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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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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 > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • 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: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • 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."
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • 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.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • 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."
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > 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.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • 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 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.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers: 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.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary 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.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% 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.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary 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).
  • Economically active children, study and work > % of economically active children, ages 7-14: Economically active children, study and work (% of economically active children, ages 7-14). Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Work only refers to children involved in economic activity and not attending school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (current 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 current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Male is the number of males age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the male population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: 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.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: 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.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % 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.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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STAT Philippines Vietnam HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 93.6
Ranked 43th. 1% more than Vietnam 		92.5
Ranked 48th.
Children out of school, primary 1.47 million
Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Vietnam 		121,992
Ranked 20th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 15.99
Ranked 32nd. 12 times more than Vietnam 		1.37
Ranked 51st.
College and university > Gender parity index 1.24
Ranked 62nd. 22% more than Vietnam 		1.01
Ranked 58th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 11.96%
Ranked 91st. 		14.72%
Ranked 83th. 23% more than Philippines
Compulsary education duration 6
Ranked 176th. 		9
Ranked 58th. 50% more than Philippines
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 2.65%
Ranked 108th. 		6.85%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Philippines
High school enrolment rate 97.51
Ranked 43th. 5% more than Vietnam 		92.75
Ranked 62nd.
Literacy > Female 95.8%
Ranked 52nd. 4% more than Vietnam 		92.3%
Ranked 64th.
Literacy > Total population 95.9%
Ranked 56th. 2% more than Vietnam 		94%
Ranked 61st.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 105th. 20% more than Vietnam 		5
Ranked 153th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.74
Ranked 67th. 15% more than Vietnam 		4.12
Ranked 42nd.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 31.44
Ranked 38th. 62% more than Vietnam 		19.4
Ranked 50th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 34.81
Ranked 6th. 21% more than Vietnam 		28.86
Ranked 5th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 197th. 		7
Ranked 38th. 75% more than Philippines
College and university > Gender ratio 124.04
Ranked 44th. 70% more than Vietnam 		73.16
Ranked 85th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 1
Ranked 200th. 		3
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Philippines
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th. 		5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Philippines
Duration of compulsory education 7 years
Ranked 126th. 40% more than Vietnam 		5 years
Ranked 155th.
Secondary education, pupils 6.77 million
Ranked 15th. 		6.83 million
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Philippines
College and university > Private school share 62.57%
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Vietnam 		14.91%
Ranked 31st.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 52nd. 5% more than Vietnam 		0.94
Ranked 112th.
School life expectancy > Total 11.2 years
Ranked 61st. 8% more than Vietnam 		10.4 years
Ranked 71st.
Literacy > Adult literacy 93.4%
Ranked 42nd. 3% more than Vietnam 		90.3%
Ranked 5th.
Primary education, teachers 435,385
Ranked 7th. 19% more than Vietnam 		366,045
Ranked 2nd.
Primary education, pupils 13.69 million
Ranked 10th. 93% more than Vietnam 		7.1 million
Ranked 5th.
Adult literacy rate > Female 93.9
Ranked 40th. 4% more than Vietnam 		90.2
Ranked 51st.
Tertiary enrollment 31.2%
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Vietnam 		9.7%
Ranked 70th.
Spending per student > College and university 11.57
Ranked 71st. 		61.67
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Philippines
High school > Gender ratio 109.01
Ranked 13th. 19% more than Vietnam 		91.66
Ranked 109th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 109th. The same as Vietnam 		6
Ranked 34th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.379
Ranked 89th. 		0.382
Ranked 47th. 1% 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 71st. 3 times more than Philippines
Literacy > Male 96%
Ranked 58th. About the same as Vietnam 		95.8%
Ranked 60th.
Spending > USD 4.06 billion
Ranked 48th. 65% more than Vietnam 		2.47 billion
Ranked 57th.
Spending > Proportion 2.19
Ranked 144th. 		2.81
Ranked 127th. 28% more than Philippines
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 34.53
Ranked 38th. 60% more than Vietnam 		21.56
Ranked 60th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 5
Ranked 10th. 67% more than Vietnam 		3
Ranked 101st.
High school repeaters > Male 4.32
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Vietnam 		1.87
Ranked 73th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 95.1%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Vietnam 		93.9%
Ranked 5th.
Preschool enrollment rate 110.09
Ranked 39th. 6% more than Vietnam 		104.11
Ranked 78th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 11,639.11
Ranked 70th. 		52,285.41
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Philippines
Primary completion rate 97
Ranked 42nd. 3% more than Vietnam 		94
Ranked 53th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 2.43 million
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Vietnam 		797,086
Ranked 29th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 110th. 20% more than Vietnam 		5
Ranked 162nd.
Children out of school > Primary 646,449
Ranked 15th. 		1.01 million
Ranked 7th. 56% more than Philippines
Secondary education, teachers 194,373
Ranked 19th. 		236,886
Ranked 4th. 22% more than Philippines
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 2.12
Ranked 94th. 		3.14
Ranked 18th. 48% more than Philippines
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 34.65
Ranked 7th. 82% more than Vietnam 		19.08
Ranked 19th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 151st. 		4
Ranked 34th. 33% more than Philippines
Spending per student > High school 9.2
Ranked 71st. 		17.26
Ranked 15th. 88% more than Philippines
Secondary education, general pupils 6.77 million
Ranked 11th. 		7.68 million
Ranked 2nd. 14% more than Philippines
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 4.4%
Ranked 101st. 		7%
Ranked 90th. 59% more than Philippines
High school > Gender parity index 1.08
Ranked 21st. 22% more than Vietnam 		0.89
Ranked 75th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 179
Ranked 70th. 		216
Ranked 64th. 21% more than Philippines
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 56%
Ranked 1st. 19% more than Vietnam 		47%
Ranked 21st.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.384%
Ranked 130th. 		2.35%
Ranked 90th. 6 times more than Philippines
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 29.98
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Vietnam 		10.02
Ranked 93th.
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 136th. The same as Vietnam 		6
Ranked 76th.
High school > Students per teacher 34.81
Ranked 6th. 21% more than Vietnam 		28.86
Ranked 5th.
Secondary education > General pupils 6.31 million
Ranked 13th. 		9.47 million
Ranked 2nd. 50% more than Philippines
Spending per student > Elementary school 8.65
Ranked 72nd. 		19.69
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Philippines
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 104th. 9% more than Vietnam 		11
Ranked 149th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 97th. 9% more than Vietnam 		11
Ranked 131st.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 6% more than Vietnam 		4.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 12.97 million
Ranked 10th. 47% more than Vietnam 		8.84 million
Ranked 11th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 65.9%
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Vietnam 		24.7%
Ranked 119th.
Elementary school graduate rate 73.24
Ranked 73th. 		92.12
Ranked 51st. 26% more than Philippines
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 94.8
Ranked 68th. 		96.8
Ranked 57th. 2% more than Philippines
Schools connected to the Internet 2%
Ranked 9th. 		20%
Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Philippines
Public spending per student > Primary level 14.3
Ranked 33th. 91% more than Vietnam 		7.5
Ranked 10th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 148.95
Ranked 39th. 86% more than Vietnam 		79.99
Ranked 63th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 73.64
Ranked 103th. 		90.49
Ranked 16th. 23% more than Philippines
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.23
Ranked 39th. 73% more than Vietnam 		0.71
Ranked 76th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 2.26 million
Ranked 42nd. 		3.92 million
Ranked 28th. 74% more than Philippines
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.12
Ranked 15th. 15% more than Vietnam 		0.97
Ranked 87th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 339.01
Ranked 9th. 		356.19
Ranked 4th. 5% more than Philippines
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 30.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Vietnam 		10 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.122
Ranked 196th. 		0.595
Ranked 135th. 5 times more than Philippines
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 177th. 		7
Ranked 35th. 75% more than Philippines
Teacher student ratio > High school 35.13
Ranked 5th. 70% more than Vietnam 		20.67
Ranked 25th.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 7.67
Ranked 47th. 		12.22
Ranked 30th. 59% more than Philippines
Inequality adjusted index 0.587
Ranked 62nd. 31% more than Vietnam 		0.447
Ranked 81st.
High school repeaters > Female 1.43
Ranked 66th. 93% more than Vietnam 		0.74
Ranked 78th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 1.15 million
Ranked 47th. 		2.42 million
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Philippines
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 33.67
Ranked 36th. 69% more than Vietnam 		19.93
Ranked 63th.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 95.7
Ranked 66th. 		96.3
Ranked 61st. 1% more than Philippines
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 71.5%
Ranked 69th. 		86.8%
Ranked 52nd. 21% more than Philippines
Elementary school > Enrolled students 13.41 million
Ranked 8th. 95% more than Vietnam 		6.87 million
Ranked 14th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 103th. 20% more than Vietnam 		5 years
Ranked 148th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $846.14
Ranked 66th. 87% more than Vietnam 		$451.78
Ranked 80th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 134.64
Ranked 11th. 37% more than Vietnam 		98.53
Ranked 104th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 73.64
Ranked 69th. 		86.53
Ranked 22nd. 17% more than Philippines
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 106th. 9% more than Vietnam 		11
Ranked 153th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 8.13%
Ranked 85th. 15 times more than Vietnam 		0.554%
Ranked 79th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 98.34
Ranked 69th. 4% more than Vietnam 		94.8
Ranked 119th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 96.55
Ranked 41st. 2% more than Vietnam 		94.42
Ranked 48th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 4.5%
Ranked 102nd. 		8.5%
Ranked 88th. 89% more than Philippines
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 94%
Ranked 73th. 7% more than Vietnam 		88%
Ranked 98th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 4
Ranked 176th. 		7
Ranked 38th. 75% more than Philippines
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 23.2
Ranked 57th. 		149.5
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Philippines
Primary education > Pupils 13.02 million
Ranked 9th. 67% more than Vietnam 		7.77 million
Ranked 4th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 63.7%
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Vietnam 		28%
Ranked 131st.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 93.9
Ranked 66th. 		97.2
Ranked 55th. 4% more than Philippines
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 55.26%
Ranked 45th. 29% more than Vietnam 		42.79%
Ranked 98th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 77.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 99th. 		116.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 51% more than Philippines
Secondary education, vocational pupils 0.0
Ranked 83th. 		211,361
Ranked 30th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 31.44
Ranked 35th. 62% more than Vietnam 		19.4
Ranked 49th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 79.94%
Ranked 32nd. 2% more than Vietnam 		78.48%
Ranked 31st.
Secondary education > Teachers 168,058
Ranked 24th. 		415,579
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Philippines
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 12 years
Ranked 67th. 20% more than Vietnam 		10 years
Ranked 4th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 76.84
Ranked 59th. 		92.12
Ranked 41st. 20% more than Philippines
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 6.07 million
Ranked 16th. 		9.27 million
Ranked 11th. 53% more than Philippines
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 2.17
Ranked 88th. 		2.68
Ranked 85th. 24% more than Philippines
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 99th. 20% more than Vietnam 		5
Ranked 135th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1.03
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Vietnam 		0.99
Ranked 5th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 101.69%
Ranked 28th. 9% more than Vietnam 		93.22%
Ranked 111th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 961,298
Ranked 7th. 87% more than Vietnam 		512,867
Ranked 21st.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.58%
Ranked 72nd. 2% more than Vietnam 		47.49%
Ranked 133th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 27.34
Ranked 102nd. 		48.75
Ranked 90th. 78% more than Philippines
Progression to secondary school 96.62%
Ranked 44th. 2% more than Vietnam 		94.6%
Ranked 50th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 96.6%
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Vietnam 		93.6%
Ranked 5th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 7.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 		12.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 53% more than Philippines
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 96%
Ranked 53th. 4% more than Vietnam 		92%
Ranked 75th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 140th. The same as Vietnam 		15
Ranked 89th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 122nd. The same as Vietnam 		6
Ranked 72nd.
Elementary school repeaters > All 2.31
Ranked 82nd. 2 times more than Vietnam 		1.03
Ranked 95th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 77.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 		113.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 47% more than Philippines
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 4.3%
Ranked 97th. 		5.3%
Ranked 89th. 23% more than Philippines
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.165 per capita
Ranked 30th. 49% more than Vietnam 		0.111 per capita
Ranked 89th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 160.22
Ranked 39th. 44% more than Vietnam 		111.15
Ranked 88th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 93%
Ranked 69th. 		98%
Ranked 34th. 5% more than Philippines
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 93.6%
Ranked 2nd. 		94.2%
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Philippines
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 35.2
Ranked 40th. 26% more than Vietnam 		28
Ranked 55th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 90%
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than Vietnam 		77%
Ranked 48th.
Primary education > Teachers 376,988
Ranked 9th. 5% more than Vietnam 		360,624
Ranked 4th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.48%
Ranked 24th. 9% more than Vietnam 		47.42%
Ranked 118th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 677.11
Ranked 9th. 		714.74
Ranked 4th. 6% more than Philippines
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 840,905
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Vietnam 		390,446
Ranked 1st.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 7.3
Ranked 43th. 24 times more than Vietnam 		0.3
Ranked 92nd.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 97th. 20% more than Vietnam 		5
Ranked 136th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.48
Ranked 78th. 2% more than Vietnam 		4.38
Ranked 50th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 91.6%
Ranked 2nd. 		93.9%
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Philippines
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 3.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th. 		4.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 50% more than Philippines
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.9%
Ranked 30th. 3% more than Vietnam 		47.7%
Ranked 105th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $81.83 billion
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Vietnam 		$40.11 billion
Ranked 29th.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 136th. The same as Vietnam 		6
Ranked 76th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 84.7%
Ranked 36th. 		85%
Ranked 32nd. About the same as Philippines
High school > Share of total education spending 29.69%
Ranked 67th. 		38.13%
Ranked 34th. 28% more than Philippines
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 52.6%
Ranked 63th. 		62.5%
Ranked 55th. 19% more than Philippines
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 6.51 million
Ranked 9th. 		8.93 million
Ranked 7th. 37% more than Philippines
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 98.5
Ranked 74th. 5% more than Vietnam 		93.62
Ranked 71st.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 74.9
Ranked 65th. 		114.97
Ranked 15th. 54% more than Philippines
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 2
Ranked 109th. 		5.04
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Philippines
Children out of school > Primary > Male 391,596
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Vietnam 		113,301
Ranked 24th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.978
Ranked 99th. 4% more than Vietnam 		0.942
Ranked 89th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.3%
Ranked 25th. 9% more than Vietnam 		47.1%
Ranked 96th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 13,450
Ranked 2nd. 		0.0
Ranked 58th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 30.8
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Vietnam 		11.3
Ranked 49th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 74.97
Ranked 105th. 		116.49
Ranked 29th. 55% more than Philippines
Primary completion rate > Women 100
Ranked 32nd. 2% more than Vietnam 		98
Ranked 45th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 2.96
Ranked 76th. 5% more than Vietnam 		2.83
Ranked 76th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 1.62
Ranked 87th. 		1.92
Ranked 79th. 19% more than Philippines
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 66.3%
Ranked 66th. 		87.2%
Ranked 50th. 32% more than Philippines
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 4.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Vietnam 		1.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th.
High school teachers 181,193
Ranked 21st. 		461,663
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Philippines
Elementary school teachers 390,432
Ranked 9th. 13% more than Vietnam 		344,853
Ranked 10th.
High school enrolment rate > Male 98.5
Ranked 30th. 4% more than Vietnam 		94.76
Ranked 47th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 93.6%
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Vietnam 		86.9%
Ranked 5th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1.03%
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Vietnam 		0.99%
Ranked 5th.
Teachers' Day date 10/5/2011 11/20/2011
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 13.97
Ranked 102nd. 		30.11
Ranked 88th. 2 times more than Philippines
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 28.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th. 		48.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 93th. 72% more than Philippines
Primary completion rate > Men 93
Ranked 56th. 		104
Ranked 17th. 12% more than Philippines
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 6.35 million
Ranked 12th. 		9.94 million
Ranked 7th. 56% more than Philippines
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 110.79
Ranked 13th. 14% more than Vietnam 		97.47
Ranked 52nd.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 154.55
Ranked 44th. 64% more than Vietnam 		94.35
Ranked 81st.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
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School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 94.97% net
Ranked 43th. 4% more than Vietnam 		91.46% net
Ranked 63th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 92.99% net
Ranked 61st. 		97.06% net
Ranked 29th. 4% more than Philippines
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 57.07%
Ranked 57th. 37% more than Vietnam 		41.7%
Ranked 91st.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 2.65%
Ranked 107th. 		6.85%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Philippines
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 95.09%
Ranked 58th. 1% more than Vietnam 		93.88%
Ranked 67th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 39.94% gross
Ranked 87th. 		59.67% gross
Ranked 29th. 49% more than Philippines
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 127.55
Ranked 44th. 80% more than Vietnam 		70.79
Ranked 42nd.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 1.1 million
Ranked 34th. 		1.49 million
Ranked 25th. 35% more than Philippines
Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers 100%
Ranked 6th. 7% more than Vietnam 		93.37%
Ranked 21st.
Government spending on education > % of GDP 2.65%
Ranked 108th. 		6.85%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Philippines
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 92.69%
Ranked 52nd. 1% more than Vietnam 		91.44%
Ranked 56th.
Government spending on education > % of government spending 15.25%
Ranked 32nd. 		19.79%
Ranked 16th. 30% more than Philippines
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 109.15%
Ranked 36th. 8% more than Vietnam 		101.28%
Ranked 90th.
Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 71.48%
Ranked 56th. 		87.16%
Ranked 37th. 22% more than Philippines
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 12 years
Ranked 68th. 20% more than Vietnam 		10 years
Ranked 2nd.
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 8.13%
Ranked 82nd. 15 times more than Vietnam 		0.554%
Ranked 79th.
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.3%
Ranked 102nd. 		48.55%
Ranked 38th. 1% more than Philippines
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 104.58%
Ranked 68th. 		105.08%
Ranked 39th. About the same as Philippines
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 91.28%
Ranked 87th. 		101.24%
Ranked 18th. 11% more than Philippines
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 120.29%
Ranked 20th. 19% more than Vietnam 		101.19%
Ranked 68th.
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 50.88%
Ranked 53th. 1% more than Vietnam 		50.18%
Ranked 27th.
Secondary education, pupils > % female 50.88%
Ranked 23th. 9% more than Vietnam 		46.52%
Ranked 77th.
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 9%
Ranked 83th. 		27.61%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Philippines
Economically active children, study and work > % of economically active children, ages 7-14 85.2%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Vietnam 		84.1%
Ranked 3rd.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $1,476.50
Ranked 71st. 2 times more than Vietnam 		$732.00
Ranked 83th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 57.07%
Ranked 36th. 24% more than Vietnam 		45.87%
Ranked 70th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 0.0
Ranked 83th. 		3.2
Ranked 76th.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 1.62
Ranked 77th. 		2.01
Ranked 12th. 24% more than Philippines
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 97.02%
Ranked 18th. 		97.48%
Ranked 47th. About the same as Philippines
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 108.27%
Ranked 19th. 21% more than Vietnam 		89.73%
Ranked 76th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 97.84%
Ranked 97th. 		100.73%
Ranked 17th. 3% more than Philippines
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 52.42
Ranked 5th. 		58.27
Ranked 2nd. 11% more than Philippines
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 2.82% of GNI
Ranked 127th. About the same as Vietnam 		2.81% of GNI
Ranked 129th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 3.23%
Ranked 92nd. 79% more than Vietnam 		1.8%
Ranked 128th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 81.55% gross
Ranked 83th. 6% more than Vietnam 		76.74% gross
Ranked 41st.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 77.4%
Ranked 51st. 		86.5%
Ranked 53th. 12% more than Philippines
School enrollment > Primary > % net 93.96% net
Ranked 52nd. 7% more than Vietnam 		87.72% net
Ranked 44th.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 2.44%
Ranked 147th. 		2.81%
Ranked 138th. 15% more than Philippines
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 123.84%
Ranked 61st. 22% more than Vietnam 		101.62%
Ranked 74th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000 13.37
Ranked 98th. 		18.47
Ranked 86th. 38% more than Philippines

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