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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, 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.
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • 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.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • 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 > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > 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. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • 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.
  • Progression to secondary level: Progression to secondary level is the number of new entrants to the first grade of general secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Progression to secondary school > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary teachers > % trained: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
  • Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age."
  • Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age."
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Male: 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.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • 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."
  • Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 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 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. 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, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • 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.
  • Repitition rate > Primary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of primary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • 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
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • 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.
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STAT Mexico Venezuela HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 92.93
Ranked 47th. 		95.15
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Mexico
Average years of schooling of adults 7.2
Ranked 35th. 9% more than Venezuela 		6.6
Ranked 43th.
Children out of school, primary 405,347
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Venezuela 		190,870
Ranked 17th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 3.4
Ranked 63th. 		6.37
Ranked 32nd. 88% more than Mexico
Children out of school, primary, female 125,708
Ranked 20th. 12% more than Venezuela 		112,619
Ranked 16th.
College and university > Gender parity index 0.967
Ranked 61st. 		1.69
Ranked 12th. 75% more than Mexico
Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 26th. 		14
Ranked 3rd. 27% more than Mexico
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.28%
Ranked 49th. 		6.87%
Ranked 16th. 30% more than Mexico
High school enrolment rate 93.82
Ranked 53th. 		95.3
Ranked 48th. 2% more than Mexico
Literacy > Total population 86.1%
Ranked 7th. 		93.4%
Ranked 66th. 8% more than Mexico
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 91st. The same as Venezuela 		6
Ranked 96th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.45
Ranked 69th. 		6.14
Ranked 27th. 38% more than Mexico
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 28.11
Ranked 42nd. 9% more than Venezuela 		25.68
Ranked 67th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 17.68
Ranked 35th. 		18.03
Ranked 42nd. 2% more than Mexico
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 125th. 20% more than Venezuela 		5
Ranked 187th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 19.66%
Ranked 58th. 		22.6%
Ranked 39th. 15% more than Mexico
Literacy > Female 85.3%
Ranked 6th. 		93.1%
Ranked 60th. 9% more than Mexico
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.05
Ranked 73th. 		3.76
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Mexico
College and university > Gender ratio 97.72
Ranked 62nd. 		169.46
Ranked 10th. 73% more than Mexico
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 165th. 		3
Ranked 86th. 50% more than Mexico
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 		7.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 24% more than Mexico
Duration of compulsory education 10 years
Ranked 48th. 43% more than Venezuela 		7 years
Ranked 124th.
Secondary education, pupils 11.84 million
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Venezuela 		2.35 million
Ranked 13th.
College and university > Private school share 31.67%
Ranked 41st. 10% more than Venezuela 		28.85%
Ranked 51st.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 69th. The same as Venezuela 		0.98
Ranked 71st.
School life expectancy > Total 11.5 years
Ranked 54th. 6% more than Venezuela 		10.9 years
Ranked 63th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 92.4%
Ranked 47th. 		93%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Mexico
Primary education, pupils 14.93 million
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Venezuela 		3.49 million
Ranked 17th.
Primary education, teachers 531,256
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Venezuela 		112,157
Ranked 27th.
Adult literacy rate > Female 91.45
Ranked 47th. 		94.93
Ranked 5th. 4% more than Mexico
Tertiary enrollment 20.7%
Ranked 54th. 		28.5%
Ranked 44th. 38% more than Mexico
High school > Gender ratio 106.1
Ranked 24th. 		110.21
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Mexico
Compulsary education starting age 4
Ranked 105th. 33% more than Venezuela 		3
Ranked 108th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.148
Ranked 93th. 		0.987
Ranked 59th. 7 times more than Mexico
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 97th. 50% more than Venezuela 		2
Ranked 181st.
Literacy > Male 86.9%
Ranked 6th. 		93.8%
Ranked 75th. 8% more than Mexico
Spending > USD 50.89 billion
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Venezuela 		11.1 billion
Ranked 32nd.
High school > Private school share 13.35%
Ranked 64th. 		28.3%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Mexico
Spending > Proportion 4.75
Ranked 59th. 35% more than Venezuela 		3.53
Ranked 108th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 28.47
Ranked 50th. 52% more than Venezuela 		18.7
Ranked 70th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 41st. 33% more than Venezuela 		3
Ranked 153th.
High school repeaters > Male 2.19
Ranked 65th. 		3.75
Ranked 51st. 71% more than Mexico
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 97.6%
Ranked 4th. About the same as Venezuela 		97.2%
Ranked 14th.
Preschool enrollment rate 114.34
Ranked 24th. 11% more than Venezuela 		103.11
Ranked 71st.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 26,641.87
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Venezuela 		11,515.04
Ranked 72nd.
Primary completion rate 99
Ranked 44th. 8% more than Venezuela 		92
Ranked 64th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 2.24 million
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Venezuela 		983,217
Ranked 25th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 96th. The same as Venezuela 		6
Ranked 101st.
Children out of school > Primary 29,642
Ranked 54th. 		235,577
Ranked 21st. 8 times more than Mexico
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 5.61
Ranked 54th. 66% more than Venezuela 		3.37
Ranked 48th.
Secondary education, teachers 669,583
Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Venezuela 		61,671
Ranked 29th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 25.21
Ranked 20th. 12% more than Venezuela 		22.47
Ranked 18th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 139th. The same as Venezuela 		3
Ranked 141st.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 2.34
Ranked 52nd. 		2.61
Ranked 31st. 12% more than Mexico
Spending per student > High school 13.48
Ranked 53th. 66% more than Venezuela 		8.11
Ranked 62nd.
Secondary education, general pupils 9.95 million
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Venezuela 		2.23 million
Ranked 15th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 8%
Ranked 84th. 21% more than Venezuela 		6.6%
Ranked 93th.
High school > Gender parity index 1.07
Ranked 23th. 		1.09
Ranked 16th. 2% more than Mexico
Scientific and technical journal articles 3,747
Ranked 26th. 7 times more than Venezuela 		563
Ranked 48th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.894%
Ranked 117th. 50% more than Venezuela 		0.597%
Ranked 126th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 20.96
Ranked 72nd. 		38.81
Ranked 28th. 85% more than Mexico
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 119th. The same as Venezuela 		6
Ranked 125th.
Children out of school, primary, male 279,639
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Venezuela 		78,251
Ranked 16th.
High school > Students per teacher 17.68
Ranked 36th. 		18.03
Ranked 41st. 2% more than Mexico
Secondary education > General pupils 8.86 million
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Venezuela 		1.95 million
Ranked 16th.
Spending per student > Elementary school 13.29
Ranked 46th. 46% more than Venezuela 		9.1
Ranked 61st.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 92nd. The same as Venezuela 		12
Ranked 96th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 85th. The same as Venezuela 		12
Ranked 90th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th. 		6.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 36% more than Mexico
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 45.82
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Venezuela 		45.28
Ranked 8th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 14.86 million
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Venezuela 		3.45 million
Ranked 34th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 51.2%
Ranked 83th. 		55.1%
Ranked 77th. 8% more than Mexico
Elementary school graduate rate 91.51
Ranked 45th. 13% more than Venezuela 		80.74
Ranked 61st.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 98.38
Ranked 44th. 		98.4
Ranked 11th. The same as Mexico
Public spending per student > Primary level 11.7
Ranked 47th. 6 times more than Venezuela 		2.1
Ranked 12th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 125.12
Ranked 55th. 8% more than Venezuela 		116.39
Ranked 47th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 99.16
Ranked 33th. 26% more than Venezuela 		78.6
Ranked 34th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 63th. 		1.08
Ranked 84th. 9% more than Mexico
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 5.64 million
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Venezuela 		1.14 million
Ranked 52nd.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.07
Ranked 29th. 		1.13
Ranked 13th. 6% more than Mexico
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 359.86
Ranked 10th. 5% more than Venezuela 		343.66
Ranked 14th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 22.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th. 		38.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 74% more than Mexico
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.223
Ranked 172nd. 		0.39
Ranked 153th. 75% more than Mexico
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 109th. 20% more than Venezuela 		5
Ranked 167th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 18.01
Ranked 30th. 76% more than Venezuela 		10.23
Ranked 76th.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.271
Ranked 112th. 		8.81
Ranked 41st. 33 times more than Mexico
Inequality adjusted index 0.564
Ranked 65th. 		0.571
Ranked 63th. 1% more than Mexico
High school repeaters > Female 1.18
Ranked 69th. 		2.23
Ranked 58th. 89% more than Mexico
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 3.55 million
Ranked 20th. 6 times more than Venezuela 		598,600
Ranked 58th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 28.02
Ranked 44th. 73% more than Venezuela 		16.19
Ranked 86th.
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 78.34%
Ranked 6th. 37% more than Venezuela 		57.38%
Ranked 28th.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 98.36
Ranked 49th. 		98.84
Ranked 8th. About the same as Mexico
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 91.6%
Ranked 44th. 3% more than Venezuela 		89%
Ranked 47th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 14.7 million
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Venezuela 		3.44 million
Ranked 33th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 89th. The same as Venezuela 		6 years
Ranked 94th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $5,278.98
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Venezuela 		$2,395.19
Ranked 43th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 122.1
Ranked 21st. 20% more than Venezuela 		102.06
Ranked 62nd.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 83.37
Ranked 41st. 12% more than Venezuela 		74.39
Ranked 36th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 91.68
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Venezuela 		90.11
Ranked 8th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 8.26%
Ranked 83th. 		17.66%
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Mexico
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 93th. The same as Venezuela 		12
Ranked 97th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 98.37
Ranked 68th. 1% more than Venezuela 		97.34
Ranked 85th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 93.46
Ranked 51st. 		95.5
Ranked 46th. 2% more than Mexico
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 9.8%
Ranked 83th. 42% more than Venezuela 		6.9%
Ranked 95th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 100%
Ranked 7th. 8% more than Venezuela 		93%
Ranked 75th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 105th. 20% more than Venezuela 		5
Ranked 161st.
Secondary education > Pupils 10.4 million
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Venezuela 		2.03 million
Ranked 16th.
Primary education > Pupils 14.78 million
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Venezuela 		3.45 million
Ranked 20th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 57%
Ranked 81st. 14% more than Venezuela 		49.8%
Ranked 89th.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 98.41
Ranked 40th. About the same as Venezuela 		97.97
Ranked 14th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 49.65%
Ranked 79th. 		51.02%
Ranked 73th. 3% more than Mexico
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 101.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 38% more than Venezuela 		73.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 1.89 million
Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Venezuela 		126,014
Ranked 19th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 89.23%
Ranked 11th. 13% more than Venezuela 		79.23%
Ranked 34th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 28.11
Ranked 41st. 9% more than Venezuela 		25.68
Ranked 64th.
Secondary education > Teachers 579,714
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Venezuela 		187,737
Ranked 6th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 13 years
Ranked 56th. 8% more than Venezuela 		12 years
Ranked 3rd.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 93.94
Ranked 34th. 11% more than Venezuela 		84.34
Ranked 49th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 10.19 million
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Venezuela 		1.87 million
Ranked 39th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 34.68
Ranked 56th. 59% more than Venezuela 		21.82
Ranked 63th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 85th. The same as Venezuela 		6
Ranked 91st.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 3rd. 		1.02
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Mexico
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 101.51%
Ranked 31st. 		102.2%
Ranked 22nd. 1% more than Mexico
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 61,240
Ranked 42nd. 		263,698
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Mexico
Public spending per student > Secondary level 13.8
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Venezuela 		4.7
Ranked 18th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 52.24
Ranked 88th. 19% more than Venezuela 		44.03
Ranked 94th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.82%
Ranked 45th. 1% more than Venezuela 		48.44%
Ranked 82nd.
Progression to secondary school 93.59%
Ranked 56th. 		98.72%
Ranked 10th. 5% more than Mexico
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 97.6%
Ranked 4th. 		98.1%
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Mexico
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th. 		8.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 31 times more than Mexico
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 10.81 million
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Venezuela 		2.24 million
Ranked 7th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 100%
Ranked 8th. 8% more than Venezuela 		93%
Ranked 75th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 128th. The same as Venezuela 		15
Ranked 133th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 107th. The same as Venezuela 		6
Ranked 112th.
Library books 538,596
Ranked 33th. 		3.69 million
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Mexico
Elementary school repeaters > All 3.6
Ranked 59th. 7% more than Venezuela 		3.37
Ranked 63th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 86.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 18% more than Venezuela 		73.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 6.1%
Ranked 83th. 		6.3%
Ranked 82nd. 3% more than Mexico
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 139.21
Ranked 54th. 2% more than Venezuela 		136.18
Ranked 58th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.149 per capita
Ranked 47th. 9% more than Venezuela 		0.137 per capita
Ranked 56th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 100%
Ranked 12th. 9% more than Venezuela 		92%
Ranked 75th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 97.6%
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Venezuela 		96.3%
Ranked 16th.
Library books per 1000 5.26
Ranked 44th. 		167.03
Ranked 9th. 32 times more than Mexico
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 27.3
Ranked 57th. 31% more than Venezuela 		20.8
Ranked 6th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.54 million
Ranked 7th. 20 times more than Venezuela 		77,659
Ranked 22nd.
Primary education > Teachers 519,161
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Venezuela 		184,409
Ranked 7th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.45%
Ranked 25th. 		52.53%
Ranked 13th. 2% more than Mexico
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 196,848
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Venezuela 		71,528
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 704.92
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Venezuela 		674.65
Ranked 16th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 7.7
Ranked 42nd. 		9
Ranked 24th. 17% more than Mexico
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 83th. The same as Venezuela 		6
Ranked 89th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.75
Ranked 70th. 		6.9
Ranked 19th. 45% more than Mexico
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 95.12
Ranked 48th. 25% more than Venezuela 		75.9
Ranked 43th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 93.2%
Ranked 4th. 		93.3%
Ranked 13th. About the same as Mexico
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.072 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th. 		3.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 55 times more than Mexico
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.8%
Ranked 37th. 1% more than Venezuela 		48.5%
Ranked 77th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $637.95 billion
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Venezuela 		$71.75 billion
Ranked 19th.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 120th. The same as Venezuela 		6
Ranked 125th.
Scouting > Members 33,487
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Venezuela 		14,893
Ranked 60th.
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 87.23%
Ranked 8th. 43% more than Venezuela 		61.21%
Ranked 42nd.
High school > Share of total education spending 30.25%
Ranked 66th. 59% more than Venezuela 		19.04%
Ranked 89th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 95.7%
Ranked 4th. 16% more than Venezuela 		82.64%
Ranked 44th.
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 78.14%
Ranked 11th. 27% more than Venezuela 		61.54%
Ranked 37th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 59.7%
Ranked 58th. 18% more than Venezuela 		50.4%
Ranked 65th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 9.59 million
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Venezuela 		2.1 million
Ranked 31st.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 5.3
Ranked 69th. 		7.02
Ranked 19th. 33% more than Mexico
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 81.04
Ranked 52nd. 11% more than Venezuela 		72.99
Ranked 45th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 98.11
Ranked 84th. About the same as Venezuela 		97.99
Ranked 38th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 22,317
Ranked 48th. 		129,789
Ranked 20th. 6 times more than Mexico
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.991
Ranked 48th. 2% more than Venezuela 		0.974
Ranked 71st.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 50.5%
Ranked 38th. 		53.6%
Ranked 8th. 6% more than Mexico
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 0.0
Ranked 57th. 		0.0
Ranked 50th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 95.46
Ranked 57th. 30% more than Venezuela 		73.66
Ranked 112th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 184,308
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Venezuela 		65,494
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 1.19
Ranked 9th. 		2.4
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Mexico
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 5.4 million
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Venezuela 		1.13 million
Ranked 7th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.277
Ranked 135th. 		0.497
Ranked 122nd. 79% more than Mexico
Primary completion rate > Women 100
Ranked 35th. 5% more than Venezuela 		95
Ranked 51st.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 2.77
Ranked 61st. 9% more than Venezuela 		2.55
Ranked 65th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 4.4
Ranked 59th. 6% more than Venezuela 		4.14
Ranked 61st.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 90.8%
Ranked 40th. 7% more than Venezuela 		85.1%
Ranked 45th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.219 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd. 		4.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 22 times more than Mexico
High school teachers 635,518
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Venezuela 		217,516
Ranked 15th.
Elementary school teachers 524,517
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Venezuela 		212,425
Ranked 18th.
High school enrolment rate > Male 94.16
Ranked 46th. 		95.09
Ranked 40th. 1% more than Mexico
Literacy > Women above 14 years 90.2%
Ranked 3rd. 		92.7%
Ranked 11th. 3% more than Mexico
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1%
Ranked 3rd. 		1.02%
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Mexico
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 32.84
Ranked 84th. 42% more than Venezuela 		23.2
Ranked 94th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 55.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th. 26% more than Venezuela 		44.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th.
Primary completion rate > Men 98
Ranked 43th. 10% more than Venezuela 		89
Ranked 66th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 10.56 million
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Venezuela 		2.03 million
Ranked 33th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 135.14
Ranked 57th. 5% more than Venezuela 		129.06
Ranked 53th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 106.85
Ranked 27th. 		112.95
Ranked 9th. 6% more than Mexico
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 101.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 34% more than Venezuela 		76.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Repitition rate > Secondary level 2.2
Ranked 22nd. 		5.3
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Mexico
Progression to secondary level 84
Ranked 21st. 2% more than Venezuela 		82
Ranked 22nd.
Pupils reaching grade 5 88.5
Ranked 35th. 		90.8
Ranked 30th. 3% more than Mexico
School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 83.87% gross
Ranked 38th. 45% more than Venezuela 		57.85% gross
Ranked 31st.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 62.73% net
Ranked 67th. 7% more than Venezuela 		58.75% net
Ranked 38th.
Secondary education > Teachers > % female 46.04% female
Ranked 88th. 		63.05% female
Ranked 15th. 37% more than Mexico
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 87.54%
Ranked 17th. 46% more than Venezuela 		59.88%
Ranked 38th.
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 15.5%
Ranked 24th. 		38.1%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Mexico
Progression to secondary school > Male 94.75%
Ranked 47th. 		98.45%
Ranked 12th. 4% more than Mexico
Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita 15.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 5 times more than Venezuela 		2.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th.
High school teachers > % female 47.86%
Ranked 65th. 		63.95%
Ranked 25th. 34% more than Mexico
Elementary teachers > % trained 95.4%
Ranked 26th. 14% more than Venezuela 		83.47%
Ranked 48th.
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 94.86%
Ranked 8th. 50% more than Venezuela 		63.21%
Ranked 45th.
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population 94.94%
Ranked 8th. 49% more than Venezuela 		63.86%
Ranked 42nd.
Elementary school graduate rate > Male 90.45
Ranked 39th. 16% more than Venezuela 		78.22
Ranked 56th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 23.82%
Ranked 4th. 40% more than Venezuela 		17.04%
Ranked 37th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 99.64%
Ranked 6th. 8% more than Venezuela 		92.48%
Ranked 62nd.
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 94.79%
Ranked 7th. 51% more than Venezuela 		62.59%
Ranked 45th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.8%
Ranked 47th. 1% more than Venezuela 		48.26%
Ranked 89th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 94.17%
Ranked 43th. 5% more than Venezuela 		90.09%
Ranked 28th.
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 109.17% gross
Ranked 46th. 4% more than Venezuela 		104.89% gross
Ranked 50th.
Elementary school teachers > % female 66.4%
Ranked 79th. 		81.27%
Ranked 50th. 22% more than Mexico
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 72.37%
Ranked 52nd. 4% more than Venezuela 		69.5%
Ranked 56th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 92.53%
Ranked 48th. 9% more than Venezuela 		85.15%
Ranked 71st.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 50.62%
Ranked 50th. 		51.55%
Ranked 24th. 2% more than Mexico
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 51.4%
Ranked 13th. 		51.43%
Ranked 12th. The same as Mexico
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 0.696
Ranked 5th. 		1.06
Ranked 11th. 53% more than Mexico
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 44.77
Ranked 5th. 		48.94
Ranked 6th. 9% more than Mexico
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 96.47%
Ranked 25th. About the same as Venezuela 		96.04%
Ranked 12th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 96.49%
Ranked 29th. 6% more than Venezuela 		91.15%
Ranked 25th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 28.64
Ranked 4th. 18% more than Venezuela 		24.22
Ranked 15th.
Repitition rate > Primary level 5.5
Ranked 56th. 		6.7
Ranked 47th. 22% more than Mexico
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 73.55%
Ranked 54th. 		73.61%
Ranked 53th. The same as Mexico
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 27.51%
Ranked 48th. 		58.62%
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Mexico
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 47.42
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Venezuela 		46.4
Ranked 13th.
School enrollment, primary > % gross 104.19%
Ranked 72nd. 2% more than Venezuela 		102.07%
Ranked 48th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 76,627
Ranked 4th. 92% more than Venezuela 		39,948
Ranked 6th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 97.8% net
Ranked 22nd. 7% more than Venezuela 		91.66% net
Ranked 29th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 4.93 million
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Venezuela 		1.07 million
Ranked 7th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 97.84% net
Ranked 23th. 8% more than Venezuela 		90.9% net
Ranked 32nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 94,456
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Venezuela 		23,606
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 89,852
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Venezuela 		41,888
Ranked 5th.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 60.69%
Ranked 45th. 44% more than Venezuela 		42.05%
Ranked 139th.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 52.8%
Ranked 12th. 48% more than Venezuela 		35.6%
Ranked 23th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.28%
Ranked 51st. 		6.87%
Ranked 16th. 30% more than Mexico
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.801
Ranked 9th. 		0.949
Ranked 11th. 18% more than Mexico
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 41.4%
Ranked 37th. 61% more than Venezuela 		25.7%
Ranked 59th.
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 51.6%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Venezuela 		24.9%
Ranked 28th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000 19.4
Ranked 84th. 		20.83
Ranked 80th. 7% more than Mexico
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 95.98%
Ranked 80th. 		169.42%
Ranked 11th. 77% more than Mexico
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 14 years
Ranked 40th. 27% more than Venezuela 		11 years
Ranked 3rd.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 54.16%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Venezuela 		18.82%
Ranked 91st.
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 97.56%
Ranked 43th. About the same as Venezuela 		97.2%
Ranked 47th.
Grade 1 intake rate 84.3
Ranked 13th. 33% more than Venezuela 		63.5
Ranked 18th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 84.29% gross
Ranked 40th. 45% more than Venezuela 		58.18% gross
Ranked 30th.
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 98.2
Ranked 76th. 		107.54
Ranked 83th. 10% more than Mexico
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 79.71% gross
Ranked 92nd. 7% more than Venezuela 		74.47% gross
Ranked 48th.
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 51.18% female
Ranked 17th. 		52.06% female
Ranked 8th. 2% more than Mexico
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 98.85%
Ranked 44th. 8% more than Venezuela 		91.6%
Ranked 46th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 98.07%
Ranked 15th. 9% more than Venezuela 		90.18%
Ranked 64th.
Government spending on education > % of government spending 25.61%
Ranked 4th. 14% more than Venezuela 		22.4%
Ranked 1st.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 113.39%
Ranked 23th. 12% more than Venezuela 		101.69%
Ranked 72nd.
Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 91.82%
Ranked 28th. 4% more than Venezuela 		88.07%
Ranked 17th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 13 years
Ranked 58th. 8% more than Venezuela 		12 years
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100.09%
Ranked 33th. 		100.54%
Ranked 8th. About the same as Mexico
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 93.52%
Ranked 41st. 		95.51%
Ranked 8th. 2% more than Mexico
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 103.44%
Ranked 14th. 1% more than Venezuela 		102.33%
Ranked 11th.
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 100.43%
Ranked 24th. 38% more than Venezuela 		72.94%
Ranked 20th.
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 98.34%
Ranked 24th. 37% more than Venezuela 		72%
Ranked 20th.
School enrollment > Primary > % net 97.82% net
Ranked 20th. 7% more than Venezuela 		91.27% net
Ranked 32nd.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 92.4%
Ranked 40th. 		93.3%
Ranked 37th. 1% more than Mexico
Secondary education, pupils > % female 51.12%
Ranked 14th. 		51.22%
Ranked 7th. About the same as Mexico

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