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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.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Teachers as percentage of labor force: The percentage share of the total labor force who are classroom, academic staff, and other teachers. Data for 1999.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

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  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.

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  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve: Access and retrieve.

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  • 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."
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

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  • 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.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.

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  • Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.

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  • 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 > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.

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  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology: Intended instruction time spent studying technology, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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 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 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 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning science: Intended instruction time spent studying science, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • 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.
  • Teachers' Day date: Date when Teacher's Day is celebrated around the world.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills: Intended instruction time spent studying vocational skills, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Repitition rate > Secondary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of secondary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages: Intended instruction time spent studying modern foreign languages, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Progression to secondary level: Progression to secondary level is the number of new entrants to the first grade of general secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 85-89: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 85 to 89. 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 15-19:

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

  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 70-74: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 70 to 74. 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 and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed post-secondary > Post-secondary and tertiary education > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Compares countries by the percentage of its population 25 years or older that has completed post-secondary education, as defined by the levels 4, 5 and 6 of ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education), and index developed by UNESCO. The data was compiled by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), which elaborates statistics to provide a global perspective on education, science, culture, and communication
  • School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 80-84: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 80 to 84. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Secondary is the total public expenditure per student in secondary 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).
  • Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. 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 secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total male enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female: Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. Technical/vocational programmes is the number of female students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % net: School enrollment, secondary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the ratio of children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the population of the official secondary school age.
  • Total enrollment, primary > % net: Total enrollment, primary (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Total enrollment, primary, female > % net: Total enrollment, primary, female (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Total is the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19: 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
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • School enrollment, preprimary > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Total is the total enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, primary > % net: School enrollment, primary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Total is the ratio of children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the total population of the official primary school age.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % gross: School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the total enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary: School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Percentage of private enrolment. Secondary is the enrolment in private secondary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in secondary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Progression to secondary school, male > %: Progression to secondary school, male (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Male is the number of new male entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of male pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Female is the total female enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Tertiary is the total public expenditure per student in tertiary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment: 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.
  • Progression to secondary school > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • 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.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment: 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.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Progression to secondary school > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning social studies: Intended instruction time spent studying socail studies, or equivalent, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 90-94: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's high school, or secondary, teachers that are female.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of male literates, 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 > Literates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 80 to 84. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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 literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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 > Literates > Aged 90-94 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 90-94: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 85-89: Number of females aged 85-89 years, who are illiterate.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Primary education, 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.
  • 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).
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
STAT Mexico Peru HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 92.93
Ranked 47th. 4% more than Peru
89.59
Ranked 15th.

Average years of schooling of adults 7.2
Ranked 35th.
7.6
Ranked 32nd. 6% more than Mexico
Children out of school, primary 405,347
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Peru
128,536
Ranked 29th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 3.4
Ranked 63th.
4.34
Ranked 54th. 28% more than Mexico

Children out of school, primary, female 125,708
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Peru
61,986
Ranked 28th.

College and university > Gender parity index 0.967
Ranked 61st.
1.09
Ranked 76th. 13% more than Mexico

Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 26th.
12
Ranked 14th. 9% more than Mexico

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.28%
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Peru
2.59%
Ranked 56th.

High school enrolment rate 93.82
Ranked 53th. About the same as Peru
93.38
Ranked 55th.

Homeschooling legal status Legal, compulsory attendance laws unclear. Prior registration with the Ministerio de Educación is required.
Literacy > Total population 86.1%
Ranked 7th.
92.9%
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Mexico

Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 91st. The same as Peru
6
Ranked 61st.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 28.11
Ranked 42nd. 44% more than Peru
19.56
Ranked 67th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 17.68
Ranked 35th. 7% more than Peru
16.5
Ranked 39th.

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 125th. 20% more than Peru
5
Ranked 177th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.45
Ranked 69th.
6.34
Ranked 31st. 42% more than Mexico

College and university > Share of total education spending 19.66%
Ranked 58th. 13% more than Peru
17.43%
Ranked 31st.

Literacy > Female 85.3%
Ranked 6th.
89.4%
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Mexico

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.05
Ranked 73th.
2.09
Ranked 54th. 99% more than Mexico

College and university > Gender ratio 97.72
Ranked 62nd.
106.3
Ranked 66th. 9% more than Mexico

Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 165th.
3
Ranked 55th. 50% more than Mexico

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th.
5.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 3% more than Mexico

Duration of compulsory education 10 years
Ranked 48th.
11 years
Ranked 22nd. 10% more than Mexico
Secondary education, pupils 11.84 million
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Peru
2.64 million
Ranked 29th.

College and university > Private school share 31.67%
Ranked 41st.
54.26%
Ranked 18th. 71% more than Mexico

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 69th.
1
Ranked 28th. 2% more than Mexico

School life expectancy > Total 11.5 years
Ranked 54th.
12.4 years
Ranked 42nd. 8% more than Mexico
Literacy > Adult literacy 92.4%
Ranked 47th. 2% more than Peru
90.5%
Ranked 54th.

Primary education, teachers 531,256
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Peru
187,654
Ranked 19th.

Primary education, pupils 14.93 million
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Peru
3.67 million
Ranked 27th.

Adult literacy rate > Female 91.45
Ranked 47th. 8% more than Peru
84.65
Ranked 16th.

Tertiary enrollment 20.7%
Ranked 54th.
28.8%
Ranked 7th. 39% more than Mexico
Spending per student > College and university 37.13
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Peru
10.87
Ranked 69th.

High school > Gender ratio 106.1
Ranked 24th. 7% more than Peru
99.03
Ranked 64th.

Compulsary education starting age 4
Ranked 105th.
5
Ranked 86th. 25% more than Mexico

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.148
Ranked 93th.
0.557
Ranked 80th. 4 times more than Mexico

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 97th. 50% more than Peru
2
Ranked 164th.

Literacy > Male 86.9%
Ranked 6th.
96.4%
Ranked 1st. 11% more than Mexico

Spending > USD 50.89 billion
Ranked 12th. 17 times more than Peru
3.02 billion
Ranked 51st.

High school > Private school share 13.35%
Ranked 64th.
26.04%
Ranked 33th. 95% more than Mexico

Spending > Proportion 4.75
Ranked 59th. 90% more than Peru
2.5
Ranked 138th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 28.47
Ranked 50th. 28% more than Peru
22.24
Ranked 75th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 41st. 33% more than Peru
3
Ranked 113th.

High school repeaters > Male 2.19
Ranked 65th.
7.04
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Mexico

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 97.6%
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Peru
97.1%
Ranked 6th.

Preschool enrollment rate 114.34
Ranked 24th. 5% more than Peru
109.09
Ranked 43th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 26,641.87
Ranked 33th. 58% more than Peru
16,908.82
Ranked 48th.

Primary completion rate 99
Ranked 44th. The same as Peru
99
Ranked 33th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 2.24 million
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Peru
831,345
Ranked 28th.

Teachers as percentage of labor force 4.9%
Ranked 7th. The same as Peru
4.9%
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 425
Ranked 45th. 15% more than Peru
370
Ranked 60th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 96th. The same as Peru
6
Ranked 67th.

Children out of school > Primary 29,642
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Peru
14,606
Ranked 66th.

Secondary education, teachers 669,583
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Peru
160,018
Ranked 19th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 5.61
Ranked 54th. 4% more than Peru
5.4
Ranked 55th.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 25.21
Ranked 20th. 42% more than Peru
17.74
Ranked 49th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 139th. The same as Peru
3
Ranked 111th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 2.34
Ranked 52nd. 4% more than Peru
2.25
Ranked 55th.

Spending per student > High school 13.48
Ranked 53th. 35% more than Peru
9.98
Ranked 26th.

Secondary education, general pupils 9.95 million
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Peru
2.64 million
Ranked 26th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 8%
Ranked 84th.
9.1%
Ranked 81st. 14% more than Mexico

High school > Gender parity index 1.07
Ranked 23th. 8% more than Peru
0.985
Ranked 60th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 425
Ranked 45th. 15% more than Peru
370
Ranked 60th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 3,747
Ranked 26th. 29 times more than Peru
129
Ranked 75th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 433
Ranked 43th. 19% more than Peru
364
Ranked 58th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.894%
Ranked 117th.
1.42%
Ranked 111th. 59% more than Mexico

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 20.96
Ranked 72nd.
31.1
Ranked 47th. 48% more than Mexico

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 119th. The same as Peru
6
Ranked 86th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 25.6%
Ranked 5th. 87% more than Peru
13.7%
Ranked 32nd.

Children out of school, primary, male 279,639
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Peru
66,550
Ranked 26th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.5%
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Peru
2.6%
Ranked 41st.

High school > Students per teacher 17.68
Ranked 36th. 7% more than Peru
16.5
Ranked 40th.

Secondary education > General pupils 8.86 million
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Peru
2.38 million
Ranked 32nd.

Spending per student > Elementary school 13.29
Ranked 46th. 62% more than Peru
8.21
Ranked 33th.

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 92nd. The same as Peru
12
Ranked 68th.

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 85th. The same as Peru
12
Ranked 62nd.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th.
6.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 33% more than Mexico

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 45.82
Ranked 7th.
47.19
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Mexico
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 14.86 million
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Peru
4.28 million
Ranked 28th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 51.2%
Ranked 83th. 8% more than Peru
47.3%
Ranked 91st.

Elementary school graduate rate 91.51
Ranked 45th. 10% more than Peru
82.96
Ranked 58th.

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 98.38
Ranked 44th. 1% more than Peru
97.36
Ranked 15th.

Schools connected to the Internet 60%
Ranked 21st. 23 times more than Peru
2.6%
Ranked 7th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 11.7
Ranked 47th. 46% more than Peru
8
Ranked 60th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 99.16
Ranked 33th. 11% more than Peru
89.13
Ranked 50th.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 125.12
Ranked 55th. 1% more than Peru
123.96
Ranked 58th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 63th.
1.03
Ranked 61st. 4% more than Mexico

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 5.64 million
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Peru
1.67 million
Ranked 49th.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.07
Ranked 29th. 6% more than Peru
1.01
Ranked 59th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 359.86
Ranked 10th. 1% more than Peru
356.4
Ranked 1st.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 22.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th.
31.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th. 39% more than Mexico

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.223
Ranked 172nd.
0.571
Ranked 136th. 3 times more than Mexico

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 109th. 20% more than Peru
5
Ranked 157th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 18.01
Ranked 30th. 11% more than Peru
16.24
Ranked 42nd.

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.271
Ranked 112th.
0.533
Ranked 107th. 97% more than Mexico

Inequality adjusted index 0.564
Ranked 65th. 5% more than Peru
0.538
Ranked 69th.
High school repeaters > Female 1.18
Ranked 69th.
4.61
Ranked 41st. 4 times more than Mexico

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 3.55 million
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Peru
1.25 million
Ranked 45th.

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 28.02
Ranked 44th. 34% more than Peru
20.88
Ranked 62nd.

Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 78.34%
Ranked 6th. 26% more than Peru
62.15%
Ranked 7th.

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 98.36
Ranked 49th. 2% more than Peru
96.71
Ranked 16th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 91.6%
Ranked 44th. 7% more than Peru
85.3%
Ranked 52nd.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 14.7 million
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Peru
3.85 million
Ranked 31st.

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 89th. The same as Peru
6 years
Ranked 62nd.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $5,278.98
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Peru
$2,354.11
Ranked 44th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 122.1
Ranked 21st. 22% more than Peru
100.33
Ranked 68th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 83.37
Ranked 41st.
89.13
Ranked 30th. 7% more than Mexico

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 91.68
Ranked 7th.
95.18
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Mexico
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 418
Ranked 48th. 13% more than Peru
371
Ranked 61st.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 8.26%
Ranked 83th.
23.53%
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Mexico

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 93th. The same as Peru
12
Ranked 69th.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 98.37
Ranked 68th.
99.65
Ranked 36th. 1% more than Mexico

High school enrolment rate > Female 93.46
Ranked 51st. 1% more than Peru
92.6
Ranked 53th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 9.8%
Ranked 83th.
13.3%
Ranked 77th. 36% more than Mexico

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 100%
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Peru
99%
Ranked 15th.

Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 105th. 20% more than Peru
5
Ranked 151st.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 45.2
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Peru
22
Ranked 58th.
Secondary education > Pupils 10.4 million
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Peru
2.66 million
Ranked 27th.

Primary education > Pupils 14.78 million
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Peru
4.13 million
Ranked 29th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 57%
Ranked 81st.
59.1%
Ranked 77th. 4% more than Mexico

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 98.41
Ranked 40th. About the same as Peru
98.01
Ranked 13th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 101.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 7% more than Peru
94.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 49.65%
Ranked 79th.
51.1%
Ranked 71st. 3% more than Mexico

Secondary education, vocational pupils 1.89 million
Ranked 4th. 129 times more than Peru
14,561
Ranked 89th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 28.11
Ranked 41st. 44% more than Peru
19.56
Ranked 67th.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 89.23%
Ranked 11th. 8% more than Peru
82.71%
Ranked 15th.

Secondary education > Teachers 579,714
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Peru
160,836
Ranked 26th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 13 years
Ranked 56th.
14 years
Ranked 45th. 8% more than Mexico
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 93.94
Ranked 34th. 8% more than Peru
87.23
Ranked 46th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 10.19 million
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Peru
2.54 million
Ranked 31st.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 2.56
Ranked 7th. 3% more than Peru
2.48
Ranked 5th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 34.68
Ranked 56th. 7 times more than Peru
4.76
Ranked 80th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 424
Ranked 44th. 19% more than Peru
356
Ranked 60th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 426
Ranked 45th. 14% more than Peru
374
Ranked 59th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 85th. The same as Peru
6
Ranked 58th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Peru
0.98
Ranked 6th.

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 101.51%
Ranked 31st. 2% more than Peru
99.38%
Ranked 61st.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 61,240
Ranked 42nd.
97,127
Ranked 36th. 59% more than Mexico

Public spending per student > Secondary level 13.8
Ranked 49th. 30% more than Peru
10.6
Ranked 61st.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 52.24
Ranked 88th.
61.83
Ranked 78th. 18% more than Mexico

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.82%
Ranked 45th.
49.08%
Ranked 23th. 1% more than Mexico

Progression to secondary school 93.59%
Ranked 56th.
94.93%
Ranked 53th. 1% more than Mexico

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 97.6%
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Peru
96.3%
Ranked 6th.

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
0.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th. 83% more than Mexico

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 325,566
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Peru
88,668
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 10.81 million
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Peru
2.7 million
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 432
Ranked 43th. 17% more than Peru
368
Ranked 60th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 100%
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Peru
99%
Ranked 15th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 128th. The same as Peru
15
Ranked 99th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 107th. The same as Peru
6
Ranked 80th.

Elementary school repeaters > All 3.6
Ranked 59th.
7.17
Ranked 37th. Twice as much as Mexico

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 86.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. About the same as Peru
86.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 6.1%
Ranked 83th. 27% more than Peru
4.8%
Ranked 94th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.149 per capita
Ranked 47th.
0.16 per capita
Ranked 34th. 7% more than Mexico

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 139.21
Ranked 54th.
160.23
Ranked 38th. 15% more than Mexico

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 100%
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Peru
99%
Ranked 20th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 97.6%
Ranked 5th.
97.9%
Ranked 4th. About the same as Mexico

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 27.3
Ranked 57th. 8% more than Peru
25.3
Ranked 7th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 67%
Ranked 62nd. 2% more than Peru
66%
Ranked 63th.
Primary education > Teachers 519,161
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Peru
185,829
Ranked 23th.

Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.54 million
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Peru
278,751
Ranked 31st.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.45%
Ranked 25th. 8% more than Peru
47.5%
Ranked 114th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 704.92
Ranked 11th.
727.5
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Mexico
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 196,848
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Peru
35,182
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 1.14
Ranked 7th. 54% more than Peru
0.742
Ranked 5th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 7.7
Ranked 42nd.
12.6
Ranked 16th. 64% more than Mexico
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 83th. The same as Peru
6
Ranked 56th.

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 95.12
Ranked 48th.
97.14
Ranked 41st. 2% more than Mexico

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.75
Ranked 70th.
6.78
Ranked 26th. 43% more than Mexico

Literacy > Men above 14 years 93.2%
Ranked 4th.
93.7%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Mexico

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.072 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.
0.084 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th. 17% more than Mexico

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.8%
Ranked 37th.
49%
Ranked 1st. About the same as Mexico
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $637.95 billion
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Peru
$70.59 billion
Ranked 21st.

Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology 9 a
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 120th. The same as Peru
6
Ranked 87th.

Scouting > Members 33,487
Ranked 42nd. 5 times more than Peru
6,724
Ranked 88th.
High school > Share of total education spending 30.25%
Ranked 66th.
31.41%
Ranked 25th. 4% more than Mexico

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 95.7%
Ranked 4th. 14% more than Peru
83.75%
Ranked 30th.

High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 78.14%
Ranked 11th. 20% more than Peru
64.99%
Ranked 18th.

Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 87.23%
Ranked 8th. 34% more than Peru
65.15%
Ranked 17th.

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 59.7%
Ranked 58th.
61.5%
Ranked 14th. 3% more than Mexico
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 9.59 million
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Peru
2.57 million
Ranked 25th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 81.04
Ranked 52nd.
86.96
Ranked 41st. 7% more than Mexico

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 98.11
Ranked 84th.
99.47
Ranked 49th. 1% more than Mexico

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 5.3
Ranked 69th.
5.87
Ranked 58th. 11% more than Mexico

Children out of school > Primary > Male 22,317
Ranked 48th. 82% more than Peru
12,295
Ranked 54th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.991
Ranked 48th.
0.993
Ranked 43th. About the same as Mexico

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 50.5%
Ranked 38th. 5% more than Peru
47.9%
Ranked 20th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 0.0
Ranked 57th.
4,837
Ranked 6th.

Private school enrolment > Secondary level 12.1
Ranked 47th.
16.4
Ranked 9th. 36% more than Mexico
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 95.46
Ranked 57th. About the same as Peru
95.01
Ranked 58th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 1.62
Ranked 4th.
2.39
Ranked 4th. 48% more than Mexico
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 184,308
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Peru
47,819
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 1.08
Ranked 7th.
1.51
Ranked 5th. 40% more than Mexico
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 5.4 million
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Peru
1.34 million
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 2.71
Ranked 5th.
3.56
Ranked 4th. 32% more than Mexico
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 56.07
Ranked 11th. 3% more than Peru
54.33
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 134,866
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Peru
21,009
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 1.19
Ranked 9th.
1.22
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Mexico
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 3.9
Ranked 5th.
4.12
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Mexico
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 1.99
Ranked 11th.
2.11
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Mexico
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.277
Ranked 135th. 24% more than Peru
0.224
Ranked 139th.
Primary completion rate > Women 100
Ranked 35th. 2% more than Peru
98
Ranked 38th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people 1.24
Ranked 5th.
1.26
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Mexico
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 19%
Ranked 2nd. 58% more than Peru
12%
Ranked 17th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 2.77
Ranked 61st.
6.9
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Mexico

Elementary school repeaters > Male 4.4
Ranked 59th.
7.43
Ranked 39th. 69% more than Mexico

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 90.8%
Ranked 40th. 6% more than Peru
85.8%
Ranked 44th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.219 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.
0.446 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th. 2 times more than Mexico

High school teachers 635,518
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Peru
160,669
Ranked 20th.

Elementary school teachers 524,517
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Peru
184,641
Ranked 20th.

High school enrolment rate > Male 94.16
Ranked 46th. The same as Peru
94.14
Ranked 47th.

Literacy > Women above 14 years 90.2%
Ranked 3rd. 9% more than Peru
82.5%
Ranked 5th.

Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Peru
0.98%
Ranked 6th.

Teachers' Day date 5/15/2011 7/6/2011
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 55.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th.
61.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 10% more than Mexico

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 32.84
Ranked 84th.
46.01
Ranked 69th. 40% more than Mexico

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 10.56 million
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Peru
2.69 million
Ranked 25th.

Primary completion rate > Men 98
Ranked 43th.
99
Ranked 32nd. 1% more than Mexico

Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills 3 7
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 106.85
Ranked 27th. 5% more than Peru
101.41
Ranked 60th.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 135.14
Ranked 57th.
150.83
Ranked 48th. 12% more than Mexico

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 101.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 6% more than Peru
96.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 20.6
Ranked 44th. 20% more than Peru
17.2
Ranked 65th.
Repitition rate > Secondary level 2.2
Ranked 22nd.
9
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Mexico
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 9 6
Pupils reaching grade 5 88.5
Ranked 35th. 1% more than Peru
87.9
Ranked 36th.
Progression to secondary level 84
Ranked 21st. 5% more than Peru
80
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 363,630
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Peru
103,078
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 85-89 170,836
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Peru
39,998
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 63,666
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Peru
20,559
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 70-74 519,147
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Peru
114,440
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed post-secondary > Post-secondary and tertiary education > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 0.0
Ranked 38th.
0.0
Ranked 39th.
School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 8.07%
Ranked 64th.
15.31%
Ranked 43th. 90% more than Mexico

Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 10.9%
Ranked 53th. 8% more than Peru
10.1%
Ranked 30th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 80-84 247,898
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Peru
77,927
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 3.38 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Peru
1.04 million
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 3.86 million
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Peru
997,312
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 40.68 million
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Peru
10.51 million
Ranked 2nd.
High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 90.51%
Ranked 17th. 5% more than Peru
86.03%
Ranked 23th.

Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force 28.2%
Ranked 23th. 28% more than Peru
22.1%
Ranked 37th.

Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 16.11%
Ranked 64th. 76% more than Peru
9.13%
Ranked 40th.

Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment 2.19%
Ranked 75th.
5.67%
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Mexico

Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female 55.98%
Ranked 4th.
59.74%
Ranked 3rd. 7% more than Mexico

School enrollment, secondary > % net 67.34%
Ranked 70th.
77.14%
Ranked 58th. 15% more than Mexico

Total enrollment, primary > % net 97.17%
Ranked 45th. 1% more than Peru
96.33%
Ranked 56th.

Total enrollment, primary, female > % net 98.2%
Ranked 25th. 2% more than Peru
96.39%
Ranked 43th.

Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment 3.13%
Ranked 63th.
5.47%
Ranked 50th. 75% more than Mexico

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 5.41 million
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Peru
1.36 million
Ranked 2nd.
Foreign students in the United States > % share > 2008/09 2.8
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Peru
0.8
Ranked 24th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 459,314
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Peru
116,639
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 1.28 million
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Peru
327,843
Ranked 1st.
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 99.36%
Ranked 23th. 29% more than Peru
77.11%
Ranked 56th.

School enrollment, primary > % net 95.58%
Ranked 46th. 2% more than Peru
93.73%
Ranked 54th.

School enrollment, secondary > % gross 84.05%
Ranked 82nd.
90.69%
Ranked 67th. 8% more than Mexico

School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 13.35%
Ranked 63th.
26.04%
Ranked 33th. 95% more than Mexico

Progression to secondary school, male > % 96.42%
Ranked 46th. 3% more than Peru
93.46%
Ranked 54th.

School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 27.13%
Ranked 71st.
44.57%
Ranked 57th. 64% more than Mexico

Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 42.95%
Ranked 28th. 5 times more than Peru
9.22%
Ranked 89th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 90.55
Ranked 4th.
102.86
Ranked 3rd. 14% more than Mexico
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 100.51%
Ranked 77th.
102.78%
Ranked 58th. 2% more than Mexico

Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population 87.3%
Ranked 16th. 14% more than Peru
76.29%
Ranked 28th.

Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group 99.64%
Ranked 36th. 1% more than Peru
98.92%
Ranked 40th.

Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group 98.08%
Ranked 43th.
100.14%
Ranked 32nd. 2% more than Mexico

Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment 4.83%
Ranked 62nd.
7.61%
Ranked 43th. 58% more than Mexico

Progression to secondary school > Female 92.42%
Ranked 53th.
93.99%
Ranked 51st. 2% more than Mexico

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 110.19% gross
Ranked 48th.
114.17% gross
Ranked 34th. 4% more than Mexico

School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 84.73% gross
Ranked 34th. 39% more than Peru
60.83% gross
Ranked 60th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 64.85% net
Ranked 74th.
68.67% net
Ranked 66th. 6% more than Mexico

Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort 92.64%
Ranked 29th. 3% more than Peru
89.71%
Ranked 37th.

Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100.09%
Ranked 38th. 2% more than Peru
97.8%
Ranked 68th.

Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment 3.82%
Ranked 64th.
7.38%
Ranked 40th. 93% more than Mexico

Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 87.54%
Ranked 17th. 15% more than Peru
76.06%
Ranked 29th.

Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 15.5%
Ranked 24th. 60% more than Peru
9.7%
Ranked 27th.

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group 105.52%
Ranked 50th. About the same as Peru
105.26%
Ranked 52nd.

Progression to secondary school > Male 94.75%
Ranked 47th.
95.83%
Ranked 41st. 1% more than Mexico

School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 23.18% gross
Ranked 66th.
33.78% gross
Ranked 53th. 46% more than Mexico

Proportion of primary education time spent learning social studies 18%
Ranked 4th.
23%
Ranked 1st. 28% more than Mexico
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.145 per capita
Ranked 52nd.
0.15 per capita
Ranked 47th. 3% more than Mexico

Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 87.78%
Ranked 13th. 16% more than Peru
75.83%
Ranked 29th.

Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort 93.5%
Ranked 28th. 4% more than Peru
89.77%
Ranked 33th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 23.39% gross
Ranked 67th.
33.36% gross
Ranked 53th. 43% more than Mexico

Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74 1.33 million
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Peru
338,558
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 90-94 96,891
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Peru
26,636
Ranked 1st.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group 104.97%
Ranked 47th.
105.84%
Ranked 42nd. 1% more than Mexico

Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 304,132
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Peru
70,245
Ranked 18th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 38,619
Ranked 37th.
53,855
Ranked 34th. 39% more than Mexico

High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher 15.75
Ranked 31st.
21.64
Ranked 18th. 37% more than Mexico
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.65
Ranked 9th. 32% more than Peru
0.493
Ranked 5th.
High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 49%
Ranked 50th. 11% more than Peru
44%
Ranked 56th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 22,621
Ranked 44th.
43,272
Ranked 36th. 91% more than Mexico

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89 145,650
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Peru
35,816
Ranked 1st.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 55.43%
Ranked 7th.
66.25%
Ranked 1st. 20% more than Mexico

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.86 million
Ranked 3rd. 44 times more than Peru
42,379
Ranked 57th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 5.28 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Peru
1.43 million
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49 153,514
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Peru
22,346
Ranked 4th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.41%
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Peru
97%
Ranked 29th.

Preschool enrollment rate > Female 115.01
Ranked 3rd. 59% more than Peru
72.45
Ranked 47th.

Preschool enrollment rate > Male 113.38
Ranked 3rd. 58% more than Peru
71.64
Ranked 50th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 121.89
Ranked 22nd. 21% more than Peru
100.45
Ranked 70th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 122.3
Ranked 25th. 22% more than Peru
100.22
Ranked 72nd.

School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 94.75
Ranked 26th. 8% more than Peru
87.76
Ranked 41st.

School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 93.15
Ranked 31st. 7% more than Peru
86.72
Ranked 41st.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 4.68 million
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Peru
1.24 million
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 83.1 million
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Peru
20.61 million
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 3.42 million
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Peru
755,274
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 38.81
Ranked 9th. 6% more than Peru
36.57
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 28.64
Ranked 4th.
36.75
Ranked 5th. 28% more than Mexico
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 173,920
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Peru
26,032
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 10.67 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Peru
2.91 million
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 2.1
Ranked 7th.
2.75
Ranked 1st. 31% more than Mexico
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 1.56
Ranked 11th.
1.69
Ranked 5th. 8% more than Mexico
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 28.26%
Ranked 66th.
40.75%
Ranked 52nd. 44% more than Mexico

Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 7.91 million
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Peru
1.78 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 1.6
Ranked 5th. 39% more than Peru
1.15
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 4.41
Ranked 6th.
4.89
Ranked 5th. 11% more than Mexico
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 35.96
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Peru
35.55
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 4.24 million
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Peru
1.01 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.54
Ranked 7th.
0.726
Ranked 5th. 34% more than Mexico
Literacy > Literates > Aged 90-94 per thousand people 0.822
Ranked 5th.
0.94
Ranked 1st. 14% more than Mexico
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 10.83
Ranked 8th.
11.57
Ranked 1st. 7% more than Mexico
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 97.8% net
Ranked 22nd. 1% more than Peru
97.25% net
Ranked 27th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 4.93 million
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Peru
1.24 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 229,229
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Peru
68,471
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 127,500
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Peru
42,745
Ranked 4th.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 60.69%
Ranked 45th. 4% more than Peru
58.43%
Ranked 52nd.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 90-94 24,520
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Peru
3,741
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 319,792
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Peru
84,924
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 85-89 106,365
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Peru
29,376
Ranked 1st.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 16.3%
Ranked 32nd.
22.14%
Ranked 20th. 36% more than Mexico
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 42.42 million
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Peru
10.1 million
Ranked 1st.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 0.0
Ranked 54th.
183.41
Ranked 14th.

Primary education, teachers > % female 66.86%
Ranked 79th. 1% more than Peru
65.9%
Ranked 81st.

Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 52.8%
Ranked 12th.
56.7%
Ranked 9th. 7% more than Mexico

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 21.59%
Ranked 10th. 20% more than Peru
18.06%
Ranked 20th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 6.61 million
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Peru
1.54 million
Ranked 1st.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.28%
Ranked 51st. 2 times more than Peru
2.59%
Ranked 55th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 10.98
Ranked 7th. 17% more than Peru
9.34
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 4.38
Ranked 7th.
5.04
Ranked 1st. 15% more than Mexico

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