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  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • 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, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • 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. 
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Teachers' Day date: Date when Teacher's Day is celebrated around the world.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > 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.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Total is the number of people age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • 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.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.
  • Progression to secondary school > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.
  • 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.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Progression to secondary school > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • 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).
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
STAT Saudi Arabia Yemen HISTORY
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 75th. The same as Yemen
3
Ranked 70th.

Children out of school, primary 216,025
Ranked 15th.
490,049
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia

Children out of school, primary per 1000 7.64
Ranked 31st.
20.55
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Children out of school, primary, female 58,579
Ranked 18th.
387,186
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Saudi Arabia

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 2.07
Ranked 35th.
16.23
Ranked 13th. 8 times more than Saudi Arabia

College and university > Gender parity index 1.06
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Yemen
0.415
Ranked 112th.

Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 67th. The same as Yemen
9
Ranked 66th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.14%
Ranked 52nd.
5.15%
Ranked 50th. About the same as Saudi Arabia

Literacy > Female 70.8%
Ranked 110th. 2 times more than Yemen
30%
Ranked 151st.
Literacy > Total population 78.8%
Ranked 112th. 57% more than Yemen
50.2%
Ranked 145th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 80th. The same as Yemen
6
Ranked 71st.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 11.16
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Yemen
5.16
Ranked 51st.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 10.89
Ranked 68th.
30.25
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 11.32
Ranked 77th.
16.09
Ranked 43th. 42% more than Saudi Arabia

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 118th. The same as Yemen
6
Ranked 113th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 50% more than Yemen
2.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 99th.

Secondary education, pupils 3.17 million
Ranked 8th. 89% more than Yemen
1.67 million
Ranked 17th.

College and university > Private school share 4.86%
Ranked 39th.
23.1%
Ranked 53th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 35th. 35% more than Yemen
0.74
Ranked 145th.

School life expectancy > Total 9 years
Ranked 85th. 6% more than Yemen
8.5 years
Ranked 90th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 85%
Ranked 71st. 44% more than Yemen
58.9%
Ranked 95th.

Primary education, pupils 3.44 million
Ranked 19th.
3.68 million
Ranked 16th. 7% more than Saudi Arabia

Primary education, teachers 315,626
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Yemen
120,339
Ranked 29th.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 53th. The same as Yemen
6
Ranked 50th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.422
Ranked 88th.
0.69
Ranked 78th. 63% more than Saudi Arabia

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 91st. The same as Yemen
3
Ranked 85th.

Literacy > Male 84.7%
Ranked 102nd. 20% more than Yemen
70.5%
Ranked 130th.
High school > Private school share 12.61%
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Yemen
4.07%
Ranked 100th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 15.66
Ranked 124th.
26.13
Ranked 59th. 67% more than Saudi Arabia

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 138th. The same as Yemen
3
Ranked 129th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 95.8%
Ranked 21st. 27% more than Yemen
75.2%
Ranked 30th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 50,637
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Yemen
13,208.88
Ranked 62nd.

Primary completion rate 85
Ranked 78th. 37% more than Yemen
62
Ranked 122nd.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 525,344
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Yemen
173,130
Ranked 51st.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 86th. The same as Yemen
6
Ranked 76th.

Secondary education, teachers 264,141
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Yemen
102,142
Ranked 26th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 9.86
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Yemen
4.38
Ranked 67th.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 10.69
Ranked 46th.
15.08
Ranked 63th. 41% more than Saudi Arabia

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 130th. The same as Yemen
3
Ranked 123th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 5.57
Ranked 24th. 29% more than Yemen
4.31
Ranked 29th.

Secondary education, general pupils 3.06 million
Ranked 10th. 84% more than Yemen
1.66 million
Ranked 18th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 21.3%
Ranked 51st.
49.7%
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia

High school > Gender parity index 0.885
Ranked 80th. 40% more than Yemen
0.634
Ranked 98th.

Scientific and technical journal articles 573
Ranked 47th. 57 times more than Yemen
10
Ranked 132nd.

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 38%
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Yemen
17%
Ranked 4th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 4.96%
Ranked 67th. About the same as Yemen
4.94%
Ranked 68th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 24.07
Ranked 65th. 2 times more than Yemen
10.16
Ranked 83th.

Scouting > Genders admitted boys only boys only
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 108th. The same as Yemen
6
Ranked 102nd.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 27.6%
Ranked 3rd.
32.8%
Ranked 1st. 19% more than Saudi Arabia
Children out of school, primary, male 157,446
Ranked 12th. 53% more than Yemen
102,863
Ranked 14th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 6.7%
Ranked 14th.
10.3%
Ranked 1st. 54% more than Saudi Arabia

High school > Students per teacher 11.32
Ranked 78th.
16.09
Ranked 44th. 42% more than Saudi Arabia

Secondary education > General pupils 2.65 million
Ranked 11th. 79% more than Yemen
1.48 million
Ranked 20th.

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 83th. The same as Yemen
12
Ranked 78th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 21% more than Yemen
5.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 2.34 million
Ranked 52nd.
2.95 million
Ranked 41st. 26% more than Saudi Arabia

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 50.3%
Ranked 86th. 7 times more than Yemen
7.6%
Ranked 146th.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 121.47
Ranked 45th.
154.49
Ranked 26th. 27% more than Saudi Arabia

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 112.03
Ranked 7th. 60% more than Yemen
70.22
Ranked 45th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.47
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Yemen
0.37
Ranked 91st.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 2.77 million
Ranked 34th.
5.06 million
Ranked 20th. 83% more than Saudi Arabia

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.96
Ranked 92nd. 96% more than Yemen
0.49
Ranked 138th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 24.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 2 times more than Yemen
9.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.82
Ranked 86th. 3 times more than Yemen
0.567
Ranked 137th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 1.73 million
Ranked 35th.
3.64 million
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 97.1%
Ranked 28th. 44% more than Yemen
67.3%
Ranked 81st.

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 78th. The same as Yemen
6 years
Ranked 69th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $6,907.10
Ranked 13th. 18 times more than Yemen
$377.92
Ranked 114th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 108.04
Ranked 10th. 55% more than Yemen
69.71
Ranked 42nd.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 84th. The same as Yemen
12
Ranked 79th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 10.08%
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Yemen
4.81%
Ranked 56th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 29.3%
Ranked 49th.
69.8%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 78%
Ranked 119th. 3% more than Yemen
76%
Ranked 124th.

Primary education > Pupils 3.26 million
Ranked 22nd. 3% more than Yemen
3.18 million
Ranked 23th.

Secondary education > Pupils 2.73 million
Ranked 11th. 84% more than Yemen
1.49 million
Ranked 19th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 57.9%
Ranked 79th. 2 times more than Yemen
24.4%
Ranked 135th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 92.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 29% more than Yemen
71.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 58.25%
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Yemen
20.77%
Ranked 114th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 103,555
Ranked 58th. 8 times more than Yemen
12,229
Ranked 39th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 10.89
Ranked 68th.
30.25
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Secondary education > Teachers 71,149
Ranked 41st. 24% more than Yemen
57,200
Ranked 53th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 2 million
Ranked 38th. 45% more than Yemen
1.37 million
Ranked 47th.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 25.07
Ranked 59th. 43 times more than Yemen
0.587
Ranked 157th.

Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.98
Ranked 21st. 51% more than Yemen
0.65
Ranked 32nd.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.93%
Ranked 118th. 20% more than Yemen
39.81%
Ranked 169th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 121.3
Ranked 54th.
265.18
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia

Progression to secondary school 95.34%
Ranked 25th. 7% more than Yemen
89.01%
Ranked 60th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 94.7%
Ranked 21st. 61% more than Yemen
58.9%
Ranked 32nd.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 79%
Ranked 111th. 23% more than Yemen
64%
Ranked 127th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 119th. The same as Yemen
15
Ranked 112th.

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 114.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 63% more than Yemen
70.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 107.32
Ranked 99th.
159.04
Ranked 40th. 48% more than Saudi Arabia

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.108 per capita
Ranked 97th.
0.155 per capita
Ranked 41st. 44% more than Saudi Arabia

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 15.3%
Ranked 56th.
29.5%
Ranked 26th. 93% more than Saudi Arabia

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 77%
Ranked 116th.
87%
Ranked 105th. 13% more than Saudi Arabia

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 97%
Ranked 18th. 7% more than Yemen
90.7%
Ranked 26th.

Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 50%
Ranked 76th. 85% more than Yemen
27%
Ranked 93th.
Primary education > Teachers 119,881
Ranked 31st. 1% more than Yemen
118,936
Ranked 33th.

Secondary education > Vocational pupils 85,620
Ranked 21st. 9 times more than Yemen
9,699
Ranked 49th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 46.34%
Ranked 126th. 54% more than Yemen
30.13%
Ranked 160th.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 7.16
Ranked 27th. 18% more than Yemen
6.06
Ranked 41st.

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 110.66
Ranked 15th. 50% more than Yemen
73.77
Ranked 45th.

Literacy > Men above 14 years 87.5%
Ranked 24th. 20% more than Yemen
73.1%
Ranked 29th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $195.39 billion
Ranked 11th. 23 times more than Yemen
$8.60 billion
Ranked 72nd.

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 109th. The same as Yemen
6
Ranked 103th.

Scouting > Members 19,260
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Yemen
6,481
Ranked 89th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 4.25
Ranked 55th. 46% more than Yemen
2.92
Ranked 98th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 107.19
Ranked 19th. 46% more than Yemen
73.29
Ranked 44th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 100.34
Ranked 14th. 42% more than Yemen
70.74
Ranked 103th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.995
Ranked 37th. 22% more than Yemen
0.816
Ranked 113th.

Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 0.0
Ranked 38th.
0.0
Ranked 48th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 91.43
Ranked 70th. 23% more than Yemen
74.03
Ranked 108th.

Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.681
Ranked 106th. 3 times more than Yemen
0.272
Ranked 137th.
Primary completion rate > Women 86
Ranked 72nd. 87% more than Yemen
46
Ranked 122nd.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 100%
Ranked 4th. 38% more than Yemen
72.3%
Ranked 66th.

Literacy > Women above 14 years 76.3%
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Yemen
34.7%
Ranked 31st.

Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 0.98%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Yemen
0.43%
Ranked 6th.
Teachers' Day date 2/28/2011 2/28/2011
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 125.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd.
256.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 75.65
Ranked 53th.
190.74
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Saudi Arabia

Primary completion rate > Men 85
Ranked 73th. 9% more than Yemen
78
Ranked 102nd.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 96.13
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Yemen
47.53
Ranked 94th.

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 118.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 67% more than Yemen
70.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 132.18
Ranked 50th.
157.85
Ranked 35th. 19% more than Saudi Arabia

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 7.14%
Ranked 45th. 4 times more than Yemen
1.8%
Ranked 63th.

Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 98.02%
Ranked 44th. 13% more than Yemen
86.37%
Ranked 64th.

Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 101.09%
Ranked 32nd. 65% more than Yemen
61.34%
Ranked 76th.

Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population 49.2%
Ranked 44th. 95% more than Yemen
25.21%
Ranked 69th.

Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group 85.56%
Ranked 48th. 88% more than Yemen
45.62%
Ranked 116th.

Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group 84.87%
Ranked 49th. 8% more than Yemen
78.25%
Ranked 96th.

Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment 5.06%
Ranked 52nd. 17% more than Yemen
4.33%
Ranked 67th.

Progression to secondary school > Female 97.49%
Ranked 21st. 14% more than Yemen
85.85%
Ranked 64th.

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 90.59% gross
Ranked 93th.
102.13% gross
Ranked 64th. 13% more than Saudi Arabia

School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 9.78% gross
Ranked 68th. 14 times more than Yemen
0.72% gross
Ranked 86th.

Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort 96.98%
Ranked 11th. 33% more than Yemen
73.17%
Ranked 61st.

Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 95.55%
Ranked 73th. 3 times more than Yemen
34.06%
Ranked 123th.
Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment 5.21%
Ranked 46th. 41% more than Yemen
3.7%
Ranked 68th.

School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 49.48%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Yemen
14.19%
Ranked 89th.

Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 48.32%
Ranked 45th. 61% more than Yemen
30.09%
Ranked 71st.

Progression to secondary school > Male 93.26%
Ranked 26th. 3% more than Yemen
90.44%
Ranked 50th.

Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.141 per capita
Ranked 46th.
0.152 per capita
Ranked 35th. 8% more than Saudi Arabia

Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 47.47%
Ranked 48th. 37% more than Yemen
34.76%
Ranked 68th.

Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort 93.99%
Ranked 16th. 41% more than Yemen
66.88%
Ranked 63th.

Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 0.0
Ranked 38th.
0.0
Ranked 36th.

Secondary education, teachers, female 137,009
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Yemen
29,894
Ranked 36th.

Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 1.83%
Ranked 53th.
4.01%
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Saudi Arabia

School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 112.78%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Yemen
36.92%
Ranked 49th.

Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 87.06%
Ranked 62nd. 58% more than Yemen
55.17%
Ranked 103th.
Primary education, teachers > % female 50.61%
Ranked 51st. 85% more than Yemen
27.39%
Ranked 120th.

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 36.96%
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Yemen
17.14%
Ranked 79th.

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 19.26%
Ranked 27th. 20% more than Yemen
16%
Ranked 50th.

Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 17.3%
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Yemen
7.6%
Ranked 60th.

Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 1.51%
Ranked 56th.
7.31%
Ranked 33th. 5 times more than Saudi Arabia

Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 95.91%
Ranked 55th. 92% more than Yemen
49.97%
Ranked 110th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 89.81%
Ranked 51st. 58% more than Yemen
56.75%
Ranked 79th.

School enrollment, primary, male > % net 90.84%
Ranked 30th.
93.7%
Ranked 20th. 3% more than Saudi Arabia

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 85.8% gross
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Yemen
30.52% gross
Ranked 74th.

School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 10.02% gross
Ranked 67th. 13 times more than Yemen
0.77% gross
Ranked 88th.

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 90.9% gross
Ranked 81st. 26% more than Yemen
72.25% gross
Ranked 97th.

Primary education > Teachers > % female 47.54% female
Ranked 75th. 2 times more than Yemen
21.02% female
Ranked 141st.

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 85.03%
Ranked 81st.
122.01%
Ranked 23th. 43% more than Saudi Arabia

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 49.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.
74.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd. 50% more than Saudi Arabia

Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 79.35%
Ranked 73th. 2 times more than Yemen
32.68%
Ranked 113th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 1.09 million
Ranked 35th.
1.47 million
Ranked 26th. 34% more than Saudi Arabia

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