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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • 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.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • 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.
  • 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 per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Universities > Top 100: Number of universities in the top 100
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11: Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12: Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • 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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  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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 > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.

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  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-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 > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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."
  • Teaching weeks per year > Primary: Average number of weeks taught per year by primary level teachers. Data for 2000.
  • 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."
  • Universities > Top 200: Number of universities in the top 200
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 200 per million: Number of universities in the top 200. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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).
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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 > 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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 > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 100 per million: Number of universities in the top 100. Figures expressed per million population for the same 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.
  • Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 200 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 100 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 14.1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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 > Male literates > Aged over 100 per million people: Compares countries by number of male literates aged over 100. 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 million 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.
  • 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 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 90-94: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 95-99: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39: 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.
  • 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).
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 100: 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 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 20-24 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 40-44 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 55-59 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 20-24 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 60-64 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 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 literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Grade 1 intake rate: Total number of new entrants in first grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population at the official primary school-entrance age
  • Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary: Average number of weeks taught per year by lower secondary level teachers. Data for 2000.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts: Intended instruction time spent studying arts, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24). Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of female youth literacy rate to male youth literacy rate. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: 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.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > 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 > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 90-94 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 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 95-99 per million people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 95 to 99. 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 million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male iliterate individuals, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > 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 > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 75-79 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 90-94 per million people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 90 to 94. 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 million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 90-94: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 90 to 94. 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, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 80-84: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 100 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
STAT Mexico Russia HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 92.93
Ranked 47th.
99.5
Ranked 12th. 7% more than Mexico

Children out of school, primary 405,347
Ranked 18th. 86% more than Russia
217,543
Ranked 30th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 3.4
Ranked 63th. 2 times more than Russia
1.53
Ranked 98th.

Children out of school, primary, female 125,708
Ranked 20th. 42% more than Russia
88,353
Ranked 31st.

College and university > Gender parity index 0.967
Ranked 61st.
1.35
Ranked 44th. 40% more than Mexico

Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 26th. 10% more than Russia
10
Ranked 51st.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.28%
Ranked 49th. 29% more than Russia
4.1%
Ranked 76th.

High school enrolment rate 93.82
Ranked 53th.
100
Ranked 1st. 7% more than Mexico

Homeschooling legal status Legal, compulsory attendance laws unclear. Legal since 1992, law sometimes ignored and not made legal.
Literacy > Total population 86.1%
Ranked 7th.
99.6%
Ranked 8th. 16% more than Mexico

Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 91st. 50% more than Russia
4
Ranked 188th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.45
Ranked 69th. 2 times more than Russia
1.96
Ranked 142nd.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 28.11
Ranked 42nd. 56% more than Russia
18.06
Ranked 77th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 17.68
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Russia
8.47
Ranked 100th.

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 125th.
7
Ranked 37th. 17% more than Mexico

College and university > Share of total education spending 19.66%
Ranked 58th.
23.11%
Ranked 34th. 18% more than Mexico

Literacy > Female 85.3%
Ranked 6th.
99.5%
Ranked 9th. 17% more than Mexico

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.05
Ranked 73th. 69% more than Russia
0.623
Ranked 93th.

College and university > Gender ratio 97.72
Ranked 62nd.
135.63
Ranked 32nd. 39% more than Mexico

Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 165th.
4
Ranked 10th. Twice as much as Mexico

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th.
9.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 62% more than Mexico

Duration of compulsory education 10 years
Ranked 48th. The same as Russia
10 years
Ranked 40th.
Secondary education, pupils 11.84 million
Ranked 6th. 23% more than Russia
9.61 million
Ranked 8th.

College and university > Private school share 31.67%
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Russia
14.78%
Ranked 75th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 69th.
1
Ranked 25th. 2% more than Mexico

Literacy > Adult literacy 92.4%
Ranked 47th.
99.5%
Ranked 9th. 8% more than Mexico
Primary education, pupils 14.93 million
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Russia
5.02 million
Ranked 26th.

Primary education, teachers 531,256
Ranked 6th. 91% more than Russia
277,657
Ranked 14th.

Adult literacy rate > Female 91.45
Ranked 47th.
99.4
Ranked 12th. 9% more than Mexico

Tertiary enrollment 20.7%
Ranked 54th.
64.1%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Mexico
Spending per student > College and university 37.13
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Russia
13.18
Ranked 66th.

High school > Gender ratio 106.1
Ranked 24th. 9% more than Russia
97.02
Ranked 75th.

Compulsary education starting age 4
Ranked 105th.
6
Ranked 64th. 50% more than Mexico

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.148
Ranked 93th. 2 times more than Russia
0.0597
Ranked 100th.

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 Russia
2
Ranked 159th.

Literacy > Male 86.9%
Ranked 6th.
99.7%
Ranked 6th. 15% more than Mexico

Spending > USD 50.89 billion
Ranked 12th.
57.78 billion
Ranked 11th. 14% more than Mexico

High school > Private school share 13.35%
Ranked 64th. 19 times more than Russia
0.712%
Ranked 118th.

Spending > Proportion 4.75
Ranked 59th. 34% more than Russia
3.54
Ranked 106th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 28.47
Ranked 50th. 71% more than Russia
16.65
Ranked 110th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 41st. 33% more than Russia
3
Ranked 98th.

High school repeaters > Male 2.19
Ranked 65th. 28% more than Russia
1.71
Ranked 42nd.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 97.6%
Ranked 4th.
99.7%
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Mexico

Preschool enrollment rate 114.34
Ranked 24th. 18% more than Russia
96.83
Ranked 106th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 26,641.87
Ranked 33th.
50,947.63
Ranked 9th. 91% more than Mexico

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 2.24 million
Ranked 13th.
8.15 million
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Mexico

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 425
Ranked 45th.
459
Ranked 40th. 8% more than Mexico
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 96th. 50% more than Russia
4
Ranked 198th.

Children out of school > Primary 29,642
Ranked 54th.
369,274
Ranked 22nd. 12 times more than Mexico

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 5.61
Ranked 54th.
8
Ranked 28th. 43% more than Mexico

Secondary education, teachers 669,583
Ranked 6th.
1.14 million
Ranked 6th. 70% more than Mexico

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 25.21
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Russia
8.41
Ranked 106th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 139th.
5
Ranked 8th. 67% more than Mexico

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 2.34
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Russia
0.91
Ranked 83th.

Secondary education, general pupils 9.95 million
Ranked 6th. 24% more than Russia
8.06 million
Ranked 9th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 8%
Ranked 84th. 20 times more than Russia
0.4%
Ranked 130th.

High school > Gender parity index 1.07
Ranked 23th. 9% more than Russia
0.976
Ranked 98th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 425
Ranked 45th.
459
Ranked 40th. 8% more than Mexico
Scientific and technical journal articles 3,747
Ranked 26th.
15,782
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Mexico

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 433
Ranked 43th.
469
Ranked 37th. 8% more than Mexico
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.894%
Ranked 117th. 76% more than Russia
0.508%
Ranked 127th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 20.96
Ranked 72nd.
56.1
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Mexico

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 119th.
7
Ranked 17th. 17% more than Mexico

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 25.6%
Ranked 5th. 98% more than Russia
12.9%
Ranked 50th.

Children out of school, primary, male 279,639
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Russia
129,190
Ranked 25th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.5%
Ranked 38th. 53% more than Russia
3.6%
Ranked 78th.

High school > Students per teacher 17.68
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Russia
8.47
Ranked 102nd.

Secondary education > General pupils 8.86 million
Ranked 9th.
11.53 million
Ranked 5th. 30% more than Mexico

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 92nd. 9% more than Russia
11
Ranked 148th.

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 85th. 20% more than Russia
10
Ranked 167th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th. 2 times more than Russia
2.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 45.82
Ranked 7th. 63% more than Russia
28.11
Ranked 14th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 14.86 million
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Russia
5.42 million
Ranked 22nd.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 51.2%
Ranked 83th.
93.5%
Ranked 18th. 83% more than Mexico

Elementary school graduate rate 91.51
Ranked 45th.
95.2
Ranked 33th. 4% more than Mexico

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 98.38
Ranked 44th.
99.7
Ranked 20th. 1% more than Mexico

Schools connected to the Internet 60%
Ranked 21st. 39% more than Russia
43.3%
Ranked 10th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 125.12
Ranked 55th. 4 times more than Russia
35.34
Ranked 173th.

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 99.16
Ranked 33th. 46% more than Russia
67.74
Ranked 118th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 63th.
1.36
Ranked 27th. 37% more than Mexico

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 5.64 million
Ranked 19th. 12 times more than Russia
475,300
Ranked 75th.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.07
Ranked 29th. 8% more than Russia
0.99
Ranked 75th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 359.86
Ranked 10th.
472.29
Ranked 1st. 31% more than Mexico

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 22.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th.
56.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Mexico

Universities > Top 100 1
Ranked 18th. The same as Russia
1
Ranked 21st.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.223
Ranked 172nd.
0.356
Ranked 157th. 60% more than Mexico

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 109th.
7
Ranked 34th. 17% more than Mexico

Teacher student ratio > High school 18.01
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Russia
8.53
Ranked 92nd.

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.271
Ranked 112th.
2.57
Ranked 74th. 9 times more than Mexico

High school repeaters > Female 1.18
Ranked 69th.
1.61
Ranked 41st. 36% more than Mexico
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 3.55 million
Ranked 20th. 11 times more than Russia
325,100
Ranked 74th.

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 28.02
Ranked 44th. 61% more than Russia
17.45
Ranked 75th.

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 98.36
Ranked 49th.
99.8
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Mexico

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 800 hours
Ranked 24th.
919 hours
Ranked 16th. 15% more than Mexico
Elementary school > Enrolled students 14.7 million
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Russia
4.97 million
Ranked 20th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 89th. Twice as much as Russia
3 years
Ranked 194th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $5,278.98
Ranked 18th. 44% more than Russia
$3,670.01
Ranked 29th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 122.1
Ranked 21st. 23% more than Russia
98.95
Ranked 81st.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 83.37
Ranked 41st. 47% more than Russia
56.77
Ranked 111th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 1,167 hours
Ranked 5th. 20% more than Russia
971 hours
Ranked 18th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 91.68
Ranked 7th. 60% more than Russia
57.35
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 418
Ranked 48th.
467
Ranked 39th. 12% more than Mexico
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 93th. 9% more than Russia
11
Ranked 152nd.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 8.26%
Ranked 83th. 13 times more than Russia
0.637%
Ranked 140th.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 98.37
Ranked 68th.
100.19
Ranked 27th. 2% more than Mexico

High school enrolment rate > Female 93.46
Ranked 51st.
98.87
Ranked 6th. 6% more than Mexico
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 9.8%
Ranked 83th. 20 times more than Russia
0.5%
Ranked 130th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 100%
Ranked 7th. 9% more than Russia
92%
Ranked 78th.

Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 105th.
7
Ranked 37th. 17% more than Mexico
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 45.2
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Russia
15.8
Ranked 65th.
Secondary education > Pupils 10.4 million
Ranked 5th.
13.56 million
Ranked 4th. 30% more than Mexico

Primary education > Pupils 14.78 million
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Russia
5.33 million
Ranked 21st.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 57%
Ranked 81st.
96.2%
Ranked 15th. 69% more than Mexico

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 98.41
Ranked 40th.
99.6
Ranked 24th. 1% more than Mexico

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 101.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 2% more than Russia
99.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 49.65%
Ranked 79th.
56.77%
Ranked 32nd. 14% more than Mexico

Secondary education, vocational pupils 1.89 million
Ranked 4th. 21% more than Russia
1.56 million
Ranked 7th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 28.11
Ranked 41st. 56% more than Russia
18.06
Ranked 75th.

Secondary education > Teachers 579,714
Ranked 8th.
1.32 million
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Mexico

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 13 years
Ranked 56th.
14 years
Ranked 43th. 8% more than Mexico
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 10.19 million
Ranked 8th.
14.49 million
Ranked 6th. 42% more than Mexico

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 2.56
Ranked 7th. 14 times more than Russia
0.188
Ranked 14th.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 34.68
Ranked 56th.
109.14
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Mexico

Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 426
Ranked 45th.
461
Ranked 40th. 8% more than Mexico
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 424
Ranked 44th.
452
Ranked 40th. 7% more than Mexico
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 85th. 50% more than Russia
4
Ranked 160th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 3rd. The same as Russia
1
Ranked 7th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 61,240
Ranked 42nd.
571,183
Ranked 14th. 9 times more than Mexico

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 101.51%
Ranked 31st. 4% more than Russia
98.04%
Ranked 78th.

Public spending per student > Secondary level 13.8
Ranked 49th.
20.5
Ranked 33th. 49% more than Mexico
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 52.24
Ranked 88th. 16 times more than Russia
3.29
Ranked 127th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.82%
Ranked 45th. About the same as Russia
48.73%
Ranked 52nd.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 97.6%
Ranked 4th.
99.8%
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Mexico

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
2.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th. 9 times more than Mexico

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 325,566
Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Russia
21,770
Ranked 8th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 10.81 million
Ranked 3rd. 32% more than Russia
8.17 million
Ranked 4th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 432
Ranked 43th.
441
Ranked 41st. 2% more than Mexico
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 100%
Ranked 8th. 8% more than Russia
93%
Ranked 70th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 128th.
16
Ranked 27th. 7% more than Mexico

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 107th.
7
Ranked 18th. 17% more than Mexico

Library books 538,596
Ranked 33th.
73.63 million
Ranked 2nd. 137 times more than Mexico
Teaching weeks per year > Primary 42 weeks per year
Ranked 5th.
43 weeks per year
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Mexico
Elementary school repeaters > All 3.6
Ranked 59th. 8 times more than Russia
0.43
Ranked 98th.

Universities > Top 200 1
Ranked 26th.
2
Ranked 22nd. Twice as much as Mexico
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 86.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 8% more than Russia
80.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people 34.8
Ranked 2nd. 85 times more than Russia
0.407
Ranked 7th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 139.21
Ranked 54th. 4 times more than Russia
37.28
Ranked 167th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.149 per capita
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Russia
0.037 per capita
Ranked 163th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 6.1%
Ranked 83th. 20 times more than Russia
0.3%
Ranked 130th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 100%
Ranked 12th. 9% more than Russia
92%
Ranked 73th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 97.6%
Ranked 5th.
99.7%
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Mexico

Library books per 1000 5.26
Ranked 44th.
503.26
Ranked 19th. 96 times more than Mexico
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 27.3
Ranked 57th. 58% more than Russia
17.3
Ranked 103th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 67%
Ranked 62nd.
98%
Ranked 1st. 46% more than Mexico
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.54 million
Ranked 7th.
2.03 million
Ranked 4th. 32% more than Mexico

Primary education > Teachers 519,161
Ranked 6th. 62% more than Russia
320,168
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 1.14
Ranked 7th. 14 times more than Russia
0.0833
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 704.92
Ranked 11th.
868.8
Ranked 1st. 23% more than Mexico

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 196,848
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Russia
17,685
Ranked 5th.

Private school enrolment > Primary level 7.7
Ranked 42nd. 19 times more than Russia
0.4
Ranked 90th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 83th. Twice as much as Russia
3
Ranked 177th.

Library employees 4
Ranked 51st.
5,301
Ranked 1st. 1325 times more than Mexico
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 800 hours
Ranked 21st.
893 hours
Ranked 16th. 12% more than Mexico
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 95.12
Ranked 48th. 1% more than Russia
94.26
Ranked 51st.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.75
Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Russia
2.23
Ranked 137th.

Literacy > Men above 14 years 93.2%
Ranked 4th.
99.7%
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Mexico

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.072 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.
1.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 17 times more than Mexico

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.8%
Ranked 37th. About the same as Russia
48.6%
Ranked 56th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $637.95 billion
Ranked 4th. 21% more than Russia
$526.77 billion
Ranked 7th.

Universities > Top 200 per million 0.00903
Ranked 27th.
0.014
Ranked 26th. 55% more than Mexico
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology 9 6
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 120th.
7
Ranked 16th. 17% more than Mexico

Scouting > Members 33,487
Ranked 42nd. 5 times more than Russia
7,186
Ranked 85th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 9.59 million
Ranked 5th. 14% more than Russia
8.42 million
Ranked 8th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 5.3
Ranked 69th.
9.19
Ranked 21st. 73% more than Mexico

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 81.04
Ranked 52nd. 1% more than Russia
80.13
Ranked 56th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 98.11
Ranked 84th.
99.54
Ranked 42nd. 1% more than Mexico

Children out of school > Primary > Male 22,317
Ranked 48th.
198,350
Ranked 22nd. 9 times more than Mexico

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.991
Ranked 48th.
1
Ranked 39th. 1% more than Mexico

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 1,167 hours
Ranked 8th. 17% more than Russia
998 hours
Ranked 17th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 800 hours
Ranked 19th. 27% more than Russia
630 hours
Ranked 35th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 50.5%
Ranked 38th.
50.8%
Ranked 32nd. 1% more than Mexico
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 12.1
Ranked 47th.
0.0
Ranked 90th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 95.46
Ranked 57th.
99.7
Ranked 52nd. 4% more than Mexico

Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 56.07
Ranked 11th.
62.65
Ranked 7th. 12% more than Mexico

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 2.71
Ranked 5th. 56 times more than Russia
0.0484
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 134,866
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Russia
11,863
Ranked 8th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 1.08
Ranked 7th. 11 times more than Russia
0.095
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 1.62
Ranked 4th. 23 times more than Russia
0.0696
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 1.19
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Russia
0.168
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 3.9
Ranked 5th. 31 times more than Russia
0.127
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 5.4 million
Ranked 3rd. 35% more than Russia
4 million
Ranked 4th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 184,308
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Russia
34,251
Ranked 7th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 1.99
Ranked 11th. 9 times more than Russia
0.224
Ranked 14th.

Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.277
Ranked 135th. 6 times more than Russia
0.0501
Ranked 157th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people 1.24
Ranked 5th.
5.65
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Mexico
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 19%
Ranked 2nd. 27% more than Russia
15%
Ranked 5th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 4.4
Ranked 59th. 8 times more than Russia
0.57
Ranked 105th.

Elementary school repeaters > Female 2.77
Ranked 61st. 5 times more than Russia
0.57
Ranked 99th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people 61.33
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Russia
9.1
Ranked 7th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.219 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.
1.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 6 times more than Mexico

High school teachers 635,518
Ranked 6th.
1.18 million
Ranked 5th. 86% more than Mexico

Elementary school teachers 524,517
Ranked 5th. 84% more than Russia
284,789
Ranked 12th.

High school enrolment rate > Male 94.16
Ranked 46th.
100
Ranked 3rd. 6% more than Mexico
Universities > Top 100 per million 0.00903
Ranked 19th. 29% more than Russia
0.00699
Ranked 20th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 90.2%
Ranked 3rd.
99.2%
Ranked 2nd. 10% more than Mexico

Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1%
Ranked 3rd. The same as Russia
1%
Ranked 7th.
Teachers' Day date 5/15/2011 10/5/2011
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 55.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th. 17 times more than Russia
3.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 32.84
Ranked 84th. 15 times more than Russia
2.25
Ranked 126th.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 10.56 million
Ranked 6th.
12.43 million
Ranked 5th. 18% more than Mexico

Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills 3 m
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP 0.001 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 30th.
0.003 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Mexico
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 106.85
Ranked 27th. 8% more than Russia
99.14
Ranked 86th.

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 101.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 8% more than Russia
94.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 135.14
Ranked 57th. 4 times more than Russia
37.05
Ranked 166th.

Repitition rate > Secondary level 2.2
Ranked 22nd. 47% more than Russia
1.5
Ranked 25th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 9 x
Library employees per million 0.0391
Ranked 52nd.
36.23
Ranked 23th. 927 times more than Mexico
Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP 0.021 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 20th.
0.024 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 18th. 14% more than Mexico
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.8%
Ranked 47th.
48.86%
Ranked 39th. About the same as Mexico

Elementary school teachers > % female 66.4%
Ranked 79th.
98.46%
Ranked 3rd. 48% more than Mexico

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 55.43%
Ranked 7th. 51% more than Russia
36.77%
Ranked 78th.

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.86 million
Ranked 3rd. 11% more than Russia
1.67 million
Ranked 5th.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.41%
Ranked 7th. 8% more than Russia
92.13%
Ranked 36th.

Preschool enrollment rate > Female 115.01
Ranked 3rd. 29% more than Russia
89.39
Ranked 28th.

Preschool enrollment rate > Male 113.38
Ranked 3rd. 25% more than Russia
90.73
Ranked 28th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 121.89
Ranked 22nd. 21% more than Russia
100.7
Ranked 72nd.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 122.3
Ranked 25th. 20% more than Russia
101.91
Ranked 75th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 4.07 million
Ranked 4th.
5.8 million
Ranked 3rd. 43% more than Mexico

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 3.19 million
Ranked 4th.
4.32 million
Ranked 3rd. 35% more than Mexico

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 668,217
Ranked 4th.
4.17 million
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Mexico
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 234,222
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Russia
31,964
Ranked 7th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 1.29 million
Ranked 5th.
4.46 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Mexico

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 2.23 million
Ranked 4th.
5.08 million
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Mexico

Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 38.81
Ranked 9th.
78.13
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Mexico

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 28.64
Ranked 4th. 17 times more than Russia
1.64
Ranked 12th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 2.1
Ranked 7th.
4.96
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Mexico
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 100 per million people 25.19
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Russia
7.21
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 1.56
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Russia
0.241
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 7.91 million
Ranked 4th.
9.81 million
Ranked 3rd. 24% more than Mexico

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 1.6
Ranked 5th. 73 times more than Russia
0.0218
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 4.41
Ranked 6th. 55 times more than Russia
0.0798
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.54
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Russia
0.069
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 90-94 40,462
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Russia
10,625
Ranked 4th.
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 92.45%
Ranked 52nd.
99.69%
Ranked 7th. 8% more than Mexico

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 95-99 11,247
Ranked 2nd. 59 times more than Russia
191
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 162,167
Ranked 3rd. 18 times more than Russia
9,222
Ranked 8th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 8.1 million
Ranked 4th.
10.59 million
Ranked 3rd. 31% more than Mexico

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 199,355
Ranked 3rd. 31 times more than Russia
6,496
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 4.11 million
Ranked 4th.
5.02 million
Ranked 3rd. 22% more than Mexico

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 190,700
Ranked 4th. 19 times more than Russia
9,907
Ranked 8th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 85-89 106,365
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Russia
15,721
Ranked 4th.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 16.3%
Ranked 32nd.
60.1%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Mexico
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 42.42 million
Ranked 4th.
67.25 million
Ranked 3rd. 59% more than Mexico

Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 52.8%
Ranked 12th.
57%
Ranked 27th. 8% more than Mexico

Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 6.61 million
Ranked 4th.
8.92 million
Ranked 3rd. 35% more than Mexico

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 100 7,230
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Russia
1,296
Ranked 4th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.28%
Ranked 51st. 29% more than Russia
4.1%
Ranked 77th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 10.98
Ranked 7th.
31.3
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Mexico

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.801
Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Russia
0.0982
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 5.67
Ranked 7th.
29.26
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Mexico
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 41.79
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Russia
40.84
Ranked 9th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 1.91
Ranked 4th. 31 times more than Russia
0.0622
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 2.65
Ranked 5th. 50 times more than Russia
0.0528
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.762
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Russia
0.142
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 2.81
Ranked 5th. 59 times more than Russia
0.0474
Ranked 15th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 19.92
Ranked 8th.
42.43
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Mexico

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 7.55
Ranked 8th.
17.16
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Mexico
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 23.4%
Ranked 20th. 51% more than Russia
15.5%
Ranked 78th.

Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 19.8%
Ranked 36th.
46%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Mexico

Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 31.8%
Ranked 11th.
41.6%
Ranked 11th. 31% more than Mexico

Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 20.6%
Ranked 13th.
27.4%
Ranked 10th. 33% more than Mexico

Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 97.56%
Ranked 43th.
99.72%
Ranked 16th. 2% more than Mexico

Grade 1 intake rate 84.3
Ranked 13th. 16% more than Russia
72.4
Ranked 4th.
Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary 42 weeks per year
Ranked 5th.
43 weeks per year
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Mexico
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 108.11% gross
Ranked 43th.
122.65% gross
Ranked 10th. 13% more than Mexico

Primary education > Teachers > % female 66.04% female
Ranked 87th.
98.5% female
Ranked 3rd. 49% more than Mexico

Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts 6 4
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 51.18% female
Ranked 17th. 5% more than Russia
48.79% female
Ranked 72nd.

Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 90.95%
Ranked 45th.
99.44%
Ranked 9th. 9% more than Mexico

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 2.1 million
Ranked 18th. 14 times more than Russia
150,000
Ranked 77th.

Government spending on education > % of GDP 5.28%
Ranked 49th. 29% more than Russia
4.1%
Ranked 76th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 15.49%
Ranked 50th. 23 times more than Russia
0.67%
Ranked 103th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 23.6% gross
Ranked 60th.
57.92% gross
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Mexico

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 27.19%
Ranked 52nd.
77.19%
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Mexico

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 26.88%
Ranked 56th.
89.07%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Mexico

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 99.52%
Ranked 7th. 8% more than Russia
92.24%
Ranked 37th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 297,147
Ranked 3rd. 34 times more than Russia
8,859
Ranked 8th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 13 years
Ranked 58th.
14 years
Ranked 43th. 8% more than Mexico
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100.09%
Ranked 33th.
100.1%
Ranked 17th. The same as Mexico

Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 93.52%
Ranked 41st.
99.68%
Ranked 1st. 7% more than Mexico

Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 103.44%
Ranked 14th. 5% more than Russia
98.48%
Ranked 85th.

School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 100.43%
Ranked 24th. 13% more than Russia
89.13%
Ranked 39th.

School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 98.34%
Ranked 24th. 9% more than Russia
90.57%
Ranked 36th.

Secondary education, pupils > % female 51.12%
Ranked 14th. 6% more than Russia
48.34%
Ranked 101st.

Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 15.8
Ranked 39th. 44% more than Russia
10.97
Ranked 61st.

Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 2.76
Ranked 56th.
6.5
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Mexico

Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 15.17
Ranked 7th.
27.33
Ranked 2nd. 80% more than Mexico
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 22.52
Ranked 13th.
34.19
Ranked 5th. 52% more than Mexico

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 1.67
Ranked 5th. 13 times more than Russia
0.124
Ranked 10th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 32.77
Ranked 11th.
36.79
Ranked 6th. 12% more than Mexico

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 18.89
Ranked 10th.
35.7
Ranked 1st. 89% more than Mexico

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 27.1
Ranked 11th.
30.32
Ranked 7th. 12% more than Mexico

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 39.66
Ranked 11th.
42
Ranked 8th. 6% more than Mexico

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 90-94 per million people 208
Ranked 6th. 64 times more than Russia
3.24
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 28.7
Ranked 9th.
68.31
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Mexico

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 95-99 per million people 120.63
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Russia
57.55
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 4.13
Ranked 7th. 41 times more than Russia
0.101
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 1.6
Ranked 7th. 50 times more than Russia
0.0324
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 45.86
Ranked 7th. 57% more than Russia
29.24
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 67.13
Ranked 8th.
68.93
Ranked 7th. 3% more than Mexico

Literacy > Literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people 7.24
Ranked 6th.
24.14
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Mexico
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 90-94 per million people 361.43
Ranked 3rd. 37% more than Russia
263.67
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 2.71
Ranked 5th. 17 times more than Russia
0.155
Ranked 11th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 79.71% gross
Ranked 92nd.
92.95% gross
Ranked 52nd. 17% more than Mexico

Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 5.16%
Ranked 49th. 46% more than Russia
3.54%
Ranked 103th.

Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 95.98%
Ranked 80th.
134.28%
Ranked 47th. 40% more than Mexico

Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 95.01%
Ranked 43th.
96.15%
Ranked 34th. 1% more than Mexico

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 1.7 million
Ranked 5th.
5.51 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Mexico

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 90-94 42,608
Ranked 2nd. 13% more than Russia
37,543
Ranked 3rd.
School enrollment, primary > % gross 104.19%
Ranked 72nd. 6% more than Russia
98.69%
Ranked 124th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 82.37% gross
Ranked 86th.
92.54% gross
Ranked 59th. 12% more than Mexico

School enrollment, primary, male > % net 94.72%
Ranked 40th. 1% more than Russia
93.43%
Ranked 48th.

Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 95.88%
Ranked 38th. 4% more than Russia
92.57%
Ranked 8th.

School enrollment > Primary > % gross 109.17% gross
Ranked 46th.
122.94% gross
Ranked 12th. 13% more than Mexico

Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 94.17%
Ranked 43th. 5% more than Russia
89.76%
Ranked 9th.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 99.64%
Ranked 6th. 8% more than Russia
92.35%
Ranked 31st.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 80-84 268,473
Ranked 4th.
2.07 million
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Mexico
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 100 per million people 31.48
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Russia
28.52
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 2.76
Ranked 6th. 18 times more than Russia
0.153
Ranked 14th.

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