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Indicators on education

Last update: Dec 2007
Country or area
 
Year
Total
Men
Women
Afghanistan
2004
7
 a
9
 a
4
 a
Albania
2004
11
 a
…
12
 a
Algeria
2005
13
 a
13
 a
13
 a
Andorra
2005
11
 b
11
 b
11
 b
Anguilla
2005
11
 a
11
 a
12
 a
Argentina
2004
15
15
16
Armenia
2005
11
11
11
Aruba
2005
13
 a
13
 a
14
 a
Australia
2005
20
20
20
Austria
2005
16
15
16
Azerbaijan
2005
11
11
11
Bahamas
2005
12
 a
12
 a
12
 a
Bahrain
2005
14
 a
14
 a
15
 a
Bangladesh
2004
9
9
9
Barbados
2001
14
 a
14
 a
15
 a
Belarus
2005
15
…
15
Belgium
2005
16
 a
16
 a
16
 a
Belize
2004
13
 a
13
 a
13
 a
Benin
2001
7
 a
9
 a
6
 a
Bermuda
2002
15
 a
15
 a
16
 a
Bolivia
2003
14
 a
…
…
Botswana
2005
12
 a
12
 a
12
 a
Brazil
2004
14
14
15
British Virgin Islands
2005
17
 a
15
 a
19
 a
Brunei Darussalam
2005
14
 a
14
 a
14
 a
Bulgaria
2005
13
…
13
Burkina Faso
2005
5
 a
5
 a
4
 a
Burundi
2005
6
 a
7
 a
6
 a
Cambodia
2004
10
 a
11
 a
9
 a
Cameroon
2005
11
 a
12
 a
10
 a
Canada
2004
17
 a
17
 a
17
 a
Cape Verde
2005
11
 a
11
 a
11
 a
Cayman Islands
2001
13
 a
12
 a
13
 a
Chad
2005
6
 a
8
 a
4
 a
Chile
2005
14
 a
14
 a
14
 a
China
2005
11
 a
11
 a
11
 a
Colombia
2005
12
 a
12
 a
12
 a
Comoros
2004
8
 a
9
 a
7
 a
Congo
2003
8
 a
9
 a
7
 a
Cook Islands
2004
10
 a
10
 a
10
 a
Costa Rica
2005
12
 a
12
 a
12
 a
Croatia
2003
13
13
13
Cuba
2005
15
 a
14
 a
16
 a
Cyprus
2005
14
 b
13
 b
14
 b
Czech Republic
2005
15
15
15
Denmark
2005
17
16
18
Djibouti
2005
4
 a
5
 a
4
 a
Dominica
2005
13
 a
13
 a
13
 a
Dominican Republic
2004
13
 a
12
 a
13
 a
Egypt
2005
13
 a
…
El Salvador
2005
12
12
12
Equatorial Guinea
2000
9
 a
10
 a
8
 a
Eritrea
2004
6
 a
7
 a
5
 a
Estonia
2005
16
15
17
Ethiopia
2005
6
 a
7
 a
6
 a
Fiji
2005
13
 a
13
 a
14
 a
Finland
2005
17
17
18
France
2005
16
16
17
Gambia
2004
8
 a
8
 a
8
 a
Georgia
2005
12
12
13
Germany
2001
16
 a
16
 a
16
 a
Ghana
2006
9
 a
9
 a
8
 a
Greece
2005
17
16
17
Grenada
2005
12
 a
12
 a
12
 a
Guatemala
2003
10
 a
10
 a
9
 a
Guinea
2005
7
 a
9
 a
6
 a
Guinea-Bissau
2001
5
 a
7
 a
4
 a
Guyana
2005
14
 a
13
 a
14
 a
Honduras
2004
11
 a
11
 a
12
 a
Hong Kong (China), SAR
2005
14
15
14
Hungary
2005
15
15
16
Iceland
2005
18
 a
17
 a
19
 a
India
2005
10
 a
11
 a
10
 a
Indonesia
2005
12
 a
12
 a
11
 a
Iran, Islamic Republic of
2005
13
 a
13
 a
13
 a
Iraq
2005
10
 a
11
 a
8
 a
Ireland
2005
18
18
18
Israel
2005
15
15
16
Italy
2005
16
16
17
Jamaica
2003
12
 a
11
 a
12
 a
Japan
2005
15
 a
15
 a
15
 a
Jordan
2005
13
 a
13
 a
13
 a
Kazakhstan
2005
15
15
16
Kenya
2004
10
 a
10
 a
10
 a
Kiribati
2005
12
 b
12
 b
13
 b
Kuwait
2005
13
 a
12
 a
13
 a
Kyrgyzstan
2005
12
12
13
Lao People's Democratic Rep
2005
9
 a
10
 a
9
 a
Latvia
2005
16
14
17
Lebanon
2005
14
 a
14
 a
15
 a
Lesotho
2005
11
 a
11
 a
11
 a
Liberia
2000
10
 a
11
 a
8
 a
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
2003
16
 a
16
 a
17
 a
Liechtenstein
2004
15
 b
16
 b
13
 b
Lithuania
2005
16
15
17
Luxembourg
2004
14
 a
13
 a
14
 a
Macao, China
2005
15
16
14
Malawi
2004
10
 a
10
 a
9
 a
Malaysia
2004
13
13
14
Maldives
2004
11
 a
11
 a
11
 a
Mali
2005
6
 a
7
 a
5
 a
Malta
2005
15
15
15
Marshall Islands
2003
13
 a
13
 a
13
 a
Mauritania
2005
8
 a
8
 a
7
 a
Mauritius
2005
14
 a
14
 a
13
 a
Mexico
2005
13
13
13
Mongolia
2005
12
12
13
Montenegro (1)
2001
13
 b
13
 b
13
 b
Montserrat
2005
15
 b
14
 b
15
 b
Morocco
2005
10
 a
11
 a
9
 a
Mozambique
2005
8
 a
9
 a
7
 a
Myanmar
2002
7
 a
…
…
Namibia
2004
11
 a
11
 a
11
 a
Nauru
2004
8
 b
8
 b
8
 b
Nepal
2003
9
 a
10
 a
8
 a
Netherlands
2005
17
17
17
Netherlands Antilles
2002
14
14
15
New Zealand
2005
20
19
21
Nicaragua
2003
11
 a
11
 a
11
 a
Niger
2005
3
 a
4
 a
3
 a
Nigeria
2004
9
 a
10
 a
8
 a
Niue
2005
11
 b
11
 b
12
 b
Norway
2005
18
17
18
Oman
2005
11
 a
11
 a
11
 a
Pakistan
2005
7
 a
7
 a
6
 a
Palau
2001
15
 a
…
…
Palestinian Autonomous Terri
2005
13
 a
13
 a
14
 a
Panama
2005
13
 a
13
 a
14
 a
Paraguay
2004
12
 a
11
 a
12
 a
Peru
2005
14
 a
13
 a
14
 a
Philippines
2005