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Education Stats: compare key data on India & Sri Lanka

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, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • 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: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • 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.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • 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 > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • 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 capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 > 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.
  • 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 of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' 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 spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • 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 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 10-14: Number of males aged 10-14 years, who are illiterate.
  • 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 organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44: 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
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • School enrollment, tertiary > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Total is the total enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Repeaters, secondary, total > % of total enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, total (% of total enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Total is the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Progression to secondary school, female > %: Progression to secondary school, female (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Female is the number of new female entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of female pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • Total enrollment, primary > % net: Total enrollment, primary (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Total enrollment, primary, female > % net: Total enrollment, primary, female (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Total is the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Male is the percentage of males age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of male literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$: 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Female is the percentage of females age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of female literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Female is the number of females age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the female population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Total is the number of people age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % gross: School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Male is the total male enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education (% of total). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education (% of total). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education (% of total unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Progression to secondary school > 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.
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % 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.
  • High school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Female: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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 > Female literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 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.
  • 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 > 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 > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24: 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.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > 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 > 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 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
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
STAT India Sri Lanka HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 62.75
Ranked 14th.
90.56
Ranked 55th. 44% more than India

Average years of schooling of adults 5.1
Ranked 65th.
6.9
Ranked 40th. 35% more than India
Children out of school, primary 1.39 million
Ranked 4th. 13 times more than Sri Lanka
103,178
Ranked 36th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 1.14
Ranked 85th.
4.94
Ranked 52nd. 4 times more than India

Children out of school, primary, female 6.11 million
Ranked 1st. 118 times more than Sri Lanka
51,566
Ranked 33th.

College and university > Gender parity index 0.726
Ranked 100th.
1.83
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than India

Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 64th. The same as Sri Lanka
9
Ranked 80th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.17%
Ranked 44th. 59% more than Sri Lanka
2%
Ranked 59th.

High school enrolment rate 85.13
Ranked 70th.
97.84
Ranked 36th. 15% more than India

Literacy > Total population 59.5%
Ranked 134th.
92.3%
Ranked 73th. 55% more than India

Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 160th. The same as Sri Lanka
5
Ranked 146th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.21
Ranked 104th.
3.46
Ranked 99th. 8% more than India

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 35.15
Ranked 29th. 46% more than Sri Lanka
24.07
Ranked 57th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 25.92
Ranked 19th. 50% more than Sri Lanka
17.26
Ranked 36th.

Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 50th.
8
Ranked 3rd. 14% more than India

College and university > Share of total education spending 35.89%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
17.76%
Ranked 29th.

Literacy > Female 48.3%
Ranked 131st.
90%
Ranked 74th. 86% more than India

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 5.58
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
2.47
Ranked 49th.

College and university > Gender ratio 69.94
Ranked 85th. 47% more than Sri Lanka
47.6
Ranked 61st.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 65th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
1
Ranked 192nd.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th.
6.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than India

Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 8th.
9 years
Ranked 64th. 13% more than India
Secondary education, pupils 113.73 million
Ranked 1st. 44 times more than Sri Lanka
2.57 million
Ranked 30th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.93
Ranked 115th.
0.99
Ranked 44th. 6% more than India

Literacy > Adult literacy 66%
Ranked 91st.
91.5%
Ranked 50th. 39% more than India
Primary education, pupils 137.75 million
Ranked 1st. 79 times more than Sri Lanka
1.74 million
Ranked 54th.

Primary education, teachers 3.92 million
Ranked 2nd. 54 times more than Sri Lanka
72,114
Ranked 37th.

Adult literacy rate > Female 50.82
Ranked 14th.
89.07
Ranked 56th. 75% more than India

Tertiary enrollment 10.5%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
5.1%
Ranked 9th.
High school > Gender ratio 85.75
Ranked 116th.
101.72
Ranked 64th. 19% more than India

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 46th. 20% more than Sri Lanka
5
Ranked 144th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.0212
Ranked 98th.
0.827
Ranked 73th. 39 times more than India

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 27th. The same as Sri Lanka
4
Ranked 5th.

Literacy > Male 70.2%
Ranked 131st.
94.8%
Ranked 66th. 35% more than India

Spending > USD 36.6 billion
Ranked 15th. 36 times more than Sri Lanka
1.01 billion
Ranked 74th.

High school > Private school share 41.89%
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka
7.12%
Ranked 89th.

Spending > Proportion 3.17
Ranked 121st. 24% more than Sri Lanka
2.55
Ranked 137th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 40.2
Ranked 27th. 79% more than Sri Lanka
22.5
Ranked 73th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 125th.
4
Ranked 15th. 33% more than India

High school repeaters > Male 5.15
Ranked 44th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka
0.89
Ranked 80th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 76.4%
Ranked 23th.
95.6%
Ranked 17th. 25% more than India

Preschool enrollment rate 113.06
Ranked 30th. 11% more than Sri Lanka
101.43
Ranked 80th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 198,512.54
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Sri Lanka
16,932.32
Ranked 47th.

Primary completion rate 90
Ranked 71st.
97
Ranked 20th. 8% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 11.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 177 times more than Sri Lanka
63,660
Ranked 62nd.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 169th. The same as Sri Lanka
5
Ranked 155th.

Secondary education, teachers 4.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 29 times more than Sri Lanka
149,153
Ranked 20th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.59
Ranked 77th.
7.15
Ranked 35th. 99% more than India

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 120th.
4
Ranked 19th. 33% more than India

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 4.44
Ranked 42nd. 79% more than Sri Lanka
2.47
Ranked 50th.

Secondary education, general pupils 100.95 million
Ranked 1st. 42 times more than Sri Lanka
2.42 million
Ranked 27th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 40.5%
Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
7.7%
Ranked 85th.

High school > Gender parity index 0.918
Ranked 115th.
1.04
Ranked 32nd. 13% more than India

Scientific and technical journal articles 12,774
Ranked 14th. 91 times more than Sri Lanka
141
Ranked 74th.

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 40%
Ranked 2nd.
43%
Ranked 29th. 8% more than India
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.745%
Ranked 119th.
7.29%
Ranked 45th. 10 times more than India

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 10.49
Ranked 92nd. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
3.51
Ranked 86th.

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 96th. 20% more than Sri Lanka
5
Ranked 180th.

Children out of school, primary, male 4.85 million
Ranked 1st. 94 times more than Sri Lanka
51,612
Ranked 29th.

High school > Students per teacher 25.92
Ranked 19th. 50% more than Sri Lanka
17.26
Ranked 37th.

Secondary education > General pupils 83.13 million
Ranked 2nd. 39 times more than Sri Lanka
2.11 million
Ranked 25th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 156th. 10% more than Sri Lanka
10
Ranked 184th.

High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 138th. 10% more than Sri Lanka
10
Ranked 160th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
3.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th. 17% more than India

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 31.74
Ranked 21st.
41.78
Ranked 10th. 32% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 125.57 million
Ranked 1st. 74 times more than Sri Lanka
1.7 million
Ranked 8th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 26.6%
Ranked 116th.
72.6%
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than India

Elementary school graduate rate 65.79
Ranked 84th.
98.03
Ranked 19th. 49% more than India

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 81.13
Ranked 14th.
97.98
Ranked 49th. 21% more than India

Primary education, pupils per 1000 112.8
Ranked 72nd. 36% more than Sri Lanka
83.16
Ranked 93th.

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 93.13
Ranked 41st.
123.33
Ranked 8th. 32% more than India

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.7
Ranked 77th. 27% more than Sri Lanka
0.55
Ranked 72nd.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 289.64 million
Ranked 1st. 258 times more than Sri Lanka
1.12 million
Ranked 53th.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.81
Ranked 118th.
1
Ranked 84th. 23% more than India

Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 188.02
Ranked 21st.
337.29
Ranked 16th. 79% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 10.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
3.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.163
Ranked 184th.
0.811
Ranked 122nd. 5 times more than India

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 44th.
8
Ranked 3rd. 14% more than India

Teacher student ratio > High school 32.7
Ranked 9th. 68% more than Sri Lanka
19.52
Ranked 40th.

Inequality adjusted index 0.264
Ranked 109th.
0.618
Ranked 57th. 2 times more than India
High school repeaters > Female 4.06
Ranked 43th. 8 times more than Sri Lanka
0.54
Ranked 80th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 179.8 million
Ranked 1st. 252 times more than Sri Lanka
714,900
Ranked 54th.

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 40.2
Ranked 23th. 71% more than Sri Lanka
23.5
Ranked 53th.

Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 84.47%
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Sri Lanka
81.72%
Ranked 2nd.

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 74.36
Ranked 14th.
98.59
Ranked 45th. 33% more than India

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 73%
Ranked 66th.
92.2%
Ranked 27th. 26% more than India

Elementary school > Enrolled students 140.36 million
Ranked 1st. 86 times more than Sri Lanka
1.63 million
Ranked 50th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 154th. The same as Sri Lanka
5 years
Ranked 144th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $616.31
Ranked 74th.
$1,076.10
Ranked 62nd. 75% more than India

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 128.4
Ranked 14th. 32% more than Sri Lanka
97.64
Ranked 86th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 85.94
Ranked 45th.
116.11
Ranked 6th. 35% more than India

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 75
Ranked 17th.
84.32
Ranked 10th. 12% more than India
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 161st. 10% more than Sri Lanka
10
Ranked 191st.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 17.04%
Ranked 32nd. 6 times more than Sri Lanka
2.97%
Ranked 106th.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 96.83
Ranked 104th.
100.21
Ranked 25th. 3% more than India

High school enrolment rate > Female 84.22
Ranked 63th.
98.54
Ranked 28th. 17% more than India

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 51.7%
Ranked 25th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
10.1%
Ranked 82nd.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 95%
Ranked 62nd.
97%
Ranked 42nd. 2% more than India

Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 155th.
8
Ranked 3rd. 60% more than India
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 68.4
Ranked 9th.
84.2
Ranked 8th. 23% more than India
Primary education > Pupils 136.19 million
Ranked 1st. 84 times more than Sri Lanka
1.61 million
Ranked 56th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 50.4%
Ranked 88th.
75.5%
Ranked 55th. 50% more than India

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 88.41
Ranked 14th.
97.33
Ranked 53th. 10% more than India

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 38.45%
Ranked 105th.
44%
Ranked 70th. 14% more than India

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 77.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th.
120.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 56% more than India

Secondary education, vocational pupils 829,377
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka
150,783
Ranked 43th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 35.15
Ranked 28th. 46% more than Sri Lanka
24.07
Ranked 57th.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 90.56%
Ranked 8th. 2% more than Sri Lanka
88.36%
Ranked 10th.

Secondary education > Teachers 2.59 million
Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than Sri Lanka
119,491
Ranked 30th.

School enrolment rate > 5th grade 65.79
Ranked 74th.
98.03
Ranked 16th. 49% more than India

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 81.05 million
Ranked 2nd. 35 times more than Sri Lanka
2.32 million
Ranked 3rd.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 26.86
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
5.32
Ranked 7th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 11.68
Ranked 70th. 59% more than Sri Lanka
7.35
Ranked 78th.

Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 62nd. 20% more than Sri Lanka
5
Ranked 132nd.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.8
Ranked 25th.
1.01
Ranked 5th. 26% more than India

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 92.18%
Ranked 116th.
103.53%
Ranked 19th. 12% more than India

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 5.56 million
Ranked 3rd. 663 times more than Sri Lanka
8,387
Ranked 72nd.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 264.81
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
58.57
Ranked 79th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 46.82%
Ranked 143th.
49.05%
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than India

Progression to secondary school 85.08%
Ranked 71st.
97.01%
Ranked 46th. 14% more than India
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 67.7%
Ranked 23th.
96.1%
Ranked 16th. 42% more than India

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 79.46 million
Ranked 1st. 50 times more than Sri Lanka
1.58 million
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 29.5 million
Ranked 1st. 250 times more than Sri Lanka
117,869
Ranked 5th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 91%
Ranked 83th.
98%
Ranked 31st. 8% more than India

High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 186th. The same as Sri Lanka
14
Ranked 168th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 89th. 20% more than Sri Lanka
5
Ranked 155th.

Elementary school repeaters > All 3.45
Ranked 66th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
0.82
Ranked 85th.

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 76.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th.
121.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 58% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.12 per capita
Ranked 76th. 36% more than Sri Lanka
0.088 per capita
Ranked 7th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 29.8%
Ranked 25th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka
5.2%
Ranked 91st.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 116.62
Ranked 83th. 31% more than Sri Lanka
88.77
Ranked 7th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 98%
Ranked 33th.
99%
Ranked 21st. 1% more than India

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 84.2%
Ranked 21st.
95.1%
Ranked 18th. 13% more than India

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 40
Ranked 2nd. 44% more than Sri Lanka
27.8
Ranked 3rd.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 44%
Ranked 3rd.
85%
Ranked 30th. 93% more than India
Primary education > Teachers 3.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 47 times more than Sri Lanka
71,669
Ranked 42nd.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 42.56%
Ranked 140th.
50.61%
Ranked 1st. 19% more than India

Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 477.67
Ranked 21st.
678.98
Ranked 14th. 42% more than India
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 9.81
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
3.02
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 22.83 million
Ranked 1st. 234 times more than Sri Lanka
97,722
Ranked 6th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 16.5
Ranked 14th. 10 times more than Sri Lanka
1.7
Ranked 7th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 142nd. The same as Sri Lanka
5
Ranked 133th.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 3.05
Ranked 118th.
3.69
Ranked 98th. 21% more than India

Literacy > Men above 14 years 73.4%
Ranked 27th.
92.3%
Ranked 15th. 26% more than India
Female enrolment share > Primary level 43.6%
Ranked 20th.
48.5%
Ranked 10th. 11% more than India
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $762.18 billion
Ranked 2nd. 35 times more than Sri Lanka
$21.87 billion
Ranked 33th.

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 97th. 20% more than Sri Lanka
5
Ranked 177th.

Scouting > Members 3.37 million
Ranked 2nd. 82 times more than Sri Lanka
40,925
Ranked 35th.
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 80.11%
Ranked 15th.
85.5%
Ranked 7th. 7% more than India

High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 80.11%
Ranked 13th.
84.6%
Ranked 5th. 6% more than India

High school > Share of total education spending 37.49%
Ranked 12th.
51.45%
Ranked 2nd. 37% more than India

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 87.94%
Ranked 27th.
90%
Ranked 17th. 2% more than India

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 95.31 million
Ranked 1st. 41 times more than Sri Lanka
2.3 million
Ranked 28th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 2.33
Ranked 104th.
6.15
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than India

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 74.85
Ranked 67th.
121.97
Ranked 8th. 63% more than India
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 93.44
Ranked 131st.
98.78
Ranked 66th. 6% more than India

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.999
Ranked 46th. 1% more than Sri Lanka
0.987
Ranked 56th.

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 39.6%
Ranked 28th.
50.8%
Ranked 3rd. 28% more than India
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 3,245
Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Sri Lanka
354
Ranked 15th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 75.28
Ranked 104th.
121.01
Ranked 1st. 61% more than India

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 19.59
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka
3.29
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 29.71
Ranked 25th.
56.68
Ranked 15th. 91% more than India
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 18.03
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Sri Lanka
3.25
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 10.4 million
Ranked 1st. 183 times more than Sri Lanka
56,774
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 33.62 million
Ranked 1st. 43 times more than Sri Lanka
785,373
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 25.95
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Sri Lanka
4.26
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 17.74
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Sri Lanka
2.05
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 24.03 million
Ranked 1st. 317 times more than Sri Lanka
75,845
Ranked 5th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 2.73
Ranked 51st. 35% more than Sri Lanka
2.01
Ranked 62nd.
Primary completion rate > Women 86
Ranked 71st.
96
Ranked 16th. 12% more than India
Elementary school repeaters > Male 3.48
Ranked 70th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
0.99
Ranked 86th.

Elementary school repeaters > Female 3.42
Ranked 60th. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
0.66
Ranked 84th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 73.1%
Ranked 59th.
91.8%
Ranked 22nd. 26% more than India

High school teachers 2.59 million
Ranked 1st. 22 times more than Sri Lanka
119,491
Ranked 31st.

Elementary school teachers 3.39 million
Ranked 1st. 49 times more than Sri Lanka
69,436
Ranked 41st.

High school enrolment rate > Male 85.91
Ranked 60th.
97.16
Ranked 36th. 13% more than India

Literacy > Women above 14 years 47.8%
Ranked 27th.
89.1%
Ranked 15th. 86% more than India
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 0.8%
Ranked 25th.
1.01%
Ranked 5th. 26% more than India
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 272.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
58.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 81st.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 164.38
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
37.29
Ranked 79th.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 89.46 million
Ranked 2nd. 38 times more than Sri Lanka
2.33 million
Ranked 36th.

Primary completion rate > Men 94
Ranked 48th.
98
Ranked 11th. 4% more than India
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 122.63
Ranked 77th. 48% more than Sri Lanka
82.96
Ranked 116th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 79.83
Ranked 131st.
100.19
Ranked 76th. 26% more than India

Pupils reaching grade 5 67.9
Ranked 63th.
83.3
Ranked 11th. 23% more than India
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 9.21 million
Ranked 1st. 173 times more than Sri Lanka
53,208
Ranked 7th.
School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 17.04%
Ranked 36th. 9 times more than Sri Lanka
2%
Ranked 101st.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 24.26 million
Ranked 1st. 230 times more than Sri Lanka
105,555
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 30-34 19.05 million
Ranked 1st. 374 times more than Sri Lanka
50,893
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 13.62 million
Ranked 1st. 306 times more than Sri Lanka
44,514
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 20.75 million
Ranked 1st. 335 times more than Sri Lanka
61,913
Ranked 6th.
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 23.27%
Ranked 77th. 62% more than Sri Lanka
14.4%
Ranked 88th.

Repeaters, secondary, total > % of total enrollment 4.63%
Ranked 52nd. 6 times more than Sri Lanka
0.738%
Ranked 93th.

Progression to secondary school, female > % 89.05%
Ranked 72nd.
96.77%
Ranked 46th. 9% more than India

Total enrollment, primary > % net 98.87%
Ranked 22nd. 5% more than Sri Lanka
94.14%
Ranked 70th.

Total enrollment, primary, female > % net 89.22%
Ranked 69th.
94.06%
Ranked 57th. 5% more than India

Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment 5.02%
Ranked 51st. 7 times more than Sri Lanka
0.707%
Ranked 93th.

Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 59.71%
Ranked 71st.
100%
Ranked 1st. 67% more than India

Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 63.54%
Ranked 67th.
94.63%
Ranked 35th. 49% more than India

Literacy > Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 75.19%
Ranked 17th.
92.58%
Ranked 18th. 23% more than India

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 17.98
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Sri Lanka
2.71
Ranked 8th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $988.74 billion
Ranked 5th. 29 times more than Sri Lanka
$34.14 billion
Ranked 35th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 32.79 trillion
Ranked 6th. 18 times more than Sri Lanka
1.78 trillion
Ranked 24th.

Literacy > Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 50.82%
Ranked 18th.
89.96%
Ranked 17th. 77% more than India

Literacy > Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24 74.36%
Ranked 18th.
98.59%
Ranked 11th. 33% more than India

Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 81.13%
Ranked 18th.
98.16%
Ranked 15th. 21% more than India

Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 96.29
Ranked 8th. 27% more than Sri Lanka
75.97
Ranked 12th.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group 112.38%
Ranked 33th. 16% more than Sri Lanka
96.58%
Ranked 101st.

School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 111.38%
Ranked 41st. 12% more than Sri Lanka
99.67%
Ranked 107th.

Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24 67.75%
Ranked 87th.
96.12%
Ranked 52nd. 42% more than India

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 26,517.35
Ranked 45th.
87,727.17
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than India

Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 27.6%
Ranked 36th.
56.3%
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than India

School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 9.31% gross
Ranked 87th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
3.03% gross
Ranked 75th.
Secondary education > Teachers > % female 33.92% female
Ranked 101st.
63.16% female
Ranked 32nd. 86% more than India

Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force 7%
Ranked 61st.
22.6%
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than India

Labor force with primary education > % of total 14.4%
Ranked 57th.
67.1%
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than India

Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force 40.9%
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
16.3%
Ranked 73th.

Labor force with secondary education > % of total 35.5%
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
16.2%
Ranked 75th.

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 23.1%
Ranked 15th.
31.8%
Ranked 11th. 38% more than India

Progression to secondary school > Male 87.46%
Ranked 59th.
96.42%
Ranked 44th. 10% more than India
School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 11.76% gross
Ranked 89th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
4.3% gross
Ranked 94th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group 130.14%
Ranked 11th. 34% more than Sri Lanka
97.35%
Ranked 96th.

High school teachers > % female 33.92%
Ranked 104th.
63.16%
Ranked 37th. 86% more than India

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 57.03%
Ranked 106th.
87%
Ranked 66th. 53% more than India

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 61.2%
Ranked 102nd.
86.28%
Ranked 67th. 41% more than India

Elementary school graduate rate > Female 65.28
Ranked 74th.
98.12
Ranked 19th. 50% more than India

Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 877,273
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Sri Lanka
75,465
Ranked 27th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 1.78 million
Ranked 3rd. 254 times more than Sri Lanka
7,016
Ranked 63th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 7.21
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
2.05
Ranked 8th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 3.78 million
Ranked 3rd. 2758 times more than Sri Lanka
1,371
Ranked 81st.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 52.48%
Ranked 105th.
87.76%
Ranked 68th. 67% more than India

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 44.12%
Ranked 129th.
51.3%
Ranked 33th. 16% more than India

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 43.97%
Ranked 127th.
49.45%
Ranked 63th. 12% more than India

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 45.59 million
Ranked 1st. 65 times more than Sri Lanka
703,641
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 38.57 million
Ranked 1st. 51 times more than Sri Lanka
757,382
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49 7.63 million
Ranked 1st. 198 times more than Sri Lanka
38,505
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 506.09 million
Ranked 1st. 40 times more than Sri Lanka
12.76 million
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 24.2
Ranked 21st.
30.12
Ranked 15th. 24% more than India
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 10.72 million
Ranked 1st. 20 times more than Sri Lanka
529,321
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 102.02 million
Ranked 1st. 71 times more than Sri Lanka
1.43 million
Ranked 9th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 15.75%
Ranked 73th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
4.42%
Ranked 57th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 31.02
Ranked 21st.
32.94
Ranked 18th. 6% more than India
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 265.23
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Sri Lanka
66.16
Ranked 10th.
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 25.99%
Ranked 69th. 3 times more than Sri Lanka
10.32%
Ranked 100th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 16.86
Ranked 25th.
32.05
Ranked 17th. 90% more than India
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 86.96% net
Ranked 88th.
98.37% net
Ranked 14th. 13% more than India
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 27.16 million
Ranked 1st. 36 times more than Sri Lanka
757,899
Ranked 8th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 92.24% net
Ranked 64th.
98.84% net
Ranked 16th. 7% more than India
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 55.93 million
Ranked 1st. 44 times more than Sri Lanka
1.26 million
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 16.29 million
Ranked 1st. 466 times more than Sri Lanka
34,939
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 18.8 million
Ranked 1st. 487 times more than Sri Lanka
38,582
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 7.75 million
Ranked 1st. 189 times more than Sri Lanka
40,906
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 15.43 million
Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Sri Lanka
574,060
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 19.11 million
Ranked 1st. 313 times more than Sri Lanka
61,095
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 199.21 million
Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Sri Lanka
6.34 million
Ranked 8th.
Primary education, teachers > % female 44%
Ranked 112th.
85%
Ranked 38th. 93% more than India

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 40%
Ranked 37th.
42.65%
Ranked 43th. 7% more than India

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 11.02%
Ranked 45th.
12.87%
Ranked 38th. 17% more than India

Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 31.48 million
Ranked 1st. 30 times more than Sri Lanka
1.07 million
Ranked 7th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 3.17%
Ranked 43th. 59% more than Sri Lanka
2%
Ranked 58th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 52.79
Ranked 23th.
67.06
Ranked 17th. 27% more than India
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 43.24
Ranked 24th.
63.31
Ranked 17th. 46% more than India
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 56.42 million
Ranked 1st. 78 times more than Sri Lanka
724,311
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 8.07
Ranked 25th.
24.72
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than India

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