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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • 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.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to primary education.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • School enrollment, preprimary > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Total is the total enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, primary > % net: School enrollment, primary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Total is the ratio of children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the total population of the official primary school age.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % gross: School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the total enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary: School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Percentage of private enrolment. Secondary is the enrolment in private secondary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in secondary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Progression to secondary school, male > %: Progression to secondary school, male (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Male is the number of new male entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of male pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Female is the total female enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Tertiary is the total public expenditure per student in tertiary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • School enrollment > 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.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Progression to secondary school > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Researchers in R&D > Per million people: Researchers in R&D (per million people). Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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."
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Male is the total male enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • 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."
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people:

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

    . Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % net: School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the ratio of male children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the male population of the official secondary school age.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Number of males aged 10-14 years, who are illiterate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 65 to 69. 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.
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STAT Philippines Seychelles HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 93.6
Ranked 43th. 2% more than Seychelles 		91.84
Ranked 51st.
Children out of school, primary 1.47 million
Ranked 4th. 2938 times more than Seychelles 		500
Ranked 110th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 15.99
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Seychelles 		5.72
Ranked 46th.
Children out of school, primary, female 665,779
Ranked 5th. 3638 times more than Seychelles 		183
Ranked 108th.
College and university > Gender parity index 1.24
Ranked 62nd. 		3.38
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Philippines
College and university > Share of total education spending 11.96%
Ranked 91st. 		32.51%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Philippines
Compulsary education duration 6
Ranked 176th. 		10
Ranked 49th. 67% more than Philippines
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 2.65%
Ranked 108th. 		3.63%
Ranked 35th. 37% more than Philippines
High school enrolment rate 97.51
Ranked 43th. 		98.25
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Philippines
Literacy > Total population 95.9%
Ranked 56th. 4% more than Seychelles 		91.9%
Ranked 75th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 105th. The same as Seychelles 		6
Ranked 37th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.74
Ranked 67th. 		7.5
Ranked 19th. 58% more than Philippines
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 31.44
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Seychelles 		13.25
Ranked 103th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 34.81
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Seychelles 		11.79
Ranked 70th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 197th. 		5
Ranked 171st. 25% more than Philippines
Literacy > Female 95.8%
Ranked 52nd. 4% more than Seychelles 		92.3%
Ranked 63th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 7.25
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Seychelles 		2.1
Ranked 58th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 1
Ranked 200th. 		2
Ranked 137th. Twice as much as Philippines
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th. 		6.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Philippines
Duration of compulsory education 7 years
Ranked 126th. 		10 years
Ranked 37th. 43% more than Philippines
Secondary education, pupils 6.77 million
Ranked 15th. 952 times more than Seychelles 		7,109
Ranked 132nd.
College and university > Private school share 62.57%
Ranked 21st. 		100%
Ranked 1st. 60% more than Philippines
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 52nd. 		1.01
Ranked 14th. 2% more than Philippines
Literacy > Adult literacy 93.4%
Ranked 42nd. 2% more than Seychelles 		91.8%
Ranked 1st.
Primary education, pupils 13.69 million
Ranked 10th. 1574 times more than Seychelles 		8,695
Ranked 146th.
Primary education, teachers 435,385
Ranked 7th. 664 times more than Seychelles 		656
Ranked 126th.
Adult literacy rate > Female 93.9
Ranked 40th. 2% more than Seychelles 		92.26
Ranked 45th.
High school > Gender ratio 109.01
Ranked 13th. 		118.6
Ranked 4th. 9% more than Philippines
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 109th. The same as Seychelles 		6
Ranked 45th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.379
Ranked 89th. 		134.83
Ranked 9th. 356 times more than Philippines
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 1
Ranked 204th. 		2
Ranked 152nd. Twice as much as Philippines
Literacy > Male 96%
Ranked 58th. 5% more than Seychelles 		91.4%
Ranked 88th.
Spending > USD 4.06 billion
Ranked 48th. 91 times more than Seychelles 		44.75 million
Ranked 137th.
High school > Private school share 19.84%
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Seychelles 		8%
Ranked 88th.
Spending > Proportion 2.19
Ranked 144th. 		5.85
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Philippines
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 34.53
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Seychelles 		14.04
Ranked 123th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 5
Ranked 10th. 25% more than Seychelles 		4
Ranked 22nd.
High school repeaters > Male 4.32
Ranked 50th. 86 times more than Seychelles 		0.05
Ranked 95th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 95.1%
Ranked 2nd. 		99.1%
Ranked 4th. 4% more than Philippines
Preschool enrollment rate 110.09
Ranked 39th. 		130.72
Ranked 4th. 19% more than Philippines
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 11,639.11
Ranked 70th. 28 times more than Seychelles 		408.89
Ranked 191st.
Primary completion rate 97
Ranked 42nd. 		115
Ranked 4th. 19% more than Philippines
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 2.43 million
Ranked 9th. 16856 times more than Seychelles 		144
Ranked 144th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 110th. The same as Seychelles 		6
Ranked 41st.
Children out of school > Primary 646,449
Ranked 15th. 2199 times more than Seychelles 		294
Ranked 115th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 2.12
Ranked 94th. 		6.9
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Philippines
Secondary education, teachers 194,373
Ranked 19th. 322 times more than Seychelles 		603
Ranked 95th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 34.65
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Seychelles 		16.66
Ranked 56th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 151st. The same as Seychelles 		3
Ranked 89th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 8.74
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Seychelles 		3.86
Ranked 45th.
Spending per student > High school 9.2
Ranked 71st. 		17.47
Ranked 56th. 90% more than Philippines
Secondary education, general pupils 6.77 million
Ranked 11th. 952 times more than Seychelles 		7,109
Ranked 138th.
High school > Gender parity index 1.08
Ranked 21st. 		1.12
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Philippines
Scientific and technical journal articles 179
Ranked 70th. 90 times more than Seychelles 		2
Ranked 153th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 56%
Ranked 1st. 37% more than Seychelles 		41%
Ranked 32nd.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.384%
Ranked 130th. 		216.34%
Ranked 1st. 563 times more than Philippines
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 29.98
Ranked 48th. 13 times more than Seychelles 		2.24
Ranked 109th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 136th. The same as Seychelles 		6
Ranked 59th.
Children out of school, primary, male 803,396
Ranked 4th. 2384 times more than Seychelles 		337
Ranked 106th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 2.5%
Ranked 90th. 		5.7%
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Philippines
High school > Students per teacher 34.81
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Seychelles 		11.79
Ranked 72nd.
Secondary education > General pupils 6.31 million
Ranked 13th. 835 times more than Seychelles 		7,551
Ranked 155th.
Spending per student > Elementary school 8.65
Ranked 72nd. 		16.49
Ranked 39th. 91% more than Philippines
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 104th. The same as Seychelles 		12
Ranked 47th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 97th. The same as Seychelles 		12
Ranked 44th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 		7.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 70% more than Philippines
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 49.03
Ranked 5th. 25% more than Seychelles 		39.37
Ranked 9th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 12.97 million
Ranked 10th. 1348 times more than Seychelles 		9,623
Ranked 165th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 65.9%
Ranked 64th. 		66.9%
Ranked 61st. 2% more than Philippines
Elementary school graduate rate 73.24
Ranked 73th. 		98.42
Ranked 3rd. 34% more than Philippines
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 94.8
Ranked 68th. 		99.06
Ranked 38th. 4% more than Philippines
Public spending per student > Primary level 14.3
Ranked 33th. 4% more than Seychelles 		13.8
Ranked 5th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 148.95
Ranked 39th. 50% more than Seychelles 		99.44
Ranked 80th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 73.64
Ranked 103th. 		81.3
Ranked 70th. 10% more than Philippines
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.12
Ranked 15th. 13% more than Seychelles 		0.99
Ranked 74th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 339.01
Ranked 9th. 		383.18
Ranked 6th. 13% more than Philippines
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 30.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 14 times more than Seychelles 		2.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.122
Ranked 196th. 		4.68
Ranked 41st. 38 times more than Philippines
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 177th. 		5
Ranked 151st. 25% more than Philippines
Teacher student ratio > High school 35.13
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Seychelles 		13.79
Ranked 53th.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 7.67
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Seychelles 		3.56
Ranked 69th.
High school repeaters > Female 1.43
Ranked 66th. 48 times more than Seychelles 		0.03
Ranked 95th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 33.67
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Seychelles 		13.05
Ranked 107th.
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 70.66%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Seychelles 		34.95%
Ranked 9th.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 95.7
Ranked 66th. 		99.37
Ranked 34th. 4% more than Philippines
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 71.5%
Ranked 69th. 		99.1%
Ranked 9th. 39% more than Philippines
Elementary school > Enrolled students 13.41 million
Ranked 8th. 1534 times more than Seychelles 		8,744
Ranked 137th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 103th. The same as Seychelles 		6 years
Ranked 38th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $846.14
Ranked 66th. 		$12,143.89
Ranked 6th. 14 times more than Philippines
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 134.64
Ranked 11th. 6% more than Seychelles 		126.61
Ranked 14th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 73.64
Ranked 69th. 		81.3
Ranked 43th. 10% more than Philippines
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 97.54
Ranked 6th. 22% more than Seychelles 		80.07
Ranked 9th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 8.13%
Ranked 85th. 		8.84%
Ranked 79th. 9% more than Philippines
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 106th. The same as Seychelles 		12
Ranked 48th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 98.34
Ranked 69th. 		99.1
Ranked 52nd. 1% more than Philippines
High school enrolment rate > Female 96.55
Ranked 41st. 		97.86
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Philippines
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 94%
Ranked 73th. 		99%
Ranked 15th. 5% more than Philippines
Duration of education > Secondary level 4
Ranked 176th. 		5
Ranked 143th. 25% more than Philippines
Primary education > Pupils 13.02 million
Ranked 9th. 1416 times more than Seychelles 		9,194
Ranked 158th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 63.7%
Ranked 67th. 		66.6%
Ranked 65th. 5% more than Philippines
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 93.9
Ranked 66th. 		98.77
Ranked 38th. 5% more than Philippines
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 55.26%
Ranked 45th. 		88.28%
Ranked 1st. 60% more than Philippines
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 77.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 99th. 		89.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 17% more than Philippines
Secondary education, vocational pupils 0.0
Ranked 83th. 		948
Ranked 86th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 31.44
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Seychelles 		13.25
Ranked 105th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 79.94%
Ranked 32nd. 1% more than Seychelles 		79.23%
Ranked 16th.
Secondary education > Teachers 168,058
Ranked 24th. 304 times more than Seychelles 		552
Ranked 129th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 12 years
Ranked 67th. 		15 years
Ranked 2nd. 25% more than Philippines
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 76.84
Ranked 59th. 		98.15
Ranked 2nd. 28% more than Philippines
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 6.07 million
Ranked 16th. 807 times more than Seychelles 		7,525
Ranked 156th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 3.89
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Seychelles 		1.08
Ranked 12th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 2.17
Ranked 88th. 		24.87
Ranked 69th. 11 times more than Philippines
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 99th. The same as Seychelles 		6
Ranked 35th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1.03
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Seychelles 		1.01
Ranked 2nd.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 961,298
Ranked 7th. 22356 times more than Seychelles 		43
Ranked 121st.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 101.69%
Ranked 28th. 		108.33%
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Philippines
Public spending per student > Secondary level 12.5
Ranked 53th. 		16.4
Ranked 10th. 31% more than Philippines
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.58%
Ranked 72nd. 		48.83%
Ranked 43th. 1% more than Philippines
Progression to secondary school 96.62%
Ranked 44th. 		99.75%
Ranked 9th. 3% more than Philippines
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 96.6%
Ranked 2nd. 		99.4%
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Philippines
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 7.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Seychelles 		3.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 319,250
Ranked 5th. 3225 times more than Seychelles 		99
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 7.57 million
Ranked 4th. 1054 times more than Seychelles 		7,188
Ranked 15th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 96%
Ranked 53th. 		100%
Ranked 1st. 4% more than Philippines
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 140th. The same as Seychelles 		15
Ranked 75th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 122nd. The same as Seychelles 		6
Ranked 57th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 2.31
Ranked 82nd. 		0.0
Ranked 84th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 77.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 		91.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 18% more than Philippines
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.165 per capita
Ranked 30th. 43% more than Seychelles 		0.115 per capita
Ranked 83th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 160.22
Ranked 39th. 39% more than Seychelles 		114.97
Ranked 85th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 93%
Ranked 69th. 		99%
Ranked 23th. 6% more than Philippines
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 93.6%
Ranked 2nd. 		98.8%
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Philippines
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 35.2
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Seychelles 		14.7
Ranked 118th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 90%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Seychelles 		88%
Ranked 22nd.
Primary education > Teachers 376,988
Ranked 9th. 576 times more than Seychelles 		655
Ranked 136th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.48%
Ranked 24th. 3% more than Seychelles 		49.94%
Ranked 57th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 840,905
Ranked 2nd. 12937 times more than Seychelles 		65
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 677.11
Ranked 9th. 		767.45
Ranked 7th. 13% more than Philippines
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 2.11
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Seychelles 		0.702
Ranked 11th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 7.3
Ranked 43th. 70% more than Seychelles 		4.3
Ranked 56th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 97th. The same as Seychelles 		6
Ranked 34th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.48
Ranked 78th. 		7.94
Ranked 14th. 77% more than Philippines
Literacy > Men above 14 years 91.6%
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Seychelles 		91.4%
Ranked 8th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 3.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th. 2 times more than Seychelles 		1.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.9%
Ranked 30th. 		49.3%
Ranked 15th. 1% more than Philippines
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $81.83 billion
Ranked 18th. 77 times more than Seychelles 		$1.07 billion
Ranked 84th.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 136th. The same as Seychelles 		6
Ranked 59th.
Scouting > Members 1.76 million
Ranked 4th. 10416 times more than Seychelles 		169
Ranked 158th.
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 77.51%
Ranked 14th. 10% more than Seychelles 		70.72%
Ranked 13th.
High school > Share of total education spending 29.69%
Ranked 67th. 84% more than Seychelles 		16.17%
Ranked 47th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 84.7%
Ranked 36th. 		92.36%
Ranked 11th. 9% more than Philippines
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 82.38%
Ranked 15th. 20% more than Seychelles 		68.68%
Ranked 15th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 6.51 million
Ranked 9th. 863 times more than Seychelles 		7,542
Ranked 127th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 2
Ranked 109th. 		6.67
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Philippines
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 74.9
Ranked 65th. 		91.2
Ranked 44th. 22% more than Philippines
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 98.5
Ranked 74th. 		100.47
Ranked 17th. 2% more than Philippines
Children out of school > Primary > Male 391,596
Ranked 12th. 2359 times more than Seychelles 		166
Ranked 109th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.978
Ranked 99th. 		1
Ranked 23th. 3% more than Philippines
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.3%
Ranked 25th. 1% more than Seychelles 		50.6%
Ranked 35th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 13,450
Ranked 2nd. 136 times more than Seychelles 		99
Ranked 18th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 30.8
Ranked 5th. 10 times more than Seychelles 		3.2
Ranked 71st.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 74.97
Ranked 105th. 		89.9
Ranked 75th. 20% more than Philippines
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 321,105
Ranked 4th. 4225 times more than Seychelles 		76
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 49.81
Ranked 12th. 		74.03
Ranked 5th. 49% more than Philippines
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 3.17
Ranked 11th. 		4.44
Ranked 4th. 40% more than Philippines
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 3.97
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Seychelles 		0.769
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 1.82
Ranked 10th. 8 times more than Seychelles 		0.234
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 2
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Seychelles 		0.401
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 3.81 million
Ranked 4th. 1077 times more than Seychelles 		3,534
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 163,971
Ranked 4th. 2603 times more than Seychelles 		63
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 1.43
Ranked 9th. 		3.82
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Philippines
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 5.37
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Seychelles 		0.769
Ranked 10th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 18.2
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Seychelles 		1.93
Ranked 66th.
Primary completion rate > Women 100
Ranked 32nd. 		117
Ranked 4th. 17% more than Philippines
Elementary school repeaters > Female 1.62
Ranked 87th. 		0.0
Ranked 66th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 2.96
Ranked 76th. 		0.0
Ranked 67th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 66.3%
Ranked 66th. 		98.3%
Ranked 17th. 48% more than Philippines
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 4.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Seychelles 		1.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th.
Elementary school teachers 390,432
Ranked 9th. 583 times more than Seychelles 		670
Ranked 120th.
High school teachers 181,193
Ranked 21st. 331 times more than Seychelles 		547
Ranked 90th.
High school enrolment rate > Male 98.5
Ranked 30th. 		98.61
Ranked 4th. About the same as Philippines
Literacy > Women above 14 years 93.6%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Seychelles 		92.3%
Ranked 7th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1.03%
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Seychelles 		1.01%
Ranked 2nd.
Primary completion rate > Men 93
Ranked 56th. 		112
Ranked 6th. 20% more than Philippines
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 6.35 million
Ranked 12th. 845 times more than Seychelles 		7,520
Ranked 136th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 110.79
Ranked 13th. 7% more than Seychelles 		103.86
Ranked 57th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 154.55
Ranked 44th. 39% more than Seychelles 		111.44
Ranked 85th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
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Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending 54.98%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Seychelles 		23.96%
Ranked 43th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 246,221
Ranked 6th. 617 times more than Seychelles 		399
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 676,434
Ranked 6th. 639 times more than Seychelles 		1,059
Ranked 14th.
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 51.5%
Ranked 87th. 		109.58%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Philippines
School enrollment, primary > % net 88.22%
Ranked 97th. 		93.83%
Ranked 53th. 6% more than Philippines
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 84.6%
Ranked 87th. 		101.34%
Ranked 27th. 20% more than Philippines
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 19.84%
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Seychelles 		8%
Ranked 87th.
Progression to secondary school, male > % 99.19%
Ranked 20th. 4% more than Seychelles 		95.23%
Ranked 49th.
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 31.27%
Ranked 74th. 14 times more than Seychelles 		2.18%
Ranked 50th.
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 9.66%
Ranked 79th. 		545.7%
Ranked 3rd. 56 times more than Philippines
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 1.62
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Seychelles 		1.56
Ranked 9th.
Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24 95.72%
Ranked 54th. 		99.37%
Ranked 25th. 4% more than Philippines
School enrollment > Secondary > % net 61.09% net
Ranked 75th. 		93.08% net
Ranked 12th. 52% more than Philippines
Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population 51.96%
Ranked 68th. 		71.62%
Ranked 35th. 38% more than Philippines
Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group 99.88%
Ranked 34th. 		107.4%
Ranked 10th. 8% more than Philippines
Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group 93.37%
Ranked 64th. 		105.64%
Ranked 11th. 13% more than Philippines
Progression to secondary school > Female 96.15%
Ranked 44th. 		100%
Ranked 4th. 4% more than Philippines
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 113.18% gross
Ranked 39th. 3% more than Seychelles 		109.43% gross
Ranked 53th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 40.74% gross
Ranked 82nd. 		100.31% gross
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Philippines
Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort 75.31%
Ranked 59th. 		98.68%
Ranked 17th. 31% more than Philippines
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 101.34%
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Seychelles 		100.61%
Ranked 19th.
High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher 25.22
Ranked 10th. 95% more than Seychelles 		12.96
Ranked 54th.
Primary education > Pupils > % female 48.54% female
Ranked 69th. 		48.74% female
Ranked 44th. About the same as Philippines
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.16 per capita
Ranked 36th. 45% more than Seychelles 		0.11 per capita
Ranked 86th.
Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 46.65%
Ranked 73th. 		67.33%
Ranked 43th. 44% more than Philippines
Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort 79.6%
Ranked 43th. 		100%
Ranked 5th. 26% more than Philippines
Researchers in R&D > Per million people 78.47
Ranked 63th. 		155.66
Ranked 55th. 98% more than Philippines
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 4.03 million
Ranked 3rd. 1261 times more than Seychelles 		3,193
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49 132,454
Ranked 4th. 649 times more than Seychelles 		204
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 1.68
Ranked 11th. 59% more than Seychelles 		1.06
Ranked 9th.
Elementary teachers > % trained 100%
Ranked 5th. 28% more than Seychelles 		77.93%
Ranked 27th.
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 49.63%
Ranked 59th. 		93.37%
Ranked 9th. 88% more than Philippines
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population 52.55%
Ranked 56th. 		94.3%
Ranked 9th. 79% more than Philippines
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 52.58 million
Ranked 3rd. 763 times more than Seychelles 		68,894
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 1.9 million
Ranked 5th. 568 times more than Seychelles 		3,350
Ranked 14th.
Elementary school graduate rate > Male 68.63
Ranked 65th. 		82.68
Ranked 52nd. 20% more than Philippines
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 110,007
Ranked 5th. 423 times more than Seychelles 		260
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 8.1 million
Ranked 3rd. 1240 times more than Seychelles 		6,530
Ranked 12th.
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 46.85%
Ranked 60th. 		92.46%
Ranked 9th. 97% more than Philippines
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.47%
Ranked 72nd. 		49.5%
Ranked 13th. 2% more than Philippines
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 25.25%
Ranked 75th. 38 times more than Seychelles 		0.671%
Ranked 52nd.
Elementary school teachers > % female 87.27%
Ranked 26th. 3% more than Seychelles 		84.33%
Ranked 40th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 33.4
Ranked 14th. 		37.94
Ranked 5th. 14% more than Philippines
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 91.09%
Ranked 65th. 		94.2%
Ranked 44th. 3% more than Philippines
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 49.23
Ranked 68th. 		99.16
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Philippines
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 48.08
Ranked 71st. 		100.54
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Philippines
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 130.07
Ranked 14th. 3% more than Seychelles 		126.38
Ranked 17th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 139
Ranked 10th. 10% more than Seychelles 		126.84
Ranked 16th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 81.35
Ranked 48th. 		96.41
Ranked 4th. 19% more than Philippines
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 72.83
Ranked 52nd. 		99.83
Ranked 1st. 37% more than Philippines
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 3.33 million
Ranked 5th. 942 times more than Seychelles 		3,531
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 8.71
Ranked 12th. 		11.8
Ranked 6th. 35% more than Philippines
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 159.68
Ranked 16th. 		1,102.82
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Philippines
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 30.53
Ranked 12th. 		54.23
Ranked 4th. 78% more than Philippines
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 27.6
Ranked 8th. 33% more than Seychelles 		20.7
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 29.9
Ranked 14th. 		39.86
Ranked 5th. 33% more than Philippines
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 4.07 million
Ranked 3rd. 1220 times more than Seychelles 		3,337
Ranked 12th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 66.15%
Ranked 60th. 		100%
Ranked 1st. 51% more than Philippines
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 36.97
Ranked 7th. 		41.36
Ranked 5th. 12% more than Philippines
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 56.61
Ranked 7th. 25% more than Seychelles 		45.43
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 4.57 million
Ranked 5th. 657 times more than Seychelles 		6,950
Ranked 14th.
Secondary education, teachers, female 148,459
Ranked 15th. 422 times more than Seychelles 		352
Ranked 91st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 2.3
Ranked 5th. 12 times more than Seychelles 		0.189
Ranked 10th.
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 1.53%
Ranked 84th. 60 times more than Seychelles 		0.0255%
Ranked 93th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 94.97% net
Ranked 43th. 		96.85% net
Ranked 29th. 2% more than Philippines
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 3.39 million
Ranked 4th. 1049 times more than Seychelles 		3,232
Ranked 15th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 92.99% net
Ranked 61st. 		96.01% net
Ranked 38th. 3% more than Philippines
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 56.28%
Ranked 77th. 		91.1%
Ranked 20th. 62% more than Philippines
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 5.74 million
Ranked 4th. 821 times more than Seychelles 		6,987
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 142,961
Ranked 5th. 5718 times more than Seychelles 		25
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 141,421
Ranked 5th. 6734 times more than Seychelles 		21
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 2.25 million
Ranked 5th. 666 times more than Seychelles 		3,372
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 155,279
Ranked 5th. 4313 times more than Seychelles 		36
Ranked 15th.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 24.2%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Seychelles 		7.38%
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 26.32 million
Ranked 3rd. 765 times more than Seychelles 		34,398
Ranked 13th.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 88.03%
Ranked 82nd. 		106.09%
Ranked 14th. 21% more than Philippines
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 3.87 million
Ranked 5th. 582 times more than Seychelles 		6,646
Ranked 14th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 2.65%
Ranked 107th. 		3.63%
Ranked 35th. 37% more than Philippines
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 9.28
Ranked 9th. 		12.31
Ranked 6th. 33% more than Philippines
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 73.91
Ranked 8th. 		77.83
Ranked 9th. 5% more than Philippines
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 43.67
Ranked 6th. 21% more than Seychelles 		36
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 1.77
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Seychelles 		0.624
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 1.53
Ranked 11th. 		1.67
Ranked 8th. 9% more than Philippines
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 2.29
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Seychelles 		0.568
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 1.61
Ranked 10th. 		2.15
Ranked 7th. 33% more than Philippines
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 15.15
Ranked 10th. 		26.4
Ranked 4th. 74% more than Philippines
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 6.35
Ranked 9th. 		9.81
Ranked 6th. 54% more than Philippines
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 5.99
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Seychelles 		0.457
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 4.11
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Seychelles 		1.1
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 939,510
Ranked 5th. 681 times more than Seychelles 		1,380
Ranked 9th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 39.94% gross
Ranked 87th. 		101.51% gross
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Philippines
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 2.55
Ranked 9th. 		7.24
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Philippines

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