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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > 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).
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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 illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • 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.
  • CPIA building human resources rating > 1=low to 6=high per million: CPIA building human resources rating (1=low to 6=high). Building human resources assesses the national policies and public and private sector service delivery that affect the access to and quality of health and education services, including prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 65 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 65. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 65 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 65. 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 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Participation > School enrollment > 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."
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % net: School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the ratio of male children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the male population of the official secondary school age.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 65 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Male is the total male enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
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STAT Maldives Sri Lanka HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 98.4
Ranked 2nd. 9% more than Sri Lanka 		90.56
Ranked 55th.
Children out of school, primary 2,332
Ranked 103th. 		103,178
Ranked 36th. 44 times more than Maldives
Children out of school, primary per 1000 7.3
Ranked 49th. 48% more than Sri Lanka 		4.94
Ranked 52nd.
Children out of school, primary, female 1,260
Ranked 94th. 		51,566
Ranked 33th. 41 times more than Maldives
College and university > Gender parity index 1.13
Ranked 77th. 		1.83
Ranked 7th. 63% more than Maldives
College and university > Share of total education spending 6.63%
Ranked 55th. 		17.76%
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Maldives
Compulsary education duration 7
Ranked 154th. 		9
Ranked 80th. 29% more than Maldives
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 6.82%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka 		2%
Ranked 59th.
High school enrolment rate 87.12
Ranked 66th. 		97.84
Ranked 36th. 12% more than Maldives
Literacy > Total population 93.8%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Sri Lanka 		92.3%
Ranked 73th.
Primary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 19th. 40% more than Sri Lanka 		5
Ranked 146th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 9.87
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Sri Lanka 		3.46
Ranked 99th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 12.28
Ranked 110th. 		24.07
Ranked 57th. 96% more than Maldives
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.7
Ranked 72nd. 		17.26
Ranked 36th. 26% more than Maldives
Secondary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 188th. 		8
Ranked 3rd. 60% more than Maldives
Literacy > Female 94.7%
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Sri Lanka 		90%
Ranked 74th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 3.94
Ranked 47th. 60% more than Sri Lanka 		2.47
Ranked 49th.
College and university > Gender ratio 0.0
Ranked 104th. 		47.6
Ranked 61st.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 88th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka 		1
Ranked 192nd.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 6.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 9% more than Sri Lanka 		6.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th.
Duration of compulsory education 7 years
Ranked 125th. 		9 years
Ranked 64th. 29% more than Maldives
Secondary education, pupils 28,878
Ranked 133th. 		2.57 million
Ranked 30th. 89 times more than Maldives
College and university > Private school share 0.0
Ranked 89th. 		0.0
Ranked 99th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 72nd. 		0.99
Ranked 44th. 1% more than Maldives
Literacy > Adult literacy 97%
Ranked 32nd. 6% more than Sri Lanka 		91.5%
Ranked 50th.
Primary education, pupils 40,201
Ranked 132nd. 		1.74 million
Ranked 54th. 43 times more than Maldives
Primary education, teachers 3,275
Ranked 113th. 		72,114
Ranked 37th. 22 times more than Maldives
Adult literacy rate > Female 98.43
Ranked 2nd. 11% more than Sri Lanka 		89.07
Ranked 56th.
High school > Gender ratio 105.46
Ranked 33th. 4% more than Sri Lanka 		101.72
Ranked 64th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 102nd. 20% more than Sri Lanka 		5
Ranked 144th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 47.65
Ranked 17th. 58 times more than Sri Lanka 		0.827
Ranked 73th.
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 2
Ranked 183th. 		4
Ranked 5th. Twice as much as Maldives
Literacy > Male 93%
Ranked 2nd. 		94.8%
Ranked 66th. 2% more than Maldives
Spending > USD 77.24 million
Ranked 128th. 		1.01 billion
Ranked 74th. 13 times more than Maldives
High school > Private school share 10.6%
Ranked 58th. 49% more than Sri Lanka 		7.12%
Ranked 89th.
Spending > Proportion 6.48
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka 		2.55
Ranked 137th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 20.08
Ranked 66th. 		22.5
Ranked 73th. 12% more than Maldives
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 156th. 		4
Ranked 15th. 33% more than Maldives
High school repeaters > Male 7.4
Ranked 37th. 8 times more than Sri Lanka 		0.89
Ranked 80th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 98.2%
Ranked 8th. 3% more than Sri Lanka 		95.6%
Ranked 17th.
Preschool enrollment rate 112.01
Ranked 32nd. 10% more than Sri Lanka 		101.43
Ranked 80th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 2,185.35
Ranked 148th. 		16,932.32
Ranked 47th. 8 times more than Maldives
Primary completion rate 127
Ranked 2nd. 31% more than Sri Lanka 		97
Ranked 20th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 7
Ranked 22nd. 40% more than Sri Lanka 		5
Ranked 155th.
Children out of school > Primary 12,547
Ranked 50th. 		47,067
Ranked 46th. 4 times more than Maldives
Secondary education, teachers 2,088
Ranked 96th. 		149,153
Ranked 20th. 71 times more than Maldives
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 7.26
Ranked 35th. 2% more than Sri Lanka 		7.15
Ranked 35th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 144th. 		4
Ranked 19th. 33% more than Maldives
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 3.35
Ranked 52nd. 36% more than Sri Lanka 		2.47
Ranked 50th.
Secondary education, general pupils 27,100
Ranked 131st. 		2.42 million
Ranked 27th. 89 times more than Maldives
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 2.6%
Ranked 109th. 		7.7%
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than Maldives
High school > Gender parity index 1.13
Ranked 12th. 9% more than Sri Lanka 		1.04
Ranked 32nd.
Scientific and technical journal articles 3
Ranked 150th. 		141
Ranked 74th. 47 times more than Maldives
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 67%
Ranked 1st. 56% more than Sri Lanka 		43%
Ranked 29th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 39.15%
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka 		7.29%
Ranked 45th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 128th. 20% more than Sri Lanka 		5
Ranked 180th.
Children out of school, primary, male 1,072
Ranked 95th. 		51,612
Ranked 29th. 48 times more than Maldives
High school > Students per teacher 13.7
Ranked 74th. 		17.26
Ranked 37th. 26% more than Maldives
Secondary education > General pupils 30,588
Ranked 83th. 		2.11 million
Ranked 25th. 69 times more than Maldives
Secondary school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 24th. 30% more than Sri Lanka 		10
Ranked 184th.
High school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 24th. 30% more than Sri Lanka 		10
Ranked 160th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 8.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka 		3.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 63.43
Ranked 1st. 52% more than Sri Lanka 		41.78
Ranked 10th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 68,242
Ranked 141st. 		1.7 million
Ranked 8th. 25 times more than Maldives
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 20.7%
Ranked 128th. 		72.6%
Ranked 50th. 4 times more than Maldives
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 99.3
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Sri Lanka 		97.98
Ranked 49th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 98.73
Ranked 43th. 		123.33
Ranked 8th. 25% more than Maldives
Primary education, pupils per 1000 121.1
Ranked 62nd. 46% more than Sri Lanka 		83.16
Ranked 93th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 2.37
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka 		0.55
Ranked 72nd.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 4,800
Ranked 134th. 		1.12 million
Ranked 53th. 234 times more than Maldives
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.14
Ranked 8th. 14% more than Sri Lanka 		1
Ranked 84th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 376.74
Ranked 1st. 12% more than Sri Lanka 		337.29
Ranked 16th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 6.58
Ranked 32nd. 8 times more than Sri Lanka 		0.811
Ranked 122nd.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 168th. 		8
Ranked 3rd. 60% more than Maldives
Teacher student ratio > High school 13.7
Ranked 84th. 		19.52
Ranked 40th. 42% more than Maldives
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 42.16
Ranked 9th. 17 times more than Sri Lanka 		2.42
Ranked 76th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.335
Ranked 98th. 		0.618
Ranked 57th. 84% more than Maldives
High school repeaters > Female 7.46
Ranked 31st. 14 times more than Sri Lanka 		0.54
Ranked 80th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 2,400
Ranked 134th. 		714,900
Ranked 54th. 298 times more than Maldives
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 13.26
Ranked 105th. 		23.5
Ranked 53th. 77% more than Maldives
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 99.36
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Sri Lanka 		98.59
Ranked 45th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 47,082
Ranked 124th. 		1.63 million
Ranked 50th. 35 times more than Maldives
Primary education > Duration > Years 7 years
Ranked 19th. 40% more than Sri Lanka 		5 years
Ranked 144th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $4,088.41
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka 		$1,076.10
Ranked 62nd.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 106.02
Ranked 45th. 9% more than Sri Lanka 		97.64
Ranked 86th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 81.64
Ranked 42nd. 		116.11
Ranked 6th. 42% more than Maldives
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 127.99
Ranked 1st. 52% more than Sri Lanka 		84.32
Ranked 10th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 13
Ranked 24th. 30% more than Sri Lanka 		10
Ranked 191st.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 3.8%
Ranked 109th. 28% more than Sri Lanka 		2.97%
Ranked 106th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 94.38
Ranked 102nd. 		100.21
Ranked 25th. 6% more than Maldives
High school enrolment rate > Female 91.52
Ranked 58th. 		98.54
Ranked 28th. 8% more than Maldives
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 2.7%
Ranked 113th. 		10.1%
Ranked 82nd. 4 times more than Maldives
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 80%
Ranked 115th. 		97%
Ranked 42nd. 21% more than Maldives
Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 163th. 		8
Ranked 3rd. 60% more than Maldives
Primary education > Pupils 57,873
Ranked 84th. 		1.61 million
Ranked 56th. 28 times more than Maldives
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 30.1%
Ranked 129th. 		75.5%
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Maldives
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 99.24
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Sri Lanka 		97.33
Ranked 53th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th. 		120.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 45% more than Maldives
Secondary education, vocational pupils 1,115
Ranked 124th. 		150,783
Ranked 43th. 135 times more than Maldives
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 12.28
Ranked 111th. 		24.07
Ranked 57th. 96% more than Maldives
Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes 80.76%
Ranked 43th. 		82.39%
Ranked 42nd. 2% more than Maldives
Secondary education > Teachers 2,088
Ranked 118th. 		119,491
Ranked 30th. 57 times more than Maldives
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 94.3
Ranked 31st. 		98.03
Ranked 16th. 4% more than Maldives
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 25,365
Ranked 144th. 		2.32 million
Ranked 3rd. 91 times more than Maldives
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 0.644
Ranked 8th. 		5.32
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Maldives
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 11.22
Ranked 88th. 53% more than Sri Lanka 		7.35
Ranked 78th.
Duration of education > Primary level 7
Ranked 18th. 40% more than Sri Lanka 		5
Ranked 132nd.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 14th. 		1.01
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Maldives
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 98.18%
Ranked 91st. 		103.53%
Ranked 19th. 5% more than Maldives
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 1,587
Ranked 94th. 		8,387
Ranked 72nd. 5 times more than Maldives
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.07%
Ranked 113th. 		49.05%
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Maldives
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 16.69
Ranked 109th. 		58.57
Ranked 79th. 4 times more than Maldives
Progression to secondary school 78.24%
Ranked 47th. 		97.01%
Ranked 46th. 24% more than Maldives
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 98.3%
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Sri Lanka 		96.1%
Ranked 16th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 38.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 16 times more than Sri Lanka 		2.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 38,758
Ranked 6th. 		1.58 million
Ranked 9th. 41 times more than Maldives
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 176
Ranked 7th. 		117,869
Ranked 5th. 670 times more than Maldives
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 80%
Ranked 110th. 		98%
Ranked 31st. 23% more than Maldives
High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 39th. 14% more than Sri Lanka 		14
Ranked 168th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 115th. 20% more than Sri Lanka 		5
Ranked 155th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 4.33
Ranked 55th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka 		0.82
Ranked 85th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 92.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 		121.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 31% more than Maldives
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 241.36
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Sri Lanka 		88.77
Ranked 7th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 2.6%
Ranked 110th. 		5.2%
Ranked 91st. Twice as much as Maldives
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.223 per capita
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka 		0.088 per capita
Ranked 7th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 79%
Ranked 112th. 		99%
Ranked 21st. 25% more than Maldives
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 98%
Ranked 10th. 3% more than Sri Lanka 		95.1%
Ranked 18th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 22.6
Ranked 76th. 		27.8
Ranked 3rd. 23% more than Maldives
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 72%
Ranked 56th. 		85%
Ranked 30th. 18% more than Maldives
Primary education > Teachers 2,882
Ranked 73th. 		71,669
Ranked 42nd. 25 times more than Maldives
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 52.58%
Ranked 12th. 4% more than Sri Lanka 		50.61%
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 387
Ranked 6th. 		97,722
Ranked 6th. 253 times more than Maldives
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.287
Ranked 8th. 		3.02
Ranked 7th. 11 times more than Maldives
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 754.32
Ranked 1st. 11% more than Sri Lanka 		678.98
Ranked 14th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 2.3
Ranked 65th. 35% more than Sri Lanka 		1.7
Ranked 7th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 18th. 40% more than Sri Lanka 		5
Ranked 133th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 9.68
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Sri Lanka 		3.69
Ranked 98th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 96.2%
Ranked 7th. 4% more than Sri Lanka 		92.3%
Ranked 15th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 18.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 27 times more than Sri Lanka 		0.674 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.6%
Ranked 60th. About the same as Sri Lanka 		48.5%
Ranked 10th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $1.38 billion
Ranked 82nd. 		$21.87 billion
Ranked 33th. 16 times more than Maldives
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 128th. 20% more than Sri Lanka 		5
Ranked 177th.
Scouting > Members 4,633
Ranked 97th. 		40,925
Ranked 35th. 9 times more than Maldives
High school > Share of total education spending 39.9%
Ranked 33th. 		51.45%
Ranked 2nd. 29% more than Maldives
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 30,815
Ranked 115th. 		2.3 million
Ranked 28th. 75 times more than Maldives
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 102.79
Ranked 21st. 		121.97
Ranked 8th. 19% more than Maldives
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 97.6
Ranked 42nd. 		98.78
Ranked 66th. 1% more than Maldives
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 7.26
Ranked 41st. 18% more than Sri Lanka 		6.15
Ranked 56th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 6,538
Ranked 44th. 		9,353
Ranked 57th. 43% more than Maldives
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.984
Ranked 60th. 		0.987
Ranked 56th. About the same as Maldives
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.2%
Ranked 26th. 1% more than Sri Lanka 		50.8%
Ranked 3rd.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 210
Ranked 26th. 		354
Ranked 15th. 69% more than Maldives
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 20.5
Ranked 38th. 10 times more than Sri Lanka 		2.1
Ranked 22nd.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 89.71
Ranked 77th. 		121.01
Ranked 1st. 35% more than Maldives
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.33
Ranked 8th. 		2.05
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Maldives
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 19,209
Ranked 6th. 		785,373
Ranked 9th. 41 times more than Maldives
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 50.27
Ranked 1st. 		56.68
Ranked 15th. 13% more than Maldives
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.641
Ranked 8th. 		4.26
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Maldives
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 87
Ranked 7th. 		56,774
Ranked 5th. 653 times more than Maldives
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 223
Ranked 7th. 		75,845
Ranked 5th. 340 times more than Maldives
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.294
Ranked 8th. 		3.25
Ranked 9th. 11 times more than Maldives
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.944
Ranked 7th. 		3.29
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Maldives
Scouting > Members per thousand people 13.69
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka 		2.01
Ranked 62nd.
Primary completion rate > Women 126
Ranked 2nd. 31% more than Sri Lanka 		96
Ranked 16th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 5.36
Ranked 51st. 5 times more than Sri Lanka 		0.99
Ranked 86th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 3.21
Ranked 58th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka 		0.66
Ranked 84th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 19.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 41 times more than Sri Lanka 		0.486 per 1,000 people
Ranked 93th.
High school teachers 2,088
Ranked 114th. 		119,491
Ranked 31st. 57 times more than Maldives
Elementary school teachers 3,551
Ranked 109th. 		69,436
Ranked 41st. 20 times more than Maldives
High school enrolment rate > Male 83.44
Ranked 64th. 		97.16
Ranked 36th. 16% more than Maldives
Literacy > Women above 14 years 96.4%
Ranked 6th. 8% more than Sri Lanka 		89.1%
Ranked 15th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1%
Ranked 13th. 		1.01%
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Maldives
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 8.35
Ranked 113th. 		37.29
Ranked 79th. 4 times more than Maldives
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 15.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th. 		58.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 81st. 4 times more than Maldives
Primary completion rate > Men 129
Ranked 2nd. 32% more than Sri Lanka 		98
Ranked 11th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 28,878
Ranked 137th. 		2.33 million
Ranked 36th. 81 times more than Maldives
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 194.48
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka 		82.96
Ranked 116th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 113.6
Ranked 7th. 13% more than Sri Lanka 		100.19
Ranked 76th.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 74.59%
Ranked 12th. 30% more than Sri Lanka 		57.46%
Ranked 55th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 96
Ranked 7th. 		57,726
Ranked 5th. 601 times more than Maldives
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 115
Ranked 7th. 		47,829
Ranked 5th. 416 times more than Maldives
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 6,427
Ranked 6th. 		464,604
Ranked 7th. 72 times more than Maldives
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 15,222
Ranked 6th. 		1.07 million
Ranked 7th. 70 times more than Maldives
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 6.82%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka 		2%
Ranked 58th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.373
Ranked 8th. 		1.86
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Maldives
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 65.52
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Sri Lanka 		63.31
Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 21.22
Ranked 1st. 		24.72
Ranked 15th. 16% more than Maldives
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 98.17%
Ranked 37th. 3% more than Sri Lanka 		95.59%
Ranked 57th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 92.53% gross
Ranked 76th. 		101.11% gross
Ranked 88th. 9% more than Maldives
Primary education > Teachers > % female 66.24% female
Ranked 45th. 		78.89% female
Ranked 53th. 19% more than Maldives
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 65.84%
Ranked 89th. 		98.54%
Ranked 102nd. 50% more than Maldives
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 7.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th. 		20.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than Maldives
Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 96.33%
Ranked 29th. 6% more than Sri Lanka 		90.68%
Ranked 47th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 2,400
Ranked 134th. 		390,400
Ranked 59th. 163 times more than Maldives
Government spending on education > % of GDP 6.82%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka 		2%
Ranked 59th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 95.11%
Ranked 36th. 		99.83%
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Maldives
Government spending on education > % of government spending 12.03%
Ranked 39th. 48% more than Sri Lanka 		8.15%
Ranked 7th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 108.72%
Ranked 39th. 7% more than Sri Lanka 		101.53%
Ranked 74th.
Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 88.5%
Ranked 16th. 		91.81%
Ranked 24th. 4% more than Maldives
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 3.8%
Ranked 106th. 28% more than Sri Lanka 		2.97%
Ranked 104th.
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.29%
Ranked 95th. 		48.79%
Ranked 47th. 1% more than Maldives
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 96.95%
Ranked 128th. 		97.58%
Ranked 109th. 1% more than Maldives
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 94.98%
Ranked 61st. 		99.99%
Ranked 36th. 5% more than Maldives
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 87.68%
Ranked 121st. 		95.25%
Ranked 105th. 9% more than Maldives
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 49.28%
Ranked 86th. 		50.53%
Ranked 48th. 3% more than Maldives
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 95.4%
Ranked 49th. 1% more than Sri Lanka 		94.21%
Ranked 57th.
CPIA building human resources rating > 1=low to 6=high per million 11.82
Ranked 13th. 53 times more than Sri Lanka 		0.221
Ranked 53th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $4,898.24
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka 		$1,679.68
Ranked 67th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 74.59%
Ranked 4th. 30% more than Sri Lanka 		57.46%
Ranked 33th.
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 99.24%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Sri Lanka 		97.69%
Ranked 17th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 112.75%
Ranked 10th. 9% more than Sri Lanka 		103.23%
Ranked 36th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 97.35%
Ranked 103th. 		97.9%
Ranked 87th. 1% more than Maldives
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 123
Ranked 7th. 		56,709
Ranked 5th. 461 times more than Maldives
Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 12,985
Ranked 6th. 		935,346
Ranked 7th. 72 times more than Maldives
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.31
Ranked 8th. 		2.21
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Maldives
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 0.697
Ranked 8th. 		5.62
Ranked 10th. 8 times more than Maldives
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 65 per thousand people 3.6
Ranked 1st. 		13.11
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Maldives
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 65 per thousand people 23.43
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Sri Lanka 		22.76
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 30.05
Ranked 1st. 		30.54
Ranked 15th. 2% more than Maldives
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 96.22%
Ranked 30th. 		99.48%
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Maldives
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 115.2%
Ranked 33th. 14% more than Sri Lanka 		101.32%
Ranked 87th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 97.3%
Ranked 25th. 		99.14%
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Maldives
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 1.44%
Ranked 104th. 		0.0
Ranked 128th.
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 6.92% of GNI
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka 		2.55% of GNI
Ranked 139th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 7.14%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka 		3.05%
Ranked 87th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 68.32% gross
Ranked 100th. 		82.43% gross
Ranked 82nd. 21% more than Maldives
School enrollment > Primary > % net 79.28% net
Ranked 63th. 		97.15% net
Ranked 28th. 23% more than Maldives
Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24 98.03%
Ranked 40th. 3% more than Sri Lanka 		95.07%
Ranked 58th.
Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 96.44%
Ranked 24th. 8% more than Sri Lanka 		89.14%
Ranked 46th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 94
Ranked 7th. 		41,467
Ranked 5th. 441 times more than Maldives
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 5.04%
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Sri Lanka 		1.74%
Ranked 164th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 62.26%
Ranked 5th. 69% more than Sri Lanka 		36.81%
Ranked 41st.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 77.61% gross
Ranked 93th. 		82.58% gross
Ranked 85th. 6% more than Maldives
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 95.05%
Ranked 35th. 1% more than Sri Lanka 		94.12%
Ranked 41st.
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 93.7% gross
Ranked 77th. 		97.69% gross
Ranked 128th. 4% more than Maldives
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 95.11%
Ranked 45th. 		99.83%
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Maldives
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 15%
Ranked 26th. 78% more than Sri Lanka 		8.41%
Ranked 95th.
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 8.37
Ranked 79th. 		16.69
Ranked 34th. Twice as much as Maldives
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 0.746
Ranked 8th. 		5.07
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Maldives
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.581
Ranked 8th. 		6.27
Ranked 7th. 11 times more than Maldives
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 76.73%
Ranked 90th. 		100.69%
Ranked 30th. 31% more than Maldives
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 46.41%
Ranked 71st. 		83.37%
Ranked 44th. 80% more than Maldives
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 6.33%
Ranked 33th. 12 times more than Sri Lanka 		0.533%
Ranked 91st.
Secondary education, teachers, female 724
Ranked 91st. 		64,229
Ranked 19th. 89 times more than Maldives
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 18,521
Ranked 5th. 		724,311
Ranked 9th. 39 times more than Maldives
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 730.2
Ranked 8th. 43 times more than Sri Lanka 		16.96
Ranked 23th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 33.83
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Sri Lanka 		32.05
Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 65 per thousand people 1.68
Ranked 1st. 		9.49
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Maldives
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 12.41%
Ranked 93th. 20% more than Sri Lanka 		10.32%
Ranked 100th.

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