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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • 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.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > 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.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • 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.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Spending on teaching materials: Public expenditure on teaching materials, primary level is the amount spent on teaching materials expressed as a percentage of total public current spending on primary education.
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STAT Malaysia United Arab Emirates HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 92.1
Ranked 49th. 2% more than United Arab Emirates 		90.03
Ranked 7th.
Children out of school, primary 93,743
Ranked 42nd. 16 times more than United Arab Emirates 		5,761
Ranked 49th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 3.63
Ranked 74th. 6 times more than United Arab Emirates 		0.626
Ranked 60th.
Children out of school, primary, female 78,564
Ranked 36th. 18 times more than United Arab Emirates 		4,302
Ranked 39th.
College and university > Gender parity index 1.34
Ranked 42nd. 		4.15
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Malaysia
Compulsary education duration 6
Ranked 178th. 		9
Ranked 65th. 50% more than Malaysia
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.13%
Ranked 52nd. 5 times more than United Arab Emirates 		1.11%
Ranked 34th.
High school enrolment rate 98.87
Ranked 25th. About the same as United Arab Emirates 		98.38
Ranked 30th.
Literacy > Female 85.4%
Ranked 83th. 5% more than United Arab Emirates 		81.7%
Ranked 94th.
Literacy > Total population 88.9%
Ranked 84th. 14% more than United Arab Emirates 		77.9%
Ranked 114th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 124th. 20% more than United Arab Emirates 		5
Ranked 161st.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 8.19
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than United Arab Emirates 		2.2
Ranked 72nd.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 12.72
Ranked 112th. 		17.97
Ranked 52nd. 41% more than Malaysia
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.72
Ranked 52nd. 		14.3
Ranked 30th. 4% more than Malaysia
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 69th. The same as United Arab Emirates 		7
Ranked 51st.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 3.16
Ranked 54th. 7 times more than United Arab Emirates 		0.467
Ranked 49th.
College and university > Gender ratio 129
Ranked 40th. 		205.37
Ranked 5th. 59% more than Malaysia
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 179th. The same as United Arab Emirates 		2
Ranked 153th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 21% more than United Arab Emirates 		4.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th.
Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 7th. 29% more than United Arab Emirates 		7 years
Ranked 119th.
Secondary education, pupils 2.62 million
Ranked 34th. 7 times more than United Arab Emirates 		357,526
Ranked 39th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 49th. 3% more than United Arab Emirates 		0.97
Ranked 82nd.
School life expectancy > Total 11.5 years
Ranked 56th. 7% more than United Arab Emirates 		10.7 years
Ranked 67th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 91.9%
Ranked 48th. 2% more than United Arab Emirates 		90.4%
Ranked 55th.
Primary education, teachers 231,683
Ranked 19th. 11 times more than United Arab Emirates 		20,259
Ranked 43th.
Primary education, pupils 2.95 million
Ranked 39th. 8 times more than United Arab Emirates 		364,017
Ranked 52nd.
Adult literacy rate > Female 89.8
Ranked 52nd. 		91.47
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Malaysia
Tertiary enrollment 28.2%
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates 		12.1%
Ranked 19th.
Spending per student > College and university 49.36
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than United Arab Emirates 		12.87
Ranked 21st.
High school > Gender ratio 106.9
Ranked 25th. 5% more than United Arab Emirates 		101.56
Ranked 60th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 120th. The same as United Arab Emirates 		6
Ranked 47th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.485
Ranked 77th. 		1.55
Ranked 29th. 3 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 United Arab Emirates 		3
Ranked 82nd.
Literacy > Male 92.4%
Ranked 84th. 21% more than United Arab Emirates 		76.1%
Ranked 121st.
High school > Private school share 4.49%
Ranked 101st. 		60.58%
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Malaysia
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.51
Ranked 111th. 15% more than United Arab Emirates 		15.23
Ranked 83th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 55th. The same as United Arab Emirates 		4
Ranked 33th.
High school repeaters > Male 0.11
Ranked 85th. 		6.51
Ranked 38th. 59 times more than Malaysia
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 97.2%
Ranked 12th. About the same as United Arab Emirates 		97%
Ranked 14th.
Preschool enrollment rate 96.61
Ranked 126th. 		107.94
Ranked 55th. 12% more than Malaysia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 54,909.26
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than United Arab Emirates 		8,391.23
Ranked 85th.
Primary completion rate 92
Ranked 83th. 21% more than United Arab Emirates 		76
Ranked 91st.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 632,309
Ranked 33th. 9 times more than United Arab Emirates 		68,182
Ranked 89th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 131st. 20% more than United Arab Emirates 		5
Ranked 170th.
Children out of school > Primary 221,833
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates 		75,754
Ranked 32nd.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 6.74
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates 		2.72
Ranked 28th.
Secondary education, teachers 190,581
Ranked 17th. 8 times more than United Arab Emirates 		24,994
Ranked 15th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 17.82
Ranked 52nd. 8% more than United Arab Emirates 		16.48
Ranked 30th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 167th. 		4
Ranked 41st. 33% more than Malaysia
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.988
Ranked 74th. 6 times more than United Arab Emirates 		0.158
Ranked 55th.
Spending per student > High school 14.19
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates 		6.9
Ranked 68th.
Secondary education, general pupils 2.45 million
Ranked 31st. 7 times more than United Arab Emirates 		353,529
Ranked 46th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 11.1%
Ranked 78th. 		22.2%
Ranked 49th. Twice as much as Malaysia
High school > Gender parity index 1.07
Ranked 23th. 6% more than United Arab Emirates 		1.01
Ranked 65th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 520
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates 		193
Ranked 68th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 50%
Ranked 3rd. 72% more than United Arab Emirates 		29%
Ranked 56th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 5.15%
Ranked 68th. 		8.1%
Ranked 40th. 57% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 25.9
Ranked 62nd. 22% more than United Arab Emirates 		21.15
Ranked 69th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both boys only
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 151st. The same as United Arab Emirates 		6
Ranked 98th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 25.2%
Ranked 6th. 		27.4%
Ranked 2nd. 9% more than Malaysia
Children out of school, primary, male 24,602
Ranked 47th. 17 times more than United Arab Emirates 		1,459
Ranked 48th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 6.6%
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than United Arab Emirates 		1.6%
Ranked 100th.
High school > Students per teacher 13.72
Ranked 54th. 		14.3
Ranked 30th. 4% more than Malaysia
Secondary education > General pupils 2.38 million
Ranked 31st. 8 times more than United Arab Emirates 		283,621
Ranked 56th.
Spending per student > Elementary school 11.56
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates 		4.93
Ranked 74th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 117th. 9% more than United Arab Emirates 		11
Ranked 157th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 108th. 9% more than United Arab Emirates 		11
Ranked 139th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 88% more than United Arab Emirates 		3.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 3.01 million
Ranked 38th. 12 times more than United Arab Emirates 		248,370
Ranked 121st.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 66%
Ranked 63th. 		73.1%
Ranked 49th. 11% more than Malaysia
Elementary school graduate rate 92.23
Ranked 52nd. 		100
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Malaysia
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 98.4
Ranked 43th. 4% more than United Arab Emirates 		95.01
Ranked 10th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 11.2
Ranked 50th. 32% more than United Arab Emirates 		8.5
Ranked 56th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 92.51
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates 		38.84
Ranked 68th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 104.24
Ranked 82nd. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates 		39.54
Ranked 85th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.31
Ranked 46th. 		3.24
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Malaysia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 1.74 million
Ranked 48th. 4 times more than United Arab Emirates 		464,900
Ranked 76th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.14
Ranked 9th. 9% more than United Arab Emirates 		1.05
Ranked 37th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 26.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 45% more than United Arab Emirates 		18.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.91
Ranked 82nd. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates 		0.94
Ranked 116th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 61st. The same as United Arab Emirates 		7
Ranked 45th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 14.97
Ranked 59th. 16% more than United Arab Emirates 		12.88
Ranked 76th.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 8.91
Ranked 40th. 		18.26
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Malaysia
High school repeaters > Female 0.09
Ranked 84th. 		3.13
Ranked 49th. 35 times more than Malaysia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 1.14 million
Ranked 48th. 10 times more than United Arab Emirates 		116,400
Ranked 90th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 15.08
Ranked 108th. 		17.19
Ranked 87th. 14% more than Malaysia
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 98.5
Ranked 46th. 2% more than United Arab Emirates 		97
Ranked 8th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 97.7%
Ranked 27th. 1% more than United Arab Emirates 		96.8%
Ranked 31st.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 3.1 million
Ranked 40th. 11 times more than United Arab Emirates 		284,034
Ranked 112th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 122nd. 20% more than United Arab Emirates 		5 years
Ranked 155th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $3,622.28
Ranked 30th. 		$11,017.59
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Malaysia
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 97.69
Ranked 113th. 		109.73
Ranked 46th. 12% more than Malaysia
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 86.77
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates 		38.4
Ranked 80th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 0.97%
Ranked 133th. 		72.91%
Ranked 4th. 75 times more than Malaysia
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 120th. 9% more than United Arab Emirates 		11
Ranked 162nd.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.5
Ranked 50th. 		99.56
Ranked 47th. The same as Malaysia
High school enrolment rate > Female 97.68
Ranked 35th. 		98.52
Ranked 27th. 1% more than Malaysia
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 14.7%
Ranked 74th. 		18.5%
Ranked 62nd. 26% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 95%
Ranked 67th. 25% more than United Arab Emirates 		76%
Ranked 121st.
Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 171st. 		6
Ranked 90th. 20% more than Malaysia
Primary education > Pupils 3.06 million
Ranked 38th. 12 times more than United Arab Emirates 		262,807
Ranked 67th.
Secondary education > Pupils 2.52 million
Ranked 31st. 9 times more than United Arab Emirates 		284,978
Ranked 55th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 72.8%
Ranked 57th. 19% more than United Arab Emirates 		61.3%
Ranked 71st.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 98.3
Ranked 47th. 5% more than United Arab Emirates 		93.63
Ranked 10th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 95.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 32% more than United Arab Emirates 		72.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 55.07%
Ranked 46th. 		66.32%
Ranked 4th. 20% more than Malaysia
Secondary education, vocational pupils 162,243
Ranked 45th. 41 times more than United Arab Emirates 		3,997
Ranked 47th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 12.72
Ranked 114th. 		17.97
Ranked 51st. 41% more than Malaysia
Secondary education > Teachers 141,913
Ranked 30th. 7 times more than United Arab Emirates 		21,795
Ranked 31st.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 13 years
Ranked 12th. 18% more than United Arab Emirates 		11 years
Ranked 5th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 93.72
Ranked 37th. 		100
Ranked 1st. 7% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 2.3 million
Ranked 35th. 8 times more than United Arab Emirates 		273,491
Ranked 107th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 20.89
Ranked 65th. 		57.28
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 115th. The same as United Arab Emirates 		6
Ranked 63th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 18th. 2% more than United Arab Emirates 		0.98
Ranked 19th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 125,312
Ranked 34th. 48 times more than United Arab Emirates 		2,608
Ranked 106th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.63%
Ranked 24th. 2% more than United Arab Emirates 		100.63%
Ranked 53th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level 19.9
Ranked 35th. 78% more than United Arab Emirates 		11.2
Ranked 60th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.67%
Ranked 59th. 1% more than United Arab Emirates 		48.28%
Ranked 99th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 70.05
Ranked 77th. 		137.98
Ranked 50th. 97% more than Malaysia
Progression to secondary school 99.04%
Ranked 19th. 2% more than United Arab Emirates 		97.47%
Ranked 20th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 97.3%
Ranked 12th. 2% more than United Arab Emirates 		95.5%
Ranked 19th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 9.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 		16.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 84% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 95%
Ranked 68th. 27% more than United Arab Emirates 		75%
Ranked 114th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 151st. The same as United Arab Emirates 		15
Ranked 108th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 133th. The same as United Arab Emirates 		6
Ranked 90th.
Library books 1.11 million
Ranked 7th. 11% more than United Arab Emirates 		1,000,000
Ranked 29th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.0
Ranked 82nd. 		1.88
Ranked 89th.
School life expectancy > Male 11.2 years
Ranked 61st. 9% more than United Arab Emirates 		10.3 years
Ranked 71st.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 97.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 56% more than United Arab Emirates 		62.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 123.25
Ranked 76th. 60% more than United Arab Emirates 		77.04
Ranked 130th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 7.7%
Ranked 73th. 		24.1%
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.126 per capita
Ranked 71st. 91% more than United Arab Emirates 		0.066 per capita
Ranked 140th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 60th. 25% more than United Arab Emirates 		77%
Ranked 113th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 97.2%
Ranked 12th. 		97.9%
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Malaysia
Library books per 1000 53.46
Ranked 13th. 		345.58
Ranked 25th. 6 times more than Malaysia
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 18.2
Ranked 99th. 14% more than United Arab Emirates 		15.9
Ranked 111th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 69%
Ranked 31st. 		87%
Ranked 25th. 26% more than Malaysia
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 138,521
Ranked 46th. 102 times more than United Arab Emirates 		1,357
Ranked 71st.
Primary education > Teachers 174,504
Ranked 27th. 10 times more than United Arab Emirates 		17,255
Ranked 53th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.25%
Ranked 31st. 4% more than United Arab Emirates 		49.37%
Ranked 74th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 2.9
Ranked 63th. 		46.5
Ranked 6th. 16 times more than Malaysia
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 113th. 20% more than United Arab Emirates 		5
Ranked 143th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 7.01
Ranked 25th. 69% more than United Arab Emirates 		4.16
Ranked 55th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 101.19
Ranked 43th. 47% more than United Arab Emirates 		68.69
Ranked 55th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 92%
Ranked 16th. 3% more than United Arab Emirates 		89%
Ranked 19th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 4.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 		8.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 92% more than Malaysia
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.7%
Ranked 48th. 1% more than United Arab Emirates 		48%
Ranked 102nd.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $105.92 billion
Ranked 15th. 14% more than United Arab Emirates 		$93.01 billion
Ranked 30th.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 150th. The same as United Arab Emirates 		6
Ranked 99th.
Scouting > Members 44,016
Ranked 29th. 8 times more than United Arab Emirates 		5,830
Ranked 92nd.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 88.98%
Ranked 25th. 2% more than United Arab Emirates 		86.93%
Ranked 31st.
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 61.97%
Ranked 32nd. 		71.09%
Ranked 22nd. 15% more than Malaysia
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 62.29%
Ranked 35th. 		72.48%
Ranked 29th. 16% more than Malaysia
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 70.2%
Ranked 44th. 4% more than United Arab Emirates 		67.4%
Ranked 51st.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 2.34 million
Ranked 33th. 8 times more than United Arab Emirates 		309,476
Ranked 94th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 95.62
Ranked 37th. 40% more than United Arab Emirates 		68.36
Ranked 53th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 5.7
Ranked 65th. 9% more than United Arab Emirates 		5.25
Ranked 29th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.63
Ranked 35th. 3% more than United Arab Emirates 		97.07
Ranked 46th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 112,026
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates 		36,732
Ranked 31st.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.999
Ranked 37th. 		1.03
Ranked 8th. 3% more than Malaysia
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.2%
Ranked 28th. 3% more than United Arab Emirates 		49.6%
Ranked 61st.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 2,195
Ranked 9th. 		0.0
Ranked 32nd.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 3
Ranked 11th. 		32
Ranked 19th. 11 times more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 94.21
Ranked 64th. 11% more than United Arab Emirates 		84.83
Ranked 85th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.51
Ranked 72nd. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates 		0.633
Ranked 109th.
Primary completion rate > Women 92
Ranked 81st. 23% more than United Arab Emirates 		75
Ranked 85th.
School life expectancy > Female 11.7 years
Ranked 50th. 4% more than United Arab Emirates 		11.2 years
Ranked 57th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 70th. 		1.71
Ranked 85th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 71st. 		2.04
Ranked 90th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98%
Ranked 20th. 2% more than United Arab Emirates 		96.5%
Ranked 27th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 4.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 		8.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 77% more than Malaysia
High school teachers 166,940
Ranked 24th. 7 times more than United Arab Emirates 		24,152
Ranked 66th.
Elementary school teachers 205,772
Ranked 23th. 12 times more than United Arab Emirates 		16,523
Ranked 91st.
High school enrolment rate > Male 100
Ranked 11th. 2% more than United Arab Emirates 		98.26
Ranked 33th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 85.4%
Ranked 16th. 		87.8%
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Malaysia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 45.84
Ranked 70th. 33% more than United Arab Emirates 		34.55
Ranked 82nd.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 71.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 		115.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 61% more than Malaysia
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 2.58 million
Ranked 32nd. 9 times more than United Arab Emirates 		284,978
Ranked 91st.
Primary completion rate > Men 92
Ranked 79th. 18% more than United Arab Emirates 		78
Ranked 83th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 122.79
Ranked 75th. 94% more than United Arab Emirates 		63.34
Ranked 100th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 103.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 64% more than United Arab Emirates 		62.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 114.18
Ranked 13th. 8% more than United Arab Emirates 		105.3
Ranked 27th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
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Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 19.4
Ranked 49th. 56% more than United Arab Emirates 		12.4
Ranked 96th.
Library members per 1000 8.49
Ranked 6th. 64% more than United Arab Emirates 		5.18
Ranked 21st.
Library members 175,876
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than United Arab Emirates 		15,000
Ranked 27th.
Pupils reaching grade 5 98.8
Ranked 5th. 1% more than United Arab Emirates 		98.1
Ranked 15th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.55%
Ranked 70th. The same as United Arab Emirates 		48.51%
Ranked 76th.
Elementary school teachers > % female 68.41%
Ranked 80th. 		84.5%
Ranked 37th. 24% more than Malaysia
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 43.65%
Ranked 52nd. 		0.0
Ranked 114th.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 157,742
Ranked 42nd. 107 times more than United Arab Emirates 		1,475
Ranked 104th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 96.2%
Ranked 43th. 		99.09%
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Malaysia
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 62.86
Ranked 62nd. 		86.59
Ranked 35th. 38% more than Malaysia
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 58.46
Ranked 69th. 		88.11
Ranked 33th. 51% more than Malaysia
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 97.79
Ranked 102nd. 		109.14
Ranked 46th. 12% more than Malaysia
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 97.58
Ranked 112th. 		110.29
Ranked 47th. 13% more than Malaysia
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 93.83
Ranked 30th. 		99.99
Ranked 7th. 7% more than Malaysia
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 93.61
Ranked 29th. 		99.97
Ranked 6th. 7% more than Malaysia
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 91.97%
Ranked 56th. 29% more than United Arab Emirates 		71.24%
Ranked 77th.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 66.3%
Ranked 2nd. 82% more than United Arab Emirates 		36.4%
Ranked 61st.
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 11.2%
Ranked 14th. 		36.5%
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 20%
Ranked 31st. 37% more than United Arab Emirates 		14.6%
Ranked 43th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 40.9%
Ranked 4th. 		43%
Ranked 10th. 5% more than Malaysia
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 18.9%
Ranked 8th. 6% more than United Arab Emirates 		17.9%
Ranked 31st.
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 97.24%
Ranked 46th. 15% more than United Arab Emirates 		84.69%
Ranked 74th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 107.53% gross
Ranked 12th. 67% more than United Arab Emirates 		64.34% gross
Ranked 25th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 93.3% gross
Ranked 132nd. 14% more than United Arab Emirates 		82.05% gross
Ranked 92nd.
Primary education > Teachers > % female 66.29% female
Ranked 87th. 		84.42% female
Ranked 19th. 27% more than Malaysia
Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 26.33%
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates 		9.26%
Ranked 43th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 93.92%
Ranked 126th. 5% more than United Arab Emirates 		89.14%
Ranked 79th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 24.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th. 		87.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Malaysia
Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 88.69%
Ranked 54th. 25% more than United Arab Emirates 		71.04%
Ranked 67th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 603,100
Ranked 45th. 71% more than United Arab Emirates 		352,200
Ranked 63th.
Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers 96.6%
Ranked 4th. 61% more than United Arab Emirates 		59.97%
Ranked 48th.
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 94.19%
Ranked 70th. 23% more than United Arab Emirates 		76.46%
Ranked 60th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 4.1%
Ranked 89th. 		48.78%
Ranked 10th. 12 times more than Malaysia
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 27.01% gross
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates 		12.17% gross
Ranked 88th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 32.11%
Ranked 59th. 27% more than United Arab Emirates 		25.19%
Ranked 55th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 36.22%
Ranked 56th. 1% more than United Arab Emirates 		35.75%
Ranked 48th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 96.1%
Ranked 52nd. 		99.01%
Ranked 18th. 3% more than Malaysia
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 65.61%
Ranked 68th. 		83.17%
Ranked 38th. 27% more than Malaysia
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 0.97%
Ranked 129th. 		72.91%
Ranked 4th. 75 times more than Malaysia
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.48%
Ranked 87th. 		48.61%
Ranked 36th. About the same as Malaysia
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 98.22%
Ranked 109th. 		106.87%
Ranked 33th. 9% more than Malaysia
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 100.5%
Ranked 31st. 		110.62%
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Malaysia
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 95.06%
Ranked 111th. 		102.09%
Ranked 44th. 7% more than Malaysia
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 51.02%
Ranked 41st. 3% more than United Arab Emirates 		49.35%
Ranked 38th.
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 98.45%
Ranked 20th. 		99.14%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Malaysia
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 60.59%
Ranked 68th. 		87.37%
Ranked 37th. 44% more than Malaysia
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 96.1%
Ranked 35th. 5% more than United Arab Emirates 		91.58%
Ranked 68th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 96.84%
Ranked 127th. 		108.17%
Ranked 62nd. 12% more than Malaysia
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 96.2%
Ranked 35th. 5% more than United Arab Emirates 		91.8%
Ranked 63th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 1.04%
Ranked 121st. 		66.78%
Ranked 6th. 64 times more than Malaysia
Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24 97.21%
Ranked 47th. 19% more than United Arab Emirates 		81.7%
Ranked 83th.
Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 85.35%
Ranked 58th. 21% more than United Arab Emirates 		70.57%
Ranked 60th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 12 years
Ranked 20th. 9% more than United Arab Emirates 		11 years
Ranked 4th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 99.24%
Ranked 9th. 18% more than United Arab Emirates 		84.45%
Ranked 66th.
School enrollment, primary > % gross 101.41%
Ranked 92nd. 		108.33%
Ranked 34th. 7% more than Malaysia
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 98.45%
Ranked 12th. 7% more than United Arab Emirates 		92.27%
Ranked 26th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 99.87%
Ranked 4th. 18% more than United Arab Emirates 		84.34%
Ranked 64th.
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 93.48% gross
Ranked 140th. 12% more than United Arab Emirates 		83.31% gross
Ranked 97th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 98.65%
Ranked 12th. 17% more than United Arab Emirates 		84.55%
Ranked 62nd.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 95.99%
Ranked 46th. 		98.92%
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Malaysia
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 17.17
Ranked 44th. 5% more than United Arab Emirates 		16.29
Ranked 22nd.
Spending on teaching materials 13.6
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than United Arab Emirates 		2.2
Ranked 8th.

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