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Catalog of Indicators Education 65 Name of indicator: Rate of Education attainment of adult Definition: The proportion of the working-­‐age population (25 years old and above) who has attained a given level of education or a specific education program. Description: To measure the extent to which working-­‐age population is engaged in learning activities, thus life-­‐long and quality of human capital stock within a country so as to gauge need and establish policies for upgrading. The indicators also mirror the structure and performance of education system adn its accumulated impact on human capital stock. The scale and quality of human resources are major determinants of both the creation of new knowledge and its dissemination.. Sector: Education Subsector: Literacy, Level of education, Gender disparities in Education, Labor Sources: [1] Education Indicators: Technical guidelines. United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization. 2009. [2] Tools and indicators for gender impact analysis, monitoring and evaluation. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. 2002. [3]World Food Programe. Cambodia. Literacy Unit of measuring: Percentage Formula: %P_{25+,h}^{t}=\frac{P_{25+,h}^{t}}{P_{25+}^{t}}*100 Formula explained: Divide the number of persons aged 25 years and above with respect to the highest level of education attained by the total population of the same age group and multiply the result by 100. Where: %P_{25+,h}^{t} Percentage of the population aged 25 years and above that attained educational level h, in year t P_{25+,h}^{t} Population aged 25 years and above that attained educational level h, in year t P_{25+}^{t} Total population aged 25 years and above in year t The formula can also be applied to specific age range who think it is better to educate girl than boy Priority: Yes Indicator developed: No Local/International: Local Kind of indicator: Impact