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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Average IQ: Average IQ of different countries according to the controversial book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations".
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • 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.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > 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
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female 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 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14: Number of males aged 10-14 years, who are illiterate.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Total is the number of people age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.
  • Progression to secondary school > 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19:

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

  • Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, female (% of female 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.
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education (% of total). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education (% of total). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education (% of total 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).
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Secondary is the total public expenditure per student in secondary education 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).
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Male: 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.
  • Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total male enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • 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.
  • Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total female enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % gross: School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Male is the total male enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School 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.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 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 > 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.
  • High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's high school, or secondary, teachers that are female.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people:

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

    . Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • 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
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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 > 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • 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.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
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STAT Cuba India HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 99.8
Ranked 2nd. 59% more than India 		62.75
Ranked 14th.
Children out of school, primary 28,025
Ranked 35th. 		1.39 million
Ranked 4th. 50 times more than Cuba
Children out of school, primary per 1000 2.49
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than India 		1.14
Ranked 85th.
Children out of school, primary, female 12,879
Ranked 34th. 		6.11 million
Ranked 1st. 474 times more than Cuba
College and university > Gender parity index 1.64
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than India 		0.726
Ranked 100th.
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 61st. The same as India 		9
Ranked 64th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 12.86%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than India 		3.17%
Ranked 44th.
High school enrolment rate 98.5
Ranked 3rd. 16% more than India 		85.13
Ranked 70th.
Homeschooling legal status Illegal, public education is mandatory without known exceptions. Legal as alternative to the mandatory public school system.
Literacy > Total population 97%
Ranked 48th. 63% more than India 		59.5%
Ranked 134th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 57th. 20% more than India 		5
Ranked 160th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 7.87
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than India 		3.21
Ranked 104th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 9.06
Ranked 72nd. 		35.15
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Cuba
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 8.43
Ranked 39th. 		25.92
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Cuba
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 105th. 		7
Ranked 50th. 17% more than Cuba
College and university > Share of total education spending 34.83%
Ranked 6th. 		35.89%
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Cuba
Average IQ 85
Ranked 33th. 5% more than India 		81
Ranked 38th.
Literacy > Female 96.9%
Ranked 45th. Twice as much as India 		48.3%
Ranked 131st.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.14
Ranked 44th. 		5.58
Ranked 38th. 5 times more than Cuba
College and university > Gender ratio 168.65
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than India 		69.94
Ranked 85th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 52nd. The same as India 		3
Ranked 65th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than India 		2.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th.
Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 78th. 13% more than India 		8 years
Ranked 8th.
Secondary education, pupils 784,466
Ranked 24th. 		113.73 million
Ranked 1st. 145 times more than Cuba
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.95
Ranked 102nd. 2% more than India 		0.93
Ranked 115th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 99.8%
Ranked 1st. 51% more than India 		66%
Ranked 91st.
Primary education, teachers 88,699
Ranked 17th. 		3.92 million
Ranked 2nd. 44 times more than Cuba
Primary education, pupils 803,194
Ranked 41st. 		137.75 million
Ranked 1st. 171 times more than Cuba
Adult literacy rate > Female 99.8
Ranked 2nd. 96% more than India 		50.82
Ranked 14th.
Tertiary enrollment 24.2%
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than India 		10.5%
Ranked 20th.
Spending per student > College and university 58.77
Ranked 12th. 7% more than India 		54.98
Ranked 18th.
High school > Gender ratio 99.49
Ranked 60th. 16% more than India 		85.75
Ranked 116th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 39th. The same as India 		6
Ranked 46th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.748
Ranked 35th. 35 times more than India 		0.0212
Ranked 98th.
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 77th. 		4
Ranked 27th. 33% more than Cuba
Literacy > Male 97.2%
Ranked 48th. 38% more than India 		70.2%
Ranked 131st.
High school > Private school share 0.0
Ranked 63th. 		41.89%
Ranked 11th.
Spending > Proportion 13.18
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than India 		3.17
Ranked 121st.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 10.31
Ranked 92nd. 		40.2
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Cuba
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 110th. The same as India 		3
Ranked 125th.
High school repeaters > Male 0.75
Ranked 80th. 		5.15
Ranked 44th. 7 times more than Cuba
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 100%
Ranked 1st. 31% more than India 		76.4%
Ranked 23th.
Preschool enrollment rate 101.94
Ranked 77th. 		113.06
Ranked 30th. 11% more than Cuba
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 1,979.81
Ranked 154th. 		198,512.54
Ranked 2nd. 100 times more than Cuba
Primary completion rate 94
Ranked 54th. 4% more than India 		90
Ranked 71st.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 235,997
Ranked 54th. 		11.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 48 times more than Cuba
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 63th. 20% more than India 		5
Ranked 169th.
Secondary education, teachers 93,067
Ranked 8th. 		4.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 47 times more than Cuba
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 8.26
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than India 		3.59
Ranked 77th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 12.67
Ranked 40th. 		40.31
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Cuba
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 110th. The same as India 		3
Ranked 120th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 1.34
Ranked 39th. 		4.44
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Cuba
Spending per student > High school 51.86
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than India 		16.18
Ranked 49th.
Secondary education, general pupils 574,195
Ranked 37th. 		100.95 million
Ranked 1st. 176 times more than Cuba
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 3%
Ranked 107th. 		40.5%
Ranked 26th. 14 times more than Cuba
High school > Gender parity index 0.988
Ranked 58th. 8% more than India 		0.918
Ranked 115th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 264
Ranked 59th. 		12,774
Ranked 14th. 48 times more than Cuba
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 52%
Ranked 17th. 30% more than India 		40%
Ranked 2nd.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.298%
Ranked 123th. 		0.745%
Ranked 119th. 3 times more than Cuba
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 21.05
Ranked 70th. Twice as much as India 		10.49
Ranked 92nd.
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 82nd. The same as India 		6
Ranked 96th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 16.6%
Ranked 22nd. 55% more than India 		10.7%
Ranked 57th.
Children out of school, primary, male 15,146
Ranked 32nd. 		4.85 million
Ranked 1st. 320 times more than Cuba
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 7.7%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than India 		3.8%
Ranked 76th.
High school > Students per teacher 8.43
Ranked 39th. 		25.92
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Cuba
Secondary education > General pupils 668,881
Ranked 32nd. 		83.13 million
Ranked 2nd. 124 times more than Cuba
Spending per student > Elementary school 44.66
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than India 		8.86
Ranked 62nd.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 64th. 9% more than India 		11
Ranked 156th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 59th. 9% more than India 		11
Ranked 138th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than India 		3.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 35
Ranked 12th. 10% more than India 		31.74
Ranked 21st.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 925,335
Ranked 77th. 		125.57 million
Ranked 1st. 136 times more than Cuba
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 73.9%
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than India 		26.6%
Ranked 116th.
Elementary school graduate rate 95.56
Ranked 5th. 45% more than India 		65.79
Ranked 84th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 100
Ranked 1st. 23% more than India 		81.13
Ranked 14th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 34.7
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than India 		7.2
Ranked 61st.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 69.6
Ranked 46th. 		93.13
Ranked 41st. 34% more than Cuba
Primary education, pupils per 1000 71.26
Ranked 68th. 		112.8
Ranked 72nd. 58% more than Cuba
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.72
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than India 		0.7
Ranked 77th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 269,400
Ranked 86th. 		289.64 million
Ranked 1st. 1075 times more than Cuba
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1
Ranked 65th. 23% more than India 		0.81
Ranked 118th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 434.52
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than India 		188.02
Ranked 21st.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 21.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 96% more than India 		10.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.176
Ranked 181st. 8% more than India 		0.163
Ranked 184th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 90th. 		7
Ranked 44th. 17% more than Cuba
Teacher student ratio > High school 9.67
Ranked 85th. 		32.7
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Cuba
High school repeaters > Female 0.37
Ranked 82nd. 		4.06
Ranked 43th. 11 times more than Cuba
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 140,700
Ranked 88th. 		179.8 million
Ranked 1st. 1278 times more than Cuba
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 9.61
Ranked 123th. 		40.2
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Cuba
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 100
Ranked 1st. 34% more than India 		74.36
Ranked 14th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 97%
Ranked 29th. 33% more than India 		73%
Ranked 66th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 871,444
Ranked 66th. 		140.36 million
Ranked 1st. 161 times more than Cuba
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 58th. 20% more than India 		5 years
Ranked 154th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $3,164.74
Ranked 37th. 5 times more than India 		$616.31
Ranked 74th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 96.71
Ranked 92nd. 		128.4
Ranked 14th. 33% more than Cuba
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 50.94
Ranked 67th. 		85.94
Ranked 45th. 69% more than Cuba
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 72.03
Ranked 12th. 		75
Ranked 17th. 4% more than Cuba
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 66th. 9% more than India 		11
Ranked 161st.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 0.0
Ranked 85th. 		17.04%
Ranked 32nd.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 98.13
Ranked 73th. 1% more than India 		96.83
Ranked 104th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 98.46
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than India 		84.22
Ranked 63th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 3.1%
Ranked 109th. 		51.7%
Ranked 25th. 17 times more than Cuba
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 98%
Ranked 30th. 3% more than India 		95%
Ranked 62nd.
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 85th. 20% more than India 		5
Ranked 155th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 101.7
Ranked 6th. 49% more than India 		68.4
Ranked 9th.
Secondary education > Pupils 937,493
Ranked 27th. 		83.86 million
Ranked 2nd. 89 times more than Cuba
Primary education > Pupils 895,045
Ranked 48th. 		136.19 million
Ranked 1st. 152 times more than Cuba
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 80.4%
Ranked 44th. 60% more than India 		50.4%
Ranked 88th.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 100
Ranked 1st. 13% more than India 		88.41
Ranked 14th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 83.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 84th. 8% more than India 		77.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.16%
Ranked 40th. 46% more than India 		38.45%
Ranked 105th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 210,271
Ranked 14th. 		829,377
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Cuba
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 59.18%
Ranked 69th. 		90.56%
Ranked 8th. 53% more than Cuba
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 9.06
Ranked 72nd. 		35.15
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Cuba
Secondary education > Teachers 84,827
Ranked 13th. 		2.59 million
Ranked 2nd. 30 times more than Cuba
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 16 years
Ranked 16th. 60% more than India 		10 years
Ranked 24th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 95.98
Ranked 5th. 46% more than India 		65.79
Ranked 74th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 938,047
Ranked 60th. 		81.05 million
Ranked 2nd. 86 times more than Cuba
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 0.0434
Ranked 14th. 		26.86
Ranked 4th. 618 times more than Cuba
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 23.48
Ranked 61st. 2 times more than India 		11.68
Ranked 70th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 55th. The same as India 		6
Ranked 62nd.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 4th. 25% more than India 		0.8
Ranked 25th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 4,202
Ranked 85th. 		5.56 million
Ranked 3rd. 1324 times more than Cuba
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 98.79%
Ranked 71st. 7% more than India 		92.18%
Ranked 116th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level 41.9
Ranked 4th. 81% more than India 		23.1
Ranked 26th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.74%
Ranked 125th. 2% more than India 		46.82%
Ranked 143th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 23.96
Ranked 104th. 		264.81
Ranked 23th. 11 times more than Cuba
Progression to secondary school 98.53%
Ranked 15th. 16% more than India 		85.08%
Ranked 71st.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 100%
Ranked 1st. 48% more than India 		67.7%
Ranked 23th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 807,630
Ranked 7th. 		79.46 million
Ranked 1st. 98 times more than Cuba
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 97%
Ranked 40th. 7% more than India 		91%
Ranked 83th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 96th. 7% more than India 		14
Ranked 186th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 76th. The same as India 		6
Ranked 89th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.54
Ranked 95th. 		3.45
Ranked 66th. 6 times more than Cuba
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 59.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 		76.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 30% more than Cuba
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 82.53
Ranked 122nd. 		116.62
Ranked 83th. 41% more than Cuba
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.083 per capita
Ranked 122nd. 		0.12 per capita
Ranked 76th. 45% more than Cuba
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 2.9%
Ranked 104th. 		29.8%
Ranked 25th. 10 times more than Cuba
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 99%
Ranked 19th. 1% more than India 		98%
Ranked 33th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 100%
Ranked 1st. 19% more than India 		84.2%
Ranked 21st.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 10.7
Ranked 131st. 		40
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Cuba
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 78%
Ranked 43th. 77% more than India 		44%
Ranked 3rd.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 268,612
Ranked 9th. 		726,889
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Cuba
Primary education > Teachers 86,827
Ranked 20th. 		3.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 39 times more than Cuba
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.31%
Ranked 104th. 14% more than India 		42.56%
Ranked 140th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 867.08
Ranked 4th. 82% more than India 		477.67
Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 0.0
Ranked 14th. 		22.83 million
Ranked 1st.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 53th. 20% more than India 		5
Ranked 142nd.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 7.69
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than India 		3.05
Ranked 118th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 83.02
Ranked 34th. 10% more than India 		75.51
Ranked 88th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 99.8%
Ranked 1st. 36% more than India 		73.4%
Ranked 27th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 47.7%
Ranked 106th. 9% more than India 		43.6%
Ranked 20th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $35.69 billion
Ranked 32nd. 		$762.18 billion
Ranked 2nd. 21 times more than Cuba
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 82nd. The same as India 		6
Ranked 97th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 80.15%
Ranked 52nd. 		87.94%
Ranked 27th. 10% more than Cuba
High school > Share of total education spending 29.11%
Ranked 69th. 		37.49%
Ranked 12th. 29% more than Cuba
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 637,177
Ranked 53th. 		95.31 million
Ranked 1st. 150 times more than Cuba
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 59.23
Ranked 64th. 		74.85
Ranked 67th. 26% more than Cuba
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 7.51
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than India 		2.33
Ranked 104th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 95.36
Ranked 62nd. 2% more than India 		93.44
Ranked 131st.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.982
Ranked 63th. 		0.999
Ranked 46th. 2% more than Cuba
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 50%
Ranked 51st. 26% more than India 		39.6%
Ranked 28th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 105
Ranked 6th. 		3,245
Ranked 9th. 31 times more than Cuba
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 83.66
Ranked 88th. 11% more than India 		75.28
Ranked 104th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.0166
Ranked 14th. 		17.74
Ranked 4th. 1069 times more than Cuba
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 488
Ranked 13th. 		24.03 million
Ranked 1st. 49247 times more than Cuba
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.0435
Ranked 14th. 		25.95
Ranked 4th. 596 times more than Cuba
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 392,452
Ranked 8th. 		33.62 million
Ranked 1st. 86 times more than Cuba
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.0148
Ranked 14th. 		19.59
Ranked 4th. 1323 times more than Cuba
Primary completion rate > Women 93
Ranked 57th. 8% more than India 		86
Ranked 71st.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.7
Ranked 92nd. 		3.48
Ranked 70th. 5 times more than Cuba
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.36
Ranked 97th. 		3.42
Ranked 60th. 10 times more than Cuba
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 96.1%
Ranked 28th. 31% more than India 		73.1%
Ranked 59th.
High school teachers 89,495
Ranked 25th. 		2.59 million
Ranked 1st. 29 times more than Cuba
Elementary school teachers 90,677
Ranked 35th. 		3.39 million
Ranked 1st. 37 times more than Cuba
High school enrolment rate > Male 98.53
Ranked 5th. 15% more than India 		85.91
Ranked 60th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 99.8%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than India 		47.8%
Ranked 27th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1%
Ranked 4th. 25% more than India 		0.8%
Ranked 25th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 24.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th. 		272.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 11 times more than Cuba
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 12.51
Ranked 105th. 		164.38
Ranked 23th. 13 times more than Cuba
Primary completion rate > Men 95
Ranked 43th. 1% more than India 		94
Ranked 48th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 937,493
Ranked 47th. 		89.46 million
Ranked 2nd. 95 times more than Cuba
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 83.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 7% more than India 		77.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 100.5
Ranked 42nd. 26% more than India 		79.83
Ranked 131st.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 79.26
Ranked 91st. 		122.63
Ranked 77th. 55% more than Cuba
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
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Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 11.4
Ranked 99th. 		17.9
Ranked 58th. 57% more than Cuba
Pupils reaching grade 5 95.3
Ranked 22nd. 40% more than India 		67.9
Ranked 63th.
High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 67.11%
Ranked 64th. 		87.94%
Ranked 23th. 31% more than Cuba
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 0.0
Ranked 14th. 		9.21 million
Ranked 1st.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils per 1000 23.79
Ranked 3rd. 36 times more than India 		0.654
Ranked 122nd.
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 99.99%
Ranked 3rd. 23% more than India 		81.13%
Ranked 18th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 76.55
Ranked 9th. 		96.29
Ranked 8th. 26% more than Cuba
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 110.18%
Ranked 3rd. 27% more than India 		86.89%
Ranked 121st.
Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group 92.87%
Ranked 39th. 11% more than India 		83.91%
Ranked 88th.
Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group 94.64%
Ranked 30th. 2% more than India 		92.87%
Ranked 69th.
Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment 0.52%
Ranked 76th. 		3.19%
Ranked 73th. 6 times more than Cuba
Progression to secondary school > Female 98.81%
Ranked 12th. 20% more than India 		82.25%
Ranked 68th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 104.21% gross
Ranked 61st. 		120.02% gross
Ranked 18th. 15% more than Cuba
School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 112% gross
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than India 		35.84% gross
Ranked 88th.
Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort 97.15%
Ranked 9th. 23% more than India 		78.92%
Ranked 48th.
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100%
Ranked 55th. 24% more than India 		80.47%
Ranked 92nd.
Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment 0.3%
Ranked 75th. 		3.09%
Ranked 70th. 10 times more than Cuba
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 80
Ranked 13th. 		12.65 million
Ranked 1st. 158140 times more than Cuba
Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force 19.1%
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than India 		7%
Ranked 61st.
Labor force with primary education > % of total 33%
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than India 		14.4%
Ranked 57th.
Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force 46.8%
Ranked 35th. 14% more than India 		40.9%
Ranked 36th.
Labor force with secondary education > % of total 50.6%
Ranked 26th. 43% more than India 		35.5%
Ranked 48th.
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 3.6%
Ranked 85th. 		23.1%
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Cuba
Primary education > Pupils > % female 47.76% female
Ranked 69th. 2% more than India 		46.82% female
Ranked 138th.
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.079 per capita
Ranked 92nd. 		0.126 per capita
Ranked 71st. 59% more than Cuba
Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort 98.05%
Ranked 7th. 28% more than India 		76.34%
Ranked 48th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 9,334
Ranked 13th. 		181.1 million
Ranked 1st. 19402 times more than Cuba
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 543,414
Ranked 5th. 		27.95 million
Ranked 1st. 51 times more than Cuba
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 4.85 million
Ranked 6th. 		306.88 million
Ranked 1st. 63 times more than Cuba
Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force 39%
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than India 		15.1%
Ranked 50th.
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 52.2%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than India 		12.58%
Ranked 34th.
Elementary school graduate rate > Male 95.58
Ranked 4th. 44% more than India 		66.24
Ranked 70th.
Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment 1.66%
Ranked 57th. 		5.1%
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Cuba
Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female 38.48%
Ranked 36th. 54% more than India 		25%
Ranked 117th.
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 89.99%
Ranked 18th. 28% more than India 		70.52%
Ranked 94th.
Progression to secondary school > % 98.74%
Ranked 14th. 11% more than India 		88.62%
Ranked 75th.
Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment 0.357%
Ranked 64th. 		4.95%
Ranked 44th. 14 times more than Cuba
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.04%
Ranked 99th. 2% more than India 		46.99%
Ranked 139th.
Elementary school teachers > % female 76.56%
Ranked 62nd. 74% more than India 		44%
Ranked 119th.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 41.01%
Ranked 60th. 6 times more than India 		6.58%
Ranked 109th.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 228,425
Ranked 30th. 		742,331
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Cuba
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group 89.91%
Ranked 68th. 		112.38%
Ranked 33th. 25% more than Cuba
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 99.99%
Ranked 57th. 		111.38%
Ranked 41st. 11% more than Cuba
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.58%
Ranked 4th. 2% more than India 		97.25%
Ranked 27th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 111.44
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than India 		47.7
Ranked 81st.
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 110.23
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than India 		46.51
Ranked 81st.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 97.66
Ranked 90th. 		124.11
Ranked 16th. 27% more than Cuba
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 95.83
Ranked 98th. 		132.34
Ranked 13th. 38% more than Cuba
School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 78.21% gross
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than India 		9.31% gross
Ranked 87th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 96.23
Ranked 5th. 47% more than India 		65.28
Ranked 66th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 95.76
Ranked 3rd. 45% more than India 		66.24
Ranked 65th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 342,824
Ranked 8th. 		38.57 million
Ranked 1st. 113 times more than Cuba
High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher 7.51
Ranked 29th. 		20.67
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Cuba
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.00767
Ranked 14th. 		7.65
Ranked 4th. 997 times more than Cuba
High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 55%
Ranked 39th. 38% more than India 		40%
Ranked 33th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 40.72
Ranked 2nd. 31% more than India 		31.02
Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 1.59
Ranked 14th. 		265.23
Ranked 4th. 167 times more than Cuba
Secondary education, teachers > % female 56.98%
Ranked 17th. 39% more than India 		41.07%
Ranked 73th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.00714
Ranked 14th. 		11.94
Ranked 4th. 1674 times more than Cuba
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 99.81%
Ranked 1st. 36% more than India 		73.41%
Ranked 92nd.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 9.32
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than India 		2.92
Ranked 38th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 441,368
Ranked 9th. 		56.42 million
Ranked 1st. 128 times more than Cuba
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 98.34% net
Ranked 6th. 7% more than India 		92.24% net
Ranked 64th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 894,897
Ranked 6th. 		55.93 million
Ranked 1st. 63 times more than Cuba
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 251
Ranked 12th. 		16.29 million
Ranked 1st. 64885 times more than Cuba
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 186
Ranked 13th. 		18.8 million
Ranked 1st. 101058 times more than Cuba
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 4.87 million
Ranked 6th. 		199.21 million
Ranked 1st. 41 times more than Cuba
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 46.9%
Ranked 39th. 5% more than India 		44.5%
Ranked 16th.
Secondary education, teachers, female 53,031
Ranked 4th. 		1.8 million
Ranked 3rd. 34 times more than Cuba
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 1.08%
Ranked 59th. 		4.04%
Ranked 49th. 4 times more than Cuba
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 12.86%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than India 		3.17%
Ranked 43th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 79.82
Ranked 2nd. 51% more than India 		52.79
Ranked 23th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 95.98
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than India 		43.24
Ranked 24th.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 90.43%
Ranked 21st. 36% more than India 		66.29%
Ranked 98th.

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