Education in World 317 indicators covering education for World. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 23.45 2018 down 6.1% 18th Literacy rate, youth male 94.1% 2024 up 1.4% 21st Literacy rate, youth total 93.1% 2024 up 2.2% 21st Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 15.3% 2019 down 12.0% 20th Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 15.73 million number 2019 up 12.8% 1st Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 118.05 million number 2019 up 34.8% 1st Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 22.47 million number 2019 down 30.7% 1st Secondary education, pupils 48.0% 2018 up 1.0% 22nd Teachers in upper secondary education, female 7.97 million number 2019 up 17.3% 1st Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 50.7% 2019 up 4.1% 24th Literacy rate, adult total 87.7% 2024 up 2.5% 18th Literacy rate, adult male 90.9% 2024 up 1.6% 16th Trained teachers in preprimary education 78.7% 2024 down 3.6% 15th Trained teachers in secondary education 81.5% 2024 down 1.3% 14th Proportion of total government spending on essential services 12.7% 2023 down 10.5% 8th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 9.83 million number 2019 down 31.7% 1st Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes 5.57 million number 2018 up 67.7% 1st Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 10.42 million number 2019 up 8.5% 1st Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 5.45 million number 2019 up 15.2% 1st Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 79.3% 2024 down 3.8% 14th Trained teachers in secondary education, male 80.6% 2024 up 1.9% 16th Trained teachers in secondary education, female 82.1% 2024 down 4.0% 13th Inbound mobility rate, both sexes 2.5% 2018 up 22.9% 17th Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 17 2018 down 0.4% 20th Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 17.45 2018 down 0.1% 24th Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 20.1% 2025 down 5.5% 17th Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 71.3% 2024 up 0.6% 12th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 10.33 million number 2019 down 18.0% 1st Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 337.64 million number 2019 up 8.7% 1st Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 162.47 million number 2019 up 9.5% 1st Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 3.82 million number 2019 down 19.6% 1st Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 263.62 million number 2019 up 17.1% 1st Net intake rate in grade 1 69.9% 2018 up 6.2% 18th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 126.44 million number 2019 up 18.0% 1st Trained teachers in lower secondary education 81.9% 2024 up 1.1% 13th Net intake rate in grade 1, female 69.5% 2018 up 5.8% 19th Net intake rate in grade 1, male 70.3% 2018 up 6.5% 18th Total inbound internationally mobile students, female 2.61 million number 2018 up 67.0% 1st Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 61.20 million number 2019 down 12.4% 1st Trained teachers in upper secondary education 81.0% 2024 down 6.5% 15th Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male 80.7% 2024 up 3.4% 13th Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female 82.7% 2024 down 0.8% 7th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 287.65 million number 2019 down 2.1% 1st Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 484.99 million number 2019 down 7.1% 1st Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 772.64 million number 2019 down 5.3% 1st Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 44.41 million number 2019 down 12.2% 1st Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 54.99 million number 2019 down 27.9% 1st Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 99.40 million number 2019 down 21.7% 1st Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 1.4% 2019 up 10.5% 24th Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.951 2024 up 3.9% 13th Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 46.5% 2024 up 6.4% 15th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 29.60 million number 2019 down 16.6% 1st Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 155.16 million number 2019 up 21.5% 1st Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 31.60 million number 2019 down 8.1% 1st Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 24.87 million number 2019 down 1.1% 1st Proportion of total government spending on essential services 12.3% 2024 down 16.9% 4th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 80.56 million number 2019 up 24.6% 1st Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 16.87 2018 down 5.4% 22nd Trained teachers in upper secondary education, male 80.5% 2024 down 2.6% 12th Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female 81.3% 2024 down 10.0% 9th ← Previous Page 5 of 6 Next →