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Education Stats: compare key data on Costa Rica & Panama

Definitions

  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • 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.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Men: Percentage of male pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Primary graduation rate > Females: Females graduating from primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total female population currently at primary school graduation age.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary graduation rate > Males: Males graduating from primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total male population currently at primary school graduation age.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • 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.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Trained teachers > Women: Percentage of female lower secondary level (middle school) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the lower secondary level.
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Women: Percentage of female pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 75-79: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 75 to 79. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 75-79: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64: 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
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female 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.
  • High school > Trained teachers > Women: Percentage of female upper secondary level (high school) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the upper secondary level.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19: 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
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 100: Compares countries by number of male literates aged over 100. 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
  • High school > Trained teachers > Men: Percentage of male upper secondary level (high school) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the upper secondary level.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female: Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. Technical/vocational programmes is the number of female students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the total male enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Progression to secondary school > %: Progression to secondary school (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Total is the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • School enrollment, preprimary > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Total is the total enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, primary > % net: School enrollment, primary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Total is the ratio of children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the total population of the official primary school age.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % gross: School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the total enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary: School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Percentage of private enrolment. Secondary is the enrolment in private secondary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in secondary 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.
  • Progression to secondary school, male > %: Progression to secondary school, male (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Male is the number of new male entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of male pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Female is the total female enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Male is the percentage of males age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of male literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 90-94: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Female is the percentage of females age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of female literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Female: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Female is the number of females age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the female population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Men: Percentage of male primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
  • High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > 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
  • High school > Upper Secondary > Trained teachers > Men: Percentage of male upper secondary level (high school) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the upper secondary level.
  • 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 > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's high school, or secondary, teachers that are female.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 95-99: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 80 to 84. 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 over 100 per million people: Compares countries by number of male literates aged over 100. 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 million 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 > Female literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 90-94: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84: 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59: 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 85-89: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 95-99: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 95-99: Number of females aged 95-99 years, who are literate.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • 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 > Female literates > 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 > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 90-94 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.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % net: School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the ratio of male children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the male population of the official secondary school age.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 85 to 89. 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 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 65 to 69. 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.
  • Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
STAT
Costa Rica
Panama
HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 96
Ranked 38th. 3% more than Panama
93.5
Ranked 44th.

Average years of schooling of adults 6
Ranked 52nd.
8.6
Ranked 25th. 43% more than Costa Rica
Children out of school, primary 23,445
Ranked 60th.
34,737
Ranked 32nd. 48% more than Costa Rica

Children out of school, primary per 1000 4.95
Ranked 51st.
9.14
Ranked 27th. 85% more than Costa Rica

Children out of school, primary, female 10,290
Ranked 56th.
17,728
Ranked 31st. 72% more than Costa Rica

College and university > Gender parity index 1.29
Ranked 38th.
1.54
Ranked 17th. 20% more than Costa Rica

Compulsary education duration 10
Ranked 73th.
11
Ranked 27th. 10% more than Costa Rica

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 6.27%
Ranked 24th. 79% more than Panama
3.5%
Ranked 37th.

High school enrolment rate 97.18
Ranked 42nd.
98.52
Ranked 30th. 1% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Total population 96%
Ranked 55th. 4% more than Panama
92.6%
Ranked 70th.

Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 120th. The same as Panama
6
Ranked 121st.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 6.17
Ranked 32nd. 21% more than Panama
5.09
Ranked 28th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.34
Ranked 77th.
22.61
Ranked 45th. 30% more than Costa Rica

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 14.92
Ranked 49th. 5% more than Panama
14.18
Ranked 31st.

Secondary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 191st.
6
Ranked 148th. 20% more than Costa Rica

College and university > Share of total education spending 19.71%
Ranked 57th.
22.24%
Ranked 17th. 13% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female 96.1%
Ranked 51st. 5% more than Panama
91.9%
Ranked 67th.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 2.17
Ranked 53th.
4.66
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

College and university > Gender ratio 125.58
Ranked 45th.
159.3
Ranked 12th. 27% more than Costa Rica

Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 176th. The same as Panama
2
Ranked 177th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th.
5.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 30% more than Costa Rica

Duration of compulsory education 10 years
Ranked 58th. 67% more than Panama
6 years
Ranked 148th.
Secondary education, pupils 419,453
Ranked 80th. 20% more than Panama
349,385
Ranked 40th.

College and university > Private school share 52.56%
Ranked 9th. 54% more than Panama
34.07%
Ranked 40th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 55th. 2% more than Panama
0.97
Ranked 87th.

School life expectancy > Total 10.1 years
Ranked 73th.
11.3 years
Ranked 59th. 12% more than Costa Rica
Literacy > Adult literacy 95.9%
Ranked 34th. 3% more than Panama
93.4%
Ranked 43th.

Primary education, teachers 29,233
Ranked 69th. 51% more than Panama
19,340
Ranked 44th.

Primary education, pupils 506,961
Ranked 80th. 16% more than Panama
437,277
Ranked 48th.

Adult literacy rate > Female 96.2
Ranked 35th. 4% more than Panama
92.8
Ranked 44th.

Tertiary enrollment 16%
Ranked 59th.
34.9%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Spending per student > College and university 35.94
Ranked 35th. 35% more than Panama
26.54
Ranked 49th.

High school > Gender ratio 106.09
Ranked 25th.
108.25
Ranked 16th. 2% more than Costa Rica

Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 174th. 25% more than Panama
4
Ranked 106th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 3.15
Ranked 40th.
3.73
Ranked 21st. 18% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 2
Ranked 192nd.
3
Ranked 119th. 50% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Male 95.9%
Ranked 59th. 3% more than Panama
93.2%
Ranked 78th.

Spending > USD 1.46 billion
Ranked 68th. 41% more than Panama
1.03 billion
Ranked 73th.

High school > Private school share 9.61%
Ranked 77th.
15.97%
Ranked 29th. 66% more than Costa Rica

Spending > Proportion 5.04
Ranked 50th. 14% more than Panama
4.42
Ranked 73th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 21.34
Ranked 61st.
24.23
Ranked 54th. 14% more than Costa Rica

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 52nd. The same as Panama
4
Ranked 53th.

High school repeaters > Male 10.22
Ranked 26th. 38% more than Panama
7.43
Ranked 34th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 97.6%
Ranked 11th. 2% more than Panama
96.1%
Ranked 14th.

Preschool enrollment rate 109.87
Ranked 40th.
111.12
Ranked 35th. 1% more than Costa Rica

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 2,022.88
Ranked 153th.
2,094.58
Ranked 151st. 4% more than Costa Rica

Primary completion rate 92
Ranked 66th.
97
Ranked 43th. 5% more than Costa Rica

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 77,283
Ranked 86th.
117,601
Ranked 75th. 52% more than Costa Rica

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 127th. The same as Panama
6
Ranked 128th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 5.93
Ranked 49th.
6.48
Ranked 15th. 9% more than Costa Rica

Secondary education, teachers 28,111
Ranked 53th. 14% more than Panama
24,631
Ranked 16th.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 14.17
Ranked 67th.
17.49
Ranked 25th. 23% more than Costa Rica

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 164th. The same as Panama
3
Ranked 165th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 2.78
Ranked 46th.
4.47
Ranked 28th. 61% more than Costa Rica

Spending per student > High school 17.05
Ranked 57th. 71% more than Panama
9.95
Ranked 27th.

Secondary education, general pupils 355,843
Ranked 79th. 18% more than Panama
300,427
Ranked 51st.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 4%
Ranked 104th.
7.5%
Ranked 88th. 88% more than Costa Rica

High school > Gender parity index 1.05
Ranked 25th.
1.08
Ranked 19th. 3% more than Costa Rica

Scientific and technical journal articles 84
Ranked 86th. 2 times more than Panama
37
Ranked 98th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 1.08%
Ranked 111th.
1.57%
Ranked 100th. 46% more than Costa Rica

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 18.88
Ranked 75th.
37
Ranked 33th. 96% more than Costa Rica

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 149th. The same as Panama
6
Ranked 150th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 18.5%
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Panama
8.9%
Ranked 72nd.

Children out of school, primary, male 13,155
Ranked 52nd.
17,009
Ranked 30th. 29% more than Costa Rica

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.1%
Ranked 49th. 24% more than Panama
4.1%
Ranked 71st.

High school > Students per teacher 14.92
Ranked 50th. 5% more than Panama
14.18
Ranked 31st.

Secondary education > General pupils 286,414
Ranked 55th. 81% more than Panama
157,889
Ranked 67th.

Spending per student > Elementary school 16.96
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Panama
7.47
Ranked 34th.

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 115th. The same as Panama
12
Ranked 116th.

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 106th. The same as Panama
12
Ranked 107th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 7% more than Panama
5.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 42.63
Ranked 2nd. 10% more than Panama
38.69
Ranked 10th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 545,509
Ranked 93th. 30% more than Panama
419,904
Ranked 103th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 54.4%
Ranked 79th.
63.5%
Ranked 66th. 17% more than Costa Rica

Elementary school graduate rate 94.3
Ranked 37th. 11% more than Panama
85.21
Ranked 57th.

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 98.1
Ranked 46th. 2% more than Panama
96.4
Ranked 59th.

Public spending per student > Primary level 14.9
Ranked 11th.
15.8
Ranked 10th. 6% more than Costa Rica
Primary education, pupils per 1000 107.01
Ranked 75th.
115
Ranked 48th. 7% more than Costa Rica

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 88.54
Ranked 52nd.
91.89
Ranked 22nd. 4% more than Costa Rica

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.26
Ranked 34th.
1.63
Ranked 11th. 29% more than Costa Rica

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 119,800
Ranked 103th.
156,100
Ranked 98th. 30% more than Costa Rica

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.06
Ranked 34th.
1.07
Ranked 31st. 1% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 383.91
Ranked 10th. 10% more than Panama
348.04
Ranked 11th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 18.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.
38.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.427
Ranked 148th.
0.56
Ranked 140th. 31% more than Costa Rica

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 172nd.
6
Ranked 130th. 20% more than Costa Rica

Teacher student ratio > High school 15.64
Ranked 44th. 2% more than Panama
15.39
Ranked 45th.

Inequality adjusted index 0.601
Ranked 61st.
0.609
Ranked 60th. 1% more than Costa Rica
High school repeaters > Female 7.82
Ranked 29th. 74% more than Panama
4.5
Ranked 42nd.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 58,000
Ranked 103th.
84,600
Ranked 98th. 46% more than Costa Rica

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 18.97
Ranked 67th.
24.24
Ranked 50th. 28% more than Costa Rica

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 98.6
Ranked 44th. 2% more than Panama
96.2
Ranked 64th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 83.6%
Ranked 55th. 1% more than Panama
82.4%
Ranked 57th.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 534,816
Ranked 76th. 20% more than Panama
445,107
Ranked 83th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 118th. The same as Panama
6 years
Ranked 119th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $3,340.64
Ranked 32nd.
$5,427.64
Ranked 16th. 62% more than Costa Rica

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 94.95
Ranked 102nd.
107.31
Ranked 40th. 13% more than Costa Rica

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 75.11
Ranked 52nd.
79.01
Ranked 31st. 5% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 84.9
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Panama
78.54
Ranked 10th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 8.45%
Ranked 82nd.
12.85%
Ranked 37th. 52% more than Costa Rica

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 118th. The same as Panama
12
Ranked 119th.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.19
Ranked 50th. 2% more than Panama
97.05
Ranked 90th.

High school enrolment rate > Female 94.29
Ranked 49th.
98.86
Ranked 23th. 5% more than Costa Rica

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 4%
Ranked 103th.
8.1%
Ranked 91st. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 88%
Ranked 76th.
99%
Ranked 22nd. 13% more than Costa Rica

Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 169th.
6
Ranked 125th. 20% more than Costa Rica
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 55.7
Ranked 9th. 17% more than Panama
47.7
Ranked 32nd.
Secondary education > Pupils 347,244
Ranked 50th. 36% more than Panama
256,224
Ranked 56th.

Primary education > Pupils 542,087
Ranked 54th. 26% more than Panama
430,152
Ranked 59th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 52.8%
Ranked 86th.
60.7%
Ranked 73th. 15% more than Costa Rica

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 97.7
Ranked 49th. 1% more than Panama
96.6
Ranked 58th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 52.36%
Ranked 67th.
62.14%
Ranked 11th. 19% more than Costa Rica

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 70.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 117th.
82.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 92nd. 16% more than Costa Rica

Secondary education, vocational pupils 63,610
Ranked 59th. 30% more than Panama
48,958
Ranked 26th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 17.34
Ranked 77th.
22.61
Ranked 44th. 30% more than Costa Rica

Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes 91.45%
Ranked 32nd. 1% more than Panama
90.4%
Ranked 27th.

Secondary education > Teachers 16,355
Ranked 82nd.
16,392
Ranked 34th. About the same as Costa Rica

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 12 years
Ranked 19th.
13 years
Ranked 60th. 8% more than Costa Rica
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 96.21
Ranked 23th. 10% more than Panama
87.4
Ranked 45th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 288,965
Ranked 104th. 15% more than Panama
251,228
Ranked 109th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 1.25
Ranked 4th.
2.5
Ranked 8th. Twice as much as Costa Rica

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 20.14
Ranked 66th. 63% more than Panama
12.36
Ranked 87th.

Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 111th. The same as Panama
6
Ranked 112th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1.01
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Panama
0.99
Ranked 20th.

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.03%
Ranked 24th. 1% more than Panama
101.09%
Ranked 39th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 41,790
Ranked 40th. 9 times more than Panama
4,560
Ranked 83th.

Public spending per student > Secondary level 19.4
Ranked 18th.
24.4
Ranked 11th. 26% more than Costa Rica
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.13%
Ranked 108th.
48.17%
Ranked 107th. The same as Costa Rica

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 28.72
Ranked 101st.
48.17
Ranked 91st. 68% more than Costa Rica

Progression to secondary school 100%
Ranked 1st. 55% more than Panama
64.58%
Ranked 60th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 98%
Ranked 10th. 3% more than Panama
95.6%
Ranked 16th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 402,228
Ranked 4th. 39% more than Panama
288,880
Ranked 10th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 6,097
Ranked 5th.
9,910
Ranked 9th. 63% more than Costa Rica

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 88%
Ranked 74th.
99%
Ranked 20th. 13% more than Costa Rica

Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Both sexes 80.92%
Ranked 23th. 72% more than Panama
46.95%
Ranked 33th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 149th. The same as Panama
15
Ranked 150th.

Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Men 65.57%
Ranked 27th. 7 times more than Panama
9.43%
Ranked 30th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 131st. The same as Panama
6
Ranked 132nd.

Elementary school repeaters > All 7.04
Ranked 38th. 33% more than Panama
5.29
Ranked 50th.

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 66.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th. 35% more than Panama
48.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people 10.76
Ranked 1st.
13.32
Ranked 5th. 24% more than Costa Rica
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 133.25
Ranked 62nd. 1% more than Panama
132.11
Ranked 63th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 4.1%
Ranked 99th.
6.8%
Ranked 78th. 66% more than Costa Rica

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.133 per capita
Ranked 60th.
0.137 per capita
Ranked 57th. 3% more than Costa Rica

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 87%
Ranked 80th.
99%
Ranked 27th. 14% more than Costa Rica

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 97.2%
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Panama
96.5%
Ranked 15th.

Primary graduation rate > Females 83%
Ranked 13th.
90%
Ranked 7th. 8% more than Costa Rica

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 24.9
Ranked 65th. 1% more than Panama
24.7
Ranked 66th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 80%
Ranked 38th. 5% more than Panama
76%
Ranked 50th.
Primary education > Teachers 25,399
Ranked 44th. 43% more than Panama
17,751
Ranked 51st.

Secondary education > Vocational pupils 60,830
Ranked 24th.
98,335
Ranked 20th. 62% more than Costa Rica

Primary graduation rate > Males 77%
Ranked 14th.
90%
Ranked 7th. 17% more than Costa Rica

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 50.46%
Ranked 43th.
50.67%
Ranked 39th. About the same as Costa Rica

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.684
Ranked 3rd.
1.09
Ranked 8th. 60% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 745.98
Ranked 11th. 7% more than Panama
699.63
Ranked 12th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 2,862
Ranked 4th.
7,988
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Private school enrolment > Primary level 6.9
Ranked 45th.
9.9
Ranked 38th. 43% more than Costa Rica
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 109th. The same as Panama
6
Ranked 110th.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.88
Ranked 27th. 11% more than Panama
5.27
Ranked 34th.

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 80.38
Ranked 38th. 6% more than Panama
76.12
Ranked 42nd.

Literacy > Men above 14 years 94.7%
Ranked 10th. 2% more than Panama
92.5%
Ranked 15th.

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.1%
Ranked 101st.
48.2%
Ranked 96th. About the same as Costa Rica
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $16.05 billion
Ranked 40th.
$20.64 billion
Ranked 34th. 29% more than Costa Rica

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 148th. The same as Panama
6
Ranked 149th.

Scouting > Members 11,297
Ranked 70th. 5 times more than Panama
2,254
Ranked 119th.
High school > Lower Secondary > Trained teachers > Women 89.56%
Ranked 11th. 5% more than Panama
84.91%
Ranked 12th.

Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Women 81.82%
Ranked 21st. 67% more than Panama
49.09%
Ranked 29th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 97.17%
Ranked 3rd.
98.93%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Costa Rica

High school > Share of total education spending 20.19%
Ranked 88th.
22.43%
Ranked 42nd. 11% more than Costa Rica

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 49.2%
Ranked 66th.
62.2%
Ranked 56th. 26% more than Costa Rica
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 321,961
Ranked 76th. 44% more than Panama
223,917
Ranked 92nd.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 98.78
Ranked 31st. 2% more than Panama
97.07
Ranked 47th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 3.92
Ranked 95th.
4.87
Ranked 35th. 24% more than Costa Rica

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 66.3
Ranked 57th. 41% more than Panama
46.91
Ranked 77th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.99
Ranked 51st. 2% more than Panama
0.974
Ranked 70th.

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 50.8%
Ranked 33th. 1% more than Panama
50.5%
Ranked 39th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 0.0
Ranked 60th.
517
Ranked 18th.

Private school enrolment > Secondary level 17.7
Ranked 40th.
21.7
Ranked 36th. 23% more than Costa Rica
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 70.59
Ranked 117th.
79.04
Ranked 96th. 12% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 58.54
Ranked 12th. 2% more than Panama
57.4
Ranked 10th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.622
Ranked 5th.
1.66
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 0.603
Ranked 4th.
1.6
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 1.11
Ranked 5th.
2.42
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.5
Ranked 5th.
1.42
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 1.32
Ranked 6th.
2.75
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 4,118
Ranked 4th.
7,438
Ranked 9th. 81% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 3,239
Ranked 4th.
4,018
Ranked 10th. 24% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 0.743
Ranked 4th.
1.6
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 201,990
Ranked 4th. 42% more than Panama
142,300
Ranked 10th.

Scouting > Members per thousand people 2.35
Ranked 57th. 4 times more than Panama
0.593
Ranked 112th.
Primary completion rate > Women 93
Ranked 62nd.
97
Ranked 45th. 4% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people 2.26
Ranked 8th. 11% more than Panama
2.03
Ranked 2nd.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 5.82
Ranked 41st. 35% more than Panama
4.3
Ranked 51st.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 8.18
Ranked 36th. 32% more than Panama
6.21
Ranked 46th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 80.9%
Ranked 50th.
82.1%
Ranked 48th. 1% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 100 per million people 13.93
Ranked 4th.
28.82
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Elementary school teachers 28,186
Ranked 71st. 53% more than Panama
18,364
Ranked 80th.

High school teachers 24,347
Ranked 53th. 40% more than Panama
17,337
Ranked 59th.

High school enrolment rate > Male 100
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Panama
98.19
Ranked 30th.

Literacy > Women above 14 years 95.1%
Ranked 7th. 4% more than Panama
91.2%
Ranked 10th.

Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1.01%
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Panama
0.99%
Ranked 19th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 28.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 104th.
50.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 92nd. 74% more than Costa Rica

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 13.91
Ranked 103th.
26.1
Ranked 91st. 88% more than Costa Rica

Primary completion rate > Men 91
Ranked 61st.
97
Ranked 38th. 7% more than Costa Rica

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 347,244
Ranked 84th. 36% more than Panama
256,224
Ranked 93th.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 125.48
Ranked 61st.
127.8
Ranked 55th. 2% more than Costa Rica

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 80.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 1% more than Panama
79.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 106.24
Ranked 24th.
107.29
Ranked 20th. 1% more than Costa Rica

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils reaching grade 5 80.2
Ranked 48th.
91.9
Ranked 27th. 15% more than Costa Rica
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 75-79 6,678
Ranked 6th.
9,562
Ranked 8th. 43% more than Costa Rica
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 75-79 26,988
Ranked 8th. 50% more than Panama
17,990
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 6,099
Ranked 6th.
13,075
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 86,730
Ranked 7th.
148,747
Ranked 8th. 72% more than Costa Rica

School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 12.58%
Ranked 56th.
15.14%
Ranked 32nd. 20% more than Costa Rica

Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 58.3%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Panama
27.8%
Ranked 26th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 5,817
Ranked 5th.
8,648
Ranked 9th. 49% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people 5.7
Ranked 9th. 16% more than Panama
4.89
Ranked 4th.
High school > Trained teachers > Women 89.47%
Ranked 11th. About the same as Panama
89.17%
Ranked 8th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 2,789
Ranked 5th.
6,218
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 1,212
Ranked 4th.
3,729
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 2,948
Ranked 4th.
6,108
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 100 152
Ranked 3rd. 67% more than Panama
91
Ranked 6th.
High school > Trained teachers > Men 89.99%
Ranked 8th. 3% more than Panama
87.44%
Ranked 7th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female 50.42%
Ranked 12th. 5% more than Panama
48.2%
Ranked 11th.

School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 98.49%
Ranked 35th. 20% more than Panama
81.87%
Ranked 27th.

Progression to secondary school > % 91.95%
Ranked 61st.
97.53%
Ranked 21st. 6% more than Costa Rica

Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 91.69%
Ranked 41st.
93.45%
Ranked 34th. 2% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 6,257
Ranked 5th.
10,120
Ranked 9th. 62% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 62,643
Ranked 7th. 30% more than Panama
48,049
Ranked 10th.

School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 72.72%
Ranked 64th. 11% more than Panama
65.41%
Ranked 23th.

School enrollment, primary > % net 94.06%
Ranked 50th. 3% more than Panama
91.23%
Ranked 36th.

School enrollment, secondary > % gross 101.11%
Ranked 28th. 20% more than Panama
84.05%
Ranked 28th.

School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 9.61%
Ranked 76th.
15.97%
Ranked 29th. 66% more than Costa Rica

Progression to secondary school, male > % 93.96%
Ranked 53th.
98.37%
Ranked 14th. 5% more than Costa Rica

School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 52.53%
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Panama
51.19%
Ranked 46th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 0.673
Ranked 5th.
1.66
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita 13.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th.
27.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st. 95% more than Costa Rica

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 270,198.79
Ranked 14th. 55 times more than Panama
4,922.44
Ranked 72nd.

Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 65.4%
Ranked 2nd. 47% more than Panama
44.5%
Ranked 19th.

Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 94.14%
Ranked 36th.
96.4%
Ranked 28th. 2% more than Costa Rica

Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 46.24%
Ranked 7th.
87.87%
Ranked 15th. 90% more than Costa Rica

Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 33.1%
Ranked 5th. 95% more than Panama
17%
Ranked 22nd.

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group 96.92%
Ranked 99th. 4% more than Panama
93.07%
Ranked 65th.

Researchers in R&D > Per million people 334.37
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Panama
116.58
Ranked 33th.

Literacy > Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 96.04%
Ranked 39th. 1% more than Panama
94.71%
Ranked 14th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74 70,921
Ranked 9th. 37% more than Panama
51,674
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 90-94 7,396
Ranked 6th. 27% more than Panama
5,816
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 96.48%
Ranked 29th. 3% more than Panama
93.49%
Ranked 9th.

Elementary school graduate rate > Female 96.04
Ranked 30th. 12% more than Panama
85.72
Ranked 49th.

Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 14,208
Ranked 46th. 40% more than Panama
10,181
Ranked 52nd.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 29,622
Ranked 34th. 18 times more than Panama
1,608
Ranked 82nd.

Literacy > Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24 98.72%
Ranked 39th. 1% more than Panama
97.34%
Ranked 20th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 28.28% gross
Ranked 61st.
54.63% gross
Ranked 6th. 93% more than Costa Rica

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 25,478
Ranked 38th. 9 times more than Panama
2,952
Ranked 74th.

Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Men 91.54%
Ranked 26th.
92.97%
Ranked 25th. 2% more than Costa Rica

High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher 14.4
Ranked 38th. 13% more than Panama
12.77
Ranked 22nd.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.358
Ranked 4th.
0.773
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 5,248
Ranked 5th.
8,912
Ranked 10th. 70% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 200,955
Ranked 6th. 47% more than Panama
137,001
Ranked 12th.

High school > Upper Secondary > Trained teachers > Men 89.91%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Panama
89.34%
Ranked 8th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 27.76
Ranked 14th. 7% more than Panama
25.83
Ranked 5th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 48.34
Ranked 14th. 21% more than Panama
39.85
Ranked 8th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 9.07
Ranked 8th.
22.2
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 60%
Ranked 28th. The same as Panama
60%
Ranked 29th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 95-99 297
Ranked 4th.
397
Ranked 6th. 34% more than Costa Rica
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89 10,723
Ranked 8th. 43% more than Panama
7,474
Ranked 7th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 22.53%
Ranked 62nd.
34.88%
Ranked 52nd. 55% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 3.37
Ranked 8th. 17% more than Panama
2.87
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 100 per million people 32.08
Ranked 2nd. 30% more than Panama
24.74
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.869
Ranked 6th.
2.02
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 190,164
Ranked 4th. 17% more than Panama
162,068
Ranked 8th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49 2,945
Ranked 5th.
3,627
Ranked 9th. 23% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 169,533
Ranked 6th. 41% more than Panama
120,045
Ranked 10th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 90-94 704
Ranked 4th.
1,104
Ranked 7th. 57% more than Costa Rica
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 88.13% net
Ranked 67th.
98.12% net
Ranked 4th. 11% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 205,407
Ranked 6th. 53% more than Panama
134,199
Ranked 11th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 3.53 million
Ranked 6th. 37% more than Panama
2.57 million
Ranked 9th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 143,989
Ranked 6th. 37% more than Panama
104,803
Ranked 10th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84 35,409
Ranked 7th. 54% more than Panama
22,950
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 373,176
Ranked 6th. 45% more than Panama
257,224
Ranked 11th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 1,793
Ranked 5th.
4,302
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 3,068
Ranked 5th.
4,018
Ranked 9th. 31% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 326,993
Ranked 6th. 36% more than Panama
239,842
Ranked 11th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 2,581
Ranked 6th.
5,277
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84 2,514
Ranked 5th.
3,649
Ranked 8th. 45% more than Costa Rica
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 2,989
Ranked 5th.
4,048
Ranked 10th. 35% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 2,834
Ranked 5th.
4,677
Ranked 9th. 65% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 119,759
Ranked 7th. 65% more than Panama
72,786
Ranked 10th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 177,774
Ranked 7th. 51% more than Panama
117,951
Ranked 10th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 85-89 1,265
Ranked 3rd.
1,937
Ranked 6th. 53% more than Costa Rica
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 136,315
Ranked 6th. 50% more than Panama
91,118
Ranked 10th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 3,310
Ranked 7th.
6,857
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 3,521
Ranked 6th.
5,872
Ranked 9th. 67% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 50,370
Ranked 8th. 44% more than Panama
34,968
Ranked 9th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 95-99 2,472
Ranked 4th. 33% more than Panama
1,855
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 95-99 1,533
Ranked 4th. 32% more than Panama
1,164
Ranked 6th.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 40.4%
Ranked 22nd. 26% more than Panama
32.1%
Ranked 24th.

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 23.06%
Ranked 10th. 56% more than Panama
14.78%
Ranked 29th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.378
Ranked 5th.
1.17
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 7.84
Ranked 9th. 11% more than Panama
7.09
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 43.36
Ranked 4th. 19% more than Panama
36.49
Ranked 11th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 0.545
Ranked 5th.
1.43
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 0.628
Ranked 6th.
1.62
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.491
Ranked 4th.
0.853
Ranked 10th. 74% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 0.699
Ranked 6th.
1.86
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Costa Rica

Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 42.9%
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Panama
9.6%
Ranked 30th.

Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 19.4%
Ranked 38th.
45%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 384,194
Ranked 4th. 16% more than Panama
330,698
Ranked 8th.

Education spending > % of GDP 5.1%
Ranked 56th. 13% more than Panama
4.5%
Ranked 72nd.
Secondary education, teachers > % female 59.71%
Ranked 40th. 1% more than Panama
59.33%
Ranked 15th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 7.13
Ranked 10th. 2% more than Panama
6.96
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 0.631
Ranked 4th.
1.1
Ranked 9th. 74% more than Costa Rica

Literacy > Literates > Aged 90-94 per thousand people 1.56
Ranked 5th.
1.58
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Costa Rica
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 68.69% gross
Ranked 23th. 11% more than Panama
61.83% gross
Ranked 28th.

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 108.83% gross
Ranked 30th.
109.33% gross
Ranked 28th. About the same as Costa Rica

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 13.22
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Panama
13.06
Ranked 4th.

Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 0.0
Ranked 59th.
148.09
Ranked 16th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 194,030
Ranked 4th. 15% more than Panama
168,630
Ranked 8th.

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 102.92%
Ranked 49th.
110.43%
Ranked 32nd. 7% more than Costa Rica

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 14.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th.
22.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th. 55% more than Costa Rica

Secondary education, teachers, female 16,785
Ranked 47th. 15% more than Panama
14,614
Ranked 14th.

Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 7.82%
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Panama
3.67%
Ranked 38th.

School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 70.87%
Ranked 62nd.
73.57%
Ranked 15th. 4% more than Costa Rica

Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 94.87%
Ranked 33th. 3% more than Panama
91.9%
Ranked 41st.

School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 103.88%
Ranked 22nd. 20% more than Panama
86.31%
Ranked 27th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people 0.578
Ranked 5th.
1.14
Ranked 6th. 97% more than Costa Rica
Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 96,733
Ranked 9th. 39% more than Panama
69,834
Ranked 10th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 1.43
Ranked 4th.
3.14
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Costa Rica

Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers 96.79%
Ranked 19th. 8% more than Panama
89.65%
Ranked 24th.

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