Education Stats: compare key data on India & South Africa

Definitions

Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
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.
High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
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).
Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
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 > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
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 > 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 > 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 > 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 literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
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 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
Pupils-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.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people:
Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are illiterate.
. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39: 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).
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
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 > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 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.
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 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 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
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.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24). Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of female youth literacy rate to male youth literacy rate. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: 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.
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary 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).
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
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > 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 literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Participation > 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."
Participation > 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."
Participation > 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."
Participation > 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."
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34: 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
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the 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.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 65 to 69. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Number of males aged 10-14 years, who are illiterate. 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.
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
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
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 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female 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, tertiary, male > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Male is the total male enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.

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STAT	India	South Africa
Adult literacy rate > Total	62.75 Ranked 14th.	89 Ranked 58th. 42% more than India
Average years of schooling of adults	5.1 Ranked 65th.	6.1 Ranked 50th. 20% more than India
Children out of school, primary	1.39 million Ranked 4th. 2 times more than South Africa	656,487 Ranked 6th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000	1.14 Ranked 85th.	12.82 Ranked 23th. 11 times more than India
Children out of school, primary, female	6.11 million Ranked 1st. 19 times more than South Africa	320,723 Ranked 9th.
College and university > Gender parity index	0.726 Ranked 100th.	0.913 Ranked 48th. 26% more than India
Compulsary education duration	9 Ranked 64th. The same as South Africa	9 Ranked 56th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP	3.17% Ranked 44th.	5.96% Ranked 28th. 88% more than India
High school enrolment rate	85.13 Ranked 70th.	93.52 Ranked 57th. 10% more than India
Literacy > Total population	59.5% Ranked 134th.	86.4% Ranked 92nd. 45% more than India
Primary education, duration > Years	5 Ranked 160th.	7 Ranked 11th. 40% more than India
Primary education, teachers per 1000	3.21 Ranked 104th.	4.64 Ranked 34th. 45% more than India
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	35.15 Ranked 29th. 19% more than South Africa	29.5 Ranked 31st.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary	25.92 Ranked 19th. 3% more than South Africa	25.05 Ranked 18th.
Secondary education, duration > Years	7 Ranked 50th. 40% more than South Africa	5 Ranked 175th.
College and university > Share of total education spending	35.89% Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than South Africa	11.88% Ranked 91st.
Literacy > Female	48.3% Ranked 131st.	85.7% Ranked 82nd. 77% more than India
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000	5.58 Ranked 38th.	6.27 Ranked 22nd. 12% more than India
College and university > Gender ratio	69.94 Ranked 85th.	91.28 Ranked 50th. 31% more than India
Child care (preschool) > Duration	3 Ranked 65th. 3 times more than South Africa	1 Ranked 195th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita	2.4 per 1,000 people Ranked 103th.	3.22 per 1,000 people Ranked 94th. 35% more than India
Duration of compulsory education	8 years Ranked 8th.	9 years Ranked 73th. 13% more than India
Secondary education, pupils	113.73 million Ranked 1st. 23 times more than South Africa	4.84 million Ranked 5th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment	0.93 Ranked 115th.	0.96 Ranked 119th. 3% more than India
Literacy > Adult literacy	66% Ranked 91st.	88% Ranked 63th. 33% more than India
Primary education, teachers	3.92 million Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than South Africa	237,429 Ranked 6th.
Primary education, pupils	137.75 million Ranked 1st. 20 times more than South Africa	7 million Ranked 6th.
Adult literacy rate > Female	50.82 Ranked 14th.	88.1 Ranked 59th. 73% more than India
Tertiary enrollment	10.5% Ranked 20th.	15.2% Ranked 60th. 45% more than India
High school > Gender ratio	85.75 Ranked 116th.	104.66 Ranked 34th. 22% more than India
Compulsary education starting age	6 Ranked 46th.	7 Ranked 5th. 17% more than India
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million	0.0212 Ranked 98th.	0.508 Ranked 85th. 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. 33% more than South Africa	3 Ranked 68th.
Literacy > Male	70.2% Ranked 131st.	87% Ranked 94th. 24% more than India
Spending > USD	36.6 billion Ranked 15th. 3 times more than South Africa	13.74 billion Ranked 27th.
High school > Private school share	41.89% Ranked 11th. 10 times more than South Africa	4.11% Ranked 47th.
Spending > Proportion	3.17 Ranked 121st.	5.14 Ranked 45th. 62% more than India
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary	40.2 Ranked 27th. 13% more than South Africa	35.64 Ranked 33th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age	3 Ranked 125th.	6 Ranked 1st. Twice as much as India
High school repeaters > Male	5.15 Ranked 44th.	14.64 Ranked 17th. 3 times more than India
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24	76.4% Ranked 23th.	93.9% Ranked 5th. 23% more than India
Preschool enrollment rate	113.06 Ranked 30th. 8% more than South Africa	104.54 Ranked 77th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad	198,512.54 Ranked 2nd. 32 times more than South Africa	6,268.93 Ranked 99th.
Primary completion rate	90 Ranked 71st.	99 Ranked 42nd. 10% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	11.3 million Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than South Africa	675,160 Ranked 31st.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration	5 Ranked 169th.	7 Ranked 12th. 40% more than India
Secondary education, teachers per 1000	3.59 Ranked 77th.	3.79 Ranked 79th. 6% more than India
Secondary education, teachers	4.39 million Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than South Africa	187,162 Ranked 21st.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher	40.31 Ranked 4th. 71% more than South Africa	23.51 Ranked 26th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration	3 Ranked 120th. 50% more than South Africa	2 Ranked 192nd.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000	4.44 Ranked 42nd.	6.56 Ranked 21st. 48% more than India
Spending per student > High school	16.18 Ranked 49th. 1% more than South Africa	16 Ranked 18th.
Secondary education, general pupils	100.95 million Ranked 1st. 22 times more than South Africa	4.6 million Ranked 4th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+	40.5% Ranked 26th. 3 times more than South Africa	13.6% Ranked 68th.
High school > Gender parity index	0.918 Ranked 115th.	1.05 Ranked 33th. 14% more than India
Scientific and technical journal articles	12,774 Ranked 14th. 5 times more than South Africa	2,364 Ranked 34th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000	10.49 Ranked 92nd.	14.83 Ranked 83th. 41% more than India
Scouting > Genders admitted	both	both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age	6 Ranked 96th.	7 Ranked 14th. 17% more than India
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government	10.7% Ranked 57th.	17.9% Ranked 18th. 67% more than India
Children out of school, primary, male	4.85 million Ranked 1st. 14 times more than South Africa	335,764 Ranked 5th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI	3.8% Ranked 76th.	5.5% Ranked 17th. 45% more than India
High school > Students per teacher	25.92 Ranked 19th. 3% more than South Africa	25.05 Ranked 18th.
Secondary education > General pupils	83.13 million Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than South Africa	4.32 million Ranked 17th.
Spending per student > Elementary school	8.86 Ranked 62nd.	13.69 Ranked 20th. 55% more than India
Secondary school starting age > Years	11 Ranked 156th.	14 Ranked 3rd. 27% more than India
High school starting age > Years	11 Ranked 138th.	14 Ranked 3rd. 27% more than India
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita	3.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 113th.	4.51 per 1,000 people Ranked 77th. 44% more than India
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	31.74 Ranked 21st.	49.69 Ranked 4th. 57% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Primary level	125.57 million Ranked 1st. 17 times more than South Africa	7.47 million Ranked 15th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women	26.6% Ranked 116th.	68.9% Ranked 57th. 3 times more than India
Elementary school graduate rate	65.79 Ranked 84th.	76.98 Ranked 66th. 17% more than India
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24	81.13 Ranked 14th.	96.8 Ranked 56th. 19% more than India
Public spending per student > Primary level	7.2 Ranked 61st.	14 Ranked 35th. 94% more than India
Secondary education, pupils per 1000	93.13 Ranked 41st.	94.63 Ranked 20th. 2% more than India
Primary education, pupils per 1000	112.8 Ranked 72nd.	136.83 Ranked 37th. 21% more than India
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment	0.7 Ranked 77th.	1.22 Ranked 41st. 74% more than India
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+	289.64 million Ranked 1st. 71 times more than South Africa	4.05 million Ranked 27th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment	0.81 Ranked 118th.	1.07 Ranked 28th. 32% more than India
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	188.02 Ranked 21st.	324.47 Ranked 4th. 73% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita	10.77 per 1,000 people Ranked 90th.	14.9 per 1,000 people Ranked 82nd. 38% more than India
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people	0.163 Ranked 184th. 31% more than South Africa	0.124 Ranked 195th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years	7 Ranked 44th. 40% more than South Africa	5 Ranked 155th.
Teacher student ratio > High school	32.7 Ranked 9th. 13% more than South Africa	29.02 Ranked 12th.
Inequality adjusted index	0.264 Ranked 109th.	0.558 Ranked 67th. 2 times more than India
High school repeaters > Female	4.06 Ranked 43th.	13.73 Ranked 18th. 3 times more than India
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women	179.8 million Ranked 1st. 83 times more than South Africa	2.17 million Ranked 29th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school	40.2 Ranked 23th. 30% more than South Africa	30.98 Ranked 41st.
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries	84.47% Ranked 2nd. 26% more than South Africa	66.9% Ranked 7th.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24	74.36 Ranked 14th.	97.5 Ranked 54th. 31% more than India
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5	73% Ranked 66th.	77% Ranked 66th. 5% more than India
Elementary school > Enrolled students	140.36 million Ranked 1st. 19 times more than South Africa	7.31 million Ranked 15th.
Primary education > Duration > Years	5 years Ranked 154th.	7 years Ranked 10th. 40% more than India
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	$616.31 Ranked 74th.	$3,430.12 Ranked 31st. 6 times more than India
School enrolment rate > 1st grade	128.4 Ranked 14th. 19% more than South Africa	107.68 Ranked 49th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000	85.94 Ranked 45th.	89.81 Ranked 18th. 4% more than India
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	75 Ranked 17th.	96.79 Ranked 4th. 29% more than India
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share	17.04% Ranked 32nd. 5 times more than South Africa	3.71% Ranked 60th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age	11 Ranked 161st.	14 Ranked 3rd. 27% more than India
Elementary school > Gender ratio	96.83 Ranked 104th. About the same as South Africa	96.37 Ranked 110th.
High school enrolment rate > Female	84.22 Ranked 63th.	94.06 Ranked 49th. 12% more than India
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women	51.7% Ranked 25th. 4 times more than South Africa	14.3% Ranked 75th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level	95% Ranked 62nd. 3% more than South Africa	92% Ranked 82nd.
Duration of education > Secondary level	5 Ranked 155th. The same as South Africa	5 Ranked 149th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level	68.4 Ranked 9th. 12% more than South Africa	61.3 Ranked 25th.
Secondary education > Pupils	83.86 million Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than South Africa	4.59 million Ranked 17th.
Primary education > Pupils	136.19 million Ranked 1st. 18 times more than South Africa	7.44 million Ranked 13th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men	50.4% Ranked 88th.	72.2% Ranked 59th. 43% more than India
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24	88.41 Ranked 14th.	96.1 Ranked 59th. 9% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level	38.45% Ranked 105th.	53.68% Ranked 56th. 40% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita	77.29 per 1,000 people Ranked 98th.	95.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 59th. 23% more than India
Secondary education, vocational pupils	829,377 Ranked 12th. 3 times more than South Africa	246,515 Ranked 11th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher	35.15 Ranked 28th. 19% more than South Africa	29.5 Ranked 29th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	90.56% Ranked 8th. 25% more than South Africa	72.38% Ranked 39th.
Secondary education > Teachers	2.59 million Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than South Africa	149,375 Ranked 28th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary	10 years Ranked 24th.	13 years Ranked 4th. 30% more than India
School enrolment rate > 5th grade	65.79 Ranked 74th.	82.45 Ranked 46th. 25% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level	81.05 million Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than South Africa	4.31 million Ranked 23th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people	26.86 Ranked 4th. 3 times more than South Africa	9.58 Ranked 2nd.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million	11.68 Ranked 70th.	51.26 Ranked 48th. 4 times more than India
Duration of education > Primary level	6 Ranked 62nd.	7 Ranked 8th. 17% more than India
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24	0.8 Ranked 25th.	1.01 Ranked 3rd. 26% more than India
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary	5.56 million Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than South Africa	503,390 Ranked 14th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education	92.18% Ranked 116th.	99.56% Ranked 70th. 8% more than India
Public spending per student > Secondary level	23.1 Ranked 26th. 29% more than South Africa	17.9 Ranked 42nd.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000	264.81 Ranked 23th. 3 times more than South Africa	87.92 Ranked 68th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level	46.82% Ranked 143th.	48.92% Ranked 32nd. 4% more than India
Progression to secondary school	85.08% Ranked 71st.	89.72% Ranked 61st. 5% more than India
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women	67.7% Ranked 23th.	94.3% Ranked 5th. 39% more than India
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39	29.5 million Ranked 1st. 69 times more than South Africa	427,729 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19	79.46 million Ranked 1st. 21 times more than South Africa	3.87 million Ranked 2nd.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women	91% Ranked 83th.	93% Ranked 77th. 2% more than India
High school > Upper secondary starting age	14 Ranked 186th.	16 Ranked 25th. 14% more than India
Elementary school starting age > Years	6 Ranked 89th.	7 Ranked 15th. 17% more than India
Elementary school repeaters > All	3.45 Ranked 66th.	7.96 Ranked 40th. 2 times more than India
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita	76.99 per 1,000 people Ranked 63th.	93.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 35th. 21% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000	116.62 Ranked 83th.	163.96 Ranked 34th. 41% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita	0.12 per capita Ranked 76th.	0.165 per capita Ranked 29th. 38% more than India
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men	29.8% Ranked 25th. 2 times more than South Africa	13% Ranked 63th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men	98% Ranked 33th. 8% more than South Africa	91% Ranked 88th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men	84.2% Ranked 21st.	93.5% Ranked 6th. 11% more than India
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level	40 Ranked 2nd. 19% more than South Africa	33.5 Ranked 44th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	44% Ranked 3rd.	77% Ranked 6th. 75% more than India
Primary education > Teachers	3.39 million Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than South Africa	208,877 Ranked 20th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils	726,889 Ranked 15th. 3 times more than South Africa	275,589 Ranked 32nd.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level	42.56% Ranked 140th.	51.87% Ranked 19th. 22% more than India
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	9.81 Ranked 4th. 2 times more than South Africa	4.67 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	477.67 Ranked 21st.	622.71 Ranked 4th. 30% more than India
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14	22.83 million Ranked 1st. 32 times more than South Africa	706,159 Ranked 1st.
Private school enrolment > Primary level	16.5 Ranked 14th. 10 times more than South Africa	1.7 Ranked 75th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years	5 Ranked 142nd.	7 Ranked 10th. 40% more than India
Primary education > Teachers per 1000	3.05 Ranked 118th.	4.48 Ranked 77th. 47% more than India
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000	75.51 Ranked 88th.	98.44 Ranked 40th. 30% more than India
Literacy > Men above 14 years	73.4% Ranked 27th.	84.1% Ranked 4th. 15% more than India
Female enrolment share > Primary level	43.6% Ranked 20th.	48.6% Ranked 55th. 11% more than India
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$	$762.18 billion Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than South Africa	$175.59 billion Ranked 12th.
Primary school starting age > Years	6 Ranked 97th.	7 Ranked 13th. 17% more than India
Scouting > Members	3.37 million Ranked 2nd. 49 times more than South Africa	69,316 Ranked 22nd.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	87.94% Ranked 27th. 6% more than South Africa	82.89% Ranked 42nd.
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries	80.11% Ranked 13th.	94.96% Ranked 2nd. 19% more than India
High school > Share of total education spending	37.49% Ranked 12th. 19% more than South Africa	31.45% Ranked 63th.
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries	80.11% Ranked 15th. 2% more than South Africa	78.64% Ranked 21st.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils	95.31 million Ranked 1st. 21 times more than South Africa	4.55 million Ranked 17th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000	2.33 Ranked 104th.	3.2 Ranked 96th. 37% more than India
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000	74.85 Ranked 67th.	92.53 Ranked 37th. 24% more than India
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment	93.44 Ranked 131st.	96.47 Ranked 104th. 3% more than India
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index	0.999 Ranked 46th. 4% more than South Africa	0.958 Ranked 123th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	39.6% Ranked 28th.	52.4% Ranked 14th. 32% more than India
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women	3,245 Ranked 9th.	3,645 Ranked 6th. 12% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000	75.28 Ranked 104th.	94.7 Ranked 61st. 26% more than India
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	17.18 Ranked 4th. 97% more than South Africa	8.73 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	17.74 Ranked 4th. 4 times more than South Africa	4.13 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24	24.03 million Ranked 1st. 90 times more than South Africa	266,090 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	29.71 Ranked 25th.	40.14 Ranked 3rd. 35% more than India
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19	33.62 million Ranked 1st. 17 times more than South Africa	1.99 million Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	18.03 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than South Africa	6.02 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39	10.4 million Ranked 1st. 56 times more than South Africa	186,944 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	25.95 Ranked 4th. 3 times more than South Africa	7.83 Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	19.59 Ranked 4th. 4 times more than South Africa	5.47 Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people	7.72 Ranked 2nd. 37% more than South Africa	5.65 Ranked 1st.
Scouting > Members per thousand people	2.73 Ranked 51st. 2 times more than South Africa	1.35 Ranked 77th.
Primary completion rate > Women	86 Ranked 71st.	99 Ranked 42nd. 15% more than India
Elementary school repeaters > Female	3.42 Ranked 60th.	7.51 Ranked 39th. 2 times more than India
Elementary school repeaters > Male	3.48 Ranked 70th.	8.39 Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than India
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men	73.1% Ranked 59th.	75% Ranked 60th. 3% more than India
Elementary school teachers	3.39 million Ranked 1st. 14 times more than South Africa	236,032 Ranked 19th.
High school teachers	2.59 million Ranked 1st. 16 times more than South Africa	164,697 Ranked 25th.
High school enrolment rate > Male	85.91 Ranked 60th.	93.01 Ranked 50th. 8% more than India
Literacy > Women above 14 years	47.8% Ranked 27th.	80.9% Ranked 4th. 69% more than India
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds	0.8% Ranked 25th.	1.01% Ranked 3rd. 26% more than India
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita	272.12 per 1,000 people Ranked 21st. 3 times more than South Africa	88.45 per 1,000 people Ranked 67th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000	164.38 Ranked 23th. 3 times more than South Africa	47.04 Ranked 68th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils	89.46 million Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than South Africa	4.59 million Ranked 18th.
Primary completion rate > Men	94 Ranked 48th.	99 Ranked 37th. 5% more than India
Primary education > Pupils per 1000	122.63 Ranked 77th.	159.52 Ranked 39th. 30% more than India
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita	77.67 per 1,000 people Ranked 82nd.	99.08 per 1,000 people Ranked 38th. 28% more than India
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment	79.83 Ranked 131st.	107.48 Ranked 22nd. 35% more than India
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females	None	None
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level	17.9 Ranked 58th.	29.5 Ranked 12th. 65% more than India
Pupils reaching grade 5	67.9 Ranked 63th. 5% more than South Africa	64.5 Ranked 65th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people	4.58 Ranked 4th. 22% more than South Africa	3.77 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	24.2 Ranked 21st.	25.85 Ranked 3rd. 7% more than India
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	31.02 Ranked 21st.	36.13 Ranked 2nd. 16% more than India
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	265.23 Ranked 4th. Twice as much as South Africa	132.28 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	11.94 Ranked 4th. 5 times more than South Africa	2.47 Ranked 3rd.
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above	73.41% Ranked 92nd.	84.07% Ranked 70th. 15% more than India
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29	18.8 million Ranked 1st. 114 times more than South Africa	165,233 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74	3.83 million Ranked 1st. 45 times more than South Africa	84,429 Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39	15.43 million Ranked 1st. 14 times more than South Africa	1.08 million Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39	19.11 million Ranked 1st. 79 times more than South Africa	240,785 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10	199.21 million Ranked 1st. 15 times more than South Africa	12.98 million Ranked 2nd.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment	44.5% Ranked 16th.	77% Ranked 1st. 73% more than India
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44	31.48 million Ranked 1st. 20 times more than South Africa	1.61 million Ranked 2nd.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP	3.17% Ranked 43th.	5.96% Ranked 29th. 88% more than India
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people	2.8 Ranked 22nd.	7.11 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than India
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	52.79 Ranked 23th.	75.41 Ranked 2nd. 43% more than India
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people	43.24 Ranked 24th.	64.29 Ranked 3rd. 49% more than India
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	6.55 Ranked 4th. 70% more than South Africa	3.85 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	5.17 Ranked 22nd.	11.16 Ranked 4th. 2 times more than India
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people	2.03 Ranked 17th.	5.26 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than India
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment	13.9% Ranked 23th.	18.6% Ranked 72nd. 34% more than India
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force	10.8% Ranked 55th. 2 times more than South Africa	5.2% Ranked 77th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment	28.6% Ranked 10th. 41 times more than South Africa	0.7% Ranked 85th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment	20.5% Ranked 10th. 23 times more than South Africa	0.9% Ranked 85th.
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24	76.43% Ranked 84th.	93.91% Ranked 66th. 23% more than India
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross	35.88% gross Ranked 92nd.	37.46% gross Ranked 89th. 4% more than India
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross	112.14% gross Ranked 25th. 10% more than South Africa	102.18% gross Ranked 79th.
Primary education > Teachers > % female	44% female Ranked 119th.	76.08% female Ranked 66th. 73% more than India
Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita	19.82% Ranked 50th. 13% more than South Africa	17.61% Ranked 23th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group	138.66% Ranked 9th. 19% more than South Africa	116.66% Ranked 36th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita	103.29 per 1,000 people Ranked 19th. 3 times more than South Africa	41.11 per 1,000 people Ranked 61st.
Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above	61.01% Ranked 94th.	82.4% Ranked 65th. 35% more than India
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men	109.94 million Ranked 1st. 58 times more than South Africa	1.88 million Ranked 23th.
Government spending on education > % of GDP	3.17% Ranked 44th.	5.96% Ranked 28th. 88% more than India
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net	88.01% Ranked 82nd. 1% more than South Africa	87.56% Ranked 86th.
Government spending on education > % of government spending	10.74% Ranked 64th.	16.2% Ranked 26th. 51% more than India
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross	111.16% Ranked 31st. 8% more than South Africa	102.6% Ranked 74th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female	9 years Ranked 26th.	13 years Ranked 4th. 44% more than India
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24	84.1% Ranked 19th.	100.77% Ranked 15th. 20% more than India
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above	62.75% Ranked 18th.	92.98% Ranked 43th. 48% more than India
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %	98.4% Ranked 76th. About the same as South Africa	98.13% Ranked 33th.
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross	59.76% Ranked 73th.	76.57% Ranked 15th. 28% more than India
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross	56.67% Ranked 76th.	76.51% Ranked 16th. 35% more than India
Secondary education, pupils > % female	45.98% Ranked 116th.	51.05% Ranked 9th. 11% more than India
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita	6.87% Ranked 45th.	17.52% Ranked 46th. 3 times more than India
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita	$799.51 Ranked 80th.	$4,656.27 Ranked 33th. 6 times more than India
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP	53.69% Ranked 49th.	62.02% Ranked 19th. 16% more than India
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000	0.706 Ranked 118th.	4.82 Ranked 32nd. 7 times more than India
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000	1.48 Ranked 73th.	2.08 Ranked 70th. 41% more than India
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	8.21 Ranked 4th. 2 times more than South Africa	3.7 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people	6.95 Ranked 16th.	9.31 Ranked 2nd. 34% more than India
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people	8.24 Ranked 20th. 7% more than South Africa	7.68 Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	22.9 Ranked 4th. 2 times more than South Africa	11 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people	36.41 Ranked 17th.	43.14 Ranked 3rd. 18% more than India
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people	11.89 Ranked 21st.	16.37 Ranked 4th. 38% more than India
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people	14.21 Ranked 3rd. 55% more than South Africa	9.15 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people	4.73 Ranked 15th.	5.96 Ranked 2nd. 26% more than India
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	14.56 Ranked 25th.	27.05 Ranked 3rd. 86% more than India
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross	47.08% Ranked 84th.	51.13% Ranked 79th. 9% more than India
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net	89.81% Ranked 79th. 3% more than South Africa	87.47% Ranked 91st.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross	114.79% Ranked 31st. 8% more than South Africa	106.46% Ranked 70th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net	91.45% Ranked 67th. 5% more than South Africa	87.38% Ranked 91st.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary	17.04% Ranked 34th. 7 times more than South Africa	2.47% Ranked 106th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39	41.07 million Ranked 1st. 19 times more than South Africa	2.12 million Ranked 2nd.
Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24	84.19% Ranked 78th.	93.5% Ranked 67th. 11% more than India
Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above	47.84% Ranked 97th.	80.93% Ranked 64th. 69% more than India
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI	3.08% Ranked 125th.	5.43% Ranked 38th. 76% more than India
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male	11 years Ranked 22nd.	13 years Ranked 4th. 18% more than India
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort	61.37% Ranked 86th.	76.99% Ranked 68th. 25% more than India
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59	3.86 million Ranked 1st. 11 times more than South Africa	347,628 Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34	28.46 million Ranked 1st. 74 times more than South Africa	383,093 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19	8.1 million Ranked 1st. 68 times more than South Africa	120,018 Ranked 3rd.
School enrollment, primary > % gross	112.6% Ranked 31st. 11% more than South Africa	101.59% Ranked 49th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross	47.34% gross Ranked 115th.	96.8% gross Ranked 40th. 2 times more than India
School enrollment, primary, male > % net	87.02% Ranked 72nd. 2% more than South Africa	85.63% Ranked 37th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort	63.54% Ranked 74th.	79.13% Ranked 57th. 25% more than India
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment	5.08% Ranked 53th.	8.39% Ranked 42nd. 65% more than India
Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24	84.1% Ranked 14th.	101% Ranked 16th. 20% more than India
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure	10.74% Ranked 56th.	17.85% Ranked 18th. 66% more than India
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people	11.75 Ranked 2nd. 33% more than South Africa	8.81 Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69	7.36 million Ranked 1st. 20 times more than South Africa	372,552 Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	27.84 Ranked 4th. 3 times more than South Africa	10.69 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people	8.69 Ranked 5th.	10.24 Ranked 1st. 18% more than India
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross	66.29% Ranked 98th.	103.48% Ranked 7th. 56% more than India
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment	4.04% Ranked 49th.	13.73% Ranked 19th. 3 times more than India
Secondary education, teachers, female	1.8 million Ranked 3rd. 18 times more than South Africa	102,496 Ranked 19th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14	56.42 million Ranked 1st. 31 times more than South Africa	1.84 million Ranked 2nd.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people	2.92 Ranked 38th.	72.05 Ranked 15th. 25 times more than India
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people	6.96 Ranked 19th. 31% more than South Africa	5.3 Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people	16.86 Ranked 25th.	33.6 Ranked 2nd. Twice as much as India
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross	25.99% Ranked 69th. 66% more than South Africa	15.69% Ranked 49th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14	102.02 million Ranked 1st. 27 times more than South Africa	3.84 million Ranked 2nd.

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