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Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
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.
College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
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.
Teachers as percentage of labor force: The percentage share of the total labor force who are classroom, academic staff, and other teachers. Data for 1999.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
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.
Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
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."
Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11: Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
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.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12: Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
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.
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.
Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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."
Teaching weeks per year > Primary: Average number of weeks taught per year by primary level teachers. Data for 2000.
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."
School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
Universities > Top 200: Number of universities in the top 200
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
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.
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.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
Universities > Top 200 per million: Number of universities in the top 200. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology: Intended instruction time spent studying technology, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
Secondary education > 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.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
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.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population 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 > 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 > 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 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > 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 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.
Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science: Intended instruction time spent studying science, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
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.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills: Intended instruction time spent studying vocational skills, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 200 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages: Intended instruction time spent studying modern foreign languages, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10: 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
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.
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 > Literates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to school staff salaries.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
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 > 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
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64: 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
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.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
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 > 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.
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.
Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education (% of total). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education (% of total). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education (% of total unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
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.
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.
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 > Male 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 > 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 > Female 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 > 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
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
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.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
Preschool enrollment rate > Female: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
Preschool enrollment rate > Male: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
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 > 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 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion: Intended instruction time spent studying religion, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
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 > 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.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people:
Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are illiterate.
. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female 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).
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
Literacy > 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 20-24 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 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 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.

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Adult literacy rate > Total	92.1 Ranked 49th.	93.51 Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Malaysia
Average years of schooling of adults	6.8 Ranked 42nd. 5% more than Thailand	6.5 Ranked 44th.
Children out of school, primary	93,743 Ranked 42nd.	243,883 Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Children out of school, primary per 1000	3.63 Ranked 74th.	3.68 Ranked 67th. 1% more than Malaysia
Children out of school, primary, female	78,564 Ranked 36th.	137,330 Ranked 27th. 75% more than Malaysia
College and university > Gender parity index	1.34 Ranked 42nd.	1.35 Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Malaysia
Compulsary education duration	6 Ranked 178th.	9 Ranked 118th. 50% more than Malaysia
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP	5.13% Ranked 52nd.	5.79% Ranked 12th. 13% more than Malaysia
High school enrolment rate	98.87 Ranked 25th. 14% more than Thailand	86.74 Ranked 69th.
Literacy > Total population	88.9% Ranked 84th.	96% Ranked 54th. 8% more than Malaysia
Primary education, duration > Years	6 Ranked 124th. The same as Thailand	6 Ranked 111th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000	8.19 Ranked 11th. 56% more than Thailand	5.26 Ranked 54th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	12.72 Ranked 112th.	15.99 Ranked 102nd. 26% more than Malaysia
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary	13.72 Ranked 52nd.	19.91 Ranked 31st. 45% more than Malaysia
Secondary education, duration > Years	7 Ranked 69th. 17% more than Thailand	6 Ranked 140th.
College and university > Share of total education spending	34.45% Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Thailand	13.83% Ranked 39th.
Literacy > Female	85.4% Ranked 83th.	94.6% Ranked 53th. 11% more than Malaysia
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000	3.16 Ranked 54th. 52% more than Thailand	2.07 Ranked 59th.
College and university > Gender ratio	129 Ranked 40th. 5% more than Thailand	122.35 Ranked 49th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration	2 Ranked 179th.	3 Ranked 96th. 50% more than Malaysia
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita	5.81 per 1,000 people Ranked 67th. 70% more than Thailand	3.42 per 1,000 people Ranked 98th.
Duration of compulsory education	9 years Ranked 7th. The same as Thailand	9 years Ranked 91st.
Secondary education, pupils	2.62 million Ranked 34th.	4.79 million Ranked 6th. 83% more than Malaysia
College and university > Private school share	43.14% Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Thailand	16.34% Ranked 29th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment	1 Ranked 49th. 4% more than Thailand	0.96 Ranked 6th.
School life expectancy > Total	11.5 years Ranked 56th. 6% more than Thailand	10.8 years Ranked 66th.
Literacy > Adult literacy	91.9% Ranked 48th.	94.1% Ranked 38th. 2% more than Malaysia
Primary education, teachers	231,683 Ranked 19th.	347,959 Ranked 10th. 50% more than Malaysia
Primary education, pupils	2.95 million Ranked 39th.	5.37 million Ranked 22nd. 82% more than Malaysia
Adult literacy rate > Female	89.8 Ranked 52nd.	91.53 Ranked 4th. 2% more than Malaysia
Tertiary enrollment	28.2% Ranked 45th.	35.3% Ranked 36th. 25% more than Malaysia
Spending per student > College and university	49.36 Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Thailand	23.03 Ranked 18th.
High school > Gender ratio	106.9 Ranked 25th.	108.56 Ranked 14th. 2% more than Malaysia
Compulsary education starting age	6 Ranked 120th. The same as Thailand	6 Ranked 114th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million	0.485 Ranked 77th. 62% more than Thailand	0.299 Ranked 86th.
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 41st. 33% more than Thailand	3 Ranked 114th.
Literacy > Male	92.4% Ranked 84th.	97.5% Ranked 45th. 6% more than Malaysia
Spending > USD	8.66 billion Ranked 36th.	12.54 billion Ranked 28th. 45% more than Malaysia
High school > Private school share	4.49% Ranked 101st.	16.4% Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Malaysia
Spending > Proportion	4.04 Ranked 83th.	4.79 Ranked 55th. 19% more than Malaysia
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary	17.51 Ranked 111th.	20.68 Ranked 86th. 18% more than Malaysia
Child care (preschool) > Starting age	4 Ranked 55th. 33% more than Thailand	3 Ranked 170th.
High school repeaters > Male	0.11 Ranked 85th.	10.76 Ranked 24th. 98 times more than Malaysia
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24	97.2% Ranked 12th.	98% Ranked 9th. 1% more than Malaysia
Preschool enrollment rate	96.61 Ranked 126th. 3% more than Thailand	93.43 Ranked 114th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad	54,909.26 Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Thailand	25,493.56 Ranked 35th.
Primary completion rate	92 Ranked 83th. 7% more than Thailand	86 Ranked 83th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	632,309 Ranked 33th.	2.25 million Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Malaysia
Teachers as percentage of labor force	4.2% Ranked 18th. 40% more than Thailand	3% Ranked 32nd.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration	6 Ranked 131st. The same as Thailand	6 Ranked 116th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000	6.74 Ranked 44th. 83% more than Thailand	3.69 Ranked 76th.
Secondary education, teachers	190,581 Ranked 17th.	245,769 Ranked 15th. 29% more than Malaysia
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher	17.82 Ranked 52nd.	28.87 Ranked 8th. 62% more than Malaysia
High school > Lower secondary school duration	3 Ranked 167th. The same as Thailand	3 Ranked 156th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000	0.988 Ranked 74th.	1.61 Ranked 73th. 63% more than Malaysia
Spending per student > High school	14.19 Ranked 50th.	22.13 Ranked 13th. 56% more than Malaysia
Secondary education, general pupils	2.45 million Ranked 31st.	4.05 million Ranked 8th. 65% more than Malaysia
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+	11.1% Ranked 78th. 3 times more than Thailand	4% Ranked 103th.
High school > Gender parity index	1.07 Ranked 23th.	1.08 Ranked 2nd. About the same as Malaysia
Scientific and technical journal articles	520 Ranked 50th.	1,072 Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Malaysia
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	50% Ranked 3rd.	69% Ranked 2nd. 38% more than Malaysia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion	5.15% Ranked 68th. 5 times more than Thailand	1.02% Ranked 114th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000	25.9 Ranked 62nd.	34.91 Ranked 3rd. 35% more than Malaysia
Scouting > Genders admitted	both	both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age	6 Ranked 151st. The same as Thailand	6 Ranked 140th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government	25.2% Ranked 6th. 1% more than Thailand	25% Ranked 7th.
Children out of school, primary, male	24,602 Ranked 47th.	106,553 Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Malaysia
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI	6.6% Ranked 15th. 53% more than Thailand	4.3% Ranked 28th.
High school > Students per teacher	13.72 Ranked 54th.	19.91 Ranked 32nd. 45% more than Malaysia
Secondary education > General pupils	2.38 million Ranked 31st.	3.85 million Ranked 7th. 62% more than Malaysia
Spending per student > Elementary school	11.56 Ranked 54th.	21.44 Ranked 10th. 85% more than Malaysia
Secondary school starting age > Years	12 Ranked 117th. The same as Thailand	12 Ranked 108th.
High school starting age > Years	12 Ranked 108th. The same as Thailand	12 Ranked 100th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita	7.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 24th. 51% more than Thailand	4.72 per 1,000 people Ranked 78th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	46.66 Ranked 8th. 30% more than Thailand	35.89 Ranked 11th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level	3.01 million Ranked 38th.	6.11 million Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Malaysia
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women	66% Ranked 63th. 2 times more than Thailand	29% Ranked 113th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24	98.4 Ranked 43th. About the same as Thailand	98.05 Ranked 5th.
Schools connected to the Internet	14.7% Ranked 7th.	37% Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Public spending per student > Primary level	11.2 Ranked 50th.	12.5 Ranked 45th. 12% more than Malaysia
Secondary education, pupils per 1000	92.51 Ranked 44th. 29% more than Thailand	71.66 Ranked 44th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000	104.24 Ranked 82nd. 29% more than Thailand	81.03 Ranked 110th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment	1.31 Ranked 46th. 24% more than Thailand	1.06 Ranked 1st.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+	1.74 million Ranked 48th.	1.92 million Ranked 45th. 10% more than Malaysia
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment	1.14 Ranked 9th. 9% more than Thailand	1.05 Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	316.08 Ranked 12th.	432.98 Ranked 2nd. 37% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita	26.38 per 1,000 people Ranked 61st.	35.66 per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 35% more than Malaysia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people	1.91 Ranked 82nd. 5 times more than Thailand	0.383 Ranked 154th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years	7 Ranked 61st. 17% more than Thailand	6 Ranked 124th.
Teacher student ratio > High school	14.97 Ranked 59th.	21.22 Ranked 23th. 42% more than Malaysia
High school repeaters > Female	0.09 Ranked 84th.	8.92 Ranked 25th. 99 times more than Malaysia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women	1.14 million Ranked 48th.	1.33 million Ranked 41st. 17% more than Malaysia
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school	15.08 Ranked 108th.	15.99 Ranked 90th. 6% more than Malaysia
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24	98.5 Ranked 46th. 1% more than Thailand	97.88 Ranked 6th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11	964 hours Ranked 11th.	1,200 hours Ranked 1st. 24% more than Malaysia
Elementary school > Enrolled students	3.1 million Ranked 40th.	5.56 million Ranked 17th. 79% more than Malaysia
Primary education > Duration > Years	6 years Ranked 122nd. The same as Thailand	6 years Ranked 109th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	$3,622.28 Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Thailand	$1,548.27 Ranked 54th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade	97.69 Ranked 113th. 38% more than Thailand	70.89 Ranked 141st.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000	86.77 Ranked 36th. 43% more than Thailand	60.59 Ranked 57th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12	1,230 hours Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Thailand	1,167 hours Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	94.01 Ranked 7th. 30% more than Thailand	72.21 Ranked 12th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age	12 Ranked 120th. The same as Thailand	12 Ranked 110th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share	0.97% Ranked 133th.	18.36% Ranked 43th. 19 times more than Malaysia
Elementary school > Gender ratio	99.5 Ranked 50th. 2% more than Thailand	97.82 Ranked 79th.
High school enrolment rate > Female	97.68 Ranked 35th. 10% more than Thailand	88.77 Ranked 56th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women	14.7% Ranked 74th. 3 times more than Thailand	5.4% Ranked 101st.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level	95% Ranked 67th. 2% more than Thailand	93% Ranked 3rd.
Duration of education > Secondary level	5 Ranked 171st.	6 Ranked 119th. 20% more than Malaysia
Public spending per student > Tertiary level	86.1 Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Thailand	38.2 Ranked 42nd.
Secondary education > Pupils	2.52 million Ranked 31st.	4.72 million Ranked 5th. 87% more than Malaysia
Primary education > Pupils	3.06 million Ranked 38th.	5.97 million Ranked 9th. 95% more than Malaysia
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men	72.8% Ranked 57th. 2 times more than Thailand	35.6% Ranked 121st.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24	98.3 Ranked 47th. The same as Thailand	98.22 Ranked 5th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita	95.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 57th. 21% more than Thailand	79.34 per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level	55.07% Ranked 46th. 3% more than Thailand	53.66% Ranked 1st.
Secondary education, vocational pupils	162,243 Ranked 45th.	739,155 Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Malaysia
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher	12.72 Ranked 114th.	15.99 Ranked 103th. 26% more than Malaysia
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	90.32% Ranked 9th. 72% more than Thailand	52.63% Ranked 71st.
Secondary education > Teachers	141,913 Ranked 30th.	215,798 Ranked 20th. 52% more than Malaysia
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary	13 years Ranked 12th.	14 years Ranked 51st. 8% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level	2.3 million Ranked 35th.	5.01 million Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people	4.27 Ranked 6th. 37% more than Thailand	3.11 Ranked 6th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million	20.89 Ranked 65th. 26% more than Thailand	16.62 Ranked 67th.
Duration of education > Primary level	6 Ranked 115th. The same as Thailand	6 Ranked 103th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24	1 Ranked 18th. The same as Thailand	1 Ranked 17th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education	102.63% Ranked 24th. The same as Thailand	102.61% Ranked 16th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary	125,312 Ranked 34th.	650,919 Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Malaysia
Public spending per student > Secondary level	19.9 Ranked 35th. 55% more than Thailand	12.8 Ranked 51st.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level	48.67% Ranked 59th. 1% more than Thailand	48.37% Ranked 5th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000	70.05 Ranked 77th. 2 times more than Thailand	29.84 Ranked 100th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women	97.3% Ranked 12th.	97.8% Ranked 11th. 1% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19	2.2 million Ranked 6th.	4.79 million Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39	116,539 Ranked 7th.	146,965 Ranked 5th. 26% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women	95% Ranked 68th. 4% more than Thailand	91% Ranked 3rd.
High school > Upper secondary starting age	15 Ranked 151st. The same as Thailand	15 Ranked 145th.
Elementary school starting age > Years	6 Ranked 133th. The same as Thailand	6 Ranked 125th.
Teaching weeks per year > Primary	41 weeks per year Ranked 7th. 2% more than Thailand	40 weeks per year Ranked 13th.
Elementary school repeaters > All	0.0 Ranked 82nd.	9.21 Ranked 34th.
School life expectancy > Male	11.2 years Ranked 61st. 5% more than Thailand	10.7 years Ranked 64th.
Universities > Top 200	1 Ranked 31st. The same as Thailand	1 Ranked 29th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita	97.4 per 1,000 people Ranked 35th. 63% more than Thailand	59.9 per 1,000 people Ranked 66th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men	7.7% Ranked 73th. 3 times more than Thailand	2.5% Ranked 111th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000	123.25 Ranked 76th. 30% more than Thailand	94.79 Ranked 6th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita	0.126 per capita Ranked 71st. 30% more than Thailand	0.097 per capita Ranked 6th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men	96% Ranked 60th. 1% more than Thailand	95% Ranked 3rd.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men	97.2% Ranked 12th.	98.1% Ranked 9th. 1% more than Malaysia
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level	18.2 Ranked 99th.	20.8 Ranked 85th. 14% more than Malaysia
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	69% Ranked 31st. 15% more than Thailand	60% Ranked 4th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils	138,521 Ranked 46th.	870,602 Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Malaysia
Primary education > Teachers	174,504 Ranked 27th.	298,270 Ranked 14th. 71% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level	51.25% Ranked 31st. 3% more than Thailand	49.6% Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	660.01 Ranked 11th.	844.5 Ranked 2nd. 28% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14	49,473 Ranked 7th. 63% more than Thailand	30,427 Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	1.94 Ranked 6th. 53% more than Thailand	1.27 Ranked 6th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level	2.9 Ranked 63th.	13.2 Ranked 31st. 5 times more than Malaysia
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years	6 Ranked 113th. The same as Thailand	6 Ranked 102nd.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10	964 hours Ranked 10th.	1,200 hours Ranked 1st. 24% more than Malaysia
Primary education > Teachers per 1000	7.01 Ranked 25th. 52% more than Thailand	4.63 Ranked 78th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000	101.19 Ranked 43th. 41% more than Thailand	71.97 Ranked 51st.
Literacy > Men above 14 years	92% Ranked 16th.	94.9% Ranked 9th. 3% more than Malaysia
Female enrolment share > Primary level	48.7% Ranked 48th. 1% more than Thailand	48.4% Ranked 86th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$	$105.92 billion Ranked 15th. 2% more than Thailand	$103.40 billion Ranked 16th.
Universities > Top 200 per million	0.0387 Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Thailand	0.0153 Ranked 25th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology	5	x
Primary school starting age > Years	6 Ranked 150th. The same as Thailand	6 Ranked 140th.
Scouting > Members	44,016 Ranked 29th.	828,248 Ranked 6th. 19 times more than Malaysia
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	88.98% Ranked 25th. 5% more than Thailand	84.56% Ranked 35th.
High school > Share of total education spending	33.72% Ranked 59th. 3% more than Thailand	32.87% Ranked 23th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils	2.34 million Ranked 33th.	3.95 million Ranked 16th. 69% more than Malaysia
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000	5.7 Ranked 65th. 70% more than Thailand	3.35 Ranked 98th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000	95.62 Ranked 37th. 63% more than Thailand	58.69 Ranked 66th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment	99.63 Ranked 35th. 5% more than Thailand	95.06 Ranked 66th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index	0.999 Ranked 37th. 1% more than Thailand	0.988 Ranked 83th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13	1,230 hours Ranked 6th. 5% more than Thailand	1,167 hours Ranked 9th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9	964 hours Ranked 11th.	1,080 hours Ranked 2nd. 12% more than Malaysia
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	51.2% Ranked 28th. 6% more than Thailand	48.3% Ranked 86th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level	3 Ranked 11th.	6.2 Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000	94.21 Ranked 64th. 21% more than Thailand	77.69 Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	3.03 Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Thailand	0.944 Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	3.61 Ranked 8th.	4.07 Ranked 5th. 13% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39	45,473 Ranked 7th.	84,260 Ranked 5th. 85% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19	1.09 million Ranked 6th.	2.38 million Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	6.64 Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Thailand	1.92 Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	55.54 Ranked 9th.	83.61 Ranked 3rd. 51% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	1.91 Ranked 9th. 2% more than Thailand	1.86 Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24	65,445 Ranked 8th.	227,088 Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	2.12 Ranked 12th. 43% more than Thailand	1.48 Ranked 7th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people	1.51 Ranked 72nd.	12.4 Ranked 11th. 8 times more than Malaysia
Primary completion rate > Women	92 Ranked 81st. 8% more than Thailand	85 Ranked 83th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science	11% Ranked 22nd. 22% more than Thailand	9% Ranked 31st.
School life expectancy > Female	11.7 years Ranked 50th. 8% more than Thailand	10.8 years Ranked 61st.
Elementary school repeaters > Female	0.0 Ranked 70th.	6.47 Ranked 42nd.
Elementary school repeaters > Male	0.0 Ranked 71st.	11.77 Ranked 31st.
High school teachers	166,940 Ranked 24th.	222,799 Ranked 14th. 33% more than Malaysia
Elementary school teachers	205,772 Ranked 23th.	347,959 Ranked 9th. 69% more than Malaysia
High school enrolment rate > Male	100 Ranked 11th. 18% more than Thailand	84.87 Ranked 62nd.
Literacy > Women above 14 years	85.4% Ranked 16th.	90.5% Ranked 11th. 6% more than Malaysia
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds	1% Ranked 17th. The same as Thailand	1% Ranked 16th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita	71.35 per 1,000 people Ranked 79th. 2 times more than Thailand	30.48 per 1,000 people Ranked 103th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000	45.84 Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Thailand	20.68 Ranked 97th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils	2.58 million Ranked 32nd.	4.53 million Ranked 2nd. 75% more than Malaysia
Primary completion rate > Men	92 Ranked 79th. 5% more than Thailand	88 Ranked 77th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills	5	6
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP	0.008 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 15th. 33% more than Thailand	0.006 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 16th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita	103.07 per 1,000 people Ranked 34th. 40% more than Thailand	73.45 per 1,000 people Ranked 46th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment	114.18 Ranked 13th. 11% more than Thailand	102.78 Ranked 36th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000	122.79 Ranked 75th. 35% more than Thailand	91.13 Ranked 83th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females	None	None
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level	19.4 Ranked 49th.	25.2 Ranked 26th. 30% more than Malaysia
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages	11	x
Pupils reaching grade 5	98.8 Ranked 5th. 2% more than Thailand	97.1 Ranked 18th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49	130,871 Ranked 7th. 6% more than Thailand	122,989 Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10	1.72 million Ranked 5th.	1.93 million Ranked 4th. 12% more than Malaysia
School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary	1.12% Ranked 114th.	15.81% Ranked 28th. 14 times more than Malaysia
Scouting > Membership > Guiding introduced	1916	1957
Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment	21.9% Ranked 38th.	31.2% Ranked 10th. 42% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10	15.46 million Ranked 5th.	56.08 million Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Malaysia
High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries	89.19% Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Thailand	43.92% Ranked 38th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44	616,605 Ranked 7th.	2.87 million Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59	49,188 Ranked 7th. 11% more than Thailand	44,197 Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14	2.36 million Ranked 5th.	4.83 million Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Malaysia
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross	33.21% Ranked 63th.	44.62% Ranked 10th. 34% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19	1.11 million Ranked 6th.	2.41 million Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54	155,440 Ranked 7th. 22% more than Thailand	127,352 Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64	203,984 Ranked 7th.	1.26 million Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Malaysia
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross	77.68% Ranked 62nd.	112.28% Ranked 4th. 45% more than Malaysia
School enrollment, primary > % net	97.03% Ranked 34th. 1% more than Thailand	95.61% Ranked 45th.
School enrollment, secondary > % gross	66.88% Ranked 107th.	86.98% Ranked 23th. 30% more than Malaysia
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary	4.49% Ranked 98th.	16.4% Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Malaysia
Progression to secondary school, male > %	100% Ranked 5th. 18% more than Thailand	84.87% Ranked 65th.
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross	40.85% Ranked 65th.	58.24% Ranked 8th. 43% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people	100.86 Ranked 6th. 39% more than Thailand	72.79 Ranked 9th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education	108.79% Ranked 16th. 8% more than Thailand	100.64% Ranked 33th.
Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group	91.07% Ranked 78th. 12% more than Thailand	81.27% Ranked 94th.
Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group	90.84% Ranked 75th. 10% more than Thailand	82.66% Ranked 94th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross	93.65% gross Ranked 140th.	99.56% gross Ranked 71st. 6% more than Malaysia
School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross	113.92% gross Ranked 4th. 28% more than Thailand	89.07% gross Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people	33.82 Ranked 12th.	39.53 Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Malaysia
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24	100.06% Ranked 46th. About the same as Thailand	99.74% Ranked 58th.
Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force	31.9% Ranked 23th. 62% more than Thailand	19.7% Ranked 41st.
Labor force with primary education > % of total	16.8% Ranked 33th.	39.2% Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force	59% Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Thailand	15.4% Ranked 45th.
Labor force with secondary education > % of total	55.8% Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Thailand	14.5% Ranked 48th.
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment	27.3% Ranked 6th.	36.1% Ranked 4th. 32% more than Malaysia
Primary education > Pupils > % female	48.6% female Ranked 66th. 1% more than Thailand	48.14% female Ranked 55th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people	8.71 Ranked 13th.	19.05 Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Malaysia
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita	0.125 per capita Ranked 71st. 34% more than Thailand	0.093 per capita Ranked 82nd.
Researchers in R&D > Per million people	364.64 Ranked 52nd. 16% more than Thailand	315.53 Ranked 55th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	343.93 Ranked 8th.	411.53 Ranked 2nd. 20% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people	3.78 Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Thailand	0.927 Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	26.33 Ranked 10th.	43.16 Ranked 2nd. 64% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14	1.21 million Ranked 5th.	2.48 million Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female	48.55% Ranked 70th. About the same as Thailand	48.36% Ranked 82nd.
Elementary school teachers > % female	68.41% Ranked 80th. 14% more than Thailand	59.98% Ranked 85th.
Secondary education, teachers, female	128,262 Ranked 13th. 1% more than Thailand	126,447 Ranked 14th.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female	43.65% Ranked 52nd.	44.38% Ranked 37th. 2% more than Malaysia
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils	157,742 Ranked 42nd.	776,531 Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Malaysia
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net	96.2% Ranked 43th. 8% more than Thailand	89.44% Ranked 73th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Female	62.86 Ranked 62nd.	89.01 Ranked 29th. 42% more than Malaysia
Preschool enrollment rate > Male	58.46 Ranked 69th.	88.41 Ranked 31st. 51% more than Malaysia
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female	97.79 Ranked 102nd. 29% more than Thailand	75.77 Ranked 135th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male	97.58 Ranked 112th. 47% more than Thailand	66.22 Ranked 140th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29	864,189 Ranked 7th.	2.37 million Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44	684,149 Ranked 7th.	2.69 million Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29	84,623 Ranked 8th.	270,127 Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64	131,378 Ranked 7th.	1.4 million Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54	412,439 Ranked 7th.	2.15 million Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	31.18 Ranked 11th.	67.03 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	46.81 Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Thailand	14.94 Ranked 8th.
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net	67.25% Ranked 69th.	77.29% Ranked 11th. 15% more than Malaysia
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross	65.92% Ranked 108th.	89.4% Ranked 24th. 36% more than Malaysia
Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion	9	x
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	36.9 Ranked 8th. 3% more than Thailand	35.73 Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	73.43 Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Thailand	29.02 Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people	8.49 Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Thailand	1.4 Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34	792,088 Ranked 7th.	2.62 million Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	1.04 Ranked 11th. 39% more than Thailand	0.744 Ranked 5th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net	93.1% net Ranked 56th. 25% more than Thailand	74.74% net Ranked 95th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24	925,741 Ranked 6th.	2.21 million Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Malaysia
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net	93.32% net Ranked 55th. 21% more than Thailand	76.88% net Ranked 92nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29	1.72 million Ranked 7th.	4.8 million Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24	32,425 Ranked 8th.	114,554 Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29	44,658 Ranked 9th.	123,660 Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39	737,490 Ranked 7th.	2.79 million Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39	71,066 Ranked 7th. 13% more than Thailand	62,705 Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10	7.4 million Ranked 5th.	28.75 million Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Malaysia
Primary education, teachers > % female	68.71% Ranked 83th. 15% more than Thailand	59.98% Ranked 95th.
Tertiary education, teachers > % female	49.92% Ranked 19th.	68.68% Ranked 2nd. 38% more than Malaysia
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	21.3% Ranked 13th.	29.47% Ranked 1st. 38% more than Malaysia
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure	28.02% Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Thailand	27.53% Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	73.41 Ranked 9th. 2% more than Thailand	72.29 Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people	39.53 Ranked 9th. 19% more than Thailand	33.25 Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	3.6 Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Thailand	0.699 Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people	4.55 Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Thailand	0.863 Ranked 10th.

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