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Education Stats: compare key data on India & Iran

Definitions

  • Average IQ: Average IQ of different countries according to the controversial book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations".
  • 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.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > 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 > 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population 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 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 > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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 > 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 > 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 > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Teachers' Day date: Date when Teacher's Day is celebrated around the world.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary 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.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary 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.
  • 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 > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female 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.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary 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).
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
  • Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % 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.
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education (% of total). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (current 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 current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Male is the number of males age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the male population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: 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.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: 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.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59: Compares countries by number of male iliterate individuals, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 70 to 74. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male 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 > Literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 70 to 74. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • Unemployment with primary 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).
  • Unemployment with secondary 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).
  • Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % 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 illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: 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 as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of 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 > Female 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.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % 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.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
STAT India Iran HISTORY
Average IQ 81
Ranked 38th.
84
Ranked 35th. 4% more than India
Children out of school, primary 1.39 million
Ranked 4th. 400 times more than Iran
3,468
Ranked 54th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 1.14
Ranked 85th. 25 times more than Iran
0.0454
Ranked 64th.

Children out of school, primary, female 6.11 million
Ranked 1st. 54 times more than Iran
112,387
Ranked 26th.

College and university > Gender parity index 0.726
Ranked 100th.
1.01
Ranked 57th. 40% more than India

College and university > Share of total education spending 35.89%
Ranked 3rd. 30% more than Iran
27.63%
Ranked 4th.

Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 64th. 13% more than Iran
8
Ranked 82nd.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.17%
Ranked 44th.
3.71%
Ranked 8th. 17% more than India

Literacy > Female 48.3%
Ranked 131st.
73%
Ranked 108th. 51% more than India

Literacy > Total population 59.5%
Ranked 134th.
79.4%
Ranked 110th. 33% more than India

Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 160th. The same as Iran
5
Ranked 152nd.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.21
Ranked 104th.
3.78
Ranked 93th. 18% more than India

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 35.15
Ranked 29th. 72% more than Iran
20.49
Ranked 69th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 25.92
Ranked 19th.
31.31
Ranked 4th. 21% more than India

Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 50th. The same as Iran
7
Ranked 31st.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 5.58
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Iran
1.6
Ranked 76th.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 65th. 3 times more than Iran
1
Ranked 194th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th.
6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than India

Secondary education, pupils 113.73 million
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Iran
7.12 million
Ranked 2nd.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.93
Ranked 115th.
1.22
Ranked 1st. 31% more than India

Literacy > Adult literacy 66%
Ranked 91st.
84.7%
Ranked 72nd. 28% more than India

Primary education, pupils 137.75 million
Ranked 1st. 24 times more than Iran
5.75 million
Ranked 7th.

Primary education, teachers 3.92 million
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Iran
277,991
Ranked 13th.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 46th. The same as Iran
6
Ranked 28th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.0212
Ranked 98th.
0.501
Ranked 40th. 24 times more than India

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 27th. The same as Iran
4
Ranked 15th.

Literacy > Male 70.2%
Ranked 131st.
85.6%
Ranked 100th. 22% more than India

High school > Private school share 41.89%
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Iran
11.95%
Ranked 36th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 40.2
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Iran
19.22
Ranked 68th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 125th.
5
Ranked 7th. 67% more than India

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 76.4%
Ranked 23th.
97.4%
Ranked 5th. 27% more than India

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 198,512.54
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Iran
46,920.29
Ranked 13th.

Primary completion rate 90
Ranked 71st.
96
Ranked 46th. 7% more than India

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 11.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Iran
1.71 million
Ranked 22nd.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 169th. The same as Iran
5
Ranked 161st.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.59
Ranked 77th.
4.48
Ranked 34th. 25% more than India

Secondary education, teachers 4.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Iran
280,309
Ranked 9th.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 40.31
Ranked 4th. 50% more than Iran
26.91
Ranked 18th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 120th. The same as Iran
3
Ranked 97th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 4.44
Ranked 42nd. 5 times more than Iran
0.849
Ranked 87th.

Secondary education, general pupils 100.95 million
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Iran
6.31 million
Ranked 3rd.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 40.5%
Ranked 26th. 94% more than Iran
20.9%
Ranked 52nd.

High school > Gender parity index 0.918
Ranked 115th.
0.959
Ranked 75th. 4% more than India

Scientific and technical journal articles 12,774
Ranked 14th. 7 times more than Iran
1,806
Ranked 36th.

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 40%
Ranked 2nd. 67% more than Iran
24%
Ranked 60th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.745%
Ranked 119th.
1.14%
Ranked 108th. 53% more than India

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 10.49
Ranked 92nd.
25.31
Ranked 64th. 2 times more than India

Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 96th. The same as Iran
6
Ranked 68th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 10.7%
Ranked 57th.
22.8%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than India

Children out of school, primary, male 4.85 million
Ranked 1st. 81 times more than Iran
59,578
Ranked 33th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 3.8%
Ranked 76th.
4.7%
Ranked 24th. 24% more than India

High school > Students per teacher 25.92
Ranked 19th.
31.31
Ranked 4th. 21% more than India

Secondary education > General pupils 83.13 million
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Iran
9.07 million
Ranked 3rd.

Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 156th. The same as Iran
11
Ranked 144th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
5.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 78% more than India

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 31.74
Ranked 21st.
41.84
Ranked 3rd. 32% more than India

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 125.57 million
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Iran
7.03 million
Ranked 18th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 26.6%
Ranked 116th.
62.1%
Ranked 68th. 2 times more than India

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 93.13
Ranked 41st.
93.14
Ranked 21st. The same as India

Primary education, pupils per 1000 112.8
Ranked 72nd. 50% more than Iran
75.2
Ranked 64th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.7
Ranked 77th.
1.09
Ranked 52nd. 56% more than India

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 289.64 million
Ranked 1st. 29 times more than Iran
10.12 million
Ranked 11th.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.81
Ranked 118th.
0.94
Ranked 98th. 16% more than India

Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 188.02
Ranked 21st.
334.76
Ranked 12th. 78% more than India

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 10.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th.
26.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than India

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.163
Ranked 184th.
0.622
Ranked 134th. 4 times more than India

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 179.8 million
Ranked 1st. 28 times more than Iran
6.51 million
Ranked 11th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 73%
Ranked 66th.
87.8%
Ranked 50th. 20% more than India

Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 154th. The same as Iran
5 years
Ranked 147th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $616.31
Ranked 74th.
$1,335.19
Ranked 91st. 2 times more than India

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 85.94
Ranked 45th. 4% more than Iran
82.5
Ranked 28th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 75
Ranked 17th.
84.93
Ranked 3rd. 13% more than India

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 17.04%
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Iran
7.52%
Ranked 49th.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 161st. The same as Iran
11
Ranked 147th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 51.7%
Ranked 25th. 89% more than Iran
27.4%
Ranked 51st.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 95%
Ranked 62nd. The same as Iran
95%
Ranked 60th.

Secondary education > Pupils 83.86 million
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Iran
9.94 million
Ranked 2nd.

Primary education > Pupils 136.19 million
Ranked 1st. 19 times more than Iran
7.31 million
Ranked 6th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 50.4%
Ranked 88th.
69.1%
Ranked 63th. 37% more than India

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 77.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th.
152.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 98% more than India

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 38.45%
Ranked 105th.
50.74%
Ranked 76th. 32% more than India

Secondary education, vocational pupils 829,377
Ranked 12th. 2% more than Iran
813,189
Ranked 2nd.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 35.15
Ranked 28th. 72% more than Iran
20.49
Ranked 67th.

Secondary education > Teachers 2.59 million
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Iran
409,196
Ranked 3rd.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 10 years
Ranked 24th.
13 years
Ranked 8th. 30% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 81.05 million
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Iran
10.02 million
Ranked 9th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 26.86
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Iran
5.6
Ranked 1st.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 11.68
Ranked 70th.
26.35
Ranked 58th. 2 times more than India

Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.8
Ranked 25th.
0.99
Ranked 5th. 24% more than India

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 264.81
Ranked 23th. 79% more than Iran
147.65
Ranked 44th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 46.82%
Ranked 143th.
47.89%
Ranked 120th. 2% more than India

Progression to secondary school 85.08%
Ranked 71st.
90.26%
Ranked 32nd. 6% more than India

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 67.7%
Ranked 23th.
96.7%
Ranked 5th. 43% more than India

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 79.46 million
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Iran
6.41 million
Ranked 1st.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 29.5 million
Ranked 1st. 54 times more than Iran
544,385
Ranked 1st.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 91%
Ranked 83th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 10% more than India

High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 186th. The same as Iran
14
Ranked 176th.

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 76.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th.
132.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 73% more than India

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 116.62
Ranked 83th. 12% more than Iran
103.78
Ranked 102nd.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.12 per capita
Ranked 76th. 12% more than Iran
0.107 per capita
Ranked 98th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 29.8%
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Iran
14.5%
Ranked 58th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 98%
Ranked 33th. 8% more than Iran
91%
Ranked 78th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 84.2%
Ranked 21st.
98.1%
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than India

Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 44%
Ranked 3rd.
57%
Ranked 9th. 30% more than India
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 726,889
Ranked 15th.
875,814
Ranked 1st. 20% more than India

Primary education > Teachers 3.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Iran
380,199
Ranked 3rd.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 42.56%
Ranked 140th.
47.23%
Ranked 121st. 11% more than India

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 22.83 million
Ranked 1st. 204 times more than Iran
112,104
Ranked 1st.

Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 477.67
Ranked 21st.
706.44
Ranked 13th. 48% more than India

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 9.81
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Iran
2.44
Ranked 2nd.

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 75.51
Ranked 88th.
141.72
Ranked 2nd. 88% more than India

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 3.05
Ranked 118th.
5.42
Ranked 31st. 78% more than India

Literacy > Men above 14 years 73.4%
Ranked 27th.
88%
Ranked 6th. 20% more than India

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $762.18 billion
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Iran
$95.88 billion
Ranked 29th.

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 97th. The same as Iran
6
Ranked 68th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 87.94%
Ranked 27th.
98.89%
Ranked 1st. 12% more than India
High school > Share of total education spending 37.49%
Ranked 12th.
41.43%
Ranked 4th. 11% more than India

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 2.33
Ranked 104th.
5.83
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than India

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 74.85
Ranked 67th.
129.24
Ranked 4th. 73% more than India

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 93.44
Ranked 131st.
122.22
Ranked 1st. 31% more than India

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.999
Ranked 46th. 1% more than Iran
0.988
Ranked 52nd.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 75.28
Ranked 104th.
148.01
Ranked 7th. 97% more than India

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 24.03 million
Ranked 1st. 80 times more than Iran
302,037
Ranked 1st.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 17.18
Ranked 4th. 21% more than Iran
14.14
Ranked 1st.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 29.71
Ranked 25th.
55.05
Ranked 14th. 85% more than India

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 17.74
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Iran
2.81
Ranked 1st.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 18.03
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Iran
4.78
Ranked 1st.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 10.4 million
Ranked 1st. 56 times more than Iran
184,153
Ranked 1st.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 19.59
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Iran
2.4
Ranked 1st.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 25.95
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Iran
4.71
Ranked 1st.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 33.62 million
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Iran
3.16 million
Ranked 1st.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 7.72
Ranked 2nd. 16% more than Iran
6.67
Ranked 1st.

Primary completion rate > Women 86
Ranked 71st.
100
Ranked 29th. 16% more than India

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 73.1%
Ranked 59th.
88.1%
Ranked 49th. 21% more than India

Literacy > Women above 14 years 47.8%
Ranked 27th.
76.8%
Ranked 6th. 61% more than India

Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 0.8%
Ranked 25th.
0.99%
Ranked 5th. 24% more than India

Teachers' Day date 9/5/2011 5/2/2011
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 164.38
Ranked 23th. 73% more than Iran
94.98
Ranked 47th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 272.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 79% more than Iran
152.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.

Primary completion rate > Men 94
Ranked 48th. 3% more than Iran
91
Ranked 59th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 79.83
Ranked 131st.
93.96
Ranked 60th. 18% more than India

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 77.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd.
145.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 88% more than India

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 122.63
Ranked 77th. 18% more than Iran
104.16
Ranked 71st.

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 265.23
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Iran
125.73
Ranked 1st.

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 86.96% net
Ranked 88th.
99.9% net
Ranked 1st. 15% more than India

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 27.16 million
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Iran
4.02 million
Ranked 1st.

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 92.24% net
Ranked 64th. 2% more than Iran
90.83% net
Ranked 33th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 55.93 million
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Iran
8.23 million
Ranked 1st.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 16.29 million
Ranked 1st. 95 times more than Iran
171,273
Ranked 1st.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 18.8 million
Ranked 1st. 89 times more than Iran
211,645
Ranked 1st.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 10.21 million
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Iran
707,690
Ranked 1st.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 7.75 million
Ranked 1st. 59 times more than Iran
130,764
Ranked 1st.

Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 56.86%
Ranked 58th. 25% more than Iran
45.31%
Ranked 140th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 5.87 million
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Iran
455,828
Ranked 1st.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 15.14 million
Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Iran
485,764
Ranked 1st.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 9.12 million
Ranked 1st. 41 times more than Iran
224,027
Ranked 1st.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 5.48 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Iran
1.03 million
Ranked 2nd.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 12.59 million
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Iran
1.62 million
Ranked 2nd.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 8.55 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Iran
1.42 million
Ranked 2nd.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 10.96 million
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Iran
632,096
Ranked 1st.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 8.18 million
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Iran
503,403
Ranked 1st.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 2.15 million
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Iran
192,774
Ranked 4th.

Primary education, teachers > % female 44%
Ranked 112th.
57.49%
Ranked 94th. 31% more than India

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 40%
Ranked 37th. 49% more than Iran
26.89%
Ranked 34th.

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 11.02%
Ranked 45th.
14.7%
Ranked 13th. 33% more than India

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 15.37
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Iran
2.27
Ranked 1st.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 43.24
Ranked 24th.
86
Ranked 2nd. 99% more than India

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 6.55
Ranked 4th. 43% more than Iran
4.58
Ranked 1st.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 8.07
Ranked 25th.
18.8
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than India

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 3.64
Ranked 22nd.
8.47
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than India

Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 20.2%
Ranked 57th.
24.7%
Ranked 65th. 22% more than India

Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 35.9%
Ranked 20th. 10% more than Iran
32.5%
Ranked 72nd.

Education spending > % of GDP 4.1%
Ranked 82nd.
4.9%
Ranked 58th. 20% more than India
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 76.43%
Ranked 84th.
86.33%
Ranked 70th. 13% more than India
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 35.88% gross
Ranked 92nd.
45.54% gross
Ranked 41st. 27% more than India

Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 66.28
Ranked 94th.
108.77
Ranked 27th. 64% more than India

Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 19.82%
Ranked 50th. 80% more than Iran
11.01%
Ranked 28th.

Secondary education > Pupils > % female 42.81% female
Ranked 121st.
47.16% female
Ranked 58th. 10% more than India

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 109.94 million
Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Iran
3.58 million
Ranked 11th.

Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 88.53%
Ranked 89th.
95.72%
Ranked 31st. 8% more than India

Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 81.25%
Ranked 43th.
88.07%
Ranked 35th. 8% more than India

School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 17.04%
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Iran
7.52%
Ranked 49th.

Primary education, pupils > % female 47.96%
Ranked 110th.
48.49%
Ranked 42nd. 1% more than India

School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 113.94%
Ranked 20th. 8% more than Iran
105.23%
Ranked 38th.

Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 96.46%
Ranked 53th.
102.22%
Ranked 14th. 6% more than India

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 114.28%
Ranked 27th. 8% more than Iran
106.05%
Ranked 38th.

Secondary education, general pupils > % female 44.74%
Ranked 139th.
49.31%
Ranked 39th. 10% more than India

Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 92.23%
Ranked 63th.
98.11%
Ranked 25th. 6% more than India

Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 12.4%
Ranked 52nd.
34%
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than India

Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 9.8%
Ranked 62nd.
18.8%
Ranked 53th. 92% more than India

Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $799.51
Ranked 80th.
$1,783.30
Ranked 94th. 2 times more than India

Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 53.69%
Ranked 49th. 20% more than Iran
44.77%
Ranked 129th.

Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 88.41%
Ranked 16th.
98.79%
Ranked 7th. 12% more than India

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 94%
Ranked 100th. About the same as Iran
93.74%
Ranked 41st.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 102.3%
Ranked 15th. 4% more than Iran
98.69%
Ranked 29th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 15.06 million
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Iran
1.04 million
Ranked 1st.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 13.99 million
Ranked 1st. 24 times more than Iran
573,759
Ranked 1st.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 25.78 million
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Iran
3.17 million
Ranked 2nd.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74 3.7 million
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than Iran
243,214
Ranked 2nd.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 8.21
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Iran
1.9
Ranked 1st.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 6.95
Ranked 16th.
7.35
Ranked 13th. 6% more than India

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 8.24
Ranked 20th.
12.97
Ranked 14th. 57% more than India

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 22.9
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Iran
9.41
Ranked 1st.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 3.62
Ranked 2nd.
4.16
Ranked 1st. 15% more than India

Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 24.33
Ranked 22nd.
42.07
Ranked 15th. 73% more than India

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 9.16
Ranked 2nd.
10.21
Ranked 1st. 11% more than India

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 53.25
Ranked 6th. 42% more than Iran
37.49
Ranked 4th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 5.86
Ranked 3rd. 47% more than Iran
3.98
Ranked 1st.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 43.26
Ranked 9th. About the same as Iran
43.09
Ranked 3rd.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 38.77
Ranked 25th.
65.6
Ranked 10th. 69% more than India

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 5.54
Ranked 2nd.
6.04
Ranked 1st. 9% more than India

Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 3.99% of GNI
Ranked 87th.
4.39% of GNI
Ranked 71st. 10% more than India

Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 3.68%
Ranked 83th.
4.72%
Ranked 24th. 28% more than India

Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 27%
Ranked 36th.
38.3%
Ranked 30th. 42% more than India

Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 41.1%
Ranked 36th. 11% more than Iran
37.1%
Ranked 47th.

Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita 11.08%
Ranked 71st. 14% more than Iran
9.71%
Ranked 29th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 59.3% gross
Ranked 113th.
83.09% gross
Ranked 34th. 40% more than India

Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita 68.57%
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Iran
22.83%
Ranked 24th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 72.9%
Ranked 57th.
87.5%
Ranked 50th. 20% more than India

School enrollment > Primary > % net 89.68% net
Ranked 76th.
95.25% net
Ranked 17th. 6% more than India

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 11.26 million
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Iran
721,214
Ranked 1st.

School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 53.51% gross
Ranked 115th.
80.64% gross
Ranked 40th. 51% more than India

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 8.69 million
Ranked 1st. 61 times more than Iran
143,596
Ranked 1st.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 41.38%
Ranked 28th. 23% more than Iran
33.52%
Ranked 129th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 11 years
Ranked 22nd.
13 years
Ranked 8th. 18% more than India
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 78.13%
Ranked 88th.
100.14%
Ranked 32nd. 28% more than India

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000 100.52
Ranked 23th. 92% more than Iran
52.29
Ranked 51st.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 3.86 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Iran
638,738
Ranked 2nd.

School enrollment, primary, female > % net 84.42%
Ranked 73th.
96.24%
Ranked 30th. 14% more than India

Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 61.37%
Ranked 79th.
96.18%
Ranked 11th. 57% more than India

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 43.03
Ranked 10th. 19% more than Iran
36.02
Ranked 4th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 12.86
Ranked 5th. 17 times more than Iran
0.777
Ranked 1st.

School enrollment > Primary > % gross 116.2% gross
Ranked 23th. 5% more than Iran
110.72% gross
Ranked 35th.

Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 59.71%
Ranked 82nd.
95.82%
Ranked 15th. 60% more than India

Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 10.74%
Ranked 56th.
22.85%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than India

High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 32.88
Ranked 16th. 52% more than Iran
21.69
Ranked 28th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 20.41
Ranked 2nd. 86% more than Iran
10.99
Ranked 1st.

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