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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 75 per thousand people: Number of females older than 75 years, who are illiterate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per 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.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > 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
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 75 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 75: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Teachers' Day date: Date when Teacher's Day is celebrated around the world.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 > Male literates > Aged over 75: Compares countries by number of male literates aged over 75. 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
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % net: School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the ratio of male children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the male population of the official secondary school age.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • 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.
  • School enrollment, preprimary > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Total is the total enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, primary > % net: School enrollment, primary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Total is the ratio of children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the total population of the official primary school age.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % gross: School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the total enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary: School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Percentage of private enrolment. Secondary is the enrolment in private secondary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in secondary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Progression to secondary school, male > %: Progression to secondary school, male (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Male is the number of new male entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of male pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Female is the total female enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy 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.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % 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. 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.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.
  • Progression to secondary school > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Number of males aged 10-14 years, who are illiterate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Researchers in R&D > Per million people: Researchers in R&D (per million people). Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 65 to 69. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers: Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers). Percentage of trained teachers. Primary. Female is the number of female teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the primary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female teachers at the primary level.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29: 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
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44: Compares countries by number of male literates, 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 literates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 75: Number of females older than 75 years, who are illiterate.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
  • 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 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
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STAT Iran Pakistan HISTORY
Child care (preschool) > Duration 1
Ranked 194th. 		2
Ranked 157th. Twice as much as Iran
Children out of school, primary 3,468
Ranked 54th. 		5.37 million
Ranked 1st. 1549 times more than Iran
Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.0454
Ranked 64th. 		29.98
Ranked 13th. 661 times more than Iran
Children out of school, primary, female 112,387
Ranked 26th. 		3.05 million
Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Iran
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.6
Ranked 76th. 		17.03
Ranked 12th. 11 times more than Iran
College and university > Gender parity index 1.01
Ranked 57th. 12% more than Pakistan 		0.908
Ranked 63th.
Compulsary education duration 8
Ranked 82nd. 60% more than Pakistan 		5
Ranked 107th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.71%
Ranked 8th. 72% more than Pakistan 		2.17%
Ranked 20th.
Literacy > Female 73%
Ranked 108th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		36%
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Total population 79.4%
Ranked 110th. 59% more than Pakistan 		49.9%
Ranked 10th.
Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 152nd. The same as Pakistan 		5
Ranked 164th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.78
Ranked 93th. 55% more than Pakistan 		2.45
Ranked 71st.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 20.49
Ranked 69th. 		41.35
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Iran
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 31.31
Ranked 4th. 		41.86
Ranked 2nd. 34% more than Iran
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 31st. The same as Pakistan 		7
Ranked 56th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Pakistan 		1.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 117th.
Secondary education, pupils 7.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 		10.37 million
Ranked 1st. 46% more than Iran
College and university > Private school share 44.71%
Ranked 13th. 30% more than Pakistan 		34.33%
Ranked 39th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1.22
Ranked 1st. 61% more than Pakistan 		0.76
Ranked 144th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 84.7%
Ranked 72nd. 54% more than Pakistan 		54.9%
Ranked 102nd.
Primary education, teachers 277,991
Ranked 13th. 		438,161
Ranked 1st. 58% more than Iran
Primary education, pupils 5.75 million
Ranked 7th. 		18.12 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Iran
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 28th. 20% more than Pakistan 		5
Ranked 92nd.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.501
Ranked 40th. 86% more than Pakistan 		0.27
Ranked 99th.
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 15th. The same as Pakistan 		4
Ranked 28th.
Literacy > Male 85.6%
Ranked 100th. 36% more than Pakistan 		63%
Ranked 9th.
High school > Private school share 11.95%
Ranked 36th. 		31.12%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Iran
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 19.22
Ranked 68th. 		38.34
Ranked 28th. Twice as much as Iran
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 5
Ranked 7th. 67% more than Pakistan 		3
Ranked 133th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 97.4%
Ranked 5th. 50% more than Pakistan 		65.1%
Ranked 8th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 46,920.29
Ranked 13th. 23% more than Pakistan 		38,154.56
Ranked 17th.
Primary completion rate 96
Ranked 46th. 52% more than Pakistan 		63
Ranked 100th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 1.71 million
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Pakistan 		401,056
Ranked 41st.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 161st. The same as Pakistan 		5
Ranked 173th.
Children out of school > Primary 306,852
Ranked 19th. 		6.3 million
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than Iran
Secondary education, teachers 280,309
Ranked 9th. 42% more than Pakistan 		197,082
Ranked 17th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.48
Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Pakistan 		1.27
Ranked 103th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 26.91
Ranked 18th. 		41.34
Ranked 2nd. 54% more than Iran
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 97th. The same as Pakistan 		3
Ranked 125th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.849
Ranked 87th. 		12.95
Ranked 14th. 15 times more than Iran
Secondary education, general pupils 6.31 million
Ranked 3rd. 		10 million
Ranked 1st. 59% more than Iran
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 20.9%
Ranked 52nd. 		54.3%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Iran
High school > Gender parity index 0.959
Ranked 75th. 31% more than Pakistan 		0.733
Ranked 94th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 1,806
Ranked 36th. 5 times more than Pakistan 		368
Ranked 54th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 24%
Ranked 60th. 		37%
Ranked 47th. 54% more than Iran
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 1.14%
Ranked 108th. 		2.43%
Ranked 87th. 2 times more than Iran
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 25.31
Ranked 64th. 9 times more than Pakistan 		2.68
Ranked 115th.
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 68th. 20% more than Pakistan 		5
Ranked 197th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 22.8%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		10.9%
Ranked 41st.
Children out of school, primary, male 59,578
Ranked 33th. 		2.32 million
Ranked 1st. 39 times more than Iran
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.7%
Ranked 24th. 96% more than Pakistan 		2.4%
Ranked 45th.
High school > Students per teacher 31.31
Ranked 4th. 		41.86
Ranked 2nd. 34% more than Iran
Secondary education > General pupils 9.07 million
Ranked 3rd. 28% more than Pakistan 		7.09 million
Ranked 4th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 144th. 10% more than Pakistan 		10
Ranked 192nd.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 93% more than Pakistan 		2.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 41.84
Ranked 3rd. 88% more than Pakistan 		22.24
Ranked 3rd.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 7.03 million
Ranked 18th. 		14.04 million
Ranked 9th. Twice as much as Iran
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 62.1%
Ranked 68th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		18.3%
Ranked 130th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 93.14
Ranked 21st. 61% more than Pakistan 		57.89
Ranked 58th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 75.2
Ranked 64th. 		101.13
Ranked 54th. 34% more than Iran
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.09
Ranked 52nd. 24% more than Pakistan 		0.88
Ranked 68th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 10.12 million
Ranked 11th. 		48.67 million
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Iran
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.94
Ranked 98th. 27% more than Pakistan 		0.74
Ranked 125th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 334.76
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		101.11
Ranked 3rd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 26.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 9 times more than Pakistan 		2.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.622
Ranked 134th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		0.217
Ranked 175th.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 4.37
Ranked 55th. 		39.9
Ranked 11th. 9 times more than Iran
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 6.51 million
Ranked 11th. 		30.4 million
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Iran
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 75 per thousand people 10.34
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Pakistan 		4.66
Ranked 3rd.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 87.8%
Ranked 50th. 26% more than Pakistan 		69.7%
Ranked 74th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 147th. The same as Pakistan 		5 years
Ranked 157th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $1,335.19
Ranked 91st. 3 times more than Pakistan 		$400.05
Ranked 82nd.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 82.5
Ranked 28th. 48% more than Pakistan 		55.79
Ranked 62nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 84.93
Ranked 3rd. 52% more than Pakistan 		56.01
Ranked 3rd.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 7.52%
Ranked 49th. 		33.68%
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Iran
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 147th. 10% more than Pakistan 		10
Ranked 199th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 27.4%
Ranked 51st. 		69.4%
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Iran
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 95%
Ranked 60th. 40% more than Pakistan 		68%
Ranked 127th.
Primary education > Pupils 7.31 million
Ranked 6th. 		17.26 million
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Iran
Secondary education > Pupils 9.94 million
Ranked 2nd. 37% more than Pakistan 		7.24 million
Ranked 4th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 69.1%
Ranked 63th. 60% more than Pakistan 		43.1%
Ranked 105th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 50.74%
Ranked 76th. 18% more than Pakistan 		43.16%
Ranked 96th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 152.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Pakistan 		39.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 140th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 813,189
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Pakistan 		376,337
Ranked 5th.
Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes 98.44%
Ranked 20th. 17% more than Pakistan 		83.91%
Ranked 33th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 20.49
Ranked 67th. 		41.35
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Iran
Secondary education > Teachers 409,196
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Pakistan 		197,082
Ranked 20th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 13 years
Ranked 8th. 86% more than Pakistan 		7 years
Ranked 90th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 10.02 million
Ranked 9th. 75% more than Pakistan 		5.73 million
Ranked 19th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 5.6
Ranked 1st. 		33.65
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Iran
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 26.35
Ranked 58th. 11 times more than Pakistan 		2.41
Ranked 86th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.99
Ranked 5th. 43% more than Pakistan 		0.69
Ranked 8th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.89%
Ranked 120th. 20% more than Pakistan 		40.03%
Ranked 168th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 147.65
Ranked 44th. 		319.34
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Iran
Progression to secondary school 90.26%
Ranked 32nd. 31% more than Pakistan 		68.95%
Ranked 57th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 96.7%
Ranked 5th. 82% more than Pakistan 		53.1%
Ranked 8th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 4.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 		40.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 9 times more than Iran
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 6.41 million
Ranked 1st. 		7.68 million
Ranked 1st. 20% more than Iran
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 544,385
Ranked 1st. 		3.58 million
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Iran
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 100%
Ranked 1st. 69% more than Pakistan 		59%
Ranked 125th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 176th. 8% more than Pakistan 		13
Ranked 202nd.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 132.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Pakistan 		45.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.107 per capita
Ranked 98th. 10% more than Pakistan 		0.097 per capita
Ranked 106th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 103.78
Ranked 102nd. 11% more than Pakistan 		93.82
Ranked 112th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 14.5%
Ranked 58th. 		40.2%
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Iran
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 91%
Ranked 78th. 18% more than Pakistan 		77%
Ranked 115th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 98.1%
Ranked 3rd. 28% more than Pakistan 		76.7%
Ranked 8th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 57%
Ranked 9th. 19% more than Pakistan 		48%
Ranked 78th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 875,814
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Pakistan 		154,227
Ranked 14th.
Primary education > Teachers 380,199
Ranked 3rd. 		450,136
Ranked 2nd. 18% more than Iran
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 47.23%
Ranked 121st. 18% more than Pakistan 		39.98%
Ranked 149th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 2.44
Ranked 2nd. 		10.59
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Iran
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 112,104
Ranked 1st. 		7.36 million
Ranked 1st. 66 times more than Iran
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 706.44
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		291.95
Ranked 3rd.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 141.72
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Pakistan 		45.86
Ranked 71st.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.42
Ranked 31st. 90% more than Pakistan 		2.85
Ranked 76th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 88%
Ranked 6th. 37% more than Pakistan 		64.1%
Ranked 8th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 5.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 		25.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Iran
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $95.88 billion
Ranked 29th. 34% more than Pakistan 		$71.67 billion
Ranked 20th.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 68th. 20% more than Pakistan 		5
Ranked 189th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 5.83
Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Pakistan 		1.27
Ranked 116th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 122.22
Ranked 1st. 61% more than Pakistan 		76.04
Ranked 101st.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 129.24
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		44.89
Ranked 80th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 306,852
Ranked 9th. 		2.33 million
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Iran
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.988
Ranked 52nd. 20% more than Pakistan 		0.823
Ranked 112th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 148.01
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Pakistan 		38.31
Ranked 144th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 2.4
Ranked 1st. 		40.19
Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than Iran
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 14.14
Ranked 1st. 		21.16
Ranked 2nd. 50% more than Iran
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 184,153
Ranked 1st. 		1.45 million
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Iran
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 302,037
Ranked 1st. 		5.51 million
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Iran
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 4.71
Ranked 1st. 		37.61
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Iran
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 2.81
Ranked 1st. 		23.37
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Iran
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 4.78
Ranked 1st. 		15.48
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Iran
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 6.67
Ranked 1st. 48% more than Pakistan 		4.52
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 55.05
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Pakistan 		15.06
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 3.16 million
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Pakistan 		3.05 million
Ranked 1st.
Primary completion rate > Women 100
Ranked 29th. 92% more than Pakistan 		52
Ranked 102nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 75 per thousand people 1.43
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Pakistan 		0.352
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 75 107,793
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Pakistan 		48,319
Ranked 1st.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 88.1%
Ranked 49th. 30% more than Pakistan 		67.8%
Ranked 65th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 4.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 		14.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Iran
Literacy > Women above 14 years 76.8%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		35.4%
Ranked 8th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 0.99%
Ranked 5th. 43% more than Pakistan 		0.69%
Ranked 8th.
Teachers' Day date 5/2/2011 10/5/2011
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 152.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 		327.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Iran
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 94.98
Ranked 47th. 		199.48
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Iran
Primary completion rate > Men 91
Ranked 59th. 25% more than Pakistan 		73
Ranked 92nd.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 145.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Pakistan 		46.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 93.96
Ranked 60th. 27% more than Pakistan 		73.91
Ranked 83th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 104.16
Ranked 71st. 		109.25
Ranked 68th. 5% more than Iran
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None
School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 7.98%
Ranked 46th. 		24.97%
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Iran
Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 40.1%
Ranked 31st. 4 times more than Pakistan 		9.7%
Ranked 63th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 7.62
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		3.22
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 2.83 million
Ranked 2nd. 		5.35 million
Ranked 1st. 89% more than Iran
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 75 278,347
Ranked 1st. 46% more than Pakistan 		190,670
Ranked 1st.
Secondary education, teachers, female 123,926
Ranked 7th. 24% more than Pakistan 		100,258
Ranked 18th.
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 2.87%
Ranked 44th. 6% more than Pakistan 		2.72%
Ranked 45th.
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 81.28%
Ranked 46th. 97% more than Pakistan 		41.32%
Ranked 30th.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 83.44%
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		30.86%
Ranked 55th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 3.25 million
Ranked 1st. 		4.63 million
Ranked 1st. 42% more than Iran
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 1.07 million
Ranked 1st. 		2.9 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Iran
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $128.06 billion
Ranked 33th. 10% more than Pakistan 		$116.47 billion
Ranked 21st.
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 238.44 trillion
Ranked 5th. 43 times more than Pakistan 		5.49 trillion
Ranked 16th.
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 35.12%
Ranked 37th. 		49.33%
Ranked 84th. 40% more than Iran
School enrollment, primary > % net 99.85%
Ranked 1st. 38% more than Pakistan 		72.46%
Ranked 55th.
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 86.28%
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		36.6%
Ranked 53th.
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 11.95%
Ranked 36th. 		31.12%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Iran
Progression to secondary school, male > % 96.12%
Ranked 27th. 25% more than Pakistan 		76.98%
Ranked 49th.
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 55.2%
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Pakistan 		9.3%
Ranked 35th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 73.51
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Pakistan 		66.53
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24 80.82%
Ranked 75th. 48% more than Pakistan 		54.71%
Ranked 97th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % net 76.95% net
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Pakistan 		21% net
Ranked 64th.
Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population 89.88%
Ranked 11th. 12% more than Pakistan 		80.46%
Ranked 11th.
Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group 100.25%
Ranked 17th. 91% more than Pakistan 		52.5%
Ranked 71st.
Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group 91.42%
Ranked 36th. 25% more than Pakistan 		73.41%
Ranked 63th.
Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment 2.05%
Ranked 68th. 		3.06%
Ranked 61st. 49% more than Iran
Progression to secondary school > Female 85.58%
Ranked 38th. 19% more than Pakistan 		71.98%
Ranked 50th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 99.91% gross
Ranked 70th. 1% more than Pakistan 		98.82% gross
Ranked 72nd.
School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 48.07% gross
Ranked 38th. 1% more than Pakistan 		47.79% gross
Ranked 39th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 0.71
Ranked 1st. 		24.31
Ranked 1st. 34 times more than Iran
Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort 87.81%
Ranked 42nd. 26% more than Pakistan 		69.68%
Ranked 41st.
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 88.11%
Ranked 77th. 22% more than Pakistan 		72.18%
Ranked 98th.
Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment 1.4%
Ranked 68th. 		2.67%
Ranked 59th. 91% more than Iran
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 99.07%
Ranked 2nd. 10% more than Pakistan 		90.3%
Ranked 6th.
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 14.2%
Ranked 67th. 22% more than Pakistan 		11.6%
Ranked 73th.
Progression to secondary school > Male 94.89%
Ranked 22nd. 42% more than Pakistan 		66.98%
Ranked 58th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 7.22
Ranked 1st. 		26.07
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Iran
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.107 per capita
Ranked 72nd. 		0.111 per capita
Ranked 71st. 4% more than Iran
Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 90.35%
Ranked 9th. 		99.6%
Ranked 3rd. 10% more than Iran
Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort 87.45%
Ranked 40th. 21% more than Pakistan 		72.36%
Ranked 33th.
Researchers in R&D > Per million people 750.71
Ranked 43th. 5 times more than Pakistan 		161.89
Ranked 51st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74 342,446
Ranked 3rd. 50% more than Pakistan 		228,000
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 7.61
Ranked 1st. 		13.31
Ranked 2nd. 75% more than Iran
Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 554,336
Ranked 2nd. 82% more than Pakistan 		304,984
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 10.35
Ranked 1st. 18% more than Pakistan 		8.78
Ranked 4th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 22.85%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		10.94%
Ranked 40th.
Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers 97.78%
Ranked 12th. 31% more than Pakistan 		74.85%
Ranked 43th.
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 1.76%
Ranked 55th. 		4.35%
Ranked 55th. 2 times more than Iran
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 4.15 million
Ranked 1st. 38% more than Pakistan 		3.01 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 2.23 million
Ranked 2nd. 51% more than Pakistan 		1.48 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 99,232
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		45,261
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 355,241
Ranked 1st. 		5.16 million
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than Iran
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 344,140
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Pakistan 		121,504
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 1.4 million
Ranked 2nd. 56% more than Pakistan 		897,543
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 12.18
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		4.1
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 4.47
Ranked 1st. 		6.27
Ranked 3rd. 40% more than Iran
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 96.55%
Ranked 15th. 89% more than Pakistan 		50.95%
Ranked 84th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 55.04
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Pakistan 		21.97
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 125.73
Ranked 1st. 		356.2
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Iran
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 3.68
Ranked 1st. 		4.27
Ranked 3rd. 16% more than Iran
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 12.36
Ranked 1st. 		14.99
Ranked 3rd. 21% more than Iran
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 98.11%
Ranked 17th. 27% more than Pakistan 		77.19%
Ranked 46th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 3.17 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Pakistan 		1.04 million
Ranked 1st.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 78.07% gross
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		22.73% gross
Ranked 85th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 99.9% net
Ranked 1st. 70% more than Pakistan 		58.62% net
Ranked 74th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 4.02 million
Ranked 1st. 84% more than Pakistan 		2.18 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 345,409
Ranked 1st. 		1.25 million
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Iran
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 6.49 million
Ranked 1st. 86% more than Pakistan 		3.49 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 707,690
Ranked 1st. 		1.09 million
Ranked 1st. 54% more than Iran
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 130,764
Ranked 1st. 		1.97 million
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than Iran
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 313,901
Ranked 1st. 		561,717
Ranked 1st. 79% more than Iran
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 2.34 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Pakistan 		743,554
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 360,232
Ranked 1st. 		2.12 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Iran
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 75 779,770
Ranked 1st. 22% more than Pakistan 		639,222
Ranked 1st.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 19.97%
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		7.37%
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 25.25 million
Ranked 2nd. 82% more than Pakistan 		13.87 million
Ranked 1st.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 14.7%
Ranked 13th. 45% more than Pakistan 		10.14%
Ranked 46th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 109.16
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Pakistan 		32.14
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 18.8
Ranked 14th. 7 times more than Pakistan 		2.73
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 8.47
Ranked 14th. 7 times more than Pakistan 		1.14
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 87,358
Ranked 1st. 		2.15 million
Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Iran
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 50.7%
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		16.4%
Ranked 76th.
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 14.2%
Ranked 58th. 		28.4%
Ranked 18th. Twice as much as Iran
Education spending > % of GDP 4.9%
Ranked 58th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		1.8%
Ranked 125th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 422,375
Ranked 1st. 		4.62 million
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Iran
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 2.43 million
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Pakistan 		1.18 million
Ranked 1st.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 45.54% gross
Ranked 41st. 		50.47% gross
Ranked 37th. 11% more than Iran
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 108.77
Ranked 27th. 24% more than Pakistan 		87.83
Ranked 37th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 96.18%
Ranked 17th. 58% more than Pakistan 		60.99%
Ranked 52nd.

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