| Literacy (age 15 and over can read & write) (2008 regional average) |
Adult 15+ % total population: 93.7 % Male 96.3 % Female 91.0 Youth 15-24 total 98.3 Male 98.4 Female 98.1 (2008 regional average) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) (2008) | total: 19 years, male: 19 years, female: 20 years |
| Years compulsory | Primary and Secondary, between ages 6 -16 |
| Primary to secondary transition rate | The overall rate for 2002 indicates 99% NER enrolment in Primary education compared to 91% for Secondary (UNESCO_education) |
| Female Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) - Tertiary Education as a % for School year ending 2008 | 94% |
| Male Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) - Tertiary Education as a % for School year ending 2008 | 64% |
| Education expenditure |
as % of GDP 6.6 (2008) as % of total government expenditure 19.7 (2006) |
| Distribution(%) of public expenditure per level (2010) | N/A |
| Researchers per 1,000,000 inhabitants (FTE) (2007) | 4 365 |
| Expenditure on R&D as a % of GDP (2007) | 1.21 |
| Percentage distribution of gross domestic expenditure on research and development by source |
Business 40.1% Government 42.7% Higher education 8.7% Private non-profit 3.7% From abroad 4.8% |