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…TABLE 5Ukraine 100 100 121 11 98 99 89 89 96 98 97 100 95 94 84 85 90 93United Arab Emirates 94 97 209 65 108 108 92 91 – – 100 – 93 95 83 85 – –United Kingdom – – 126 76 106 106 99 100 – – – – 98 100 92 95 – –United Republic of Tanzania 79 76 31 1 111 109 100 99 71 75 83 91 7 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 8 8United States – – 87 74 98 99 91 93 – – 95 – 94 94 88 89 – –Uruguay 99 99 105 40 116 113 97 98 – – 94 – 93 91 64 71 – –Uzbekistan 100 100 47 9 94 92 89 87 100 100 99 100 102 101 92 90 91 90Vanuatu 94 94 15 7 111 106 98 96 80 82 73 89 43 x 37 x 41 x 35 x 38 36Venezuela (BolivarianRepublic of) 98 99 96 25 104 102 90 90 91 x 93 x 81 82 x 77 85 66 74 30 x 43 xViet Nam 97 96 80 24 107 x 101 x 96 x 91 x 94 94 92 98 70 x 64 x – – 77 78Yemen 95 70 16 2 94 76 79 66 75 64 59 x 73 61 30 49 26 48 27Zambia 82 68 28 6 120 118 95 96 80 80 79 87 50 41 47 39 38 35Zimbabwe 98 99 13 11 104 103 89 91 90 92 62 x 79 43 39 39 37 46 43SUMMARY INDICATORSPrimary schoolNumber per 100 Primary school enrolment ratio attendancepopulation2005–2009*ratioYouth (15–24 years)20082005–2009*literacy rategross net net2004–2008*Internetmale female phones users male female male female male femaleSurvival rate tolast primary grade (%)2005–2009*Africa # 79 70 38 8 105 96 83 79 69 67 67 87 44 36 33 29 35 32Sub-Saharan Africa # 77 67 32 6 105 95 81 77 65 63 62 86 40 32 32 28 30 27Eastern and Southern Africa 81 73 30 4 113 107 88 87 68 69 51 82 44 39 35 33 24 22West and Central Africa 72 60 34 7 99 86 71 64 64 59 70 89 38 26 29 22 36 31Middle East and North Africa 92 86 63 19 101 99 91 86 85 81 93 – 72 66 66 62 54 51Asia # 92 86 44 14 111 108 92 89 84 ** 81 ** 79 – 64 60 – – 56 ** 50 **South Asia 86 73 32 5 110 104 88 83 83 80 65 94 56 48 – – 55 47East Asia and Pacific 98 98 54 21 112 113 98 97 89 ** 88 ** 92 – 74 77 65 ** 67 ** 63 ** 65 **Latin America and Caribbean 97 98 80 29 118 114 95 94 92 93 85 – 87 94 72 77 68 74CEE/CIS 99 99 109 26 100 98 93 92 – – 96 – 91 88 82 81 – –Industrialized countries § – – 104 69 102 102 95 95 – – 96 – 102 101 91 92 – –Developing countries § 91 84 48 15 109 105 90 87 80 ** 77 ** 77 91 64 60 54 ** 53 ** 52 ** 48 **Least developed countries § 76 67 21 2 104 96 85 81 67 66 60 83 39 31 33 29 30 28World 91 85 59 23 108 105 91 88 80 ** 77 ** 79 91 69 65 61 ** 60 ** 53 ** 48 **# For a complete list of countries and territories in the regions and subregions, see page 124.§ Includes territories within each country category or regional group. Countries and territories in each country category or regional group are listed on page 124.admin.datasurveydataSecondary schoolSecondary school enrolment ratio attendance2005–2009*ratio2005–2009*gross net netmale female male female male femaleDEFINITIONS OF THE INDICATORSYouth literacy rate – Number of literate persons aged 15–24, expressed as a percentage of the total population inthat age group.Primary school gross enrolment ratio – Number of children enrolled in primary school, regardless of age,expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official primary school age.Secondary school gross enrolment ratio – Number of children enrolled in secondary school, regardless of age,expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official secondary school age.Primary school net enrolment ratio – Number of children enrolled in primary school who are of official primaryschool age, expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official primary school age.Secondary school net enrolment ratio – Number of children enrolled in secondary school who are of officialsecondary school age, expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official secondary school age.Primary school net attendance ratio – Number of children attending primary or secondary school who are ofofficial primary school age, expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official primary school age.Secondary school net attendance ratio – Number of children attending secondary or tertiary school who are ofofficial secondary school age, expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official secondaryschool age.Survival rate to the last grade of primary school – Percentage of children entering the first grade of primaryschool who eventually reach the last grade of primary school.MAIN DATA SOURCESYouth literacy – UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).Phone and Internet use – International Telecommunications Union, Geneva.Primary and secondary school enrolment – UIS.Primary and secondary school attendance – Demographic and Health Surveys(DHS) and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS).Survival rate to the last grade of primary school – Administrative data: UIS,survey data: DHS and MICS.NOTES– Data not available.x Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country. Such data are not included in the calculationof regional and global averages.* Data refer to the most recent year available during the period specified in the column heading.** Excludes China.STATISTICAL TABLES 107