USAID/LANIC: Education Indicators - Profile of Education

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									Tertiary Natural and Applied Science Enrollment (% of total tertiary)	R&D Scientists and Tech- nicians (per 1,000 people)	Public Expenditure on
				Combined First, Secondary, and Third-level Gross Enrollment Ratio (%)				Tertiary Students (per 100,000 people)
	Adult Literacy (%)					Gross Enrollment Ratio for All Age Levels (% age 6-23)
				Female	Male
	1980	1995		1995	1995	1980	###	1995	1995	1990-96	1985	1995	1990-95
Bahamas	97	98	Bahamas	76	66	70	75	2,331	..	..	4.0	..	..
Barbados	95	97	Barbados	79	74	67	76	2,572	19	..	6.1	7.2	75.1
Belize	..	..	Belize	74	73	..	..	108	..	..	..	6.1	82.3
Cuba	89	96	Cuba	67	62	72	63	1,116	23	2.73	6.3	..	58.2
Dominica	..	..	Dominica	..	..	..	..	..	58	..	5.9	..	86.4
Dominican Rep.	74	82	Dominican Rep.	74	64	60	68	2,556	..	..	1.8	1.9	66.8
Guyana	95	98	Guyana	66	59	61	67	844	43	..	9.8	4.1	71.3
Haiti	32	45	Haiti	28	30	..	..	124	..	..	1.2	..	72.0
Jamaica	77	85	Jamaica	69	63	67	65	770	..	0.01	5.7	8.2	66.3
Suriname	..	..	Suriname	71	71	..	..	1,350	..	..	9.4	3.5	75.2
Trinidad & Tobago	95	98	Trinidad and Tobago	70	59	59	67	715	45	..	6.1	4.5	73.4
Caribbean
Costa Rica	92	95	Costa Rica	68	59	55	68	2,991	18	..	4.5	4.5	61.6
El Salvador	63	72	El Salvador	58	52	47	55	2,031	25	0.30	3.1	2.2	68.0
Guatemala	49	56	Guatemala	42	47	35	46	755	..	0.17	1.8	1.7	67.0
Honduras	62	73	Honduras	61	56	47	60	1,079	26	..	4.2	3.9	74.0
Nicaragua	61	66	Nicaragua	66	60	53	62	1,069	..	0.25	6.8	..	78.3
Panama	86	91	Panama	73	63	66	70	2,921	26	..	4.6	5.2	51.0
Central America
Argentina	..	..	Argentina	81	69	65	77	3,451	30	0.81	..	4.5	72.3
Bolivia	70	83	Bolivia	63	66	54	66	2,347	..	0.37	2.1	6.6	50.3
Brazil	75	83	Brazil	72	69	54	72	1,121	22	0.23	3.8	..	55.7
Chile	91	95	Chile	72	65	65	72	2,412	42	..	4.4	2.9	70.0
Colombia	87	91	Colombia	71	63	53	70	1,643	31	..	2.9	3.5	71.9
Ecuador	82	90	Ecuador	69	64	69	72	2,373	..	0.34	3.7	3.4	59.9
Paraguay	87	92	Paraguay	63	61	49	62	1,031	25	..	1.5	2.9	67.7
Peru	80	89	Peru	76	72	65	81	3,272	..	0.81	2.9	3.8	..
Uruguay	95	97	Uruguay	80	65	63	75	2,386	..	0.66	2.8	2.8	56.5
Venezuela	84	91	Venezuela	68	58	58	68	2,535	..	0.22	5.1	5.2	25.9
South America
Mexico	83	90	Mexico	66	64	68	66	1,559	33	0.26	3.9	5.3	71.9

Sources: Literacy: Compendium of Statistics on Illiteracy, UNESCO, United Nations New York,NY, 1995. Other data: Human Development Report 1998, UNDP, United Nations, New York, NY, 1998

Definitions: Adult literacy rate reflects the percentage of people aged 15 and above who can, with understanding, both read and write a short, simple statement about their everyday life. Gross enrollment ratio is the number of students enrolled in a level of education, whether or not they belong in the relevant age group for that level, as a percentage of the population in the relevant age group for that level. Estimates are based on U NESCO’s classification of education levels, as follows. Primary (or first- level) provides the basic elements of education at elementary or primary schools. Secondary provides general or specialized instruction at middle, secondary, or high schools, teacher training schools, and vocational or technical schools; this level of education is based on at least four years of instruction at the primary level. Tertiary (or third-level) requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the su ccessful completion of education at the secondary level or evidence of attainment of an equivalent level of knowledge and is provided at universities, teachers colleges, and higher-level professional schools. Education Expenditure is defined as ex penditure on the provision, management, inspection and support of pre-primary, primary and secondary schools; universities and colleges; vocational, technical and other training institutions; and general administration and subsidiary services.

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