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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > 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
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • 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).
  • 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 > 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.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • 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.
  • High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • School enrollment, preprimary > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Total is the total enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, primary > % net: School enrollment, primary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Total is the ratio of children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the total population of the official primary school age.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % gross: School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the total enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Progression to secondary school, male > %: Progression to secondary school, male (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Male is the number of new male entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of male pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Female is the total female enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Tertiary is the total public expenditure per student in tertiary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Male: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49: Compares countries by number of male literates in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people:

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

    . Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with 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).
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STAT Saudi Arabia Turkey HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 85.5
Ranked 68th. 		88.66
Ranked 16th. 4% more than Saudi Arabia
Children out of school, primary 216,025
Ranked 15th. 		243,731
Ranked 22nd. 13% more than Saudi Arabia
Children out of school, primary per 1000 7.64
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Turkey 		3.34
Ranked 65th.
Children out of school, primary, female 58,579
Ranked 18th. 		139,953
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
College and university > Gender parity index 1.06
Ranked 54th. 30% more than Turkey 		0.82
Ranked 93th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 16.94%
Ranked 34th. 		31.9%
Ranked 7th. 88% more than Saudi Arabia
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 67th. 13% more than Turkey 		8
Ranked 157th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.14%
Ranked 52nd. 79% more than Turkey 		2.86%
Ranked 93th.
High school enrolment rate 94.15
Ranked 51st. 		94.86
Ranked 51st. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Total population 78.8%
Ranked 112th. 		87.4%
Ranked 13th. 11% more than Saudi Arabia
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 80th. 20% more than Turkey 		5
Ranked 174th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 11.16
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Turkey 		3.98
Ranked 72nd.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 10.89
Ranked 68th. 		27.75
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 11.32
Ranked 77th. 		21.76
Ranked 9th. 92% more than Saudi Arabia
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 118th. 		7
Ranked 77th. 17% more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Female 70.8%
Ranked 110th. 		79.6%
Ranked 13th. 12% more than Saudi Arabia
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 2.07
Ranked 35th. 8% more than Turkey 		1.92
Ranked 58th.
College and university > Gender ratio 165.47
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Turkey 		78
Ranked 73th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 75th. The same as Turkey 		3
Ranked 117th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 51% more than Turkey 		2.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th.
Duration of compulsory education 6 years
Ranked 140th. 		9 years
Ranked 96th. 50% more than Saudi Arabia
Secondary education, pupils 3.17 million
Ranked 8th. 		7.97 million
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
College and university > Private school share 4.86%
Ranked 39th. 		5.16%
Ranked 95th. 6% more than Saudi Arabia
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 35th. 5% more than Turkey 		0.95
Ranked 110th.
School life expectancy > Total 9 years
Ranked 85th. 		9.5 years
Ranked 82nd. 6% more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Adult literacy 85%
Ranked 71st. 		88.7%
Ranked 61st. 4% more than Saudi Arabia
Primary education, teachers 315,626
Ranked 4th. 35% more than Turkey 		233,073
Ranked 13th.
Primary education, pupils 3.44 million
Ranked 19th. 		6.58 million
Ranked 15th. 92% more than Saudi Arabia
Adult literacy rate > Female 80.2
Ranked 70th. 		81.26
Ranked 19th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
Tertiary enrollment 22.4%
Ranked 11th. 49% more than Turkey 		15%
Ranked 16th.
High school > Gender ratio 85.37
Ranked 97th. 		88.57
Ranked 94th. 4% more than Saudi Arabia
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 53th. The same as Turkey 		6
Ranked 140th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.422
Ranked 88th. 17% more than Turkey 		0.36
Ranked 42nd.
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 91st. 		4
Ranked 47th. 33% more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Male 84.7%
Ranked 102nd. 		95.3%
Ranked 6th. 13% more than Saudi Arabia
Spending > USD 34.41 billion
Ranked 16th. 27% more than Turkey 		27.01 billion
Ranked 21st.
Spending > Proportion 7.19
Ranked 7th. 95% more than Turkey 		3.68
Ranked 99th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 15.66
Ranked 124th. 		30.38
Ranked 53th. 94% more than Saudi Arabia
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 138th. The same as Turkey 		3
Ranked 193th.
High school repeaters > Male 5.31
Ranked 47th. 		6.55
Ranked 40th. 23% more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 95.8%
Ranked 21st. About the same as Turkey 		95.6%
Ranked 22nd.
Preschool enrollment rate 98.38
Ranked 97th. 		99.3
Ranked 91st. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 50,637
Ranked 11th. 		50,908.41
Ranked 10th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
Primary completion rate 85
Ranked 78th. 		87
Ranked 77th. 2% more than Saudi Arabia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 525,344
Ranked 37th. 		1.92 million
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 86th. 20% more than Turkey 		5
Ranked 184th.
Children out of school > Primary 792,714
Ranked 9th. 		899,833
Ranked 10th. 14% more than Saudi Arabia
Secondary education, teachers 264,141
Ranked 16th. 21% more than Turkey 		218,829
Ranked 10th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 9.86
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Turkey 		3.62
Ranked 39th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 10.69
Ranked 46th. 		23.09
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 130th. The same as Turkey 		3
Ranked 178th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 5.57
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Turkey 		1.42
Ranked 67th.
Spending per student > High school 18.7
Ranked 36th. 71% more than Turkey 		10.95
Ranked 76th.
Secondary education, general pupils 3.06 million
Ranked 10th. 		6.67 million
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 21.3%
Ranked 51st. 58% more than Turkey 		13.5%
Ranked 70th.
High school > Gender parity index 0.885
Ranked 80th. 		0.919
Ranked 114th. 4% more than Saudi Arabia
Scientific and technical journal articles 573
Ranked 47th. 		6,224
Ranked 21st. 11 times more than Saudi Arabia
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 38%
Ranked 43th. 		41%
Ranked 16th. 8% more than Saudi Arabia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 4.96%
Ranked 67th. 4 times more than Turkey 		1.33%
Ranked 104th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 24.07
Ranked 65th. 		29.51
Ranked 51st. 23% more than Saudi Arabia
Scouting > Genders admitted boys only both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 108th. The same as Turkey 		6
Ranked 167th.
Children out of school, primary, male 157,446
Ranked 12th. 52% more than Turkey 		103,778
Ranked 20th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 6.7%
Ranked 14th. 76% more than Turkey 		3.8%
Ranked 81st.
High school > Students per teacher 11.32
Ranked 78th. 		21.76
Ranked 9th. 92% more than Saudi Arabia
Secondary education > General pupils 2.65 million
Ranked 11th. 		4.01 million
Ranked 20th. 52% more than Saudi Arabia
Spending per student > Elementary school 18.77
Ranked 26th. 47% more than Turkey 		12.77
Ranked 59th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 83th. 9% more than Turkey 		11
Ranked 179th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 77th. The same as Turkey 		12
Ranked 115th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 80% more than Turkey 		3.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 43.43
Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Turkey 		41.73
Ranked 4th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 2.34 million
Ranked 52nd. 		7.9 million
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 50.3%
Ranked 86th. 88% more than Turkey 		26.7%
Ranked 115th.
Elementary school graduate rate 96.42
Ranked 27th. 2% more than Turkey 		94.23
Ranked 38th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 97.3
Ranked 55th. 1% more than Turkey 		96.36
Ranked 16th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 121.47
Ranked 45th. 35% more than Turkey 		90.08
Ranked 87th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 112.03
Ranked 7th. 3% more than Turkey 		109.03
Ranked 19th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.47
Ranked 18th. 99% more than Turkey 		0.74
Ranked 72nd.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 2.77 million
Ranked 34th. 		6.61 million
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.96
Ranked 92nd. 17% more than Turkey 		0.82
Ranked 116th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 253.3
Ranked 4th. 		391.17
Ranked 9th. 54% more than Saudi Arabia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 24.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 		27.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 13% more than Saudi Arabia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.82
Ranked 86th. 3 times more than Turkey 		0.697
Ranked 131st.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 101st. 20% more than Turkey 		5
Ranked 174th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 11.02
Ranked 69th. 		23.32
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 32.11
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Turkey 		13.46
Ranked 30th.
High school repeaters > Female 3.08
Ranked 51st. 		4.46
Ranked 43th. 45% more than Saudi Arabia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 1.73 million
Ranked 35th. 		5.2 million
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 10.75
Ranked 121st. 		27.75
Ranked 53th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 96.2
Ranked 63th. 2% more than Turkey 		94.29
Ranked 19th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 97.1%
Ranked 28th. 3% more than Turkey 		94.1%
Ranked 38th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 3.21 million
Ranked 35th. 		6.76 million
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 78th. The same as Turkey 		6 years
Ranked 135th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $6,907.10
Ranked 13th. 54% more than Turkey 		$4,496.78
Ranked 20th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 100.62
Ranked 66th. 1% more than Turkey 		99.38
Ranked 75th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 108.04
Ranked 10th. 18% more than Turkey 		91.31
Ranked 25th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 88.74
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Turkey 		85.84
Ranked 2nd.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 10.08%
Ranked 44th. 13 times more than Turkey 		0.751%
Ranked 88th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 84th. 9% more than Turkey 		11
Ranked 186th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 96.18
Ranked 95th. 		97.38
Ranked 83th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
High school enrolment rate > Female 96.51
Ranked 43th. 4% more than Turkey 		93.2
Ranked 52nd.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 29.3%
Ranked 49th. 37% more than Turkey 		21.4%
Ranked 57th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 78%
Ranked 119th. 		89%
Ranked 95th. 14% more than Saudi Arabia
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 96th. The same as Turkey 		6
Ranked 133th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 86.9
Ranked 16th. 21% more than Turkey 		72.1
Ranked 22nd.
Secondary education > Pupils 2.73 million
Ranked 11th. 		5.33 million
Ranked 15th. 95% more than Saudi Arabia
Primary education > Pupils 3.26 million
Ranked 22nd. 		7.87 million
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 57.9%
Ranked 79th. 37% more than Turkey 		42.4%
Ranked 108th.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 98.4
Ranked 43th. 		98.58
Ranked 8th. About the same as Saudi Arabia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 92.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 12% more than Turkey 		82.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 89th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 58.25%
Ranked 25th. 38% more than Turkey 		42.25%
Ranked 100th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 103,555
Ranked 58th. 		1.84 million
Ranked 5th. 18 times more than Saudi Arabia
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 10.89
Ranked 68th. 		27.75
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Secondary education > Teachers 71,149
Ranked 41st. 		159,401
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 97.05
Ranked 17th. 3% more than Turkey 		94.23
Ranked 32nd.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 2 million
Ranked 38th. 		5.74 million
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 10.32
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Turkey 		1.52
Ranked 3rd.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 25.07
Ranked 59th. 		94.39
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 74th. The same as Turkey 		6
Ranked 126th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.98
Ranked 21st. 3% more than Turkey 		0.95
Ranked 27th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 503,376
Ranked 14th. 39% more than Turkey 		361,419
Ranked 18th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 90.89%
Ranked 100th. 		92.87%
Ranked 95th. 2% more than Saudi Arabia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 121.3
Ranked 54th. 21% more than Turkey 		100.22
Ranked 63th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.93%
Ranked 118th. 1% more than Turkey 		47.46%
Ranked 134th.
Progression to secondary school 95.34%
Ranked 25th. 5% more than Turkey 		91.09%
Ranked 58th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 94.7%
Ranked 21st. 2% more than Turkey 		93.3%
Ranked 23th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 34.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Turkey 		12.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 298,442
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Turkey 		105,000
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 2.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 		6.27 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 79%
Ranked 111th. 		87%
Ranked 98th. 10% more than Saudi Arabia
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 119th. 7% more than Turkey 		14
Ranked 199th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 98th. The same as Turkey 		6
Ranked 146th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 3.31
Ranked 65th. 55% more than Turkey 		2.13
Ranked 72nd.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 114.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Turkey 		56.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.108 per capita
Ranked 97th. 		0.114 per capita
Ranked 85th. 6% more than Saudi Arabia
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 15.3%
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Turkey 		5.7%
Ranked 88th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 107.32
Ranked 99th. 		121.56
Ranked 78th. 13% more than Saudi Arabia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 77%
Ranked 116th. 		92%
Ranked 76th. 19% more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 97%
Ranked 18th. 		98%
Ranked 10th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 11.8
Ranked 127th. 		27.7
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 85,620
Ranked 21st. 		1.32 million
Ranked 9th. 15 times more than Saudi Arabia
Primary education > Teachers 119,881
Ranked 31st. 		225,852
Ranked 19th. 88% more than Saudi Arabia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 46.34%
Ranked 126th. 10% more than Turkey 		42.04%
Ranked 142nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 624.01
Ranked 4th. 		810.58
Ranked 9th. 30% more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 45,211
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Turkey 		7,000
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 5.69
Ranked 5th. 21 times more than Turkey 		0.274
Ranked 6th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 6.6
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Turkey 		1.8
Ranked 73th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 72nd. The same as Turkey 		6
Ranked 125th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 110.66
Ranked 15th. 39% more than Turkey 		79.75
Ranked 74th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 7.16
Ranked 27th. 74% more than Turkey 		4.11
Ranked 84th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 87.5%
Ranked 24th. 		95.3%
Ranked 8th. 9% more than Saudi Arabia
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 15.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Turkey 		7.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48%
Ranked 103th. 2% more than Turkey 		47%
Ranked 119th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $195.39 billion
Ranked 11th. 		$332.75 billion
Ranked 8th. 70% more than Saudi Arabia
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 109th. The same as Turkey 		6
Ranked 165th.
Scouting > Members 19,260
Ranked 50th. 		40,579
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 51.1%
Ranked 64th. 		51.3%
Ranked 4th. About the same as Saudi Arabia
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 2.79 million
Ranked 23th. 		5.53 million
Ranked 12th. 98% more than Saudi Arabia
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 107.19
Ranked 19th. 79% more than Turkey 		59.99
Ranked 103th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 4.25
Ranked 55th. 46% more than Turkey 		2.9
Ranked 86th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 100.34
Ranked 14th. 7% more than Turkey 		94.07
Ranked 129th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 425,916
Ranked 7th. 20% more than Turkey 		353,712
Ranked 14th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.995
Ranked 37th. 1% more than Turkey 		0.988
Ranked 80th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 46.3%
Ranked 101st. 23% more than Turkey 		37.5%
Ranked 121st.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 0.0
Ranked 38th. 		0.0
Ranked 43th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 3.7
Ranked 21st. 		4.6
Ranked 67th. 24% more than Saudi Arabia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 91.43
Ranked 70th. 4% more than Turkey 		88.31
Ranked 79th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 10.04
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Turkey 		2.59
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 46.99
Ranked 5th. 		62.72
Ranked 10th. 33% more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 108,957
Ranked 3rd. 11% more than Turkey 		98,000
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 6.83
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Turkey 		1.15
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 135,562
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Turkey 		20,000
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 2.72
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Turkey 		0.589
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 7.68
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Turkey 		1.49
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 1.04 million
Ranked 2nd. 		3.05 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 3.72
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Turkey 		1.11
Ranked 3rd.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.681
Ranked 106th. 24% more than Turkey 		0.548
Ranked 116th.
Primary completion rate > Women 86
Ranked 72nd. 4% more than Turkey 		83
Ranked 76th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 3.47
Ranked 67th. 68% more than Turkey 		2.07
Ranked 74th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 3.15
Ranked 59th. 44% more than Turkey 		2.19
Ranked 69th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 100%
Ranked 4th. 5% more than Turkey 		95.3%
Ranked 32nd.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 18.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Turkey 		4.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th.
High school teachers 261,731
Ranked 13th. 20% more than Turkey 		218,829
Ranked 9th.
Elementary school teachers 298,644
Ranked 11th. 28% more than Turkey 		233,073
Ranked 14th.
High school enrolment rate > Male 91.94
Ranked 50th. 		96.37
Ranked 39th. 5% more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Women above 14 years 76.3%
Ranked 22nd. 		79.6%
Ranked 19th. 4% more than Saudi Arabia
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 0.98%
Ranked 10th. 3% more than Turkey 		0.95%
Ranked 12th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 125.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd. 34% more than Turkey 		93.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 75.65
Ranked 53th. 		78.87
Ranked 52nd. 4% more than Saudi Arabia
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 2.73 million
Ranked 24th. 		5.08 million
Ranked 15th. 86% more than Saudi Arabia
Primary completion rate > Men 85
Ranked 73th. 		91
Ranked 62nd. 7% more than Saudi Arabia
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 96.13
Ranked 56th. 29% more than Turkey 		74.73
Ranked 136th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 118.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 58% more than Turkey 		74.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 132.18
Ranked 50th. 12% more than Turkey 		117.77
Ranked 80th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
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Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 12.8
Ranked 91st. 		22.6
Ranked 37th. 77% more than Saudi Arabia
Pupils reaching grade 5 93.7
Ranked 24th. 		94.9
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 99.85%
Ranked 58th. 		102.6%
Ranked 88th. 3% more than Saudi Arabia
School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 33.97% gross
Ranked 16th. 40% more than Turkey 		24.35% gross
Ranked 63th.
High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher 11.61
Ranked 60th. 		17.83
Ranked 26th. 54% more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.789
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Turkey 		0.164
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 1.08 million
Ranked 2nd. 		3.22 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 239,347
Ranked 2nd. 27% more than Turkey 		189,000
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 100,781
Ranked 2nd. 		1.18 million
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Saudi Arabia
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 13.21%
Ranked 50th. 		29.2%
Ranked 99th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
School enrollment, primary > % net 93.45%
Ranked 29th. 		96.22%
Ranked 42nd. 3% more than Saudi Arabia
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 114.28%
Ranked 1st. 29% more than Turkey 		88.85%
Ranked 73th.
Progression to secondary school, male > % 93.39%
Ranked 32nd. 		97.09%
Ranked 43th. 4% more than Saudi Arabia
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 52.53%
Ranked 13th. 		55.38%
Ranked 43th. 5% more than Saudi Arabia
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 91.74%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Turkey 		26.74%
Ranked 43th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 6.12
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Turkey 		2.33
Ranked 4th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita 78.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 7% more than Turkey 		73.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th.
Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24 93.71%
Ranked 63th. About the same as Turkey 		93.3%
Ranked 67th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % net 65.83% net
Ranked 35th. 57% more than Turkey 		41.99% net
Ranked 35th.
Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population 49.2%
Ranked 44th. 		70.6%
Ranked 35th. 43% more than Saudi Arabia
Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group 85.56%
Ranked 48th. 4% more than Turkey 		82.27%
Ranked 89th.
Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group 84.87%
Ranked 49th. 		93.08%
Ranked 68th. 10% more than Saudi Arabia
Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment 5.06%
Ranked 52nd. 57% more than Turkey 		3.22%
Ranked 72nd.
Progression to secondary school > Female 97.49%
Ranked 21st. 10% more than Turkey 		88.53%
Ranked 63th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 90.59% gross
Ranked 93th. 		96.11% gross
Ranked 136th. 6% more than Saudi Arabia
School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 9.78% gross
Ranked 68th. 22% more than Turkey 		8.04% gross
Ranked 121st.
Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort 96.98%
Ranked 11th. 2% more than Turkey 		94.63%
Ranked 27th.
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 95.55%
Ranked 73th. About the same as Turkey 		95.18%
Ranked 74th.
Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment 5.21%
Ranked 46th. 38% more than Turkey 		3.77%
Ranked 67th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 1.29 million
Ranked 2nd. 		3.21 million
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 48.32%
Ranked 45th. 		72.21%
Ranked 32nd. 49% more than Saudi Arabia
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 1.2%
Ranked 25th. 		34.5%
Ranked 28th. 29 times more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49 107,516
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Turkey 		19,000
Ranked 2nd.
Primary education > Pupils > % female 49.11% female
Ranked 16th. 3% more than Turkey 		47.58% female
Ranked 125th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 14.88 million
Ranked 1st. 		59.22 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.141 per capita
Ranked 46th. 27% more than Turkey 		0.111 per capita
Ranked 85th.
Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 47.47%
Ranked 48th. 		73.77%
Ranked 31st. 55% more than Saudi Arabia
Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort 93.99%
Ranked 16th. 		94.34%
Ranked 26th. About the same as Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 327,754
Ranked 1st. 		2.21 million
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 64,989
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Turkey 		29,000
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 6.72
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Turkey 		2.08
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 2.54 million
Ranked 2nd. 		6.6 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Elementary school graduate rate > Male 100
Ranked 3rd. 6% more than Turkey 		94
Ranked 30th.
Secondary education, teachers > % female 51.87%
Ranked 66th. 26% more than Turkey 		41.31%
Ranked 35th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 5.51
Ranked 5th. 25 times more than Turkey 		0.219
Ranked 7th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.66%
Ranked 60th. 1% more than Turkey 		48.39%
Ranked 80th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 0.0
Ranked 38th. 		0.0
Ranked 42nd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 1.24 million
Ranked 2nd. 		3.38 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Elementary school teachers > % female 50.91%
Ranked 93th. 17% more than Turkey 		43.57%
Ranked 69th.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 9.36%
Ranked 127th. 		40.69%
Ranked 64th. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 96,941
Ranked 47th. 		1.18 million
Ranked 8th. 12 times more than Saudi Arabia
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 85.16%
Ranked 79th. 		95.75%
Ranked 44th. 12% more than Saudi Arabia
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 10.49
Ranked 102nd. 		17.29
Ranked 92nd. 65% more than Saudi Arabia
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 11.21
Ranked 101st. 		18.15
Ranked 92nd. 62% more than Saudi Arabia
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 100.9
Ranked 65th. 3% more than Turkey 		97.81
Ranked 86th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 100.35
Ranked 71st. 		100.89
Ranked 69th. 1% more than Saudi Arabia
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 94.12
Ranked 30th. 		94.47
Ranked 29th. About the same as Saudi Arabia
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 100
Ranked 2nd. 6% more than Turkey 		94
Ranked 26th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 1.26 million
Ranked 1st. 		3.18 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 792,454
Ranked 1st. 		2.38 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 183,127
Ranked 3rd. 68% more than Turkey 		109,000
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 27,805
Ranked 3rd. 		1.02 million
Ranked 1st. 37 times more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 321,857
Ranked 2nd. 		1.86 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 17.57
Ranked 5th. 		48.51
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 63
Ranked 5th. 81% more than Turkey 		34.79
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 1.03 million
Ranked 1st. 		2.82 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 543,972
Ranked 1st. 		2.4 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 4.57
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Turkey 		1.34
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 1.56 million
Ranked 1st. 		5.53 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 7.84
Ranked 5th. 73% more than Turkey 		4.53
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 721,544
Ranked 1st. 		3.11 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 1.93
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Turkey 		0.424
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 87.06%
Ranked 62nd. 		95.27%
Ranked 35th. 9% more than Saudi Arabia
Secondary education, teachers, female 137,009
Ranked 16th. 52% more than Turkey 		90,388
Ranked 9th.
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 1.83%
Ranked 53th. 		2.12%
Ranked 64th. 16% more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 88,602
Ranked 3rd. 9% more than Turkey 		81,000
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 525,393
Ranked 1st. 		2.71 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 162,880
Ranked 2nd. 94% more than Turkey 		84,000
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 6.04 million
Ranked 1st. 		28.58 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 52.4%
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Turkey 		22.5%
Ranked 73th.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 112.78%
Ranked 1st. 33% more than Turkey 		84.99%
Ranked 82nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 1.12 million
Ranked 1st. 		4.58 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Saudi Arabia
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.14%
Ranked 52nd. 79% more than Turkey 		2.86%
Ranked 95th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 1.17
Ranked 5th. 		13.95
Ranked 13th. 12 times more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 88.53
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Turkey 		84.89
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 37.1
Ranked 3rd. 		40.94
Ranked 5th. 10% more than Saudi Arabia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 7.01
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Turkey 		1.26
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 5.24
Ranked 5th. 48% more than Turkey 		3.55
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 1.97
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Turkey 		0.37
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 5.1
Ranked 5th. 25% more than Turkey 		4.08
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 4.07
Ranked 6th. 		23.02
Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Saudi Arabia
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 18.4%
Ranked 55th. 13% more than Turkey 		16.3%
Ranked 44th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 77.7%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Turkey 		24.9%
Ranked 34th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 16.6%
Ranked 15th. 75% more than Turkey 		9.5%
Ranked 65th.

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