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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • 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.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • 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.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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 of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > 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.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • 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 > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people:

    Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are illiterate.

    . Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary 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.
  • 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).
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary 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, 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.
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Male is the number of males age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the male population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: 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.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: 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.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • 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 Venezuela HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 92.1
Ranked 49th. 		95.15
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Malaysia
Average years of schooling of adults 6.8
Ranked 42nd. 3% more than Venezuela 		6.6
Ranked 43th.
Children out of school, primary 93,743
Ranked 42nd. 		190,870
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Children out of school, primary per 1000 3.63
Ranked 74th. 		6.37
Ranked 32nd. 76% more than Malaysia
Children out of school, primary, female 78,564
Ranked 36th. 		112,619
Ranked 16th. 43% more than Malaysia
College and university > Gender parity index 1.34
Ranked 42nd. 		1.69
Ranked 12th. 26% more than Malaysia
Compulsary education duration 6
Ranked 178th. 		14
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Malaysia
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.13%
Ranked 52nd. 		6.87%
Ranked 16th. 34% more than Malaysia
High school enrolment rate 98.87
Ranked 25th. 4% more than Venezuela 		95.3
Ranked 48th.
Literacy > Total population 88.9%
Ranked 84th. 		93.4%
Ranked 66th. 5% more than Malaysia
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 124th. The same as Venezuela 		6
Ranked 96th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 8.19
Ranked 11th. 34% more than Venezuela 		6.14
Ranked 27th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 12.72
Ranked 112th. 		25.68
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.72
Ranked 52nd. 		18.03
Ranked 42nd. 31% more than Malaysia
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 69th. 40% more than Venezuela 		5
Ranked 187th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 34.45%
Ranked 7th. 52% more than Venezuela 		22.6%
Ranked 39th.
Literacy > Female 85.4%
Ranked 83th. 		93.1%
Ranked 60th. 9% more than Malaysia
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 3.16
Ranked 54th. 		3.76
Ranked 27th. 19% more than Malaysia
College and university > Gender ratio 129
Ranked 40th. 		169.46
Ranked 10th. 31% more than Malaysia
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 179th. 		3
Ranked 86th. 50% more than Malaysia
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 		7.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 22% more than Malaysia
Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 7th. 29% more than Venezuela 		7 years
Ranked 124th.
Secondary education, pupils 2.62 million
Ranked 34th. 11% more than Venezuela 		2.35 million
Ranked 13th.
College and university > Private school share 43.14%
Ranked 34th. 50% more than Venezuela 		28.85%
Ranked 51st.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 49th. 2% more than Venezuela 		0.98
Ranked 71st.
School life expectancy > Total 11.5 years
Ranked 56th. 6% more than Venezuela 		10.9 years
Ranked 63th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 91.9%
Ranked 48th. 		93%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Malaysia
Primary education, teachers 231,683
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Venezuela 		112,157
Ranked 27th.
Primary education, pupils 2.95 million
Ranked 39th. 		3.49 million
Ranked 17th. 18% more than Malaysia
Adult literacy rate > Female 89.8
Ranked 52nd. 		94.93
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Malaysia
Tertiary enrollment 28.2%
Ranked 45th. 		28.5%
Ranked 44th. 1% more than Malaysia
High school > Gender ratio 106.9
Ranked 25th. 		110.21
Ranked 11th. 3% more than Malaysia
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 120th. Twice as much as Venezuela 		3
Ranked 108th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.485
Ranked 77th. 		0.987
Ranked 59th. 2 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. Twice as much as Venezuela 		2
Ranked 181st.
Literacy > Male 92.4%
Ranked 84th. 		93.8%
Ranked 75th. 2% more than Malaysia
Spending > USD 8.66 billion
Ranked 36th. 		11.1 billion
Ranked 32nd. 28% more than Malaysia
High school > Private school share 4.49%
Ranked 101st. 		28.3%
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Malaysia
Spending > Proportion 4.04
Ranked 83th. 14% more than Venezuela 		3.53
Ranked 108th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.51
Ranked 111th. 		18.7
Ranked 70th. 7% more than Malaysia
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 55th. 33% more than Venezuela 		3
Ranked 153th.
High school repeaters > Male 0.11
Ranked 85th. 		3.75
Ranked 51st. 34 times more than Malaysia
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 97.2%
Ranked 12th. The same as Venezuela 		97.2%
Ranked 14th.
Preschool enrollment rate 96.61
Ranked 126th. 		103.11
Ranked 71st. 7% more than Malaysia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 54,909.26
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Venezuela 		11,515.04
Ranked 72nd.
Primary completion rate 92
Ranked 83th. The same as Venezuela 		92
Ranked 64th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 632,309
Ranked 33th. 		983,217
Ranked 25th. 55% more than Malaysia
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 131st. The same as Venezuela 		6
Ranked 101st.
Children out of school > Primary 221,833
Ranked 26th. 		235,577
Ranked 21st. 6% more than Malaysia
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 6.74
Ranked 44th. Twice as much as Venezuela 		3.37
Ranked 48th.
Secondary education, teachers 190,581
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Venezuela 		61,671
Ranked 29th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 17.82
Ranked 52nd. 		22.47
Ranked 18th. 26% more than Malaysia
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 167th. The same as Venezuela 		3
Ranked 141st.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.988
Ranked 74th. 		2.61
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Malaysia
Spending per student > High school 14.19
Ranked 50th. 75% more than Venezuela 		8.11
Ranked 62nd.
Secondary education, general pupils 2.45 million
Ranked 31st. 10% more than Venezuela 		2.23 million
Ranked 15th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 11.1%
Ranked 78th. 68% more than Venezuela 		6.6%
Ranked 93th.
High school > Gender parity index 1.07
Ranked 23th. 		1.09
Ranked 16th. 2% more than Malaysia
Scientific and technical journal articles 520
Ranked 50th. 		563
Ranked 48th. 8% more than Malaysia
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 50%
Ranked 3rd. 47% more than Venezuela 		34%
Ranked 4th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 5.15%
Ranked 68th. 9 times more than Venezuela 		0.597%
Ranked 126th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 25.9
Ranked 62nd. 		38.81
Ranked 28th. 50% more than Malaysia
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 151st. The same as Venezuela 		6
Ranked 125th.
Children out of school, primary, male 24,602
Ranked 47th. 		78,251
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Malaysia
High school > Students per teacher 13.72
Ranked 54th. 		18.03
Ranked 41st. 31% more than Malaysia
Secondary education > General pupils 2.38 million
Ranked 31st. 22% more than Venezuela 		1.95 million
Ranked 16th.
Spending per student > Elementary school 11.56
Ranked 54th. 27% more than Venezuela 		9.1
Ranked 61st.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 117th. The same as Venezuela 		12
Ranked 96th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 108th. The same as Venezuela 		12
Ranked 90th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 3% more than Venezuela 		6.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 46.66
Ranked 8th. 3% more than Venezuela 		45.28
Ranked 8th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 3.01 million
Ranked 38th. 		3.45 million
Ranked 34th. 15% more than Malaysia
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 66%
Ranked 63th. 20% more than Venezuela 		55.1%
Ranked 77th.
Elementary school graduate rate 92.23
Ranked 52nd. 14% more than Venezuela 		80.74
Ranked 61st.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 98.4
Ranked 43th. The same as Venezuela 		98.4
Ranked 11th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 11.2
Ranked 50th. 5 times more than Venezuela 		2.1
Ranked 12th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 92.51
Ranked 44th. 18% more than Venezuela 		78.6
Ranked 34th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 104.24
Ranked 82nd. 		116.39
Ranked 47th. 12% more than Malaysia
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.31
Ranked 46th. 21% more than Venezuela 		1.08
Ranked 84th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 1.74 million
Ranked 48th. 53% more than Venezuela 		1.14 million
Ranked 52nd.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.14
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Venezuela 		1.13
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 316.08
Ranked 12th. 		343.66
Ranked 14th. 9% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 26.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 		38.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 48% more than Malaysia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.91
Ranked 82nd. 5 times more than Venezuela 		0.39
Ranked 153th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 61st. 40% more than Venezuela 		5
Ranked 167th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 14.97
Ranked 59th. 46% more than Venezuela 		10.23
Ranked 76th.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 8.91
Ranked 40th. 1% more than Venezuela 		8.81
Ranked 41st.
High school repeaters > Female 0.09
Ranked 84th. 		2.23
Ranked 58th. 25 times more than Malaysia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 1.14 million
Ranked 48th. 91% more than Venezuela 		598,600
Ranked 58th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 15.08
Ranked 108th. 		16.19
Ranked 86th. 7% more than Malaysia
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 70.23%
Ranked 12th. 22% more than Venezuela 		57.38%
Ranked 28th.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 98.5
Ranked 46th. 		98.84
Ranked 8th. About the same as Malaysia
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 97.7%
Ranked 27th. 10% more than Venezuela 		89%
Ranked 47th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 3.1 million
Ranked 40th. 		3.44 million
Ranked 33th. 11% more than Malaysia
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 122nd. The same as Venezuela 		6 years
Ranked 94th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $3,622.28
Ranked 30th. 51% more than Venezuela 		$2,395.19
Ranked 43th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 97.69
Ranked 113th. 		102.06
Ranked 62nd. 4% more than Malaysia
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 86.77
Ranked 36th. 17% more than Venezuela 		74.39
Ranked 36th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 94.01
Ranked 7th. 4% more than Venezuela 		90.11
Ranked 8th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 0.97%
Ranked 133th. 		17.66%
Ranked 26th. 18 times more than Malaysia
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 120th. The same as Venezuela 		12
Ranked 97th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.5
Ranked 50th. 2% more than Venezuela 		97.34
Ranked 85th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 97.68
Ranked 35th. 2% more than Venezuela 		95.5
Ranked 46th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 14.7%
Ranked 74th. 2 times more than Venezuela 		6.9%
Ranked 95th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 95%
Ranked 67th. 2% more than Venezuela 		93%
Ranked 75th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 171st. The same as Venezuela 		5
Ranked 161st.
Secondary education > Pupils 2.52 million
Ranked 31st. 24% more than Venezuela 		2.03 million
Ranked 16th.
Primary education > Pupils 3.06 million
Ranked 38th. 		3.45 million
Ranked 20th. 13% more than Malaysia
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 72.8%
Ranked 57th. 46% more than Venezuela 		49.8%
Ranked 89th.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 98.3
Ranked 47th. About the same as Venezuela 		97.97
Ranked 14th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 55.07%
Ranked 46th. 8% more than Venezuela 		51.02%
Ranked 73th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 95.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 30% more than Venezuela 		73.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 162,243
Ranked 45th. 29% more than Venezuela 		126,014
Ranked 19th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 12.72
Ranked 114th. 		25.68
Ranked 64th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 90.32%
Ranked 9th. 14% more than Venezuela 		79.23%
Ranked 34th.
Secondary education > Teachers 141,913
Ranked 30th. 		187,737
Ranked 6th. 32% more than Malaysia
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 13 years
Ranked 12th. 8% more than Venezuela 		12 years
Ranked 3rd.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 93.72
Ranked 37th. 11% more than Venezuela 		84.34
Ranked 49th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 2.3 million
Ranked 35th. 23% more than Venezuela 		1.87 million
Ranked 39th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 20.89
Ranked 65th. 		21.82
Ranked 63th. 4% more than Malaysia
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 115th. The same as Venezuela 		6
Ranked 91st.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 18th. 		1.02
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Malaysia
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.63%
Ranked 24th. About the same as Venezuela 		102.2%
Ranked 22nd.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 125,312
Ranked 34th. 		263,698
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Public spending per student > Secondary level 19.9
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Venezuela 		4.7
Ranked 18th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.67%
Ranked 59th. About the same as Venezuela 		48.44%
Ranked 82nd.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 70.05
Ranked 77th. 59% more than Venezuela 		44.03
Ranked 94th.
Progression to secondary school 99.04%
Ranked 19th. About the same as Venezuela 		98.72%
Ranked 10th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 97.3%
Ranked 12th. 		98.1%
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Malaysia
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 9.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 2% more than Venezuela 		8.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 2.2 million
Ranked 6th. 		2.24 million
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 95%
Ranked 68th. 2% more than Venezuela 		93%
Ranked 75th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 151st. The same as Venezuela 		15
Ranked 133th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 133th. The same as Venezuela 		6
Ranked 112th.
Library books 1.11 million
Ranked 7th. 		3.69 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Malaysia
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.0
Ranked 82nd. 		3.37
Ranked 63th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 97.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 33% more than Venezuela 		73.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 7.7%
Ranked 73th. 22% more than Venezuela 		6.3%
Ranked 82nd.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 123.25
Ranked 76th. 		136.18
Ranked 58th. 10% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.126 per capita
Ranked 71st. 		0.137 per capita
Ranked 56th. 9% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 60th. 4% more than Venezuela 		92%
Ranked 75th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 97.2%
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Venezuela 		96.3%
Ranked 16th.
Library books per 1000 53.46
Ranked 13th. 		167.03
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 18.2
Ranked 99th. 		20.8
Ranked 6th. 14% more than Malaysia
Primary education > Teachers 174,504
Ranked 27th. 		184,409
Ranked 7th. 6% more than Malaysia
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 138,521
Ranked 46th. 78% more than Venezuela 		77,659
Ranked 22nd.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.25%
Ranked 31st. 		52.53%
Ranked 13th. 2% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 660.01
Ranked 11th. 		674.65
Ranked 16th. 2% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 49,473
Ranked 7th. 		71,528
Ranked 8th. 45% more than Malaysia
Private school enrolment > Primary level 2.9
Ranked 63th. 		9
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 113th. The same as Venezuela 		6
Ranked 89th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 7.01
Ranked 25th. 2% more than Venezuela 		6.9
Ranked 19th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 101.19
Ranked 43th. 33% more than Venezuela 		75.9
Ranked 43th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 92%
Ranked 16th. 		93.3%
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Malaysia
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 4.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 13% more than Venezuela 		3.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.7%
Ranked 48th. About the same as Venezuela 		48.5%
Ranked 77th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $105.92 billion
Ranked 15th. 48% more than Venezuela 		$71.75 billion
Ranked 19th.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 150th. The same as Venezuela 		6
Ranked 125th.
Scouting > Members 44,016
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Venezuela 		14,893
Ranked 60th.
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 62.29%
Ranked 35th. 2% more than Venezuela 		61.21%
Ranked 42nd.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 88.98%
Ranked 25th. 8% more than Venezuela 		82.64%
Ranked 44th.
High school > Share of total education spending 33.72%
Ranked 59th. 77% more than Venezuela 		19.04%
Ranked 89th.
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 61.97%
Ranked 32nd. 1% more than Venezuela 		61.54%
Ranked 37th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 70.2%
Ranked 44th. 39% more than Venezuela 		50.4%
Ranked 65th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 2.34 million
Ranked 33th. 11% more than Venezuela 		2.1 million
Ranked 31st.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.63
Ranked 35th. 2% more than Venezuela 		97.99
Ranked 38th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 5.7
Ranked 65th. 		7.02
Ranked 19th. 23% more than Malaysia
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 95.62
Ranked 37th. 31% more than Venezuela 		72.99
Ranked 45th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 112,026
Ranked 25th. 		129,789
Ranked 20th. 16% more than Malaysia
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.999
Ranked 37th. 3% more than Venezuela 		0.974
Ranked 71st.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.2%
Ranked 28th. 		53.6%
Ranked 8th. 5% more than Malaysia
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 2,195
Ranked 9th. 		0.0
Ranked 50th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 94.21
Ranked 64th. 28% more than Venezuela 		73.66
Ranked 112th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 65,445
Ranked 8th. 		65,494
Ranked 7th. The same as Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 2.12
Ranked 12th. 		2.4
Ranked 11th. 13% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 1.09 million
Ranked 6th. 		1.13 million
Ranked 7th. 3% more than Malaysia
Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.51
Ranked 72nd. 3 times more than Venezuela 		0.497
Ranked 122nd.
Primary completion rate > Women 92
Ranked 81st. 		95
Ranked 51st. 3% more than Malaysia
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 70th. 		2.55
Ranked 65th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 71st. 		4.14
Ranked 61st.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98%
Ranked 20th. 15% more than Venezuela 		85.1%
Ranked 45th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 4.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 		4.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 7% more than Malaysia
Elementary school teachers 205,772
Ranked 23th. 		212,425
Ranked 18th. 3% more than Malaysia
High school teachers 166,940
Ranked 24th. 		217,516
Ranked 15th. 30% more than Malaysia
High school enrolment rate > Male 100
Ranked 11th. 5% more than Venezuela 		95.09
Ranked 40th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 85.4%
Ranked 16th. 		92.7%
Ranked 11th. 9% more than Malaysia
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1%
Ranked 17th. 		1.02%
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Malaysia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 45.84
Ranked 70th. 98% more than Venezuela 		23.2
Ranked 94th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 71.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 61% more than Venezuela 		44.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th.
Primary completion rate > Men 92
Ranked 79th. 3% more than Venezuela 		89
Ranked 66th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 2.58 million
Ranked 32nd. 27% more than Venezuela 		2.03 million
Ranked 33th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 114.18
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Venezuela 		112.95
Ranked 9th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 103.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 35% more than Venezuela 		76.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 122.79
Ranked 75th. 		129.06
Ranked 53th. 5% more than Malaysia
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
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Pupils reaching grade 5 98.8
Ranked 5th. 9% more than Venezuela 		90.8
Ranked 30th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 28.08%
Ranked 58th. 		58.62%
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 2.79
Ranked 10th. 6% more than Venezuela 		2.63
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 73.43
Ranked 5th. 58% more than Venezuela 		46.4
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 1.04
Ranked 11th. 30% more than Venezuela 		0.795
Ranked 12th.
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 91.97%
Ranked 56th. 		93.26%
Ranked 47th. 1% more than Malaysia
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 93.1% net
Ranked 56th. 2% more than Venezuela 		91.66% net
Ranked 29th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 925,741
Ranked 6th. 		1.07 million
Ranked 7th. 16% more than Malaysia
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 93.32% net
Ranked 55th. 3% more than Venezuela 		90.9% net
Ranked 32nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 32,425
Ranked 8th. 37% more than Venezuela 		23,606
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 33,020
Ranked 8th. 		41,888
Ranked 5th. 27% more than Malaysia
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 49.1%
Ranked 74th. 17% more than Venezuela 		42.05%
Ranked 139th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 7.4 million
Ranked 5th. 		8.55 million
Ranked 7th. 15% more than Malaysia
Primary education, teachers > % female 68.71%
Ranked 83th. 		83.24%
Ranked 7th. 21% more than Malaysia
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 49.92%
Ranked 19th. 47% more than Venezuela 		34%
Ranked 63th.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 66.3%
Ranked 2nd. 86% more than Venezuela 		35.6%
Ranked 23th.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 21.3%
Ranked 13th. 		25.58%
Ranked 2nd. 20% more than Malaysia
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 50.3%
Ranked 20th. 96% more than Venezuela 		25.7%
Ranked 59th.
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 49.7%
Ranked 7th. Twice as much as Venezuela 		24.9%
Ranked 28th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 40.9%
Ranked 4th. 22% more than Venezuela 		33.6%
Ranked 9th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 18.9%
Ranked 8th. 		32.9%
Ranked 3rd. 74% more than Malaysia
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 97.24%
Ranked 46th. The same as Venezuela 		97.2%
Ranked 47th.
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 140.61
Ranked 33th. 31% more than Venezuela 		107.54
Ranked 83th.
Primary education > Teachers > % female 66.29% female
Ranked 87th. 		81.39% female
Ranked 20th. 23% more than Malaysia
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 93.92%
Ranked 126th. 		101.27%
Ranked 56th. 8% more than Malaysia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 24.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th. 18% more than Venezuela 		20.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th.
Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 88.69%
Ranked 54th. 		92.98%
Ranked 35th. 5% more than Malaysia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 603,100
Ranked 45th. 12% more than Venezuela 		537,300
Ranked 50th.
Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers 96.6%
Ranked 4th. 15% more than Venezuela 		83.99%
Ranked 33th.
Government spending on education > % of GDP 5.13%
Ranked 52nd. 		6.87%
Ranked 16th. 34% more than Malaysia
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 95.99%
Ranked 35th. 6% more than Venezuela 		90.18%
Ranked 64th.
Government spending on education > % of government spending 18.24%
Ranked 15th. 		22.4%
Ranked 1st. 23% more than Malaysia
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 96.36%
Ranked 123th. 		101.69%
Ranked 72nd. 6% more than Malaysia
Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 98.69%
Ranked 13th. 12% more than Venezuela 		88.07%
Ranked 17th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 13 years
Ranked 13th. 8% more than Venezuela 		12 years
Ranked 3rd.
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 0.97%
Ranked 129th. 		17.66%
Ranked 26th. 18 times more than Malaysia
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.48%
Ranked 87th. About the same as Venezuela 		48.39%
Ranked 44th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 98.22%
Ranked 109th. 		100.93%
Ranked 48th. 3% more than Malaysia
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 100.5%
Ranked 31st. 5% more than Venezuela 		96.04%
Ranked 34th.
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 51.02%
Ranked 41st. 		51.14%
Ranked 15th. About the same as Malaysia
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 98.45%
Ranked 20th. 3% more than Venezuela 		95.51%
Ranked 22nd.
Secondary education, pupils > % female 50.53%
Ranked 26th. 		51.22%
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Malaysia
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 14.07%
Ranked 63th. 		17.91%
Ranked 39th. 27% more than Malaysia
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $5,122.05
Ranked 29th. 		$5,292.46
Ranked 50th. 3% more than Malaysia
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 49.34%
Ranked 66th. 26% more than Venezuela 		39.03%
Ranked 138th.
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 98.38%
Ranked 11th. About the same as Venezuela 		98.27%
Ranked 11th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 97.1%
Ranked 105th. 		109.38%
Ranked 7th. 13% more than Malaysia
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 93.89%
Ranked 135th. 		97.83%
Ranked 36th. 4% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 47.35
Ranked 7th. 6% more than Venezuela 		44.82
Ranked 8th.
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 60.59%
Ranked 68th. 		69.11%
Ranked 53th. 14% more than Malaysia
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 96.1%
Ranked 35th. 7% more than Venezuela 		90.08%
Ranked 66th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 96.84%
Ranked 127th. 		104.47%
Ranked 70th. 8% more than Malaysia
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 96.2%
Ranked 35th. 7% more than Venezuela 		89.99%
Ranked 71st.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 1.04%
Ranked 121st. 		16.03%
Ranked 37th. 15 times more than Malaysia
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 95.06%
Ranked 111th. 		96.19%
Ranked 55th. 1% more than Malaysia
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 75.78% gross
Ranked 101st. 2% more than Venezuela 		74.47% gross
Ranked 48th.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 4.15%
Ranked 85th. 17% more than Venezuela 		3.55%
Ranked 101st.
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 123%
Ranked 60th. 		169.42%
Ranked 11th. 38% more than Malaysia
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 99.24%
Ranked 9th. 6% more than Venezuela 		93.87%
Ranked 22nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 25,428
Ranked 8th. 		39,948
Ranked 6th. 57% more than Malaysia
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 80.95% gross
Ranked 93th. 2% more than Venezuela 		79.09% gross
Ranked 44th.
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 98.45%
Ranked 12th. 5% more than Venezuela 		93.36%
Ranked 21st.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 99.87%
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Venezuela 		98.02%
Ranked 11th.
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 0.0
Ranked 65th. 		3.58%
Ranked 44th.
Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100%
Ranked 61st. 		100.88%
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Malaysia
Spending on teaching materials 13.6
Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Venezuela 		0.6
Ranked 11th.

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