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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • 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.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • School enrollment, tertiary > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Total is the total enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Repeaters, secondary, total > % of total enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, total (% of total enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Total is the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % net: School enrollment, secondary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the ratio of female children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the female population of the official secondary school age.
  • Progression to secondary school, female > %: Progression to secondary school, female (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Female is the number of new female entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of female pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the total male enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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.
  • Progression to secondary school > %: Progression to secondary school (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Total is the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • 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).
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.
  • Progression to secondary school > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. 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 primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total female enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.
  • Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education (% of total). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education (% of total). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education (% of total unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % gross: School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Male is the total male enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Elementary teachers > % trained: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
  • Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age."
  • Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age."
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Male: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for upper secondary (high school) education.
  • 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.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Grade 1 intake rate: Total number of new entrants in first grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population at the official primary school-entrance age
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STAT Philippines Syria HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 93.6
Ranked 43th. 12% more than Syria 		83.6
Ranked 71st.
Average years of schooling of adults 8.2
Ranked 28th. 41% more than Syria 		5.8
Ranked 56th.
Children out of school, primary 1.47 million
Ranked 4th. 79 times more than Syria 		18,600
Ranked 68th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 15.99
Ranked 32nd. 19 times more than Syria 		0.864
Ranked 99th.
Children out of school, primary, female 665,779
Ranked 5th. 39 times more than Syria 		16,974
Ranked 58th.
College and university > Gender parity index 1.24
Ranked 62nd. 72% more than Syria 		0.722
Ranked 60th.
Compulsary education duration 6
Ranked 176th. 		9
Ranked 69th. 50% more than Philippines
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 2.65%
Ranked 108th. 		5.13%
Ranked 54th. 93% more than Philippines
High school enrolment rate 97.51
Ranked 43th. 2% more than Syria 		95.49
Ranked 46th.
Literacy > Total population 95.9%
Ranked 56th. 20% more than Syria 		79.6%
Ranked 14th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 105th. 50% more than Syria 		4
Ranked 194th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.74
Ranked 67th. 		6.75
Ranked 24th. 42% more than Philippines
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 31.44
Ranked 38th. 24% more than Syria 		25.33
Ranked 60th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 34.81
Ranked 6th. 92% more than Syria 		18.13
Ranked 44th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 197th. 		8
Ranked 13th. Twice as much as Philippines
College and university > Share of total education spending 11.96%
Ranked 91st. 		24.22%
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Philippines
Literacy > Female 95.8%
Ranked 52nd. 30% more than Syria 		73.6%
Ranked 14th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 7.25
Ranked 32nd. 9 times more than Syria 		0.807
Ranked 88th.
College and university > Gender ratio 124.04
Ranked 44th. 73% more than Syria 		71.9
Ranked 61st.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 1
Ranked 200th. 		3
Ranked 82nd. 3 times more than Philippines
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th. 		3.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th. 79% more than Philippines
Duration of compulsory education 7 years
Ranked 126th. 17% more than Syria 		6 years
Ranked 142nd.
Secondary education, pupils 6.77 million
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Syria 		2.88 million
Ranked 11th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 52nd. 4% more than Syria 		0.95
Ranked 106th.
School life expectancy > Total 11.2 years
Ranked 61st. 18% more than Syria 		9.5 years
Ranked 81st.
Literacy > Adult literacy 93.4%
Ranked 42nd. 12% more than Syria 		83.1%
Ranked 76th.
Primary education, pupils 13.69 million
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Syria 		2.55 million
Ranked 22nd.
Primary education, teachers 435,385
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Syria 		114,676
Ranked 33th.
Adult literacy rate > Female 93.9
Ranked 40th. 22% more than Syria 		77.2
Ranked 73th.
Tertiary enrollment 31.2%
Ranked 39th. 5 times more than Syria 		6.1%
Ranked 26th.
High school > Gender ratio 109.01
Ranked 13th. 11% more than Syria 		97.78
Ranked 72nd.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 109th. The same as Syria 		6
Ranked 58th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.379
Ranked 89th. 		1.07
Ranked 77th. 3 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. 		3
Ranked 98th. 3 times more than Philippines
Literacy > Male 96%
Ranked 58th. 12% more than Syria 		86%
Ranked 14th.
Spending > USD 4.06 billion
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Syria 		1.4 billion
Ranked 69th.
High school > Private school share 19.84%
Ranked 44th. 5 times more than Syria 		3.96%
Ranked 48th.
Spending > Proportion 2.19
Ranked 144th. 		2.6
Ranked 136th. 19% more than Philippines
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 34.53
Ranked 38th. 36% more than Syria 		25.33
Ranked 66th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 5
Ranked 10th. 67% more than Syria 		3
Ranked 148th.
High school repeaters > Male 4.32
Ranked 50th. 		7.63
Ranked 33th. 77% more than Philippines
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 95.1%
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Syria 		92.5%
Ranked 25th.
Preschool enrollment rate 110.09
Ranked 39th. 		124.4
Ranked 8th. 13% more than Philippines
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 11,639.11
Ranked 70th. 		16,729.95
Ranked 49th. 44% more than Philippines
Primary completion rate 97
Ranked 42nd. 		111
Ranked 8th. 14% more than Philippines
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 2.43 million
Ranked 9th. 11 times more than Syria 		215,734
Ranked 43th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 110th. 50% more than Syria 		4
Ranked 204th.
Children out of school > Primary 646,449
Ranked 15th. 9 times more than Syria 		70,395
Ranked 42nd.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 2.12
Ranked 94th. 		3.84
Ranked 84th. 81% more than Philippines
Secondary education, teachers 194,373
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Syria 		65,218
Ranked 40th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 34.65
Ranked 7th. 86% more than Syria 		18.66
Ranked 44th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 151st. 		5
Ranked 12th. 67% more than Philippines
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 8.74
Ranked 28th. 76 times more than Syria 		0.115
Ranked 110th.
Spending per student > High school 9.2
Ranked 71st. 		14
Ranked 51st. 52% more than Philippines
Secondary education, general pupils 6.77 million
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Syria 		2.75 million
Ranked 12th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 4.4%
Ranked 101st. 		23.1%
Ranked 48th. 5 times more than Philippines
High school > Gender parity index 1.08
Ranked 21st. 8% more than Syria 		0.998
Ranked 53th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 179
Ranked 70th. 3 times more than Syria 		67
Ranked 91st.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.384%
Ranked 130th. 		2.93%
Ranked 82nd. 8 times more than Philippines
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 29.98
Ranked 48th. 94% more than Syria 		15.47
Ranked 58th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 136th. The same as Syria 		6
Ranked 120th.
Children out of school, primary, male 803,396
Ranked 4th. 331 times more than Syria 		2,428
Ranked 81st.
High school > Students per teacher 34.81
Ranked 6th. 92% more than Syria 		18.13
Ranked 45th.
Secondary education > General pupils 6.31 million
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Syria 		2.27 million
Ranked 14th.
Spending per student > Elementary school 8.65
Ranked 72nd. 		18.45
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Philippines
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 104th. 20% more than Syria 		10
Ranked 193th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 97th. The same as Syria 		12
Ranked 86th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 		6.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 40% more than Philippines
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 12.97 million
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Syria 		2.98 million
Ranked 39th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 65.9%
Ranked 64th. 2 times more than Syria 		27.4%
Ranked 114th.
Elementary school graduate rate 73.24
Ranked 73th. 		96.68
Ranked 26th. 32% more than Philippines
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 94.8
Ranked 68th. 1% more than Syria 		94.1
Ranked 69th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 14.3
Ranked 33th. 11% more than Syria 		12.9
Ranked 19th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 148.95
Ranked 39th. 31% more than Syria 		113.97
Ranked 49th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 73.64
Ranked 103th. 		128.38
Ranked 3rd. 74% more than Philippines
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.23
Ranked 39th. 92% more than Syria 		0.64
Ranked 67th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 2.26 million
Ranked 42nd. 		2.49 million
Ranked 35th. 10% more than Philippines
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.12
Ranked 15th. 19% more than Syria 		0.94
Ranked 99th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 30.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Syria 		15.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.122
Ranked 196th. 		0.762
Ranked 128th. 6 times more than Philippines
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 177th. 		6
Ranked 110th. 50% more than Philippines
Teacher student ratio > High school 35.13
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Syria 		14.53
Ranked 48th.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 7.67
Ranked 47th. 85% more than Syria 		4.14
Ranked 68th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.587
Ranked 62nd. 58% more than Syria 		0.372
Ranked 92nd.
High school repeaters > Female 1.43
Ranked 66th. 		4.9
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Philippines
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 1.15 million
Ranked 47th. 		1.93 million
Ranked 33th. 67% more than Philippines
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 33.67
Ranked 36th. 89% more than Syria 		17.84
Ranked 71st.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 95.7
Ranked 66th. 3% more than Syria 		92.5
Ranked 74th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 71.5%
Ranked 69th. 		94.2%
Ranked 37th. 32% more than Philippines
Elementary school > Enrolled students 13.41 million
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Syria 		2.36 million
Ranked 41st.
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 103th. 50% more than Syria 		4 years
Ranked 185th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $846.14
Ranked 66th. 13% more than Syria 		$748.45
Ranked 107th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 134.64
Ranked 11th. 15% more than Syria 		117.21
Ranked 27th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 73.64
Ranked 69th. 		122.64
Ranked 4th. 67% more than Philippines
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 8.13%
Ranked 85th. 2 times more than Syria 		4.02%
Ranked 58th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 106th. 20% more than Syria 		10
Ranked 200th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 98.34
Ranked 69th. 3% more than Syria 		95.76
Ranked 98th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 96.55
Ranked 41st. About the same as Syria 		96.17
Ranked 44th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 4.5%
Ranked 102nd. 		36.1%
Ranked 40th. 8 times more than Philippines
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 94%
Ranked 73th. 		97%
Ranked 47th. 3% more than Philippines
Duration of education > Secondary level 4
Ranked 176th. 		6
Ranked 106th. 50% more than Philippines
Primary education > Pupils 13.02 million
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Syria 		2.25 million
Ranked 30th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 63.7%
Ranked 67th. 67% more than Syria 		38.2%
Ranked 116th.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 93.9
Ranked 66th. 		95.6
Ranked 62nd. 2% more than Philippines
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 55.26%
Ranked 45th. 34% more than Syria 		41.14%
Ranked 69th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 77.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 99th. 6% more than Syria 		72.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 0.0
Ranked 83th. 		128,675
Ranked 18th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 31.44
Ranked 35th. 24% more than Syria 		25.33
Ranked 59th.
Secondary education > Teachers 168,058
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Syria 		65,218
Ranked 46th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 76.84
Ranked 59th. 		92.37
Ranked 32nd. 20% more than Philippines
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 6.07 million
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Syria 		1.28 million
Ranked 49th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 2.17
Ranked 88th. 		3.87
Ranked 82nd. 79% more than Philippines
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 99th. The same as Syria 		6
Ranked 86th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1.03
Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Syria 		0.95
Ranked 28th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 101.69%
Ranked 28th. 5% more than Syria 		96.8%
Ranked 85th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 961,298
Ranked 7th. 14 times more than Syria 		70,818
Ranked 44th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level 12.5
Ranked 53th. 		23.3
Ranked 12th. 86% more than Philippines
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 27.34
Ranked 102nd. 		143.98
Ranked 46th. 5 times more than Philippines
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.58%
Ranked 72nd. 2% more than Syria 		47.51%
Ranked 131st.
Progression to secondary school 96.62%
Ranked 44th. 2% more than Syria 		94.55%
Ranked 27th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 96.6%
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Syria 		90.2%
Ranked 26th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 7.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 99% more than Syria 		3.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 96%
Ranked 53th. 1% more than Syria 		95%
Ranked 59th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 140th. The same as Syria 		15
Ranked 129th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 122nd. The same as Syria 		6
Ranked 108th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 2.31
Ranked 82nd. 		7.46
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Philippines
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 77.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 		119.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 54% more than Philippines
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.165 per capita
Ranked 30th. 		0.169 per capita
Ranked 25th. 2% more than Philippines
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 160.22
Ranked 39th. 		175.63
Ranked 20th. 10% more than Philippines
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 4.3%
Ranked 97th. 		10.3%
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Philippines
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 93%
Ranked 69th. 		100%
Ranked 10th. 8% more than Philippines
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 93.6%
Ranked 2nd. 		94.6%
Ranked 25th. 1% more than Philippines
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 35.2
Ranked 40th. 46% more than Syria 		24.1
Ranked 69th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 90%
Ranked 3rd. 30% more than Syria 		69%
Ranked 3rd.
Primary education > Teachers 376,988
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Syria 		114,676
Ranked 37th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.48%
Ranked 24th. 10% more than Syria 		46.92%
Ranked 124th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 7.3
Ranked 43th. 70% more than Syria 		4.3
Ranked 58th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 97th. The same as Syria 		6
Ranked 84th.
Library employees 154
Ranked 2nd. 		391
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Philippines
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.48
Ranked 78th. 		6.75
Ranked 29th. 51% more than Philippines
Literacy > Men above 14 years 91.6%
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Syria 		87.8%
Ranked 23th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 3.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th. 		3.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 27% more than Philippines
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.9%
Ranked 30th. 4% more than Syria 		47.2%
Ranked 118th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $81.83 billion
Ranked 18th. 6 times more than Syria 		$13.60 billion
Ranked 68th.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 136th. The same as Syria 		6
Ranked 121st.
Scouting > Members 1.76 million
Ranked 4th. 190 times more than Syria 		9,260
Ranked 79th.
High school > Share of total education spending 29.69%
Ranked 67th. 		36.9%
Ranked 45th. 24% more than Philippines
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 84.7%
Ranked 36th. 		89.39%
Ranked 30th. 6% more than Philippines
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 52.6%
Ranked 63th. 35% more than Syria 		39.1%
Ranked 74th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 6.51 million
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Syria 		2.53 million
Ranked 27th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 2
Ranked 109th. 		3.84
Ranked 93th. 92% more than Philippines
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 74.9
Ranked 65th. 		124.79
Ranked 11th. 67% more than Philippines
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 98.5
Ranked 74th. 3% more than Syria 		95.4
Ranked 60th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 391,596
Ranked 12th. 76 times more than Syria 		5,145
Ranked 68th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.978
Ranked 99th. 		0.988
Ranked 53th. 1% more than Philippines
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.3%
Ranked 25th. 11% more than Syria 		46.4%
Ranked 100th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 13,450
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Syria 		2,352
Ranked 8th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 30.8
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Syria 		5.9
Ranked 16th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 74.97
Ranked 105th. 		75.57
Ranked 103th. 1% more than Philippines
Scouting > Members per thousand people 18.2
Ranked 5th. 44 times more than Syria 		0.413
Ranked 128th.
Primary completion rate > Women 100
Ranked 32nd. 		109
Ranked 8th. 9% more than Philippines
Elementary school repeaters > Male 2.96
Ranked 76th. 		8.48
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Philippines
Elementary school repeaters > Female 1.62
Ranked 87th. 		6.34
Ranked 38th. 4 times more than Philippines
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 66.3%
Ranked 66th. 		93.5%
Ranked 35th. 41% more than Philippines
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 4.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 16 times more than Syria 		0.306 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th.
Elementary school teachers 390,432
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Syria 		132,099
Ranked 28th.
High school teachers 181,193
Ranked 21st. About the same as Syria 		180,703
Ranked 18th.
High school enrolment rate > Male 98.5
Ranked 30th. 4% more than Syria 		94.87
Ranked 42nd.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 93.6%
Ranked 1st. 27% more than Syria 		73.6%
Ranked 25th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1.03%
Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Syria 		0.95%
Ranked 13th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 13.97
Ranked 102nd. 		111.43
Ranked 36th. 8 times more than Philippines
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 28.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th. 		137.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 5 times more than Philippines
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 6.35 million
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Syria 		2.39 million
Ranked 29th.
Primary completion rate > Men 93
Ranked 56th. 		112
Ranked 7th. 20% more than Philippines
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 110.79
Ranked 13th. 18% more than Syria 		93.51
Ranked 62nd.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 154.55
Ranked 44th. 25% more than Syria 		123.97
Ranked 63th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
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Library members 136,842
Ranked 1st. 60% more than Syria 		85,275
Ranked 7th.
Library members per 1000 1.76
Ranked 1st. 		5.33
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Philippines
Library employees per million 1.98
Ranked 2nd. 		24.44
Ranked 31st. 12 times more than Philippines
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 28.2%
Ranked 76th. 10% more than Syria 		25.64%
Ranked 73th.
Repeaters, secondary, total > % of total enrollment 2.92%
Ranked 72nd. 		5.61%
Ranked 33th. 92% more than Philippines
School enrollment, secondary, female > % net 66.74%
Ranked 72nd. 		69.17%
Ranked 23th. 4% more than Philippines
Progression to secondary school, female > % 97.43%
Ranked 43th. 2% more than Syria 		95.78%
Ranked 29th.
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 81.31%
Ranked 89th. 9% more than Syria 		74.26%
Ranked 32nd.
Progression to secondary school > % 98.3%
Ranked 38th. 3% more than Syria 		95.36%
Ranked 28th.
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 51.5%
Ranked 87th. 5 times more than Syria 		10.62%
Ranked 53th.
School enrollment, primary > % net 88.22%
Ranked 97th. 		93.1%
Ranked 67th. 6% more than Philippines
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 84.6%
Ranked 87th. 14% more than Syria 		74.42%
Ranked 32nd.
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 19.84%
Ranked 44th. 5 times more than Syria 		3.96%
Ranked 47th.
Progression to secondary school, male > % 99.19%
Ranked 20th. 4% more than Syria 		94.96%
Ranked 28th.
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 31.27%
Ranked 74th. 21% more than Syria 		25.77%
Ranked 73th.
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 9.66%
Ranked 79th. 		49.03%
Ranked 24th. 5 times more than Philippines
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita 14.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th. 		106.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 7 times more than Philippines
Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24 95.72%
Ranked 54th. 6% more than Syria 		90.22%
Ranked 70th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % net 61.09% net
Ranked 75th. 		62.03% net
Ranked 40th. 2% more than Philippines
Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population 51.96%
Ranked 68th. 		61.16%
Ranked 33th. 18% more than Philippines
Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group 99.88%
Ranked 34th. 		108.81%
Ranked 5th. 9% more than Philippines
Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group 93.37%
Ranked 64th. 		112.47%
Ranked 4th. 20% more than Philippines
Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment 2.15%
Ranked 93th. 		7.31%
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Philippines
Progression to secondary school > Female 96.15%
Ranked 44th. 1% more than Syria 		95.03%
Ranked 26th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 113.18% gross
Ranked 39th. 		127.09% gross
Ranked 7th. 12% more than Philippines
School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 40.74% gross
Ranked 82nd. 4 times more than Syria 		9.89% gross
Ranked 66th.
Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment 1.78%
Ranked 84th. 		6.41%
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Philippines
Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort 75.31%
Ranked 59th. 		92.37%
Ranked 36th. 23% more than Philippines
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 101.34%
Ranked 13th. 6% more than Syria 		95.71%
Ranked 71st.
Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment 1.49%
Ranked 93th. 		6.43%
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Philippines
Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force 34.7%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Syria 		14.3%
Ranked 69th.
Labor force with primary education > % of total 31.1%
Ranked 30th. 		54.7%
Ranked 9th. 76% more than Philippines
Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force 40.7%
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Syria 		16%
Ranked 75th.
Labor force with secondary education > % of total 39.2%
Ranked 51st. 98% more than Syria 		19.8%
Ranked 77th.
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 41.3%
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Syria 		4.9%
Ranked 82nd.
Primary education > Pupils > % female 48.54% female
Ranked 69th. 2% more than Syria 		47.77% female
Ranked 67th.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group 130.19%
Ranked 18th. 8% more than Syria 		120.74%
Ranked 17th.
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.16 per capita
Ranked 36th. 36% more than Syria 		0.118 per capita
Ranked 64th.
Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 46.65%
Ranked 73th. 		62.3%
Ranked 33th. 34% more than Philippines
Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort 79.6%
Ranked 43th. 		91.78%
Ranked 33th. 15% more than Philippines
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 106.89%
Ranked 69th. 		124.22%
Ranked 12th. 16% more than Philippines
School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 32.36% gross
Ranked 57th. 2 times more than Syria 		13.83% gross
Ranked 49th.
Elementary teachers > % trained 100%
Ranked 5th. 13% more than Syria 		88.39%
Ranked 19th.
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 49.63%
Ranked 59th. 		55.97%
Ranked 51st. 13% more than Philippines
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population 52.55%
Ranked 56th. 		55.22%
Ranked 52nd. 5% more than Philippines
Elementary school graduate rate > Male 68.63
Ranked 65th. 		96.36
Ranked 24th. 40% more than Philippines
High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher 25.22
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Syria 		8.3
Ranked 74th.
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 46.85%
Ranked 60th. 		56.69%
Ranked 53th. 21% more than Philippines
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.47%
Ranked 72nd. 1% more than Syria 		47.91%
Ranked 102nd.
Elementary school teachers > % female 87.27%
Ranked 26th. 32% more than Syria 		65.96%
Ranked 80th.
Secondary education, teachers > % female 76.38%
Ranked 11th. 49% more than Syria 		51.31%
Ranked 63th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 91.09%
Ranked 65th. 		99.29%
Ranked 15th. 9% more than Philippines
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 49.23
Ranked 68th. 5 times more than Syria 		9.31
Ranked 104th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 48.08
Ranked 71st. 5 times more than Syria 		10.02
Ranked 102nd.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 130.07
Ranked 14th. 12% more than Syria 		116.04
Ranked 30th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 139
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Syria 		118.32
Ranked 26th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 81.35
Ranked 48th. 		91.78
Ranked 31st. 13% more than Philippines
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 72.83
Ranked 52nd. 		92.93
Ranked 25th. 28% more than Philippines
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 159.68
Ranked 16th. 49% more than Syria 		107.1
Ranked 13th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 25.66%
Ranked 51st. 50% more than Syria 		17.15%
Ranked 42nd.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 94.97% net
Ranked 43th. 3% more than Syria 		91.93% net
Ranked 62nd.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 92.99% net
Ranked 61st. 		97.01% net
Ranked 27th. 4% more than Philippines
Secondary education, teachers, female 148,459
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Syria 		33,463
Ranked 39th.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 24.2%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Syria 		6.25%
Ranked 8th.
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 1.53%
Ranked 84th. 		4.31%
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Philippines
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 15.05%
Ranked 47th. 		18.88%
Ranked 25th. 25% more than Philippines
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 56.28%
Ranked 77th. 		69.04%
Ranked 21st. 23% more than Philippines
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 88.03%
Ranked 82nd. 18% more than Syria 		74.59%
Ranked 35th.
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 16.6%
Ranked 75th. 		52%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Philippines
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 23.8%
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Syria 		6.3%
Ranked 78th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 46.6%
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Syria 		8.1%
Ranked 74th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 36.1%
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Syria 		3.1%
Ranked 83th.
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 95.09%
Ranked 58th. 3% more than Syria 		92.22%
Ranked 69th.
Grade 1 intake rate 47.1
Ranked 49th. 		61.9
Ranked 36th. 31% more than Philippines

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