 49 times more than Suriname	4,697 Ranked 106th.
Adult literacy rate > Female	89.8 Ranked 52nd. 2% more than Suriname	88.4 Ranked 58th.
Tertiary enrollment	28.2% Ranked 45th. 4 times more than Suriname	7% Ranked 23th.
High school > Gender ratio	106.9 Ranked 25th.	127.61 Ranked 2nd. 19% more than Malaysia
Compulsary education starting age	6 Ranked 120th.	7 Ranked 9th. 17% more than Malaysia
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million	0.485 Ranked 77th.	24.14 Ranked 22nd. 50 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Definition	age 15 and over can read and write	age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration	4 Ranked 41st. 33% more than Suriname	3 Ranked 102nd.
Literacy > Male	92.4% Ranked 84th. About the same as Suriname	92% Ranked 11th.
Spending > USD	8.66 billion Ranked 36th. 92 times more than Suriname	94.33 million Ranked 126th.
High school > Private school share	4.49% Ranked 101st.	18.22% Ranked 50th. 4 times more than Malaysia
Spending > Proportion	4.04 Ranked 83th. 17% more than Suriname	3.44 Ranked 110th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary	17.51 Ranked 111th.	18.62 Ranked 71st. 6% more than Malaysia
Child care (preschool) > Starting age	4 Ranked 55th. The same as Suriname	4 Ranked 44th.
High school repeaters > Male	0.11 Ranked 85th.	0.0 Ranked 102nd.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24	97.2% Ranked 12th. 2% more than Suriname	94.9% Ranked 23th.
Preschool enrollment rate	96.61 Ranked 126th.	113.81 Ranked 28th. 18% more than Malaysia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad	54,909.26 Ranked 7th. 68 times more than Suriname	812.2 Ranked 180th.
Primary completion rate	92 Ranked 83th. 6% more than Suriname	87 Ranked 73th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	632,309 Ranked 33th. 122 times more than Suriname	5,186 Ranked 116th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration	6 Ranked 131st. The same as Suriname	6 Ranked 103th.
Children out of school > Primary	221,833 Ranked 26th. 94 times more than Suriname	2,357 Ranked 57th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000	6.74 Ranked 44th.	8.18 Ranked 21st. 21% more than Malaysia
Secondary education, teachers	190,581 Ranked 17th. 44 times more than Suriname	4,334 Ranked 80th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher	17.82 Ranked 52nd.	24.81 Ranked 25th. 39% more than Malaysia
High school > Lower secondary school duration	3 Ranked 167th.	4 Ranked 55th. 33% more than Malaysia
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000	0.988 Ranked 74th.	4.88 Ranked 33th. 5 times more than Malaysia
Secondary education, general pupils	2.45 million Ranked 31st. 77 times more than Suriname	31,674 Ranked 127th.
High school > Gender parity index	1.07 Ranked 23th.	1.31 Ranked 2nd. 22% more than Malaysia
Scientific and technical journal articles	520 Ranked 50th. 173 times more than Suriname	3 Ranked 149th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	50% Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Suriname	48% Ranked 1st.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion	5.15% Ranked 68th.	20.48% Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000	25.9 Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than Suriname	10.96 Ranked 89th.
Scouting > Genders admitted	both	both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age	6 Ranked 151st. The same as Suriname	6 Ranked 127th.
Children out of school, primary, male	24,602 Ranked 47th. 10 times more than Suriname	2,585 Ranked 74th.
High school > Students per teacher	13.72 Ranked 54th. 7% more than Suriname	12.79 Ranked 65th.
Secondary education > General pupils	2.38 million Ranked 31st. 98 times more than Suriname	24,307 Ranked 86th.
Secondary school starting age > Years	12 Ranked 117th. The same as Suriname	12 Ranked 98th.
High school starting age > Years	12 Ranked 108th. The same as Suriname	12 Ranked 92nd.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita	7.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 24th.	7.83 per 1,000 people Ranked 10th. 10% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	46.66 Ranked 8th. 26% more than Suriname	37.05 Ranked 4th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level	3.01 million Ranked 38th. 47 times more than Suriname	64,659 Ranked 143th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women	66% Ranked 63th. 63% more than Suriname	40.5% Ranked 100th.
Elementary school graduate rate	92.23 Ranked 52nd. 36% more than Suriname	67.68 Ranked 78th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24	98.4 Ranked 43th. 3% more than Suriname	95.3 Ranked 64th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000	104.24 Ranked 82nd.	135.17 Ranked 47th. 30% more than Malaysia
Secondary education, pupils per 1000	92.51 Ranked 44th.	104.63 Ranked 24th. 13% more than Malaysia
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment	1.31 Ranked 46th.	1.62 Ranked 14th. 24% more than Malaysia
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment	1.14 Ranked 9th.	1.33 Ranked 1st. 17% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	316.08 Ranked 12th. 9% more than Suriname	290.09 Ranked 2nd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita	26.38 per 1,000 people Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Suriname	11.85 per 1,000 people Ranked 86th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people	1.91 Ranked 82nd. 25% more than Suriname	1.53 Ranked 94th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years	7 Ranked 61st. 17% more than Suriname	6 Ranked 116th.
Teacher student ratio > High school	14.97 Ranked 59th. 7% more than Suriname	14 Ranked 67th.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000	8.91 Ranked 40th. 89% more than Suriname	4.72 Ranked 53th.
High school repeaters > Female	0.09 Ranked 84th.	0.0 Ranked 102nd.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school	15.08 Ranked 108th.	15.99 Ranked 89th. 6% more than Malaysia
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24	98.5 Ranked 46th. 4% more than Suriname	94.8 Ranked 70th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students	3.1 million Ranked 40th. 45 times more than Suriname	69,604 Ranked 120th.
Primary education > Duration > Years	6 years Ranked 122nd. The same as Suriname	6 years Ranked 96th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	$3,622.28 Ranked 30th. 48% more than Suriname	$2,452.08 Ranked 41st.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade	97.69 Ranked 113th. About the same as Suriname	97.56 Ranked 87th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000	86.77 Ranked 36th. 45% more than Suriname	59.79 Ranked 94th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	94.01 Ranked 7th. 24% more than Suriname	75.85 Ranked 5th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share	0.97% Ranked 133th.	43.6% Ranked 12th. 45 times more than Malaysia
High school > Lower secondary starting age	12 Ranked 120th. The same as Suriname	12 Ranked 100th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio	99.5 Ranked 50th. 4% more than Suriname	95.42 Ranked 99th.
High school enrolment rate > Female	97.68 Ranked 35th. 66% more than Suriname	58.75 Ranked 82nd.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level	95% Ranked 67th.	96% Ranked 56th. 1% more than Malaysia
Duration of education > Secondary level	5 Ranked 171st. The same as Suriname	5 Ranked 162nd.
Primary education > Pupils	3.06 million Ranked 38th. 47 times more than Suriname	65,527 Ranked 83th.
Secondary education > Pupils	2.52 million Ranked 31st. 55 times more than Suriname	45,818 Ranked 75th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men	72.8% Ranked 57th. 55% more than Suriname	47.1% Ranked 96th.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24	98.3 Ranked 47th. 3% more than Suriname	95.7 Ranked 61st.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level	55.07% Ranked 46th.	61.96% Ranked 10th. 13% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita	95.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 57th. 3% more than Suriname	93.04 per 1,000 people Ranked 65th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils	162,243 Ranked 45th. 7 times more than Suriname	23,757 Ranked 78th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher	12.72 Ranked 114th.	15.25 Ranked 91st. 20% more than Malaysia
Secondary education > Teachers	141,913 Ranked 30th. 43 times more than Suriname	3,296 Ranked 52nd.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade	93.72 Ranked 37th. 18% more than Suriname	79.75 Ranked 57th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level	2.3 million Ranked 35th. 56 times more than Suriname	41,000 Ranked 135th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people	4.27 Ranked 6th. 6% more than Suriname	4.02 Ranked 7th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million	20.89 Ranked 65th. 3 times more than Suriname	6.52 Ranked 104th.
Duration of education > Primary level	6 Ranked 115th. The same as Suriname	6 Ranked 93th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24	1 Ranked 18th. 2% more than Suriname	0.98 Ranked 22nd.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary	125,312 Ranked 34th. 21 times more than Suriname	6,031 Ranked 78th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education	102.63% Ranked 24th.	107.41% Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level	48.67% Ranked 59th. The same as Suriname	48.67% Ranked 58th.
Progression to secondary school	99.04% Ranked 19th. 8 times more than Suriname	12.47% Ranked 122nd.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women	97.3% Ranked 12th. 3% more than Suriname	94.1% Ranked 22nd.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita	9.08 per 1,000 people Ranked 40th. 73% more than Suriname	5.25 per 1,000 people Ranked 53th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19	2.2 million Ranked 6th. 59 times more than Suriname	37,424 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39	116,539 Ranked 7th. 58 times more than Suriname	2,012 Ranked 7th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women	95% Ranked 68th.	98% Ranked 29th. 3% more than Malaysia
High school > Upper secondary starting age	15 Ranked 151st.	16 Ranked 38th. 7% more than Malaysia
Elementary school starting age > Years	6 Ranked 133th. The same as Suriname	6 Ranked 114th.
Elementary school repeaters > All	0.0 Ranked 82nd.	17.21 Ranked 11th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita	97.4 per 1,000 people Ranked 35th. 80% more than Suriname	54.11 per 1,000 people Ranked 70th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita	0.126 per capita Ranked 71st.	0.147 per capita Ranked 49th. 17% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000	123.25 Ranked 76th.	134.68 Ranked 61st. 9% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men	96% Ranked 60th. 2% more than Suriname	94% Ranked 63th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men	97.2% Ranked 12th. 2% more than Suriname	95.6% Ranked 23th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level	18.2 Ranked 99th. 6% more than Suriname	17.1 Ranked 107th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	69% Ranked 31st.	94% Ranked 9th. 36% more than Malaysia
Primary education > Teachers	174,504 Ranked 27th. 50 times more than Suriname	3,520 Ranked 69th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils	138,521 Ranked 46th. 6 times more than Suriname	21,511 Ranked 39th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level	51.25% Ranked 31st.	56.32% Ranked 1st. 10% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	660.01 Ranked 11th. 10% more than Suriname	600.77 Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14	49,473 Ranked 7th. 16 times more than Suriname	3,136 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	1.94 Ranked 6th. 8% more than Suriname	1.79 Ranked 7th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years	6 Ranked 113th. The same as Suriname	6 Ranked 91st.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000	101.19 Ranked 43th. 10% more than Suriname	91.72 Ranked 27th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000	7.01 Ranked 25th.	7.05 Ranked 17th. 1% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Men above 14 years	92% Ranked 16th. The same as Suriname	92% Ranked 16th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita	4.49 per 1,000 people Ranked 41st. 4 times more than Suriname	1.15 per 1,000 people Ranked 62nd.
Female enrolment share > Primary level	48.7% Ranked 48th.	48.9% Ranked 27th. About the same as Malaysia
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$	$105.92 billion Ranked 15th. 81 times more than Suriname	$1.31 billion Ranked 83th.
Primary school starting age > Years	6 Ranked 150th. The same as Suriname	6 Ranked 127th.
Scouting > Members	44,016 Ranked 29th. 17 times more than Suriname	2,601 Ranked 116th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	70.2% Ranked 44th. 64% more than Suriname	42.9% Ranked 70th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils	2.34 million Ranked 33th. 92 times more than Suriname	25,583 Ranked 119th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000	95.62 Ranked 37th. 97% more than Suriname	48.66 Ranked 74th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000	5.7 Ranked 65th.	6.6 Ranked 20th. 16% more than Malaysia
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment	99.63 Ranked 35th.	100.41 Ranked 13th. 1% more than Malaysia
Children out of school > Primary > Male	112,026 Ranked 25th. 61 times more than Suriname	1,840 Ranked 52nd.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index	0.999 Ranked 37th. 4% more than Suriname	0.956 Ranked 82nd.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	51.2% Ranked 28th.	53.1% Ranked 10th. 4% more than Malaysia
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women	2,195 Ranked 9th.	0.0 Ranked 61st.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000	94.21 Ranked 64th. 10% more than Suriname	85.4 Ranked 83th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	6.64 Ranked 6th. 57% more than Suriname	4.22 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24	65,445 Ranked 8th. 33 times more than Suriname	1,982 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19	1.09 million Ranked 6th. 60 times more than Suriname	18,280 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	2.12 Ranked 12th.	3.88 Ranked 5th. 83% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39	45,473 Ranked 7th. 51 times more than Suriname	884 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	55.54 Ranked 9th. 1% more than Suriname	55.26 Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	3.61 Ranked 8th.	3.89 Ranked 7th. 8% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	1.91 Ranked 9th.	2.17 Ranked 6th. 14% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	3.03 Ranked 6th. 31% more than Suriname	2.32 Ranked 7th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people	1.51 Ranked 72nd.	4.87 Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Primary completion rate > Women	92 Ranked 81st.	97 Ranked 44th. 5% more than Malaysia
Elementary school repeaters > Male	0.0 Ranked 71st.	19.86 Ranked 9th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female	0.0 Ranked 70th.	14.37 Ranked 18th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita	4.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 41st. 12% more than Suriname	4.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 45th.
High school teachers	166,940 Ranked 24th. 49 times more than Suriname	3,373 Ranked 102nd.
Elementary school teachers	205,772 Ranked 23th. 47 times more than Suriname	4,354 Ranked 102nd.
High school enrolment rate > Male	100 Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Suriname	46.33 Ranked 88th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years	85.4% Ranked 16th.	87.2% Ranked 14th. 2% more than Malaysia
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds	1% Ranked 17th. 2% more than Suriname	0.98% Ranked 8th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils	2.58 million Ranked 32nd. 56 times more than Suriname	45,818 Ranked 118th.
Primary completion rate > Men	92 Ranked 79th. 18% more than Suriname	78 Ranked 84th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000	122.79 Ranked 75th.	131.18 Ranked 51st. 7% more than Malaysia
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment	114.18 Ranked 13th.	133.42 Ranked 1st. 17% more than Malaysia
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita	103.07 per 1,000 people Ranked 34th. 1% more than Suriname	101.99 per 1,000 people Ranked 20th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females	None	None
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level	19.4 Ranked 49th. 45% more than Suriname	13.4 Ranked 85th.
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross	37.13% Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Suriname	12.08% Ranked 95th.
School enrollment, secondary > % net	66.41% Ranked 73th. 16% more than Suriname	57.2% Ranked 74th.
Total enrollment, primary > % net	97.03% Ranked 50th. 5% more than Suriname	92.33% Ranked 77th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10	8.06 million Ranked 5th. 54 times more than Suriname	149,508 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34	818,726 Ranked 7th. 53 times more than Suriname	15,582 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10	1.1 million Ranked 5th. 54 times more than Suriname	20,213 Ranked 7th.
Total enrollment, primary, female > % net	94.97% Ranked 47th. 2% more than Suriname	92.83% Ranked 62nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19	49,706 Ranked 8th. 26 times more than Suriname	1,912 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14	23,503 Ranked 7th. 17 times more than Suriname	1,390 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64	62,613 Ranked 7th. 74 times more than Suriname	844 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44	132,017 Ranked 7th. 63 times more than Suriname	2,112 Ranked 7th.
Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment	0.0 Ranked 81st.	15.96% Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59	262,532 Ranked 7th. 49 times more than Suriname	5,362 Ranked 7th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils per 1000	5.57 Ranked 84th.	43.06 Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14	25,970 Ranked 7th. 15 times more than Suriname	1,699 Ranked 6th.
Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment	0.0 Ranked 65th.	12.73% Ranked 16th.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed post-secondary > Post-secondary and tertiary education > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds	16.37% Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Suriname	3.55% Ranked 1st.
School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary	1.12% Ranked 114th.	46.61% Ranked 5th. 42 times more than Malaysia
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net	80.75% net Ranked 46th.	87.23% net Ranked 9th. 8% more than Malaysia
Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment	21.9% Ranked 38th. 30% more than Suriname	16.8% Ranked 63th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group	93.81% Ranked 124th.	102.18% Ranked 51st. 9% more than Malaysia
School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross	37.97% gross Ranked 53th. 2 times more than Suriname	15.39% gross Ranked 81st.
School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross	32.35% gross Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Suriname	12.44% gross Ranked 89th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group	93.68% Ranked 119th.	102.59% Ranked 48th. 10% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54	155,440 Ranked 7th. 75 times more than Suriname	2,082 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64	203,984 Ranked 7th. 46 times more than Suriname	4,409 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24	98.42% Ranked 11th. The same as Suriname	98.38% Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people	100.86 Ranked 6th. 39% more than Suriname	72.41 Ranked 5th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education	108.79% Ranked 16th.	113.32% Ranked 8th. 4% more than Malaysia
Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group	91.07% Ranked 78th.	97.06% Ranked 26th. 7% more than Malaysia
Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group	90.84% Ranked 75th. 17% more than Suriname	77.85% Ranked 58th.
Progression to secondary school > Female	100% Ranked 13th. 10 times more than Suriname	10.02% Ranked 117th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross	93.65% gross Ranked 140th.	119.62% gross Ranked 14th. 28% more than Malaysia
School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross	113.92% gross Ranked 4th. 27% more than Suriname	89.82% gross Ranked 12th.
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24	100.06% Ranked 46th. 2% more than Suriname	98.46% Ranked 66th.
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment	27.3% Ranked 6th. 19 times more than Suriname	1.4% Ranked 76th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people	1.81 Ranked 5th. 19% more than Suriname	1.52 Ranked 7th.
Primary education > Pupils > % female	48.6% female Ranked 66th. 1% more than Suriname	48.32% female Ranked 48th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	1.09 Ranked 12th.	1.81 Ranked 4th. 67% more than Malaysia
High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	67% Ranked 14th.	72% Ranked 8th. 7% more than Malaysia
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita	0.125 per capita Ranked 71st.	0.146 per capita Ranked 43th. 17% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64	335,362 Ranked 7th. 39 times more than Suriname	8,562 Ranked 6th.
Secondary education, teachers > % female	67.3% Ranked 24th.	71.76% Ranked 11th. 7% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people	3.78 Ranked 6th. 43% more than Suriname	2.64 Ranked 7th.
Elementary teachers > % trained	96.6% Ranked 3rd.	100% Ranked 4th. 4% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	2.03 Ranked 5th. 10% more than Suriname	1.85 Ranked 7th.
Elementary school graduate rate > Male	92.06 Ranked 41st. 45% more than Suriname	63.47 Ranked 68th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people	80.4 Ranked 19th.	0.0 Ranked 58th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female	48.55% Ranked 70th. 1% more than Suriname	48.25% Ranked 90th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	343.93 Ranked 8th. 14% more than Suriname	303.02 Ranked 5th.
Elementary school teachers > % female	68.41% Ranked 80th.	93.06% Ranked 15th. 36% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	26.33 Ranked 10th. 1% more than Suriname	26.05 Ranked 2nd.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males	None	None
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female	43.65% Ranked 52nd.	49.1% Ranked 21st. 12% more than Malaysia
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils	157,742 Ranked 42nd. 7 times more than Suriname	22,551 Ranked 71st.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39	779,917 Ranked 7th. 51 times more than Suriname	15,161 Ranked 7th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net	96.2% Ranked 43th. 6% more than Suriname	90.66% Ranked 68th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Female	62.86 Ranked 62nd.	81.43 Ranked 40th. 30% more than Malaysia
Preschool enrollment rate > Male	58.46 Ranked 69th.	81.15 Ranked 42nd. 39% more than Malaysia
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female	97.79 Ranked 102nd. 1% more than Suriname	97.21 Ranked 92nd.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male	97.58 Ranked 112th.	97.91 Ranked 85th. About the same as Malaysia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49	540,324 Ranked 7th. 52 times more than Suriname	10,359 Ranked 7th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female	93.83 Ranked 30th. 16% more than Suriname	81.17 Ranked 49th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male	93.61 Ranked 29th. 19% more than Suriname	78.39 Ranked 49th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29	864,189 Ranked 7th. 58 times more than Suriname	14,862 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44	684,149 Ranked 7th. 48 times more than Suriname	14,199 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29	84,623 Ranked 8th. 44 times more than Suriname	1,921 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64	131,378 Ranked 7th. 32 times more than Suriname	4,095 Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54	412,439 Ranked 7th. 56 times more than Suriname	7,422 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	31.18 Ranked 11th. 5% more than Suriname	29.6 Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	46.81 Ranked 5th. 14% more than Suriname	40.97 Ranked 6th.
Secondary education, teachers, female	128,262 Ranked 13th. 41 times more than Suriname	3,110 Ranked 66th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross	28.08% Ranked 58th. 3 times more than Suriname	9.15% Ranked 87th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	36.9 Ranked 8th. 22% more than Suriname	30.12 Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	73.43 Ranked 5th. 7% more than Suriname	68.32 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people	8.49 Ranked 4th. 62% more than Suriname	5.24 Ranked 6th.
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net	67.25% Ranked 69th. 30% more than Suriname	51.72% Ranked 74th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34	792,088 Ranked 7th. 53 times more than Suriname	15,081 Ranked 8th.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross	65.92% Ranked 108th.	97.14% Ranked 44th. 47% more than Malaysia
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net	93.1% net Ranked 56th.	95.9% net Ranked 14th. 3% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24	925,741 Ranked 6th. 56 times more than Suriname	16,671 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54	48,062 Ranked 7th. 68 times more than Suriname	705 Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34	1.61 million Ranked 7th. 53 times more than Suriname	30,583 Ranked 8th.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP	49.1% Ranked 74th.	52.16% Ranked 80th. 6% more than Malaysia

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Education Stats: compare key data on Malaysia & Suriname

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