Average years of schooling of adults (aged 15+)

Average years of schooling of adults (aged 15+) is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults (total, male, female) over age 15. (Data Source:  Barro-Lee Data Set)

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Current edu. expenditure on teaching materials (%), primary

Current edu. expenditure on teaching materials (%), primary is defined as the current spending on school books and other teaching materials for public educational institutions of primary education (ISCED 1), expressed as a percentage of the total (public and private) current expenditure on those educational institutions. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Current edu. expenditure on teaching materials (%), secondary

Current edu. expenditure on teaching materials (%), secondary is defined as the current spending on school books and other teaching materials for public educational institutions of secondary education (ISCED 2+3), expressed as a percentage of the total (public and private) current expenditure on those educational institutions. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Drop-out rate (%), primary

Drop-out rate (%), primary is the percentage of a cohort of pupils (total, male, female) enrolled in the first grade of primary education who are not expected to reach the last grade of primary education. It is calculated as 100% minus the survival rate to the last grade of primary education. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Duration of education, compulsory

Duration of education, compulsory is the number of years during which children and young people are legally obliged to attend school. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Duration of education, lower secondary

Duration of education, lower secondary is the number of grades (years) in lower secondary education. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Duration of education, primary

Duration of education, primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Duration of education, secondary

Duration of education, secondary is the number of grades (years) in general secondary education. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Duration of education, upper secondary

Duration of education, upper secondary is the number of grades (years) in upper secondary education. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

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Entrance age, primary

Entrance age, primary is the age at which pupils 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. Note that the theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is often but not always the typical or most common entrance age. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Entrance age, secondary

Entrance age, secondary is the age at which pupils 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. Note that the theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is often but not always the typical or most common entrance age. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Expected primary completion rate (% of population at theoretical entrance age)

Expected primary completion rate is the number of children in a given year, regardless of age, who are expected to reach the last year of primary education expressed as a % of the population at the theoretical entrance age to primary education in the same year. It is calculated by multiplying the gross intake rate to grade 1 by the probability of survival to grade 5. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Expenditure on teachers’ compensation in public institutions (% of current education expenditure)

Teachers' compensation (% of current education expenditure) is the share of teachers’ salaries and other remuneration in total current (public and private) expenditure on education. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Female share of graduates by field of study (%, tertiary)

Female share of graduates by field of study (%, tertiary) is defined as the number of female students graduating in a particular field of study expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in that field of study. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

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GDP at market prices (current US$)

GDP at market prices (current US$): The gross domestic product is the sum of the gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. (Data Source: The World Bank)

GDP per capita (constant 2000 US$)

GDP per capita: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant U.S. dollars. (Data Source: The World Bank)

GDP per capita (current US$)

GDP per capita: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. (Data Source: The World Bank)

GDP (constant 2000 US$)

GDP at purchaser's prices: Gross domestic product is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using 2000 official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used. (Data Source: The World Bank)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2000 international $)

GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP): PPP GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2000 international dollars. (Data Source: The World Bank)

GDP per capita, PPP (current international $)

GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP): PPP GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP at purchaser’s prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current international dollars. (Data Source: The World Bank)

GDP, PPP (constant 2000 international $)

GDP, PPP: GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2000 international dollars. (Data Source: The World Bank)

GDP, PPP (current international $)

GDP, PPP: GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current international dollars. (Data Source: The World Bank)

Gender parity index (GPI), gross enrollment in tertiary education

Gender parity index (GPI), gross enrollment in tertiary education is the ratio of the female-to-male values of the gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education. A GPI of 1 indicates parity between sexes. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute of Statistics)

Gender parity index (GPI), gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education

Gender Parity Index (GPI), gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of the female-to-male values of the gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education. A GPI of 1 indicates parity between sexes. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute of Statistics)

Gender parity index (GPI), gross enrollment ratio in primary education

Gender parity index (GPI), gross enrollment in primary education is the ratio of the female-to-male values of the gross enrollment ratio in primary education. A GPI of 1 indicates parity between sexes. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute of Statistics)

Gender parity index (GPI), gross enrollment ratio in secondary education

Gender parity index (GPI), gross enrollment in secondary education is the ratio of the female-to-male values of the gross enrollment ratio in secondary education. A GPI of 1 indicates parity between sexes. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute of Statistics)

Girls' enrollment share (%), primary

Girls' enrollment share, primary is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Girls' enrollment share (%), secondary

Girls' enrollment share, secondary is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students in secondary school. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Girls' enrollment share (%), tertiary

Girls' enrollment share, tertiary is the number of girls enrolled in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students in tertiary education. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Girls' graduates share (%), tertiary

Girls' graduates share, tertiary is the number of female graduates from tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates of tertiary education. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

GNI at market prices (current US$)

GNI at market price (current US$): (Gross National Income—formerly gross national product or GNP): GDP [the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output] plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. (Data Source: The World Bank)

GNI per capita, Atlas Method (current US$)

GNI per capita (formerly gross national product per capita or GNP per capita): Gross national income, converted to U.S. dollars using the World Bank Atlas method, divided by the midyear population. (Data Source: The World Bank)

GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)

GNI per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP): PPP GNI is gross national income (GNI) divided by midyear population converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GNI as a U.S. dollar has in the United States. GNI is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current international dollars. (Data Source: The World Bank)

GNI, PPP (current international $)

PPP GNI (formerly PPP GNP): GNI is gross national income converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GNI as a U.S. dollar has in the United States. Gross national income (GNI) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current international dollars. (Data Source: The World Bank)

Graduates by field of study, female (% of total female graduates, tertiary)

Graduates by field of study, female (% of total female graduates, tertiary) is defined as the number of female students graduating in a particular field expressed as a percentage of the total female graduates of tertiary level of education. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Graduates by field of study (% of total graduates, tertiary)

Graduates by field of study (% of total graduates, tertiary) is defined as the number of students graduating in a particular field expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates of tertiary education. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Graduates, tertiary

Graduates, tertiary, are defined as the number of pupils or students (total, female) who have successfully completed the final year of a tertiary education. In some countries completion occurs as a result of passing an examination or a series of examinations. In other countries it occurs after a requisite number of course hours have been accumulated. Sometimes both types of completion occur within a country. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Gross enrollment rate (%), lower secondary

Gross enrollment rate, lower secondary is the number of pupils (total, male, female) enrolled in lower secondary, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population (total, male, female) in the theroetical age group for lower secondary education. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Gross enrollment rate (%), pre-primary

Gross enrollment rate, pre-primary is the number of pupils (total, male, female) enrolled in pre-primary, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population (total, male, female) in the theroetical age group for pre-primary education. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Gross enrollment rate (%), primary

Gross enrollment rate, primary is the number of pupils (total, male, female) enrolled in primary, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population (total, male, female) in the theroetical age group for primary education. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Gross enrollment rate (%), secondary

Gross enrollment rate, secondary is the number of pupils (total, male, female) enrolled in secondary, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population (total, male, female) in the theroetical age group for secondary education. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Gross enrollment rate (%), tertiary

Gross enrollment ratio, tertiary is the number of pupils (total, male, female) enrolled in tertiary, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population (total, male, female) of the five-year age group following on from the secondary school leaving age. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Gross enrollment rate (%), upper secondary

Gross enrollment rate, upper secondary is the number of pupils (total, male, female) enrolled in upper secondary, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population (total, male, female) in the theroetical age group for upper secondary education. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Gross intake rate to grade 1

Gross intake rate to grade 1 is the number of new entrants (total, male, female) in the first grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population (total, male, female) of theoretical entrance age to primary education. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Gross primary graduation ratio

Gross primary graduation ratio is defined as number of graduates (total, male, female) from the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population (total, male, female) at the theoretical graduation age. It reports the current primary outputs stemming from previous years of schooling and past education policies on entrance to primary education. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Gross tertiary graduation ratio (first degree)

Gross tertiary graduation ratio (first degree), is total number of graduates (total, male, female) from first degree programmes at ISCED 97 level 5A, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population (total, male, female) at the theoretical graduation age for such programmes. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

HIV prevalence (% of adults)

HIV prevalence (% of adults) is the percentage of people ages 15–49 who are infected with HIV. (Data Source: The World Bank)

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Internet users

Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network. (Data Source: ITU’s World Telecommunication Development Report database)

Internet users (per 100 people)

Internet users (per 100 people) are the number of people per 100 who have access to the worldwide network. (Data Source: ITU’s World Telecommunication Development Report database)

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Labor force, children 10-14 (% of age group)

Labor force, children 10-14 is the percentage ages 10-14 active in the labor force. (Data Source: ILO)

Labor force, female (% of total)

Labor force, female is the percentage of females that are active in the labor force. (Data Source: ILO / The World Bank)

Labor force, total

Labor force, total comprises people who meet the ILO definition of the economically active population. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, the labor force generally includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. (Data Source: ILO / The World Bank)

Labor force with primary education (% of total)

Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the (total, male, female) labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the (total, male, female) labor force. (Data Source: International Labour Organization)

Labor force with secondary education (% of total)

Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the (total, male, female) labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the (total, male, female) labor force. (Data Source: International Labour Organization)

Labor force with tertiary education (% of total)

Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of the (total, male, female) labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the (total, male, female) labor force. (Data Source: International Labour Organization)

Literacy rate, adult (% of people 15+)

Literacy rate, adult (% of people 15+) is the percentage of people (total, male, female) ages 15 and older who can, with understanding, both read and write a short, simple statement about their everyday life out of the whole population (total, male, female) ages 15 and older. (Data Source: Estimates from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Literacy rate, youth (% aged 15-24)

Literacy rate, youth is the percentage of people ages 15 to 24 who can, with understanding, both read and write a short, simple statement about their everyday life. (Data Source: Estimates from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

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Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000)

Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000) is the probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates. The probability is expressed as a rate per 1,000. (Data Source: UNICEF / The World Bank)

Net enrollment rate (%), primary level

Net enrollment rate, primary level is the number of pupils (total, male, female) in the theoretical age group for primary education enrolled in primary education expressed as a percentage of the (total, male, female) population in that age group. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Net enrollment rate (%), secondary, total

Net enrollment rate, secondary is the number of pupils (total, male, female) in the theoretical age group for secondary education enrolled in secondary education expressed as a percentage of the (total, male, female) population in that age group. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Net intake rate to grade 1

Net intake rate to grade 1 is the number of new entrants (total, male, female) in the first grade of primary education who are of the theoretical primary school-entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the (total, male, female) population of the same age. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

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Out-of-school children, primary

Out-of-school children, primary is the number of children in the official primary-age range who are not enrolled in primary or secondary education. Children in the official primary-age range, who are enrolled in pre-primary education, are considered out-of-school. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Percentage of repeaters, primary (%)

Percentage of repeaters, primary is the number of pupils (total, male, female) enrolled in the same grade of primary education as in the previous year, expressed as a percentage of the total enrollment in that grade. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Percentage of repeaters, secondary (%)

Percentage of repeaters, secondary is the number of pupils (total, male, female) enrolled in the same grade of secondary education as in the previous year, expressed as a percentage of the total enrollment in that grade . (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Personal computers

Personal computers are self-contained computers designed for use by a single individual. (Data Source: ITU’s World Telecommunication Development Report database)

Personal computers (per 1,000 people)

Personal computers (per 1,000 people) is the number of self-contained computers designed for use by a single individual per 1,000 population. (Data Source: ITU’s World Telecommunication Development Report database)

Population

Population, includes all residents (total, male, female) regardless of legal status or citizenship—except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. (Data Source: The World Bank)

Population aged 0-14, total

Population aged 0-14 is defined as the population (total, male, female) of a particular country aged 0-14 (Data Source: The World Bank)

Population aged 15-64, total

Population aged 15-64 is defined as the population (total, male, female) of a particular country aged 15-64 (Data Source: The World Bank)

Population growth (annual %)

Population growth (annual %) is the exponential change of the population for the period indicated.

Primary completion rate

Primary completion rate is the total number of students (total, male, female) regardless of age in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters (total, male, female) in that grade, divided by the (total, male, female) number of children of official graduation age. Note that when repetition rates are high, this indicator is not always a reliable measure of primary completion. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Primary education, teachers

Primary education, teachers is the number of persons employed full-time or part-time in an official capacity for the purpose of guiding and directing the learning experience of pupils, irrespective of his/her qualification or the delivery mechanism, i.e. whether 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) or who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutiones (e.g. parents). (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) is the number of female teachers in primary education, expressed as a percentage of total number of teachers in primary education in a given school year. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Primary education, teachers (% trained)

Primary education, teachers (% trained) is the number of teachers (total, male, female) who have received the minimum organized teacher-training (pre-service or inservice) required for teaching at the primary level of education in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (total, male, female) at the primary level of education. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Private enrollment share (%), primary

Private enrollment share (%), primary is the number of pupils in primary education 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, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils enrolled in primary education. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Private enrollment share (%), secondary

Private enrollment share (%), secondary is the number of pupils in secondary education 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, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils enrolled in secondary education. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Private enrollment share (%), tertiary

Private enrollment share (%), tertiary is the number of students in tertiary education 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, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in tertiary education. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Progression to secondary level (%)

Progression to secondary level (%) is the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Public current edu expenditure (% of current edu expenditure), primary

Public current edu expenditure (% of current edu expenditure), primary is defined as the share of public current expenditure on education that is devoted to primary education. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Public current edu expenditure (% of current edu expenditure), secondary

Public current edu expenditure (% of current edu expenditure), secondary is defined as the share of public current expenditure on education that is devoted to secondary education. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Public current edu expenditure (% of current edu expenditure), tertiary

Public current edu expenditure (% of current edu expenditure), tertiary is defined as the share of public current expenditure on education that is devoted to tertiary education. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Public current education expenditure, % of total education expenditure

Public current education expenditure, % of total education expenditure is defined as recurrent public expenditure on education expressed as a percentage of total public expenditure on education (current and capital) in a given financial year. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Public education expenditure as % of GDP

Total public expenditure on education as a % of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the current and capital expenditures on education by local, regional and national governments, including municipalities (household contributions are excluded), expressed as a percentage of the gross domestic product. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Public total edu. expenditure per student (% of p.c.GDP), primary

Public total education expenditure per student as a % of GDP per capita, primary is the total public expenditure per student on education in primary as a percentage of GDP per capita. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute of Statistics)

Public total edu. expenditure per student (% of p.c.GDP), secondary

Public total education expenditure per student as a % of GDP per capita, secondary is the total public expenditure per student on education in primary as a percentage of GDP per capita. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute of Statistics)

Public total edu. expenditure per student (% of p.c.GDP), tertiary

Public total education expenditure per student as a % of GDP per capita, by primary is the total public expenditure per student on education in primary as a percentage of GDP per capita. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute of Statistics)

Public total education expenditure per student (% of p.c. GDP), all levels

Public total education expenditure per student (% of p.c. GDP), all levels is defined as the total public expenditure per student combined across all levels as a percentage of GDP per capita. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute of Statistics)

Public total education expenditure, % of GNI

Public total education expenditure, % of GNI is current and capital expenditures on education by local, regional and national governments, including municipalities (household contributions are excluded), expressed as a percentage of the GNP. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute of Statistics)

Public total education expenditure, % of Gov-t spending

Public expenditure on education, % of total Gov-t spending is the current and capital expenditures on education by local, regional and national governments, including municipalities (household contributions are excluded) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education in a given school-year, based on headcounts for both pupils and teachers. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education in a given school-year, based on headcounts for both pupils and teachers. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

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Ratio of literate female to male among 15-24 years old

Ratio of literate female to male among 15-24 years old is defined as the number of females 15-24 who are considered literate in a particular country over the number of males of the same age group who are literate. It is a measure of gender parity in youth literacy. A literate person is one who can, with understanding, both read and write a short, simple statement about their everyday life. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

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School life expectancy (years)

School life expectancy is the number of years a child (total, male, female) of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education. Gross enrolment rate is used as a proxy to compensate for the lack of data by age for tertiary and partial data for the other ISCED levels. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Secondary education, teachers

Secondary education, teachers is the number of persons employed full-time or part-time in an official capacity for the purpose of guiding and directing the learning experience of pupils, irrespective of his/her qualification or the delivery mechanism, i.e. whether 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) or who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutiones (e.g. parents). (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) is the number of female teachers in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of total number of teachers in secondary education in a given school year. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Secondary education, teachers (% trained)

Secondary education, teachers (% trained) is the number of teachers (total, male, female) who have received the minimum organized teacher-training (pre-service or inservice) required for teaching at the secondary level of education in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the (total, male, female) number of teachers at the secondary level of education. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Share of public expenditure for primary education (% of total public education expenditure)

Share of expenditure for primary education (% of total education expenditure) is the share of public expenditure on education that is devoted to primary education in a given financial year. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Share of public expenditure for secondary education (% of total public education expenditure)

Share of expenditure for secondary education (% of total education expenditure) is the share of public expenditure on education that is devoted to secondary education in a given financial year. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Share of public expenditure for tertiary education (% of total public education expenditure)

Share of expenditure for tertiary education (% of total education expenditure) is the share of public expenditure on education that is devoted to tertiary education in a given financial year. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Student enrollment

Student enrollment is defined as the number of students (total, female) enrolled in a particular level of education (primary, secondary, tertiary). For secondary education, student enrolment includes enrolment in general programs as well as enrolment in technical and vocational programs. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Survival rate to grade 5

Survival rate to grade 5 is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrollment and repeaters for two consecutive years. It is defined as the percentage of a cohort of pupils (total, male, female) enrolled in the first grade of a primary cycle in a given school-year who are expected to reach grade 5, regardless of repetition. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Tertiary education, teachers

Tertiary education, teachers is the number of persons employed full-time or part-time in an official capacity for the purpose of guiding and directing the learning experience of pupils, irrespective of his/her qualification or the delivery mechanism, i.e. whether 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) or who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutiones (e.g. parents). (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

Tertiary education, teachers (% female)

Tertiary education, teachers (% female) is the number of female teachers in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of total number of teachers in tertiary education in a given school year. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

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Vocational and Technical enrollment (% of total secondary enrollment)

Vocational and Technical enrollment (% of total secondary enrollment) is the number of vocational and technical secondary level students (total, male, female) as percent of (total, male, female) secondary enrollment. Vocational and Technical education is defined as education mainly designed to lead participants to acquire the practical skills, know-how and understanding necessary for employment in a particular occupation or trade (or class of occupations or trades). Successful completion of such programmes normally leads to a labour-market relevant vocational qualification recognized by the competent authorities (e.g. Ministry of Education, employers’ associations, etc.) in the country in which it is obtained. (Data Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics)