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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.
  • 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.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • 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.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

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  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.

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  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve: Access and retrieve.

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  • 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.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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 > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.

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  • Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.

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  • 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 > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.

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  • 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."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • 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 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • 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.
  • Teachers' Day date: Date when Teacher's Day is celebrated around the world.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million 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.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • 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).
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education (% of total). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
STAT
Brazil
Poland
HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 90.01
Ranked 13th.
99.5
Ranked 11th. 11% more than Brazil

Average years of schooling of adults 4.9
Ranked 68th.
9.8
Ranked 10th. Twice as much as Brazil
Children out of school, primary 3.25 million
Ranked 2nd. 41 times more than Poland
79,083
Ranked 38th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 33.84
Ranked 12th. 16 times more than Poland
2.05
Ranked 76th.

College and university > Gender parity index 1.29
Ranked 43th.
1.5
Ranked 22nd. 16% more than Brazil

Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 54th. The same as Poland
9
Ranked 87th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.82%
Ranked 32nd. 13% more than Poland
5.17%
Ranked 51st.

High school enrolment rate 81.93
Ranked 78th.
91.87
Ranked 64th. 12% more than Brazil

Homeschooling legal status Illegal, public education is mandatory without known exceptions Legal under restrictive conditions. Every homeschooled child must be supervised by an authorized school (can be a private school) and pass annual exams. Homeschooled children received diplomas from supervising school.
Literacy > Total population 88.6%
Ranked 11th.
99.8%
Ranked 1st. 13% more than Brazil
Primary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 184th.
6
Ranked 30th. 50% more than Brazil

Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.76
Ranked 16th.
5.6
Ranked 46th. 18% more than Brazil

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 28.01
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Poland
10.16
Ranked 122nd.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.24
Ranked 24th. 49% more than Poland
8.91
Ranked 92nd.

Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 34th. 17% more than Poland
6
Ranked 87th.

College and university > Share of total education spending 16.4%
Ranked 75th.
22.77%
Ranked 37th. 39% more than Brazil

Literacy > Female 88.8%
Ranked 6th.
99.7%
Ranked 3rd. 12% more than Brazil
College and university > Gender ratio 129.12
Ranked 40th.
139.6
Ranked 32nd. 8% more than Brazil

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 39th.
4
Ranked 2nd. 33% more than Brazil

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 8.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 28% more than Poland
6.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th.

Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 102nd.
9 years
Ranked 65th. 13% more than Brazil
Secondary education, pupils 6.97 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Poland
2.73 million
Ranked 28th.

College and university > Private school share 72.11%
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Poland
31.37%
Ranked 42nd.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.93
Ranked 144th.
0.99
Ranked 45th. 6% more than Brazil

School life expectancy > Total 13.4 years
Ranked 37th.
14.4 years
Ranked 23th. 7% more than Brazil
Literacy > Adult literacy 90.5%
Ranked 53th.
99.3%
Ranked 14th. 10% more than Brazil

Primary education, pupils 35.84 million
Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than Poland
2.19 million
Ranked 45th.

Primary education, teachers 457,406
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Poland
215,813
Ranked 18th.

Adult literacy rate > Female 90.23
Ranked 11th.
99.3
Ranked 14th. 10% more than Brazil

Tertiary enrollment 16.5%
Ranked 57th.
55.5%
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Brazil
Spending per student > College and university 30.37
Ranked 23th. 83% more than Poland
16.6
Ranked 47th.

High school > Gender ratio 110.62
Ranked 10th. 12% more than Poland
98.96
Ranked 82nd.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 31st.
7
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than Brazil

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.138
Ranked 28th.
0.231
Ranked 89th. 68% more than Brazil

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 64th. The same as Poland
3
Ranked 52nd.

Literacy > Male 88.4%
Ranked 13th.
99.8%
Ranked 1st. 13% more than Brazil
Spending > USD 73.41 billion
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Poland
27.69 billion
Ranked 19th.

Spending > Proportion 4.77
Ranked 58th.
5.42
Ranked 36th. 14% more than Brazil

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 21.57
Ranked 80th. 71% more than Poland
12.63
Ranked 131st.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 27th. 33% more than Poland
3
Ranked 71st.

High school repeaters > Male 18.3
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Poland
4.2
Ranked 51st.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 96.8%
Ranked 15th.
99.8%
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Brazil

Preschool enrollment rate 127.47
Ranked 7th. 31% more than Poland
97.07
Ranked 122nd.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 28,550.22
Ranked 28th.
28,895.76
Ranked 27th. 1% more than Brazil

Primary completion rate 105
Ranked 13th. 8% more than Poland
97
Ranked 39th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 3.58 million
Ranked 6th. 80% more than Poland
1.98 million
Ranked 18th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 412
Ranked 50th.
500
Ranked 13th. 21% more than Brazil
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 4
Ranked 194th.
6
Ranked 34th. 50% more than Brazil

Children out of school > Primary 799,691
Ranked 12th. 11 times more than Poland
73,163
Ranked 38th.

Secondary education, teachers 308,552
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Poland
305,993
Ranked 12th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.21
Ranked 8th.
7.94
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Brazil

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 17.12
Ranked 53th. 17% more than Poland
14.69
Ranked 65th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 27th. 33% more than Poland
3
Ranked 83th.

Spending per student > High school 18.46
Ranked 37th.
22.01
Ranked 27th. 19% more than Brazil

Secondary education, general pupils 15.8 million
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Poland
1.93 million
Ranked 32nd.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 11.9%
Ranked 75th. 40 times more than Poland
0.3%
Ranked 133th.

High school > Gender parity index 1.1
Ranked 26th. 11% more than Poland
0.988
Ranked 87th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 412
Ranked 50th.
500
Ranked 13th. 21% more than Brazil
Scientific and technical journal articles 8,684
Ranked 16th. 28% more than Poland
6,770
Ranked 19th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 407
Ranked 50th.
500
Ranked 19th. 23% more than Brazil
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 45%
Ranked 25th. 5% more than Poland
43%
Ranked 13th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.412%
Ranked 122nd.
1.39%
Ranked 103th. 3 times more than Brazil

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 19.95
Ranked 73th.
51.88
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Brazil

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 11th. The same as Poland
7
Ranked 4th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 10.9%
Ranked 61st.
12.7%
Ranked 53th. 17% more than Brazil

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.5%
Ranked 60th.
5.7%
Ranked 29th. 27% more than Brazil

Secondary education > General pupils 24.14 million
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Poland
2.6 million
Ranked 28th.

Spending per student > Elementary school 17.72
Ranked 29th.
24.37
Ranked 10th. 38% more than Brazil

Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 145th.
13
Ranked 5th. 18% more than Brazil

High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 127th.
13
Ranked 6th. 18% more than Brazil

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd.
5.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 22% more than Brazil

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 19.38 million
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Poland
2.98 million
Ranked 40th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 50.5%
Ranked 85th.
76.9%
Ranked 41st. 52% more than Brazil

Elementary school graduate rate 75.63
Ranked 70th.
97.3
Ranked 32nd. 29% more than Brazil

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 97.8
Ranked 14th.
99.8
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Brazil

Schools connected to the Internet 50%
Ranked 25th.
90%
Ranked 13th. 80% more than Brazil
Public spending per student > Primary level 12.5
Ranked 44th.
26.5
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Brazil
Primary education, pupils per 1000 211.47
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Poland
56.88
Ranked 124th.

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 41.12
Ranked 38th.
70.75
Ranked 103th. 72% more than Brazil

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.32
Ranked 44th.
1.41
Ranked 21st. 7% more than Brazil

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 15.3 million
Ranked 9th. 194 times more than Poland
78,800
Ranked 106th.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.1
Ranked 17th. 11% more than Poland
0.99
Ranked 73th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 20.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th.
51.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Brazil

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.145
Ranked 187th.
0.75
Ranked 129th. 5 times more than Brazil

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 29th. The same as Poland
7
Ranked 19th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 17.2
Ranked 33th. 35% more than Poland
12.71
Ranked 70th.

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 4.4
Ranked 63th. 2 times more than Poland
1.92
Ranked 84th.

Inequality adjusted index 0.503
Ranked 75th.
0.767
Ranked 33th. 52% more than Brazil
High school repeaters > Female 18.3
Ranked 11th. 24 times more than Poland
0.76
Ranked 79th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 7.81 million
Ranked 9th. 184 times more than Poland
42,400
Ranked 108th.

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 23.02
Ranked 55th. 2 times more than Poland
10.64
Ranked 131st.

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 98.56
Ranked 11th.
99.9
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Brazil

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 80.5%
Ranked 60th.
99.2%
Ranked 11th. 23% more than Brazil

Elementary school > Enrolled students 17.81 million
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Poland
2.48 million
Ranked 45th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 4 years
Ranked 173th.
6 years
Ranked 30th. 50% more than Brazil

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $3,233.40
Ranked 33th.
$5,435.43
Ranked 36th. 68% more than Brazil

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 124.37
Ranked 18th. 28% more than Poland
97.47
Ranked 114th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 99.1
Ranked 14th. 98% more than Poland
50.09
Ranked 121st.

Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 406
Ranked 52nd.
503
Ranked 10th. 24% more than Brazil
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 148th.
13
Ranked 5th. 18% more than Brazil

Elementary school > Gender ratio 92.75
Ranked 110th.
99.63
Ranked 46th. 7% more than Brazil

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 11.9%
Ranked 79th. 40 times more than Poland
0.3%
Ranked 135th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 96%
Ranked 55th.
97%
Ranked 40th. 1% more than Brazil

Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 32nd. 17% more than Poland
6
Ranked 70th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 72.8
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Poland
20.2
Ranked 61st.
Secondary education > Pupils 24.59 million
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Poland
3.48 million
Ranked 25th.

Primary education > Pupils 18.92 million
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Poland
2.86 million
Ranked 41st.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 48.5%
Ranked 95th.
83.5%
Ranked 38th. 72% more than Brazil

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 97.06
Ranked 16th.
99.8
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Brazil

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.47%
Ranked 36th.
57.81%
Ranked 28th. 2% more than Brazil

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 149.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 47% more than Poland
101.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 2.02 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Poland
796,143
Ranked 12th.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 73.82%
Ranked 49th. 9% more than Poland
67.65%
Ranked 59th.

Secondary education > Teachers 1.47 million
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Poland
242,078
Ranked 18th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 14 years
Ranked 4th.
15 years
Ranked 24th. 7% more than Brazil
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 26.79 million
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Poland
3.9 million
Ranked 26th.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 47.78
Ranked 50th.
177.2
Ranked 31st. 4 times more than Brazil

Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 408
Ranked 50th.
496
Ranked 21st. 22% more than Brazil
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 414
Ranked 51st.
502
Ranked 11th. 21% more than Brazil
Duration of education > Primary level 4
Ranked 154th.
6
Ranked 29th. 50% more than Brazil
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1.02
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Poland
1
Ranked 24th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 681,858
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Poland
109,138
Ranked 36th.

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.53%
Ranked 18th. 3% more than Poland
99.26%
Ranked 78th.

Public spending per student > Secondary level 12.6
Ranked 52nd. 5% more than Poland
12
Ranked 57th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 84.19
Ranked 71st. 41 times more than Poland
2.06
Ranked 132nd.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.85%
Ranked 123th.
48.59%
Ranked 71st. 2% more than Brazil

Progression to secondary school 84.04%
Ranked 81st.
98.49%
Ranked 28th. 17% more than Brazil

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 97.9%
Ranked 11th.
99.8%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Brazil

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 4.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 2 times more than Poland
1.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 424
Ranked 47th.
498
Ranked 16th. 17% more than Brazil
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 97%
Ranked 44th. The same as Poland
97%
Ranked 37th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 84th.
16
Ranked 15th. 7% more than Brazil

Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 12th. The same as Poland
7
Ranked 5th.

Elementary school repeaters > All 18.67
Ranked 15th. 26 times more than Poland
0.71
Ranked 105th.

School life expectancy > Male 13.2 years
Ranked 35th.
14 years
Ranked 26th. 6% more than Brazil
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 133.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 95% more than Poland
68.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 108.03
Ranked 98th. 38% more than Poland
78.03
Ranked 127th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.108 per capita
Ranked 96th. 38% more than Poland
0.078 per capita
Ranked 126th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 12%
Ranked 64th. 60 times more than Poland
0.2%
Ranked 134th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 53th. The same as Poland
96%
Ranked 43th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 95.8%
Ranked 21st.
99.8%
Ranked 1st. 4% more than Brazil

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 26
Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Poland
11.1
Ranked 130th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 90%
Ranked 17th. 7% more than Poland
84%
Ranked 16th.
Primary education > Teachers 877,204
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Poland
226,099
Ranked 18th.

Secondary education > Vocational pupils 452,342
Ranked 22nd.
876,864
Ranked 13th. 94% more than Brazil

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.56%
Ranked 23th. 8% more than Poland
47.83%
Ranked 113th.

Private school enrolment > Primary level 7.9
Ranked 41st. 9 times more than Poland
0.9
Ranked 81st.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 161st.
6
Ranked 28th. 50% more than Brazil

Library employees 518
Ranked 8th.
590
Ranked 6th. 14% more than Brazil
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 135.31
Ranked 9th. 48% more than Poland
91.14
Ranked 59th.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.83
Ranked 72nd.
5.92
Ranked 44th. 23% more than Brazil

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.1%
Ranked 98th.
48.5%
Ranked 65th. 1% more than Brazil
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $642.33 billion
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Poland
$207.54 billion
Ranked 17th.

Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 10th. The same as Poland
7
Ranked 4th.

Scouting > Members 70,388
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Poland
33,506
Ranked 41st.
High school > Share of total education spending 44.66%
Ranked 17th. 26% more than Poland
35.5%
Ranked 50th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 68.86%
Ranked 72nd.
69.62%
Ranked 70th. 1% more than Brazil

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 71.3%
Ranked 40th.
90.9%
Ranked 9th. 27% more than Brazil
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 22.52 million
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Poland
2.42 million
Ranked 32nd.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 8.09
Ranked 28th. 28% more than Poland
6.34
Ranked 52nd.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 94.49
Ranked 131st.
99.47
Ranked 48th. 5% more than Brazil

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 132.82
Ranked 7th. 95% more than Poland
68.18
Ranked 84th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.941
Ranked 138th.
0.99
Ranked 72nd. 5% more than Brazil

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.6%
Ranked 19th. 7% more than Poland
48.3%
Ranked 84th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 149.33
Ranked 4th. 47% more than Poland
101.89
Ranked 45th.

Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.354
Ranked 131st.
0.869
Ranked 95th. 2 times more than Brazil
School life expectancy > Female 13.6 years
Ranked 34th.
14.7 years
Ranked 21st. 8% more than Brazil
Elementary school repeaters > Male 20.13
Ranked 15th. 19 times more than Poland
1.07
Ranked 99th.

Elementary school repeaters > Female 20.13
Ranked 14th. 63 times more than Poland
0.32
Ranked 111th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 75.8%
Ranked 54th.
84.7%
Ranked 28th. 12% more than Brazil
High school teachers 1.38 million
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Poland
261,050
Ranked 17th.

Elementary school teachers 773,624
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Poland
233,612
Ranked 20th.

Teachers' Day date 10/15/2011 10/14/2011
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 42.99
Ranked 73th. 39 times more than Poland
1.11
Ranked 131st.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 84.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 41 times more than Poland
2.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 25.13 million
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Poland
3.44 million
Ranked 22nd.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 104.09
Ranked 99th. 39% more than Poland
74.79
Ranked 129th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 110.64
Ranked 20th. 9% more than Poland
101.12
Ranked 67th.

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 135.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 49% more than Poland
91.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th.

Library employees per million 3.01
Ranked 46th.
15.26
Ranked 36th. 5 times more than Brazil
Progression to secondary level 101
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Poland
26
Ranked 35th.
Pupils reaching grade 5 70.8
Ranked 12th.
99.3
Ranked 11th. 40% more than Brazil
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 47.18%
Ranked 116th.
48.55%
Ranked 69th. 3% more than Brazil

Elementary school teachers > % female 91.08%
Ranked 18th. 8% more than Poland
84.3%
Ranked 39th.

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 57.34%
Ranked 4th. 59% more than Poland
36.15%
Ranked 86th.

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.13 million
Ranked 9th. 44% more than Poland
784,223
Ranked 15th.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 95.94%
Ranked 42nd. 1% more than Poland
95.45%
Ranked 50th.

Preschool enrollment rate > Female 64.62
Ranked 59th. 7% more than Poland
60.5
Ranked 69th.

Preschool enrollment rate > Male 65.46
Ranked 58th. 9% more than Poland
60.01
Ranked 66th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 116.15
Ranked 27th. 19% more than Poland
97.55
Ranked 96th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 126.03
Ranked 17th. 30% more than Poland
97.13
Ranked 100th.

Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 11.45%
Ranked 13th.
21.79%
Ranked 21st. 90% more than Brazil
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 41.5%
Ranked 21st.
71.8%
Ranked 3rd. 73% more than Brazil

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 18.12%
Ranked 26th. 59% more than Poland
11.41%
Ranked 69th.

Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.82%
Ranked 33th. 13% more than Poland
5.17%
Ranked 53th.

Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 40.1%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Poland
19.2%
Ranked 69th.

Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 13.6%
Ranked 60th.
22.1%
Ranked 25th. 62% more than Brazil

Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 13.1%
Ranked 27th.
15%
Ranked 60th. 15% more than Brazil

Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 10.3%
Ranked 26th. 12% more than Poland
9.2%
Ranked 66th.

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 136.9% gross
Ranked 1st. 39% more than Poland
98.61% gross
Ranked 108th.

Primary education > Teachers > % female 89.73% female
Ranked 21st. 6% more than Poland
84.75% female
Ranked 33th.

Secondary education > Pupils > % female 51.75% female
Ranked 16th. 5% more than Poland
49.12% female
Ranked 60th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 7.49 million
Ranked 8th. 205 times more than Poland
36,500
Ranked 105th.

Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 108.23%
Ranked 9th. 8% more than Poland
100.27%
Ranked 38th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 93.15%
Ranked 51st.
95.83%
Ranked 37th. 3% more than Brazil

Government spending on education > % of government spending 16.1%
Ranked 28th. 37% more than Poland
11.72%
Ranked 55th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 122.59%
Ranked 6th. 27% more than Poland
96.89%
Ranked 118th.

School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 9.01%
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Poland
3.03%
Ranked 102nd.

Primary education, pupils > % female 49.23%
Ranked 22nd. 1% more than Poland
48.59%
Ranked 69th.

School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 129.35%
Ranked 4th. 31% more than Poland
98.98%
Ranked 96th.

Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 88.65%
Ranked 44th.
95.45%
Ranked 60th. 8% more than Brazil

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 163.26%
Ranked 2nd. 59% more than Poland
102.95%
Ranked 63th.

Secondary education, general pupils > % female 51.7%
Ranked 20th.
52.99%
Ranked 9th. 3% more than Brazil

Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 31.7%
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Poland
6.2%
Ranked 44th.

Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 17.2%
Ranked 57th.
28.2%
Ranked 23th. 64% more than Brazil

Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 14.81
Ranked 35th.
20.66
Ranked 27th. 40% more than Brazil

Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 1.71
Ranked 3rd.
5.53
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Brazil

Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 5.49%
Ranked 36th. 10% more than Poland
4.99%
Ranked 54th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 14 years
Ranked 4th.
15 years
Ranked 19th. 7% more than Brazil
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 64.61%
Ranked 30th.
98.53%
Ranked 14th. 53% more than Brazil

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 107.27% gross
Ranked 19th. 10% more than Poland
97.25% gross
Ranked 38th.

Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 42.22%
Ranked 17th.
98.79%
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Brazil

Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 18.84%
Ranked 17th. 16 times more than Poland
1.17%
Ranked 83th.

Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 101.55%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Poland
100%
Ranked 30th.

Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 10.86%
Ranked 62nd.
12.29%
Ranked 56th. 13% more than Brazil

School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 46.86%
Ranked 45th.
96.68%
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Brazil

Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 7.38%
Ranked 30th. 5 times more than Poland
1.62%
Ranked 74th.

Secondary education, teachers, female 164,457
Ranked 1st.
212,960
Ranked 9th. 29% more than Brazil

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