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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > 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.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • 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).
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 > 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 > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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."
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • 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 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 > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > 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 > Literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
  • 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 > 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 > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people 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.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, 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.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > 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 rate > Youth male > % of males 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.
  • Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females 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.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34: 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
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % net: School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the ratio of male children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the male population of the official secondary school age.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Literacy > 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
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STAT Sri Lanka Thailand HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 90.56
Ranked 55th. 		93.51
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Sri Lanka
Average years of schooling of adults 6.9
Ranked 40th. 6% more than Thailand 		6.5
Ranked 44th.
Children out of school, primary 103,178
Ranked 36th. 		243,883
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
Children out of school, primary per 1000 4.94
Ranked 52nd. 34% more than Thailand 		3.68
Ranked 67th.
Children out of school, primary, female 51,566
Ranked 33th. 		137,330
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
College and university > Gender parity index 1.83
Ranked 7th. 36% more than Thailand 		1.35
Ranked 2nd.
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 80th. The same as Thailand 		9
Ranked 118th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 2%
Ranked 59th. 		5.79%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
High school enrolment rate 97.84
Ranked 36th. 13% more than Thailand 		86.74
Ranked 69th.
Literacy > Total population 92.3%
Ranked 73th. 		96%
Ranked 54th. 4% more than Sri Lanka
Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 146th. 		6
Ranked 111th. 20% more than Sri Lanka
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.46
Ranked 99th. 		5.26
Ranked 54th. 52% more than Sri Lanka
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 24.07
Ranked 57th. 50% more than Thailand 		15.99
Ranked 102nd.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 17.26
Ranked 36th. 		19.91
Ranked 31st. 15% more than Sri Lanka
Secondary education, duration > Years 8
Ranked 3rd. 33% more than Thailand 		6
Ranked 140th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 17.76%
Ranked 29th. 28% more than Thailand 		13.83%
Ranked 39th.
Literacy > Female 90%
Ranked 74th. 		94.6%
Ranked 53th. 5% more than Sri Lanka
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 2.47
Ranked 49th. 19% more than Thailand 		2.07
Ranked 59th.
College and university > Gender ratio 47.6
Ranked 61st. 		122.35
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
Child care (preschool) > Duration 1
Ranked 192nd. 		3
Ranked 96th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 6.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 80% more than Thailand 		3.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th.
Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 64th. The same as Thailand 		9 years
Ranked 91st.
Secondary education, pupils 2.57 million
Ranked 30th. 		4.79 million
Ranked 6th. 86% more than Sri Lanka
College and university > Private school share 0.0
Ranked 99th. 		16.34%
Ranked 29th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 44th. 3% more than Thailand 		0.96
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 91.5%
Ranked 50th. 		94.1%
Ranked 38th. 3% more than Sri Lanka
Primary education, teachers 72,114
Ranked 37th. 		347,959
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
Primary education, pupils 1.74 million
Ranked 54th. 		5.37 million
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
Adult literacy rate > Female 89.07
Ranked 56th. 		91.53
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Sri Lanka
Tertiary enrollment 5.1%
Ranked 9th. 		35.3%
Ranked 36th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka
High school > Gender ratio 101.72
Ranked 64th. 		108.56
Ranked 14th. 7% more than Sri Lanka
Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 144th. 		6
Ranked 114th. 20% more than Sri Lanka
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.827
Ranked 73th. 3 times more than Thailand 		0.299
Ranked 86th.
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 5th. 33% more than Thailand 		3
Ranked 114th.
Literacy > Male 94.8%
Ranked 66th. 		97.5%
Ranked 45th. 3% more than Sri Lanka
Spending > USD 1.01 billion
Ranked 74th. 		12.54 billion
Ranked 28th. 12 times more than Sri Lanka
High school > Private school share 7.12%
Ranked 89th. 		16.4%
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
Spending > Proportion 2.55
Ranked 137th. 		4.79
Ranked 55th. 88% more than Sri Lanka
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 22.5
Ranked 73th. 9% more than Thailand 		20.68
Ranked 86th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 15th. 33% more than Thailand 		3
Ranked 170th.
High school repeaters > Male 0.89
Ranked 80th. 		10.76
Ranked 24th. 12 times more than Sri Lanka
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 95.6%
Ranked 17th. 		98%
Ranked 9th. 3% more than Sri Lanka
Preschool enrollment rate 101.43
Ranked 80th. 9% more than Thailand 		93.43
Ranked 114th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 16,932.32
Ranked 47th. 		25,493.56
Ranked 35th. 51% more than Sri Lanka
Primary completion rate 97
Ranked 20th. 13% more than Thailand 		86
Ranked 83th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 63,660
Ranked 62nd. 		2.25 million
Ranked 2nd. 35 times more than Sri Lanka
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 155th. 		6
Ranked 116th. 20% more than Sri Lanka
Secondary education, teachers 149,153
Ranked 20th. 		245,769
Ranked 15th. 65% more than Sri Lanka
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 7.15
Ranked 35th. 94% more than Thailand 		3.69
Ranked 76th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 19th. 33% more than Thailand 		3
Ranked 156th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 2.47
Ranked 50th. 54% more than Thailand 		1.61
Ranked 73th.
Secondary education, general pupils 2.42 million
Ranked 27th. 		4.05 million
Ranked 8th. 67% more than Sri Lanka
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 7.7%
Ranked 85th. 93% more than Thailand 		4%
Ranked 103th.
High school > Gender parity index 1.04
Ranked 32nd. 		1.08
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Sri Lanka
Scientific and technical journal articles 141
Ranked 74th. 		1,072
Ranked 40th. 8 times more than Sri Lanka
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 43%
Ranked 29th. 		69%
Ranked 2nd. 60% more than Sri Lanka
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 7.29%
Ranked 45th. 7 times more than Thailand 		1.02%
Ranked 114th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 3.51
Ranked 86th. 		34.91
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Sri Lanka
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 5
Ranked 180th. 		6
Ranked 140th. 20% more than Sri Lanka
Children out of school, primary, male 51,612
Ranked 29th. 		106,553
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
High school > Students per teacher 17.26
Ranked 37th. 		19.91
Ranked 32nd. 15% more than Sri Lanka
Secondary education > General pupils 2.11 million
Ranked 25th. 		3.85 million
Ranked 7th. 83% more than Sri Lanka
Secondary school starting age > Years 10
Ranked 184th. 		12
Ranked 108th. 20% more than Sri Lanka
High school starting age > Years 10
Ranked 160th. 		12
Ranked 100th. 20% more than Sri Lanka
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th. 		4.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th. 28% more than Sri Lanka
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 41.78
Ranked 10th. 16% more than Thailand 		35.89
Ranked 11th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 1.7 million
Ranked 8th. 		6.11 million
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 72.6%
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Thailand 		29%
Ranked 113th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 97.98
Ranked 49th. 		98.05
Ranked 5th. The same as Sri Lanka
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 123.33
Ranked 8th. 72% more than Thailand 		71.66
Ranked 44th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 83.16
Ranked 93th. 3% more than Thailand 		81.03
Ranked 110th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.55
Ranked 72nd. 		1.06
Ranked 1st. 93% more than Sri Lanka
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 1.12 million
Ranked 53th. 		1.92 million
Ranked 45th. 71% more than Sri Lanka
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1
Ranked 84th. 		1.05
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Sri Lanka
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 337.29
Ranked 16th. 		432.98
Ranked 2nd. 28% more than Sri Lanka
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 3.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th. 		35.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Sri Lanka
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.811
Ranked 122nd. 2 times more than Thailand 		0.383
Ranked 154th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 8
Ranked 3rd. 33% more than Thailand 		6
Ranked 124th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 19.52
Ranked 40th. 		21.22
Ranked 23th. 9% more than Sri Lanka
Inequality adjusted index 0.618
Ranked 57th. 26% more than Thailand 		0.491
Ranked 76th.
High school repeaters > Female 0.54
Ranked 80th. 		8.92
Ranked 25th. 17 times more than Sri Lanka
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 714,900
Ranked 54th. 		1.33 million
Ranked 41st. 87% more than Sri Lanka
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 23.5
Ranked 53th. 47% more than Thailand 		15.99
Ranked 90th.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 98.59
Ranked 45th. 1% more than Thailand 		97.88
Ranked 6th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 1.63 million
Ranked 50th. 		5.56 million
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 144th. 		6 years
Ranked 109th. 20% more than Sri Lanka
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $1,076.10
Ranked 62nd. 		$1,548.27
Ranked 54th. 44% more than Sri Lanka
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 97.64
Ranked 86th. 38% more than Thailand 		70.89
Ranked 141st.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 116.11
Ranked 6th. 92% more than Thailand 		60.59
Ranked 57th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 84.32
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Thailand 		72.21
Ranked 12th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 2.97%
Ranked 106th. 		18.36%
Ranked 43th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka
High school > Lower secondary starting age 10
Ranked 191st. 		12
Ranked 110th. 20% more than Sri Lanka
Elementary school > Gender ratio 100.21
Ranked 25th. 2% more than Thailand 		97.82
Ranked 79th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 98.54
Ranked 28th. 11% more than Thailand 		88.77
Ranked 56th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 10.1%
Ranked 82nd. 87% more than Thailand 		5.4%
Ranked 101st.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 97%
Ranked 42nd. 4% more than Thailand 		93%
Ranked 3rd.
Duration of education > Secondary level 8
Ranked 3rd. 33% more than Thailand 		6
Ranked 119th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 84.2
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Thailand 		38.2
Ranked 42nd.
Primary education > Pupils 1.61 million
Ranked 56th. 		5.97 million
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 75.5%
Ranked 55th. 2 times more than Thailand 		35.6%
Ranked 121st.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 97.33
Ranked 53th. 		98.22
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Sri Lanka
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 120.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 52% more than Thailand 		79.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 44%
Ranked 70th. 		53.66%
Ranked 1st. 22% more than Sri Lanka
Secondary education, vocational pupils 150,783
Ranked 43th. 		739,155
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 88.36%
Ranked 10th. 68% more than Thailand 		52.63%
Ranked 71st.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 24.07
Ranked 57th. 50% more than Thailand 		15.99
Ranked 103th.
Secondary education > Teachers 119,491
Ranked 30th. 		215,798
Ranked 20th. 81% more than Sri Lanka
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 2.32 million
Ranked 3rd. 		5.01 million
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 5.32
Ranked 7th. 71% more than Thailand 		3.11
Ranked 6th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 7.35
Ranked 78th. 		16.62
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
Duration of education > Primary level 5
Ranked 132nd. 		6
Ranked 103th. 20% more than Sri Lanka
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1.01
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Thailand 		1
Ranked 17th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 8,387
Ranked 72nd. 		650,919
Ranked 12th. 78 times more than Sri Lanka
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 103.53%
Ranked 19th. 1% more than Thailand 		102.61%
Ranked 16th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 58.57
Ranked 79th. 96% more than Thailand 		29.84
Ranked 100th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 49.05%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Thailand 		48.37%
Ranked 5th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 96.1%
Ranked 16th. 		97.8%
Ranked 11th. 2% more than Sri Lanka
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 117,869
Ranked 5th. 		146,965
Ranked 5th. 25% more than Sri Lanka
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 1.58 million
Ranked 9th. 		4.79 million
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 98%
Ranked 31st. 8% more than Thailand 		91%
Ranked 3rd.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 168th. 		15
Ranked 145th. 7% more than Sri Lanka
Elementary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 155th. 		6
Ranked 125th. 20% more than Sri Lanka
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.82
Ranked 85th. 		9.21
Ranked 34th. 11 times more than Sri Lanka
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 121.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Thailand 		59.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.088 per capita
Ranked 7th. 		0.097 per capita
Ranked 6th. 10% more than Sri Lanka
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 5.2%
Ranked 91st. 2 times more than Thailand 		2.5%
Ranked 111th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 88.77
Ranked 7th. 		94.79
Ranked 6th. 7% more than Sri Lanka
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 99%
Ranked 21st. 4% more than Thailand 		95%
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 95.1%
Ranked 18th. 		98.1%
Ranked 9th. 3% more than Sri Lanka
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 27.8
Ranked 3rd. 34% more than Thailand 		20.8
Ranked 85th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 85%
Ranked 30th. 42% more than Thailand 		60%
Ranked 4th.
Primary education > Teachers 71,669
Ranked 42nd. 		298,270
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 50.61%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Thailand 		49.6%
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 97,722
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Thailand 		30,427
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 3.02
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Thailand 		1.27
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 678.98
Ranked 14th. 		844.5
Ranked 2nd. 24% more than Sri Lanka
Private school enrolment > Primary level 1.7
Ranked 7th. 		13.2
Ranked 31st. 8 times more than Sri Lanka
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 133th. 		6
Ranked 102nd. 20% more than Sri Lanka
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 3.69
Ranked 98th. 		4.63
Ranked 78th. 25% more than Sri Lanka
Literacy > Men above 14 years 92.3%
Ranked 15th. 		94.9%
Ranked 9th. 3% more than Sri Lanka
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.5%
Ranked 10th. About the same as Thailand 		48.4%
Ranked 86th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $21.87 billion
Ranked 33th. 		$103.40 billion
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
Primary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 177th. 		6
Ranked 140th. 20% more than Sri Lanka
Scouting > Members 40,925
Ranked 35th. 		828,248
Ranked 6th. 20 times more than Sri Lanka
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 90%
Ranked 17th. 6% more than Thailand 		84.56%
Ranked 35th.
High school > Share of total education spending 51.45%
Ranked 2nd. 57% more than Thailand 		32.87%
Ranked 23th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 2.3 million
Ranked 28th. 		3.95 million
Ranked 16th. 72% more than Sri Lanka
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 121.97
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Thailand 		58.69
Ranked 66th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 6.15
Ranked 56th. 84% more than Thailand 		3.35
Ranked 98th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 98.78
Ranked 66th. 4% more than Thailand 		95.06
Ranked 66th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.987
Ranked 56th. 		0.988
Ranked 83th. The same as Sri Lanka
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 50.8%
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Thailand 		48.3%
Ranked 86th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 2.1
Ranked 22nd. 		6.2
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 121.01
Ranked 1st. 56% more than Thailand 		77.69
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 56.68
Ranked 15th. 		83.61
Ranked 3rd. 48% more than Sri Lanka
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 4.26
Ranked 7th. 5% more than Thailand 		4.07
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 75,845
Ranked 5th. 		227,088
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 3.29
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Thailand 		1.48
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 2.05
Ranked 8th. 10% more than Thailand 		1.86
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 3.25
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Thailand 		0.944
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 785,373
Ranked 9th. 		2.38 million
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 56,774
Ranked 5th. 		84,260
Ranked 5th. 48% more than Sri Lanka
Scouting > Members per thousand people 2.01
Ranked 62nd. 		12.4
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka
Primary completion rate > Women 96
Ranked 16th. 13% more than Thailand 		85
Ranked 83th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.66
Ranked 84th. 		6.47
Ranked 42nd. 10 times more than Sri Lanka
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.99
Ranked 86th. 		11.77
Ranked 31st. 12 times more than Sri Lanka
High school teachers 119,491
Ranked 31st. 		222,799
Ranked 14th. 86% more than Sri Lanka
Elementary school teachers 69,436
Ranked 41st. 		347,959
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
High school enrolment rate > Male 97.16
Ranked 36th. 14% more than Thailand 		84.87
Ranked 62nd.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 89.1%
Ranked 15th. 		90.5%
Ranked 11th. 2% more than Sri Lanka
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1.01%
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Thailand 		1%
Ranked 16th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 37.29
Ranked 79th. 80% more than Thailand 		20.68
Ranked 97th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 58.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 81st. 91% more than Thailand 		30.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 2.33 million
Ranked 36th. 		4.53 million
Ranked 2nd. 94% more than Sri Lanka
Primary completion rate > Men 98
Ranked 11th. 11% more than Thailand 		88
Ranked 77th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 100.19
Ranked 76th. 		102.78
Ranked 36th. 3% more than Sri Lanka
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 82.96
Ranked 116th. 		91.13
Ranked 83th. 10% more than Sri Lanka
Progression to secondary level 88
Ranked 19th. 		90.7
Ranked 19th. 3% more than Sri Lanka
Pupils reaching grade 5 83.3
Ranked 11th. 		97.1
Ranked 18th. 17% more than Sri Lanka
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 619,119
Ranked 7th. 		2.37 million
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 757,382
Ranked 8th. 		2.24 million
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 4.03
Ranked 8th. 18% more than Thailand 		3.42
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 1.14 million
Ranked 7th. 		5.45 million
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 602,494
Ranked 7th. 		2.62 million
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 1.42
Ranked 11th. 91% more than Thailand 		0.744
Ranked 5th.
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 92.27%
Ranked 54th. 		94.9%
Ranked 39th. 3% more than Sri Lanka
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 1.19 million
Ranked 7th. 		5.17 million
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 574,060
Ranked 7th. 		2.79 million
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 61,095
Ranked 5th. 		62,705
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Sri Lanka
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 14.11%
Ranked 5th. 20% more than Thailand 		11.79%
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 6.34 million
Ranked 8th. 		28.75 million
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 21.7%
Ranked 74th. 15% more than Thailand 		18.9%
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 1.07 million
Ranked 7th. 		5.55 million
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 2%
Ranked 58th. 		5.79%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 67.06
Ranked 17th. 		72.29
Ranked 11th. 8% more than Sri Lanka
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 40.32
Ranked 12th. 21% more than Thailand 		33.25
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 3.07
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Thailand 		0.699
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 2.18
Ranked 7th. 28% more than Thailand 		1.69
Ranked 4th.
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 57.4%
Ranked 11th. 32% more than Thailand 		43.6%
Ranked 4th.
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 13.5%
Ranked 62nd. 		15%
Ranked 41st. 11% more than Sri Lanka
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 40.7%
Ranked 12th. 		44.3%
Ranked 3rd. 9% more than Sri Lanka
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 20.8%
Ranked 21st. 		30%
Ranked 1st. 44% more than Sri Lanka
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 54.7
Ranked 72nd. 		111.48
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
Primary education > Teachers > % female 78.89% female
Ranked 53th. 35% more than Thailand 		58.36% female
Ranked 101st.
Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 90.68%
Ranked 47th. 		92.65%
Ranked 38th. 2% more than Sri Lanka
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 390,400
Ranked 59th. 		596,700
Ranked 46th. 53% more than Sri Lanka
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 91.86%
Ranked 24th. 12% more than Thailand 		81.97%
Ranked 95th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 99.83%
Ranked 1st. 13% more than Thailand 		88.68%
Ranked 72nd.
Government spending on education > % of government spending 8.15%
Ranked 7th. 		25.72%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 101.53%
Ranked 74th. 10% more than Thailand 		92.38%
Ranked 113th.
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 2.97%
Ranked 104th. 		18.36%
Ranked 41st. 6 times more than Sri Lanka
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.79%
Ranked 47th. 1% more than Thailand 		48.41%
Ranked 92nd.
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 97.58%
Ranked 109th. 2% more than Thailand 		95.72%
Ranked 132nd.
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 99.99%
Ranked 36th. 15% more than Thailand 		86.63%
Ranked 84th.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 95.25%
Ranked 105th. 5% more than Thailand 		90.34%
Ranked 125th.
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 50.53%
Ranked 48th. 		52.35%
Ranked 9th. 4% more than Sri Lanka
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 94.21%
Ranked 57th. 		96.25%
Ranked 42nd. 2% more than Sri Lanka
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 7.23
Ranked 64th. 		11.07
Ranked 17th. 53% more than Sri Lanka
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 3.54
Ranked 27th. 86% more than Thailand 		1.9
Ranked 69th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 25.04
Ranked 15th. 		37.42
Ranked 4th. 49% more than Sri Lanka
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 5.2
Ranked 8th. 11 times more than Thailand 		0.458
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 31.26
Ranked 17th. 		38.29
Ranked 5th. 22% more than Sri Lanka
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 28.52
Ranked 15th. 		40.46
Ranked 4th. 42% more than Sri Lanka
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 5.62
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Thailand 		1.61
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 42.54
Ranked 11th. 17% more than Thailand 		36.32
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 60.66
Ranked 15th. 		82.1
Ranked 4th. 35% more than Sri Lanka
Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24 95.07%
Ranked 58th. 		98.1%
Ranked 38th. 3% more than Sri Lanka
Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 89.14%
Ranked 46th. 		90.52%
Ranked 40th. 2% more than Sri Lanka
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 1.74%
Ranked 164th. 		4.06%
Ranked 90th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 179.5%
Ranked 8th. 38% more than Thailand 		130.53%
Ranked 24th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 97.33%
Ranked 27th. 4% more than Thailand 		93.64%
Ranked 41st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 100,038
Ranked 5th. 		206,491
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 35,154
Ranked 7th. 		49,091
Ranked 5th. 40% more than Sri Lanka
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 82.58% gross
Ranked 85th. 11% more than Thailand 		74.17% gross
Ranked 50th.
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 94.12%
Ranked 41st. 		96.25%
Ranked 28th. 2% more than Sri Lanka
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 94.63%
Ranked 47th. 		95.47%
Ranked 27th. 1% more than Sri Lanka
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 0.806%
Ranked 91st. 		11.77%
Ranked 30th. 15 times more than Sri Lanka
Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 101.29%
Ranked 13th. 2% more than Thailand 		99.66%
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 6.27
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Thailand 		2.21
Ranked 9th.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 100.69%
Ranked 30th. 13% more than Thailand 		89.4%
Ranked 24th.
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 83.37%
Ranked 44th. 8% more than Thailand 		77.29%
Ranked 11th.
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 0.533%
Ranked 91st. 		8.92%
Ranked 27th. 17 times more than Sri Lanka
Secondary education, teachers, female 64,229
Ranked 19th. 		126,447
Ranked 14th. 97% more than Sri Lanka
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 724,311
Ranked 9th. 		2.48 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 2.54
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Thailand 		0.908
Ranked 11th.
Secondary education, teachers > % female 62.01%
Ranked 14th. 21% more than Thailand 		51.45%
Ranked 59th.

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