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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.
  • Average IQ: Average IQ of different countries according to the controversial book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations".
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • 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."
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • International Baccalaureate schools: Number of schools of any level teaching the curriculum of the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO).
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 100: Number of universities in the top 100
  • 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."
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11: Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12: Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Universities > Top 200: Number of universities in the top 200
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 200 per million: Number of universities in the top 200. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Universities > Top 50 per million: Number of universities in the top 50. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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. 
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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 > 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 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 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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
  • Universities > Top 50 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 50 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 14.1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Universities > Top 50: Number of universities in the top 50
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 100 per million: Number of universities in the top 100. Figures expressed per million population for the same 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.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 200 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 100 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 14.1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Researchers in R&D > Per million people: Researchers in R&D (per million people). Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Female: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 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 > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people:

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

    . Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 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 45-49 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 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • 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.
  • Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita: 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • 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 > Illiterates > Aged 55-59: Compares countries by number of male iliterate individuals, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 70 to 74. 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 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 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 > 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 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. 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 > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 70 to 74. 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 illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 > Literates > Aged 75-79 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 70-74 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.
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STAT China India HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 93.7
Ranked 42nd. 49% more than India 		62.75
Ranked 14th.
Average years of schooling of adults 6.4
Ranked 45th. 25% more than India 		5.1
Ranked 65th.
Children out of school, primary 17.45 million
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than India 		1.39 million
Ranked 4th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 14.19
Ranked 21st. 12 times more than India 		1.14
Ranked 85th.
Children out of school, primary, female 8.48 million
Ranked 1st. 39% more than India 		6.11 million
Ranked 1st.
College and university > Gender parity index 1.13
Ranked 50th. 55% more than India 		0.726
Ranked 100th.
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 60th. The same as India 		9
Ranked 64th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 1.91%
Ranked 115th. 		3.17%
Ranked 44th. 66% more than China
High school enrolment rate 95.14
Ranked 49th. 12% more than India 		85.13
Ranked 70th.
Literacy > Total population 91.6%
Ranked 2nd. 54% more than India 		59.5%
Ranked 134th.
Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 154th. The same as India 		5
Ranked 160th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.42
Ranked 71st. 38% more than India 		3.21
Ranked 104th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 16.79
Ranked 80th. 		35.15
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than China
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 15.15
Ranked 48th. 		25.92
Ranked 19th. 71% more than China
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 104th. 		7
Ranked 50th. 17% more than China
College and university > Share of total education spending 23.98%
Ranked 20th. 		35.89%
Ranked 3rd. 50% more than China
Average IQ 100
Ranked 10th. 23% more than India 		81
Ranked 38th.
Literacy > Female 87.6%
Ranked 2nd. 81% more than India 		48.3%
Ranked 131st.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 6.89
Ranked 20th. 23% more than India 		5.58
Ranked 38th.
College and university > Gender ratio 104.07
Ranked 59th. 49% more than India 		69.94
Ranked 85th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 50th. The same as India 		3
Ranked 65th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th. 71% more than India 		2.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th.
Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 77th. 13% more than India 		8 years
Ranked 8th.
Secondary education, pupils 97.45 million
Ranked 2nd. 		113.73 million
Ranked 1st. 17% more than China
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 33th. 8% more than India 		0.93
Ranked 115th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 93.3%
Ranked 44th. 41% more than India 		66%
Ranked 91st.
Primary education, teachers 5.94 million
Ranked 1st. 52% more than India 		3.92 million
Ranked 2nd.
Primary education, pupils 99.71 million
Ranked 2nd. 		137.75 million
Ranked 1st. 38% more than China
Adult literacy rate > Female 90.5
Ranked 49th. 78% more than India 		50.82
Ranked 14th.
Tertiary enrollment 7.5%
Ranked 22nd. 		10.5%
Ranked 20th. 40% more than China
Spending per student > College and university 90.07
Ranked 13th. 64% more than India 		54.98
Ranked 18th.
High school > Gender ratio 105.08
Ranked 28th. 23% more than India 		85.75
Ranked 116th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 37th. The same as India 		6
Ranked 46th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.0113
Ranked 99th. 		0.0212
Ranked 98th. 88% more than China
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 75th. 		4
Ranked 27th. 33% more than China
Literacy > Male 95.7%
Ranked 2nd. 36% more than India 		70.2%
Ranked 131st.
Spending > USD 78.48 billion
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than India 		36.6 billion
Ranked 15th.
High school > Private school share 10.72%
Ranked 73th. 		41.89%
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than China
Spending > Proportion 1.8
Ranked 153th. 		3.17
Ranked 121st. 76% more than China
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 21.05
Ranked 81st. 		40.2
Ranked 27th. 91% more than China
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 29th. 33% more than India 		3
Ranked 125th.
High school repeaters > Male 0.38
Ranked 85th. 		5.15
Ranked 44th. 14 times more than China
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 98.9%
Ranked 7th. 29% more than India 		76.4%
Ranked 23th.
Preschool enrollment rate 113.2
Ranked 30th. About the same as India 		113.06
Ranked 30th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 645,002.55
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than India 		198,512.54
Ranked 2nd.
Primary completion rate 103
Ranked 7th. 14% more than India 		90
Ranked 71st.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 15.19 million
Ranked 2nd. 34% more than India 		11.3 million
Ranked 3rd.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 163th. The same as India 		5
Ranked 169th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.78
Ranked 62nd. 33% more than India 		3.59
Ranked 77th.
Secondary education, teachers 6.43 million
Ranked 1st. 47% more than India 		4.39 million
Ranked 2nd.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 23.15
Ranked 29th. 		40.31
Ranked 4th. 74% more than China
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 108th. The same as India 		3
Ranked 120th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 7.29
Ranked 20th. 64% more than India 		4.44
Ranked 42nd.
Spending per student > High school 11.55
Ranked 60th. 		16.18
Ranked 49th. 40% more than China
Secondary education, general pupils 77.15 million
Ranked 1st. 		100.95 million
Ranked 1st. 31% more than China
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 13%
Ranked 71st. 		40.5%
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than China
High school > Gender parity index 1.05
Ranked 27th. 14% more than India 		0.918
Ranked 115th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 29,186
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than India 		12,774
Ranked 14th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 45%
Ranked 26th. 13% more than India 		40%
Ranked 2nd.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 2.06%
Ranked 93th. 3 times more than India 		0.745%
Ranked 119th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 11.86
Ranked 90th. 13% more than India 		10.49
Ranked 92nd.
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 20th. 17% more than India 		6
Ranked 96th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 13%
Ranked 49th. 21% more than India 		10.7%
Ranked 57th.
International Baccalaureate schools 76
Ranked 7th. 		107
Ranked 5th. 41% more than China
Children out of school, primary, male 8.97 million
Ranked 1st. 85% more than India 		4.85 million
Ranked 1st.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 1.9%
Ranked 121st. 		3.8%
Ranked 76th. Twice as much as China
High school > Students per teacher 15.15
Ranked 49th. 		25.92
Ranked 19th. 71% more than China
Secondary education > General pupils 85.91 million
Ranked 1st. 3% more than India 		83.13 million
Ranked 2nd.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 61st. 9% more than India 		11
Ranked 156th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 56th. 9% more than India 		11
Ranked 138th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 41% more than India 		3.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 35.75
Ranked 12th. 13% more than India 		31.74
Ranked 21st.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 121.66 million
Ranked 2nd. 		125.57 million
Ranked 1st. 3% more than China
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 54.8%
Ranked 78th. 2 times more than India 		26.6%
Ranked 116th.
Elementary school graduate rate 99.57
Ranked 5th. 51% more than India 		65.79
Ranked 84th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 99.3
Ranked 31st. 22% more than India 		81.13
Ranked 14th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 6.1
Ranked 62nd. 		7.2
Ranked 61st. 18% more than China
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 72.5
Ranked 98th. 		93.13
Ranked 41st. 28% more than China
Primary education, pupils per 1000 74.18
Ranked 100th. 		112.8
Ranked 72nd. 52% more than China
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.85
Ranked 92nd. 21% more than India 		0.7
Ranked 77th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 130.68 million
Ranked 2nd. 		289.64 million
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than China
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1
Ranked 87th. 23% more than India 		0.81
Ranked 118th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 380.46
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than India 		188.02
Ranked 21st.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 11.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th. 10% more than India 		10.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th.
Universities > Top 100 4
Ranked 7th. Twice as much as India 		2
Ranked 12th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.48
Ranked 145th. 3 times more than India 		0.163
Ranked 184th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 89th. 		7
Ranked 44th. 17% more than China
Teacher student ratio > High school 15.99
Ranked 43th. 		32.7
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than China
Inequality adjusted index 0.481
Ranked 77th. 82% more than India 		0.264
Ranked 109th.
High school repeaters > Female 0.27
Ranked 84th. 		4.06
Ranked 43th. 15 times more than China
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 96.41 million
Ranked 2nd. 		179.8 million
Ranked 1st. 87% more than China
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 17.55
Ranked 73th. 		40.2
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than China
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 99.2
Ranked 40th. 33% more than India 		74.36
Ranked 14th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 771 hours
Ranked 28th. 		1,051 hours
Ranked 4th. 36% more than China
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 86%
Ranked 39th. 18% more than India 		73%
Ranked 66th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 105.95 million
Ranked 1st. 		140.36 million
Ranked 1st. 32% more than China
Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 149th. The same as India 		5 years
Ranked 154th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $1,394.49
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than India 		$616.31
Ranked 74th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 95.96
Ranked 96th. 		128.4
Ranked 14th. 34% more than China
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 57.4
Ranked 102nd. 		85.94
Ranked 45th. 50% more than China
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 893 hours
Ranked 23th. 		1,176 hours
Ranked 4th. 32% more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 74.44
Ranked 11th. 		75
Ranked 17th. 1% more than China
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 5.39%
Ranked 92nd. 		17.04%
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than China
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 63th. 9% more than India 		11
Ranked 161st.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 103.84
Ranked 5th. 7% more than India 		96.83
Ranked 104th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 95.81
Ranked 45th. 14% more than India 		84.22
Ranked 63th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 19.6%
Ranked 60th. 		51.7%
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than China
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 98%
Ranked 23th. 3% more than India 		95%
Ranked 62nd.
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 84th. 20% more than India 		5
Ranked 155th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 85.8
Ranked 18th. 25% more than India 		68.4
Ranked 9th.
Secondary education > Pupils 98.76 million
Ranked 1st. 18% more than India 		83.86 million
Ranked 2nd.
Primary education > Pupils 121 million
Ranked 2nd. 		136.19 million
Ranked 1st. 13% more than China
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 70.4%
Ranked 61st. 40% more than India 		50.4%
Ranked 88th.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 99.4
Ranked 29th. 12% more than India 		88.41
Ranked 14th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 74.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th. 		77.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th. 3% more than China
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 43.84%
Ranked 94th. 14% more than India 		38.45%
Ranked 105th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 20.3 million
Ranked 1st. 24 times more than India 		829,377
Ranked 12th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 59.23%
Ranked 46th. 		90.56%
Ranked 8th. 53% more than China
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 16.79
Ranked 80th. 		35.15
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than China
Secondary education > Teachers 5.31 million
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than India 		2.59 million
Ranked 2nd.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 11 years
Ranked 72nd. 10% more than India 		10 years
Ranked 24th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 99.57
Ranked 6th. 51% more than India 		65.79
Ranked 74th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 95.62 million
Ranked 1st. 18% more than India 		81.05 million
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 0.646
Ranked 13th. 		26.86
Ranked 4th. 42 times more than China
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 22.65
Ranked 62nd. 94% more than India 		11.68
Ranked 70th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 53th. The same as India 		6
Ranked 62nd.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.99
Ranked 19th. 24% more than India 		0.8
Ranked 25th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 104%
Ranked 7th. 13% more than India 		92.18%
Ranked 116th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 3.54 million
Ranked 2nd. 		5.56 million
Ranked 3rd. 57% more than China
Public spending per student > Secondary level 12.1
Ranked 55th. 		23.1
Ranked 26th. 91% more than China
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 101.43
Ranked 61st. 		264.81
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than China
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.19%
Ranked 137th. 1% more than India 		46.82%
Ranked 143th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 98.5%
Ranked 7th. 45% more than India 		67.7%
Ranked 23th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 1.42 million
Ranked 1st. 		29.5 million
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 99.58 million
Ranked 1st. 25% more than India 		79.46 million
Ranked 1st.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 96%
Ranked 37th. 5% more than India 		91%
Ranked 83th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 94th. 7% more than India 		14
Ranked 186th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 21st. 17% more than India 		6
Ranked 89th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.29
Ranked 103th. 		3.45
Ranked 66th. 12 times more than China
Universities > Top 200 6
Ranked 10th. Twice as much as India 		3
Ranked 13th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 66.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 		76.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 16% more than China
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.095 per capita
Ranked 108th. 		0.12 per capita
Ranked 76th. 26% more than China
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 95.02
Ranked 110th. 		116.62
Ranked 83th. 23% more than China
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 6.7%
Ranked 79th. 		29.8%
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than China
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 100%
Ranked 6th. 2% more than India 		98%
Ranked 33th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 99.2%
Ranked 6th. 18% more than India 		84.2%
Ranked 21st.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 19.8
Ranked 13th. 		40
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than China
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 58%
Ranked 66th. 32% more than India 		44%
Ranked 3rd.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 12.85 million
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than India 		726,889
Ranked 15th.
Primary education > Teachers 5.75 million
Ranked 1st. 70% more than India 		3.39 million
Ranked 2nd.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 46.85%
Ranked 125th. 10% more than India 		42.56%
Ranked 140th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.347
Ranked 13th. 		9.81
Ranked 4th. 28 times more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 790.38
Ranked 4th. 65% more than India 		477.67
Ranked 21st.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 137th. The same as India 		5
Ranked 142nd.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 771 hours
Ranked 26th. 		1,051 hours
Ranked 6th. 36% more than China
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.43
Ranked 80th. 45% more than India 		3.05
Ranked 118th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 76.2
Ranked 86th. 1% more than India 		75.51
Ranked 88th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 95.1%
Ranked 8th. 30% more than India 		73.4%
Ranked 27th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48%
Ranked 16th. 10% more than India 		43.6%
Ranked 20th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $1.88 trillion
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than India 		$762.18 billion
Ranked 2nd.
Universities > Top 200 per million 0.0046
Ranked 29th. 73% more than India 		0.00266
Ranked 30th.
Universities > Top 50 per million 0.000767
Ranked 12th. 		0.000887
Ranked 11th. 16% more than China
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 19th. 17% more than India 		6
Ranked 97th.
High school > Share of total education spending 37.41%
Ranked 30th. 		37.49%
Ranked 12th. About the same as China
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 72.21%
Ranked 41st. 		87.94%
Ranked 27th. 22% more than China
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 82.54 million
Ranked 1st. 		95.31 million
Ranked 1st. 15% more than China
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 4.1
Ranked 87th. 76% more than India 		2.33
Ranked 104th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 66.29
Ranked 88th. 		74.85
Ranked 67th. 13% more than China
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.64
Ranked 38th. 7% more than India 		93.44
Ranked 131st.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1.04
Ranked 8th. 4% more than India 		0.999
Ranked 46th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 1,020 hours
Ranked 14th. 		1,176 hours
Ranked 7th. 15% more than China
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 771 hours
Ranked 23th. 		1,051 hours
Ranked 5th. 36% more than China
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 45.3%
Ranked 22nd. 14% more than India 		39.6%
Ranked 28th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 20,183
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than India 		3,245
Ranked 9th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 74.68
Ranked 106th. 		75.28
Ranked 104th. 1% more than China
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 47.82 million
Ranked 1st. 42% more than India 		33.62 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.233
Ranked 12th. 		19.59
Ranked 4th. 84 times more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 91.69
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than India 		29.71
Ranked 25th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.715
Ranked 11th. 		18.03
Ranked 3rd. 25 times more than China
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.281
Ranked 12th. 		17.74
Ranked 4th. 63 times more than China
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 3.53
Ranked 2nd. 		7.72
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than China
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 464,307
Ranked 2nd. 		10.4 million
Ranked 1st. 22 times more than China
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.455
Ranked 13th. 		25.95
Ranked 4th. 57 times more than China
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 2.48
Ranked 9th. 		17.18
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than China
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 501,232
Ranked 1st. 		24.03 million
Ranked 1st. 48 times more than China
Universities > Top 50 > Per $ GDP 0.009 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 10th. 		0.02 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than China
Universities > Top 50 1
Ranked 11th. The same as India 		1
Ranked 10th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.26
Ranked 101st. 		3.42
Ranked 60th. 13 times more than China
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.31
Ranked 102nd. 		3.48
Ranked 70th. 11 times more than China
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 57.6%
Ranked 53th. 		73.1%
Ranked 59th. 27% more than China
High school teachers 6.34 million
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than India 		2.59 million
Ranked 1st.
Elementary school teachers 6.04 million
Ranked 1st. 78% more than India 		3.39 million
Ranked 1st.
High school enrolment rate > Male 94.54
Ranked 45th. 10% more than India 		85.91
Ranked 60th.
Universities > Top 100 per million 0.00307
Ranked 21st. 73% more than India 		0.00177
Ranked 22nd.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 86.5%
Ranked 14th. 81% more than India 		47.8%
Ranked 27th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 0.99%
Ranked 18th. 24% more than India 		0.8%
Ranked 25th.
Teachers' Day date 9/10/2011 9/5/2011
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 74.83
Ranked 54th. 		164.38
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than China
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 101.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 		272.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than China
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 100.63 million
Ranked 1st. 12% more than India 		89.46 million
Ranked 2nd.
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP 0.004 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 23th. The same as India 		0.004 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 19th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 99.99
Ranked 78th. 25% more than India 		79.83
Ranked 131st.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 76.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 		77.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd. 2% more than China
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 93.36
Ranked 105th. 		122.63
Ranked 77th. 31% more than China
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 16.2
Ranked 72nd. 		17.9
Ranked 58th. 10% more than China
Pupils reaching grade 5 93.8
Ranked 6th. 38% more than India 		67.9
Ranked 63th.
Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP 0.034 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 17th. 		0.041 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 14th. 21% more than China
School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 34.51% gross
Ranked 90th. 		35.84% gross
Ranked 88th. 4% more than China
Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort 86%
Ranked 42nd. 9% more than India 		78.92%
Ranked 48th.
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 99.3%
Ranked 63th. 23% more than India 		80.47%
Ranked 92nd.
Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment 0.26%
Ranked 113th. 		3.09%
Ranked 70th. 12 times more than China
Primary education > Pupils > % female 47.19% female
Ranked 131st. 1% more than India 		46.82% female
Ranked 138th.
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.093 per capita
Ranked 104th. 		0.126 per capita
Ranked 71st. 35% more than China
Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort 78.3%
Ranked 44th. 3% more than India 		76.34%
Ranked 48th.
Researchers in R&D > Per million people 863.21
Ranked 39th. 6 times more than India 		135.81
Ranked 56th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 76.09%
Ranked 76th. 33% more than India 		57.03%
Ranked 106th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 74.33%
Ranked 79th. 21% more than India 		61.2%
Ranked 102nd.
Elementary school graduate rate > Female 99.28
Ranked 10th. 52% more than India 		65.28
Ranked 74th.
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 2.8 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than India 		877,273
Ranked 3rd.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 1.96 million
Ranked 2nd. 10% more than India 		1.78 million
Ranked 3rd.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 1.58 million
Ranked 2nd. 		3.78 million
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than China
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 50.17%
Ranked 18th. 8 times more than India 		6.58%
Ranked 109th.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 18.91 million
Ranked 1st. 25 times more than India 		742,331
Ranked 17th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 96.84%
Ranked 20th. 		97.25%
Ranked 27th. About the same as China
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 43.76
Ranked 74th. 		47.7
Ranked 81st. 9% more than China
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 44.42
Ranked 73th. 		46.51
Ranked 81st. 5% more than China
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 97.72
Ranked 88th. 		124.11
Ranked 16th. 27% more than China
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 94.5
Ranked 105th. 		132.34
Ranked 13th. 40% more than China
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 99.28
Ranked 12th. 52% more than India 		65.28
Ranked 66th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 99.82
Ranked 5th. 51% more than India 		66.24
Ranked 65th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 50.6 million
Ranked 1st. 54% more than India 		32.86 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 63.8 million
Ranked 1st. 65% more than India 		38.57 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 39.31
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than India 		9.76
Ranked 20th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 1
Ranked 8th. 		4.58
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than China
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.375
Ranked 13th. 		22.68
Ranked 4th. 61 times more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 116.61 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than India 		41.07 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 1.21
Ranked 7th. 		4.02
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than China
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 4.54
Ranked 5th. 		16.21
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than China
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 47.06 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than India 		17.86 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.122
Ranked 11th. 		11.94
Ranked 4th. 98 times more than China
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 95.14%
Ranked 37th. 30% more than India 		73.41%
Ranked 92nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 5.69 million
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than India 		2.59 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 376,519
Ranked 1st. 		18.8 million
Ranked 1st. 50 times more than China
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 44.6%
Ranked 86th. 		56.86%
Ranked 58th. 27% more than China
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 5.62 million
Ranked 1st. 		5.87 million
Ranked 1st. 4% more than China
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 1.49 million
Ranked 1st. 		15.14 million
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than China
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 605,375
Ranked 2nd. 		9.12 million
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than China
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 35.87 million
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than India 		5.48 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 75.65 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than India 		12.59 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 50.08 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than India 		8.55 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 4.54 million
Ranked 1st. 		10.96 million
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than China
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 4.72 million
Ranked 1st. 		8.18 million
Ranked 1st. 73% more than China
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 15.65 million
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than India 		2.15 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.217
Ranked 13th. 		15.37
Ranked 4th. 71 times more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 71.97
Ranked 8th. 66% more than India 		43.24
Ranked 24th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 0.597
Ranked 12th. 		6.55
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than China
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people 4.26
Ranked 1st. 74% more than India 		2.45
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 37.44
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than India 		8.07
Ranked 25th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 26.84
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than India 		3.64
Ranked 22nd.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 36.01% gross
Ranked 91st. About the same as India 		35.88% gross
Ranked 92nd.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 117.4% gross
Ranked 15th. 5% more than India 		112.14% gross
Ranked 25th.
Primary education > Teachers > % female 52.91% female
Ranked 105th. 20% more than India 		44% female
Ranked 119th.
Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 11.55%
Ranked 61st. 		19.82%
Ranked 50th. 72% more than China
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 47.47% female
Ranked 98th. 11% more than India 		42.81% female
Ranked 121st.
Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 90.92%
Ranked 46th. 49% more than India 		61.01%
Ranked 94th.
Government spending on education > % of GDP 1.91%
Ranked 115th. 		3.17%
Ranked 44th. 66% more than China
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 97.22%
Ranked 14th. 10% more than India 		88.01%
Ranked 82nd.
Government spending on education > % of government spending 12.97%
Ranked 50th. 21% more than India 		10.74%
Ranked 64th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 115.53%
Ranked 18th. 4% more than India 		111.16%
Ranked 31st.
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 5.39%
Ranked 90th. 		17.04%
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than China
Primary education, pupils > % female 46.19%
Ranked 141st. 		47.96%
Ranked 110th. 4% more than China
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 127.71%
Ranked 8th. 12% more than India 		113.94%
Ranked 20th.
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 87.34%
Ranked 41st. 		96.46%
Ranked 53th. 10% more than China
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 109.56%
Ranked 39th. 		114.28%
Ranked 27th. 4% more than China
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 47.64%
Ranked 111th. 6% more than India 		44.74%
Ranked 139th.
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 87.02%
Ranked 33th. 		92.23%
Ranked 63th. 6% more than China
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 15.1
Ranked 43th. 21 times more than India 		0.706
Ranked 118th.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 2.34
Ranked 62nd. 59% more than India 		1.48
Ranked 73th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 5.66 million
Ranked 1st. 		15.06 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than China
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 1.74 million
Ranked 1st. 		13.99 million
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 103.3 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than India 		25.78 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74 14.31 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than India 		3.7 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 26
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than India 		6.95
Ranked 16th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 39.79
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than India 		16.27
Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 36.79
Ranked 7th. 39% more than India 		26.38
Ranked 20th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 29.58
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than India 		12.19
Ranked 20th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 47.1
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than India 		19.59
Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 56.55
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than India 		11.89
Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 5.76
Ranked 2nd. 		9.16
Ranked 2nd. 59% more than China
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 1.15
Ranked 8th. 		5.86
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than China
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 38.69
Ranked 11th. 		43.26
Ranked 9th. 12% more than China
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 87.17
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than India 		38.77
Ranked 25th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people 12.06
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than India 		2.33
Ranked 16th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 4.2
Ranked 2nd. 		5.54
Ranked 2nd. 32% more than China
Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24 99.2%
Ranked 28th. 18% more than India 		84.19%
Ranked 78th.
Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 86.53%
Ranked 55th. 81% more than India 		47.84%
Ranked 97th.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 1.81%
Ranked 163th. 		3.08%
Ranked 125th. 71% more than China
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 11 years
Ranked 73th. The same as India 		11 years
Ranked 22nd.
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 110.9%
Ranked 65th. 42% more than India 		78.13%
Ranked 88th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 81.1%
Ranked 20th. 32% more than India 		61.37%
Ranked 86th.

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