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Interactive: Worldwide education

Gianna GrünMarch 26, 2015

How many children go to school? How many men and women can read and write? How much money is spent on education? Click through our interactive graphics to find out how your country compares internationally.

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Data source on education & military expenditures as % of GDP - World Bank

There is no complete dataset that comprises all countries for one given year on education and military budgets. That’s why the most up-to-date data-pair was selected for each country from the World Bank’s database. Time points vary from 2013 back to 2006.
data.worldbank.org

Data source on Enrollment ratios - UNESCO

Latest available data have been used for enrollment rates from UNESCO’s database on Education Statistics
data.uis.unesco.org

Data source on Literacy rates - UNESCO

Literacy rates were taken from UNESCO’s database on Education Statistics. Latest data from February 2015 have been used for these graphics.
data.uis.unesco.org
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