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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.
  • 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."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers: 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • 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.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • 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).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 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 65-69 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 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • 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.
  • Progression to secondary level: Progression to secondary level is the number of new entrants to the first grade of general secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14: Number of males aged 10-14 years, who are illiterate.
  • Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total female enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group: 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.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to primary education.
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > % 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.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group: 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.
  • High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Literacy > Male 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 > 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.
  • High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's high school, or secondary, teachers that are female.
  • 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Total is the number of people age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). 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 local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Progression to secondary school > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Female: 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.
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Male is the total male enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 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
  • 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.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Number of males aged 10-14 years, who are illiterate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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).
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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 > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male 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.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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STAT South Africa Ukraine HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 89
Ranked 58th. 		99.7
Ranked 6th. 12% more than South Africa
Children out of school, primary 656,487
Ranked 6th. 27 times more than Ukraine 		24,365
Ranked 37th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 12.82
Ranked 23th. 24 times more than Ukraine 		0.534
Ranked 62nd.
Children out of school, primary, female 320,723
Ranked 9th. 61 times more than Ukraine 		5,288
Ranked 38th.
College and university > Gender parity index 0.913
Ranked 48th. 		1.18
Ranked 46th. 29% more than South Africa
College and university > Share of total education spending 11.88%
Ranked 91st. 		34.41%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than South Africa
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 56th. 		11
Ranked 32nd. 22% more than South Africa
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.96%
Ranked 28th. 		6.15%
Ranked 9th. 3% more than South Africa
High school enrolment rate 93.52
Ranked 57th. 		99.58
Ranked 15th. 6% more than South Africa
Literacy > Total population 86.4%
Ranked 92nd. 		99.7%
Ranked 4th. 15% more than South Africa
Primary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 11th. 75% more than Ukraine 		4
Ranked 189th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.64
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Ukraine 		2.16
Ranked 73th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 29.5
Ranked 31st. 83% more than Ukraine 		16.09
Ranked 57th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 25.05
Ranked 18th. 87% more than Ukraine 		13.37
Ranked 80th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 175th. 		7
Ranked 40th. 40% more than South Africa
Literacy > Female 85.7%
Ranked 82nd. 		99.6%
Ranked 5th. 16% more than South Africa
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 6.27
Ranked 22nd. 54 times more than Ukraine 		0.116
Ranked 54th.
College and university > Gender ratio 91.28
Ranked 50th. 		124.76
Ranked 43th. 37% more than South Africa
Child care (preschool) > Duration 1
Ranked 195th. 		3
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than South Africa
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th. 		7.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than South Africa
Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 73th. The same as Ukraine 		9 years
Ranked 76th.
Secondary education, pupils 4.84 million
Ranked 5th. 67% more than Ukraine 		2.9 million
Ranked 10th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.96
Ranked 119th. 		1
Ranked 27th. 4% more than South Africa
Literacy > Adult literacy 88%
Ranked 63th. 		99.7%
Ranked 4th. 13% more than South Africa
Primary education, teachers 237,429
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Ukraine 		98,491
Ranked 15th.
Primary education, pupils 7 million
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Ukraine 		1.58 million
Ranked 34th.
Adult literacy rate > Female 88.1
Ranked 59th. 		99.6
Ranked 8th. 13% more than South Africa
Tertiary enrollment 15.2%
Ranked 60th. 		43.3%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than South Africa
High school > Gender ratio 104.66
Ranked 34th. 7% more than Ukraine 		98.06
Ranked 70th.
Compulsary education starting age 7
Ranked 5th. 17% more than Ukraine 		6
Ranked 68th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.508
Ranked 85th. 87% more than Ukraine 		0.272
Ranked 101st.
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 68th. 50% more than Ukraine 		2
Ranked 161st.
Literacy > Male 87%
Ranked 94th. 		99.8%
Ranked 4th. 15% more than South Africa
Spending > USD 13.74 billion
Ranked 27th. 31% more than Ukraine 		10.48 billion
Ranked 33th.
High school > Private school share 4.11%
Ranked 47th. 11 times more than Ukraine 		0.376%
Ranked 59th.
Spending > Proportion 5.14
Ranked 45th. 		5.86
Ranked 25th. 14% more than South Africa
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 35.64
Ranked 33th. 91% more than Ukraine 		18.7
Ranked 69th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 6
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as Ukraine 		3
Ranked 106th.
High school repeaters > Male 14.64
Ranked 17th. 732 times more than Ukraine 		0.02
Ranked 91st.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 93.9%
Ranked 5th. 		99.8%
Ranked 2nd. 6% more than South Africa
Preschool enrollment rate 104.54
Ranked 77th. 6% more than Ukraine 		98.43
Ranked 96th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 6,268.93
Ranked 99th. 		37,359.74
Ranked 18th. 6 times more than South Africa
Primary completion rate 99
Ranked 42nd. 4% more than Ukraine 		95
Ranked 65th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 675,160
Ranked 31st. 		2.3 million
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than South Africa
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 7
Ranked 12th. 75% more than Ukraine 		4
Ranked 199th.
Children out of school > Primary 568,936
Ranked 17th. 92% more than Ukraine 		296,005
Ranked 20th.
Secondary education, teachers 187,162
Ranked 21st. 		389,387
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than South Africa
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.79
Ranked 79th. 		7.92
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than South Africa
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 23.51
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		9.35
Ranked 53th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 2
Ranked 192nd. 		5
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than South Africa
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 6.56
Ranked 21st. 16 times more than Ukraine 		0.418
Ranked 51st.
Secondary education, general pupils 4.6 million
Ranked 4th. 74% more than Ukraine 		2.64 million
Ranked 13th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 13.6%
Ranked 68th. 34 times more than Ukraine 		0.4%
Ranked 131st.
High school > Gender parity index 1.05
Ranked 33th. 8% more than Ukraine 		0.972
Ranked 71st.
Scientific and technical journal articles 2,364
Ranked 34th. 13% more than Ukraine 		2,089
Ranked 35th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 14.83
Ranked 83th. 		47.64
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than South Africa
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 14th. 17% more than Ukraine 		6
Ranked 79th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 17.9%
Ranked 18th. 		18.9%
Ranked 16th. 6% more than South Africa
Children out of school, primary, male 335,764
Ranked 5th. 18 times more than Ukraine 		19,077
Ranked 29th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.5%
Ranked 17th. 		6.5%
Ranked 13th. 18% more than South Africa
High school > Students per teacher 25.05
Ranked 18th. 87% more than Ukraine 		13.37
Ranked 85th.
Secondary education > General pupils 4.32 million
Ranked 17th. 16% more than Ukraine 		3.72 million
Ranked 8th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 14
Ranked 3rd. 40% more than Ukraine 		10
Ranked 189th.
High school starting age > Years 14
Ranked 3rd. 40% more than Ukraine 		10
Ranked 168th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th. 2 times more than Ukraine 		2.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 81st.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 49.69
Ranked 4th. 28% more than Ukraine 		38.84
Ranked 14th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 7.47 million
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Ukraine 		1.96 million
Ranked 56th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 68.9%
Ranked 57th. 		91.5%
Ranked 22nd. 33% more than South Africa
Elementary school graduate rate 76.98
Ranked 66th. 		97.28
Ranked 24th. 26% more than South Africa
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 96.8
Ranked 56th. 		99.8
Ranked 9th. 3% more than South Africa
Public spending per student > Primary level 14
Ranked 35th. 		42.4
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than South Africa
Primary education, pupils per 1000 136.83
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Ukraine 		34.75
Ranked 88th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 94.63
Ranked 20th. 49% more than Ukraine 		63.59
Ranked 54th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.22
Ranked 41st. 2% more than Ukraine 		1.2
Ranked 46th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 4.05 million
Ranked 27th. 29 times more than Ukraine 		140,300
Ranked 99th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.07
Ranked 28th. 16% more than Ukraine 		0.92
Ranked 105th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 324.47
Ranked 4th. 		464.43
Ranked 4th. 43% more than South Africa
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 14.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd. 		47.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than South Africa
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.124
Ranked 195th. 		0.817
Ranked 121st. 7 times more than South Africa
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 155th. 		7
Ranked 36th. 40% more than South Africa
Teacher student ratio > High school 29.02
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		10.57
Ranked 92nd.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 12.19
Ranked 33th. 94% more than Ukraine 		6.28
Ranked 49th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.558
Ranked 67th. 		0.808
Ranked 27th. 45% more than South Africa
High school repeaters > Female 13.73
Ranked 18th. 687 times more than Ukraine 		0.02
Ranked 91st.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 2.17 million
Ranked 29th. 22 times more than Ukraine 		96,800
Ranked 93th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 30.98
Ranked 41st. 96% more than Ukraine 		15.82
Ranked 94th.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 97.5
Ranked 54th. 		99.8
Ranked 13th. 2% more than South Africa
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 77%
Ranked 66th. 		97.5%
Ranked 22nd. 27% more than South Africa
Elementary school > Enrolled students 7.31 million
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Ukraine 		1.57 million
Ranked 54th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 7 years
Ranked 10th. 75% more than Ukraine 		4 years
Ranked 179th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $3,430.12
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Ukraine 		$1,035.05
Ranked 63th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 107.68
Ranked 49th. 8% more than Ukraine 		99.94
Ranked 71st.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 89.81
Ranked 18th. 55% more than Ukraine 		57.95
Ranked 60th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 96.79
Ranked 4th. 22% more than Ukraine 		79.41
Ranked 14th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 3.71%
Ranked 60th. 7 times more than Ukraine 		0.527%
Ranked 80th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 14
Ranked 3rd. 40% more than Ukraine 		10
Ranked 196th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 96.37
Ranked 110th. 		100.5
Ranked 19th. 4% more than South Africa
High school enrolment rate > Female 94.06
Ranked 49th. 		99.58
Ranked 14th. 6% more than South Africa
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 14.3%
Ranked 75th. 36 times more than Ukraine 		0.4%
Ranked 133th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 92%
Ranked 82nd. 10% more than Ukraine 		84%
Ranked 109th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 149th. 		7
Ranked 39th. 40% more than South Africa
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 61.3
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Ukraine 		28.2
Ranked 52nd.
Secondary education > Pupils 4.59 million
Ranked 17th. 14% more than Ukraine 		4.04 million
Ranked 8th.
Primary education > Pupils 7.44 million
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Ukraine 		1.95 million
Ranked 32nd.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 72.2%
Ranked 59th. 		96.1%
Ranked 16th. 33% more than South Africa
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 96.1
Ranked 59th. 		99.7
Ranked 18th. 4% more than South Africa
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 95.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 		100.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th. 5% more than South Africa
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 53.68%
Ranked 56th. 		53.79%
Ranked 55th. About the same as South Africa
Secondary education, vocational pupils 246,515
Ranked 11th. 		256,962
Ranked 10th. 4% more than South Africa
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 72.38%
Ranked 39th. 47% more than Ukraine 		49.35%
Ranked 43th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 29.5
Ranked 29th. 83% more than Ukraine 		16.09
Ranked 56th.
Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes 87.44%
Ranked 43th. 		99.87%
Ranked 14th. 14% more than South Africa
Secondary education > Teachers 149,375
Ranked 28th. 		349,222
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than South Africa
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 13 years
Ranked 4th. 		14 years
Ranked 44th. 8% more than South Africa
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 4.31 million
Ranked 23th. 		4.82 million
Ranked 21st. 12% more than South Africa
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 9.58
Ranked 2nd. 52 times more than Ukraine 		0.183
Ranked 26th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 51.26
Ranked 48th. 17% more than Ukraine 		43.69
Ranked 54th.
Duration of education > Primary level 7
Ranked 8th. 75% more than Ukraine 		4
Ranked 161st.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1.01
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Ukraine 		1
Ranked 16th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 503,390
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		170,248
Ranked 30th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 99.56%
Ranked 70th. 1% more than Ukraine 		98.81%
Ranked 70th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level 17.9
Ranked 42nd. 		21.2
Ranked 31st. 18% more than South Africa
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 87.92
Ranked 68th. 30 times more than Ukraine 		2.93
Ranked 128th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.92%
Ranked 32nd. About the same as Ukraine 		48.73%
Ranked 53th.
Progression to secondary school 89.72%
Ranked 61st. 		99.41%
Ranked 18th. 11% more than South Africa
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 94.3%
Ranked 5th. 		99.8%
Ranked 4th. 6% more than South Africa
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 12.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 95% more than Ukraine 		6.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 427,729
Ranked 2nd. 47 times more than Ukraine 		9,128
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 3.87 million
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Ukraine 		3.87 million
Ranked 3rd.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 93%
Ranked 77th. 11% more than Ukraine 		84%
Ranked 100th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 25th. 7% more than Ukraine 		15
Ranked 92nd.
Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 15th. 17% more than Ukraine 		6
Ranked 74th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 7.96
Ranked 40th. 66 times more than Ukraine 		0.12
Ranked 106th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 93.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 18% more than Ukraine 		79.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.165 per capita
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Ukraine 		0.041 per capita
Ranked 161st.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 163.96
Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Ukraine 		40.67
Ranked 165th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 13%
Ranked 63th. 65 times more than Ukraine 		0.2%
Ranked 137th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 91%
Ranked 88th. 8% more than Ukraine 		84%
Ranked 105th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 93.5%
Ranked 6th. 		99.8%
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than South Africa
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 33.5
Ranked 44th. 63% more than Ukraine 		20.5
Ranked 12th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 77%
Ranked 6th. 		99%
Ranked 1st. 29% more than South Africa
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 275,589
Ranked 32nd. 		319,580
Ranked 7th. 16% more than South Africa
Primary education > Teachers 208,877
Ranked 20th. Twice as much as Ukraine 		104,028
Ranked 17th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.87%
Ranked 19th. 6% more than Ukraine 		48.72%
Ranked 93th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 4.67
Ranked 2nd. 48 times more than Ukraine 		0.0977
Ranked 26th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 622.71
Ranked 4th. 		866.09
Ranked 10th. 39% more than South Africa
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 706,159
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Ukraine 		200,809
Ranked 5th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 1.7
Ranked 75th. 6 times more than Ukraine 		0.3
Ranked 36th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 10th. 75% more than Ukraine 		4
Ranked 166th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 98.44
Ranked 40th. 15% more than Ukraine 		85.83
Ranked 32nd.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.48
Ranked 77th. 2 times more than Ukraine 		2.21
Ranked 82nd.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 84.1%
Ranked 4th. 		99.7%
Ranked 1st. 19% more than South Africa
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 5.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 75% more than Ukraine 		3.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.6%
Ranked 55th. The same as Ukraine 		48.6%
Ranked 9th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $175.59 billion
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Ukraine 		$47.19 billion
Ranked 26th.
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 13th. 17% more than Ukraine 		6
Ranked 79th.
Scouting > Members 69,316
Ranked 22nd. 29 times more than Ukraine 		2,429
Ranked 117th.
High school > Share of total education spending 31.45%
Ranked 63th. 10% more than Ukraine 		28.58%
Ranked 31st.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 4.55 million
Ranked 17th. 41% more than Ukraine 		3.22 million
Ranked 20th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 96.47
Ranked 104th. 		100.02
Ranked 17th. 4% more than South Africa
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 3.2
Ranked 96th. 		7.41
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than South Africa
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 92.53
Ranked 37th. 17% more than Ukraine 		79.04
Ranked 37th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 320,779
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Ukraine 		152,258
Ranked 18th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.958
Ranked 123th. 		1.01
Ranked 19th. 6% more than South Africa
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 52.4%
Ranked 14th. 13% more than Ukraine 		46.5%
Ranked 21st.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 94.7
Ranked 61st. 		100.08
Ranked 49th. 6% more than South Africa
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 7.83
Ranked 3rd. 38 times more than Ukraine 		0.204
Ranked 26th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 6.02
Ranked 2nd. 67 times more than Ukraine 		0.0898
Ranked 26th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 266,090
Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than Ukraine 		12,197
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 5.65
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Ukraine 		2.71
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 4.13
Ranked 2nd. 45 times more than Ukraine 		0.0916
Ranked 26th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 8.73
Ranked 2nd. 46 times more than Ukraine 		0.191
Ranked 24th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 40.14
Ranked 3rd. 		78.07
Ranked 3rd. 95% more than South Africa
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 186,944
Ranked 2nd. 39 times more than Ukraine 		4,754
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 1.99 million
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Ukraine 		1.89 million
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 5.47
Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than Ukraine 		0.342
Ranked 19th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.35
Ranked 77th. 25 times more than Ukraine 		0.0533
Ranked 156th.
Primary completion rate > Women 99
Ranked 42nd. 4% more than Ukraine 		95
Ranked 63th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 7.51
Ranked 39th. 63 times more than Ukraine 		0.12
Ranked 104th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 8.39
Ranked 42nd. 70 times more than Ukraine 		0.12
Ranked 105th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 6.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Ukraine 		3.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th.
Elementary school teachers 236,032
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Ukraine 		99,482
Ranked 34th.
High school teachers 164,697
Ranked 25th. 		350,716
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than South Africa
High school enrolment rate > Male 93.01
Ranked 50th. 		99.58
Ranked 19th. 7% more than South Africa
Literacy > Women above 14 years 80.9%
Ranked 4th. 		99.2%
Ranked 2nd. 23% more than South Africa
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1.01%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Ukraine 		1%
Ranked 18th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 88.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 30 times more than Ukraine 		2.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 47.04
Ranked 68th. 23 times more than Ukraine 		2.02
Ranked 128th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 4.59 million
Ranked 18th. 14% more than Ukraine 		4.04 million
Ranked 20th.
Primary completion rate > Men 99
Ranked 37th. 5% more than Ukraine 		94
Ranked 65th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 107.48
Ranked 22nd. 17% more than Ukraine 		91.84
Ranked 64th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 99.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 15% more than Ukraine 		85.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 159.52
Ranked 39th. 4 times more than Ukraine 		41.31
Ranked 104th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Progression to secondary level 92.2
Ranked 18th. 		99
Ranked 10th. 7% more than South Africa
Secondary education > Vocational pupils per 1000 5.91
Ranked 79th. 		6.78
Ranked 22nd. 15% more than South Africa
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 409,615
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Ukraine 		107,195
Ranked 5th.
Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment 7.51%
Ranked 35th. 135 times more than Ukraine 		0.0557%
Ranked 71st.
School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 2.6%
Ranked 96th. 6 times more than Ukraine 		0.44%
Ranked 65th.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group 97.15%
Ranked 58th. 		103.04%
Ranked 43th. 6% more than South Africa
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 65.13% net
Ranked 64th. 		76.82% net
Ranked 23th. 18% more than South Africa
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group 113.97%
Ranked 33th. 10% more than Ukraine 		103.86%
Ranked 47th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 30-34 214,952
Ranked 2nd. 52 times more than Ukraine 		4,125
Ranked 15th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending 42.46%
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Ukraine 		15.62%
Ranked 48th.
School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 15.65% gross
Ranked 79th. 		68.96% gross
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than South Africa
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group 111.23%
Ranked 37th. 7% more than Ukraine 		103.94%
Ranked 40th.
High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 100%
Ranked 1st. 93% more than Ukraine 		51.75%
Ranked 43th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 4.6
Ranked 2nd. 52 times more than Ukraine 		0.0881
Ranked 24th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 3
Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Ukraine 		0.2
Ranked 19th.
High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 55%
Ranked 7th. 		76%
Ranked 1st. 38% more than South Africa
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 1.88 million
Ranked 2nd. 		1.98 million
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than South Africa
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 5.37
Ranked 2nd. 63 times more than Ukraine 		0.0847
Ranked 25th.
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 98.78%
Ranked 34th. 		99.78%
Ranked 13th. 1% more than South Africa
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 96.03
Ranked 4th. 46% more than Ukraine 		65.98
Ranked 16th.
Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24 94.29%
Ranked 61st. 		99.83%
Ranked 8th. 6% more than South Africa
School enrollment > Secondary > % net 61.66% net
Ranked 65th. 		79.47% net
Ranked 16th. 29% more than South Africa
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 23,635.09
Ranked 47th. 7 times more than Ukraine 		3,368.69
Ranked 81st.
Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 53.2%
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Ukraine 		15.1%
Ranked 28th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 2 million
Ranked 2nd. 27% more than Ukraine 		1.57 million
Ranked 4th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 36.99% gross
Ranked 86th. 		87.46% gross
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than South Africa
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 58.23% net
Ranked 64th. 		82.01% net
Ranked 12th. 41% more than South Africa
Secondary education > Teachers > % female 51.82% female
Ranked 75th. 		78.85% female
Ranked 5th. 52% more than South Africa
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 51.49%
Ranked 69th. 		77.98%
Ranked 16th. 51% more than South Africa
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 12.5%
Ranked 72nd. 2 times more than Ukraine 		5.9%
Ranked 83th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49 184,087
Ranked 2nd. 43 times more than Ukraine 		4,291
Ranked 15th.
Progression to secondary school > Male 88.52%
Ranked 56th. 		98.86%
Ranked 21st. 12% more than South Africa
Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita 5.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 		6.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 14% more than South Africa
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 24.91 million
Ranked 2nd. 		42.16 million
Ranked 4th. 69% more than South Africa
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 820,585
Ranked 1st. 		1.98 million
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Africa
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 95.07%
Ranked 43th. 1% more than Ukraine 		94.45%
Ranked 40th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 92.92%
Ranked 47th. 		95.35%
Ranked 35th. 3% more than South Africa
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 150,624
Ranked 2nd. 29 times more than Ukraine 		5,223
Ranked 12th.
Elementary school graduate rate > Female 79.13
Ranked 56th. 		98.41
Ranked 16th. 24% more than South Africa
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 87,621
Ranked 22nd. 		278,636
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than South Africa
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 283,981
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		89,006
Ranked 27th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 3.84 million
Ranked 2nd. 20% more than Ukraine 		3.21 million
Ranked 4th.
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 15.69%
Ranked 49th. 		74.27%
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than South Africa
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 219,409
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Ukraine 		81,242
Ranked 29th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 71.85%
Ranked 63th. 		84.96%
Ranked 29th. 18% more than South Africa
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 97.24%
Ranked 38th. 4% more than Ukraine 		93.5%
Ranked 45th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 51.6%
Ranked 32nd. 4% more than Ukraine 		49.52%
Ranked 81st.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 51%
Ranked 22nd. 6% more than Ukraine 		48.32%
Ranked 80th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 33.6
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Ukraine 		32.98
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 1.45 million
Ranked 2nd. 		1.69 million
Ranked 5th. 17% more than South Africa
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 5.3
Ranked 4th. 		28.25
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than South Africa
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 1.73 million
Ranked 2nd. 		1.75 million
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than South Africa
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 1.84 million
Ranked 2nd. 12% more than Ukraine 		1.64 million
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 21.5
Ranked 4th. 		64.89
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than South Africa
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 73.22
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Ukraine 		20.75
Ranked 16th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 15.73%
Ranked 44th. 		70.87%
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than South Africa
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 36.13
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Ukraine 		34.66
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 132.28
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Ukraine 		27.95
Ranked 16th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 1.34 million
Ranked 2nd. 		1.61 million
Ranked 5th. 19% more than South Africa
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 2.47
Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than Ukraine 		0.142
Ranked 19th.
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 84.07%
Ranked 70th. 		99.74%
Ranked 6th. 19% more than South Africa
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 10.24
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Ukraine 		2.2
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 153,947
Ranked 2nd. 37 times more than Ukraine 		4,112
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 2.57 million
Ranked 2nd. 		3.18 million
Ranked 5th. 24% more than South Africa
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 215,187
Ranked 2nd. 21 times more than Ukraine 		10,342
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 130,979
Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than Ukraine 		6,910
Ranked 12th.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 69.02%
Ranked 20th. 13% more than Ukraine 		60.93%
Ranked 43th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 247,875
Ranked 2nd. 53 times more than Ukraine 		4,677
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 192,038
Ranked 2nd. 38 times more than Ukraine 		5,039
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 446,500
Ranked 1st. 		1.72 million
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than South Africa
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 654,909
Ranked 1st. 		2.04 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than South Africa
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 606,465
Ranked 1st. 		1.83 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than South Africa
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 233,588
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Ukraine 		47,512
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 225,969
Ranked 1st. 71% more than Ukraine 		131,798
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 210,251
Ranked 1st. 		1.16 million
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than South Africa
Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 372,552
Ranked 1st. 		1.99 million
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than South Africa
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 77%
Ranked 1st. 32% more than Ukraine 		58.2%
Ranked 24th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 10.23
Ranked 2nd. 57 times more than Ukraine 		0.18
Ranked 25th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 1.61 million
Ranked 2nd. 		3.8 million
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Africa
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.96%
Ranked 29th. 		6.15%
Ranked 9th. 3% more than South Africa
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 7.11
Ranked 3rd. 		39.3
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than South Africa
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 75.41
Ranked 2nd. 9% more than Ukraine 		69.35
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 64.29
Ranked 3rd. 		65.3
Ranked 15th. 2% more than South Africa
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 3.85
Ranked 2nd. 46 times more than Ukraine 		0.0845
Ranked 23th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 17.85%
Ranked 18th. 		18.9%
Ranked 16th. 6% more than South Africa
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 15.16
Ranked 4th. 		37.69
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Africa

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