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United Kingdom (UK, Great Britain or the British Isles) Literacy Rate, Educational Expenditure and School Life Expectancy

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Country or Region: United Kingdom (UK, Great Britain or the British Isles) › Change country
Economic Indicator: Literacy Rate, Educational Expenditure and School Life Expectancy › See all United Kingdom indicators, › See Literacy Rate, Educational Expenditure and School Life Expectancy data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2008
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: United Kingdom Pound (Sterling)
Currency Symbol: GBP

United Kingdom Literacy Rate, Educational Expenditure and School Life Expectancy

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): total: 16 years male: 16 years female: 17 years (2008)

Education expenditures: 5.5% of GDP (2007)

* Source: CIA
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Literacy Rate, Educational Expenditure and School Life Expectancy for United Kingdom
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