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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • High school > Spending on teaching materials: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that is allocated for teaching materials.
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Men: Percentage of male pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary graduation rate > Females: Females graduating from primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total female population currently at primary school graduation age.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Primary graduation rate > Males: Males graduating from primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total male population currently at primary school graduation age.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Women: Percentage of female pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary teachers > % trained: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Female: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people:

    Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are illiterate.

    . Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Grade 1 intake rate: Total number of new entrants in first grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population at the official primary school-entrance age
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Trained teachers in primary education > Female > % of female teachers: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
  • Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24). Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of female youth literacy rate to male youth literacy rate. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Male is the number of males age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the male population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male iliterate individuals, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers: Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers). Percentage of trained teachers. Primary. Female is the number of female teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the primary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female teachers at the primary level.
  • Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
STAT
Burundi
Niger
HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 65.9
Ranked 89th. 2 times more than Niger
28.67
Ranked 14th.

Children out of school, primary 81,150
Ranked 38th.
1.05 million
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Burundi

Children out of school, primary per 1000 8.79
Ranked 37th.
61.12
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Burundi

Children out of school, primary, female 41,263
Ranked 35th.
593,905
Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Burundi

College and university > Gender parity index 0.541
Ranked 108th. 42% more than Niger
0.38
Ranked 86th.

College and university > Share of total education spending 20.58%
Ranked 7th. 43% more than Niger
14.37%
Ranked 38th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.82%
Ranked 2nd. 30% more than Niger
4.48%
Ranked 23th.

High school enrolment rate 30.85
Ranked 103th.
47.31
Ranked 13th. 53% more than Burundi

Literacy > Female 45.2%
Ranked 135th. 3 times more than Niger
15.1%
Ranked 10th.

Literacy > Total population 51.6%
Ranked 142nd. 80% more than Niger
28.7%
Ranked 11th.

Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 34th. The same as Niger
6
Ranked 47th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.27
Ranked 40th. 38% more than Niger
3.08
Ranked 62nd.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 47.1
Ranked 9th. 22% more than Niger
38.76
Ranked 23th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 29.71
Ranked 8th.
34.68
Ranked 5th. 17% more than Burundi

Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 26th. The same as Niger
7
Ranked 35th.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 4.47
Ranked 35th.
34.62
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Burundi

College and university > Gender ratio 43.29
Ranked 97th. 32% more than Niger
32.77
Ranked 7th.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 32nd. The same as Niger
3
Ranked 40th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 1.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th. 3 times more than Niger
0.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 127th.

Duration of compulsory education 6 years
Ranked 131st. The same as Niger
6 years
Ranked 136th.
Secondary education, pupils 420,117
Ranked 36th. 8% more than Niger
388,641
Ranked 37th.

College and university > Private school share 57.66%
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Niger
24.67%
Ranked 20th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.86
Ranked 130th. 18% more than Niger
0.73
Ranked 146th.

School life expectancy > Total 4.9 years
Ranked 102nd. 2 times more than Niger
2.3 years
Ranked 109th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 59.3%
Ranked 11th. 95% more than Niger
30.4%
Ranked 108th.
Primary education, pupils 1.98 million
Ranked 31st.
2.05 million
Ranked 29th. 4% more than Burundi

Primary education, teachers 42,052
Ranked 30th.
52,913
Ranked 24th. 26% more than Burundi

Adult literacy rate > Female 59.9
Ranked 86th. 4 times more than Niger
15.08
Ranked 15th.

Tertiary enrollment 1.2%
Ranked 93th.
1.5%
Ranked 92nd. 25% more than Burundi
Spending per student > College and university 563.9
Ranked 1st. 42% more than Niger
397.96
Ranked 2nd.

High school > Gender ratio 70.6
Ranked 110th. 18% more than Niger
59.89
Ranked 113th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 3.02
Ranked 22nd. 44% more than Niger
2.1
Ranked 52nd.

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 56th. The same as Niger
3
Ranked 65th.

Literacy > Male 58.5%
Ranked 143th. 36% more than Niger
42.9%
Ranked 10th.

Spending > USD 59.11 million
Ranked 135th.
141.28 million
Ranked 122nd. 2 times more than Burundi

High school > Private school share 8.43%
Ranked 41st.
19.39%
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Burundi

Spending > Proportion 5.1
Ranked 47th. 92% more than Niger
2.65
Ranked 133th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 48.7
Ranked 16th. 11% more than Niger
43.68
Ranked 23th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 19th. The same as Niger
4
Ranked 28th.

High school repeaters > Male 17.66
Ranked 9th.
19.67
Ranked 1st. 11% more than Burundi

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 73.3%
Ranked 27th. Twice as much as Niger
36.5%
Ranked 9th.

Preschool enrollment rate 135.58
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Niger
62.37
Ranked 7th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 1,736.98
Ranked 158th.
2,775.28
Ranked 140th. 60% more than Burundi

Primary completion rate 36
Ranked 118th. 29% more than Niger
28
Ranked 123th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 11,915
Ranked 110th.
13,854
Ranked 100th. 16% more than Burundi

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 38th. The same as Niger
6
Ranked 52nd.

Children out of school > Primary 479,837
Ranked 14th.
1.37 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Burundi

Secondary education, teachers 14,141
Ranked 24th. 43% more than Niger
9,873
Ranked 69th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 1.44
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Niger
0.598
Ranked 100th.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 32.96
Ranked 5th. 4% more than Niger
31.6
Ranked 7th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 23th. The same as Niger
4
Ranked 28th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 4.32
Ranked 37th.
26.51
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Burundi

Spending per student > High school 58.21
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Niger
49.55
Ranked 4th.

Secondary education, general pupils 402,733
Ranked 43th. 10% more than Niger
365,886
Ranked 45th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 48.4%
Ranked 18th.
82.4%
Ranked 1st. 70% more than Burundi

High school > Gender parity index 0.736
Ranked 93th. 12% more than Niger
0.656
Ranked 12th.

Scientific and technical journal articles 3
Ranked 146th.
21
Ranked 107th. 7 times more than Burundi

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 12%
Ranked 29th. The same as Niger
12%
Ranked 30th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 5.04%
Ranked 71st.
15.14%
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Burundi

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 1.69
Ranked 121st. 39% more than Niger
1.22
Ranked 128th.

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 7th. The same as Niger
7
Ranked 12th.

Children out of school, primary, male 39,887
Ranked 39th.
454,802
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Burundi

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.2%
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Niger
2.3%
Ranked 93th.

High school > Students per teacher 29.71
Ranked 8th.
34.68
Ranked 5th. 17% more than Burundi

Secondary education > General pupils 159,240
Ranked 66th.
177,033
Ranked 64th. 11% more than Burundi

Spending per student > Elementary school 18.77
Ranked 13th.
27.07
Ranked 5th. 44% more than Burundi

Secondary school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 8th. The same as Niger
13
Ranked 10th.

High school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 9th. The same as Niger
13
Ranked 12th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th. 62% more than Niger
1.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 89th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 33.6
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Niger
8.26
Ranked 28th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 894,859
Ranked 79th. 4% more than Niger
857,592
Ranked 81st.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 5.2%
Ranked 151st. 2 times more than Niger
2.5%
Ranked 153th.

Elementary school graduate rate 53.68
Ranked 85th.
66.79
Ranked 11th. 24% more than Burundi

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 75.9
Ranked 91st. 2 times more than Niger
36.55
Ranked 16th.

Public spending per student > Primary level 10.9
Ranked 21st.
22.3
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Burundi
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 42.65
Ranked 65th. 88% more than Niger
22.65
Ranked 73th.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 201.11
Ranked 8th. 68% more than Niger
119.52
Ranked 46th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.38
Ranked 90th.
0.45
Ranked 88th. 18% more than Burundi

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 1.81 million
Ranked 47th.
4.96 million
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Burundi

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.74
Ranked 124th. 9% more than Niger
0.68
Ranked 129th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 144.22
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Niger
34.74
Ranked 25th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 1.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th. 54% more than Niger
1.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.182
Ranked 180th. 8% more than Niger
0.168
Ranked 183th.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 23th. The same as Niger
7
Ranked 30th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 29.58
Ranked 10th. 6% more than Niger
27.91
Ranked 12th.

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 61.75
Ranked 6th.
103.99
Ranked 2nd. 68% more than Burundi

High school repeaters > Female 27.36
Ranked 3rd. 32% more than Niger
20.79
Ranked 1st.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 1.07 million
Ranked 49th.
2.71 million
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Burundi

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 52
Ranked 8th. 34% more than Niger
38.83
Ranked 2nd.

Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 72.47%
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Niger
70.59%
Ranked 12th.

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 75.3
Ranked 91st. 3 times more than Niger
23.2
Ranked 17th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 58.9%
Ranked 86th.
59.7%
Ranked 85th. 1% more than Burundi

Elementary school > Enrolled students 1.6 million
Ranked 52nd. 3% more than Niger
1.55 million
Ranked 3rd.

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 34th. The same as Niger
6 years
Ranked 49th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $64.39
Ranked 101st.
$154.74
Ranked 159th. 2 times more than Burundi
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 144.11
Ranked 7th. 60% more than Niger
90.11
Ranked 4th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 40.89
Ranked 76th. 92% more than Niger
21.33
Ranked 85th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 68.3
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Niger
21.12
Ranked 28th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 13
Ranked 8th. The same as Niger
13
Ranked 11th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 1.24%
Ranked 71st.
3.49%
Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Burundi

Elementary school > Gender ratio 95
Ranked 100th. 19% more than Niger
79.66
Ranked 7th.

High school enrolment rate > Female 31.39
Ranked 103th.
44.46
Ranked 13th. 42% more than Burundi

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 54.8%
Ranked 21st.
90.2%
Ranked 1st. 65% more than Burundi

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 61%
Ranked 131st. 53% more than Niger
40%
Ranked 136th.

Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 27th. The same as Niger
7
Ranked 33th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 923.6
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Niger
441
Ranked 3rd.
Secondary education > Pupils 173,717
Ranked 64th.
181,641
Ranked 63th. 5% more than Burundi

Primary education > Pupils 1.04 million
Ranked 44th.
1.06 million
Ranked 42nd. 3% more than Burundi

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 9.2%
Ranked 149th. 21% more than Niger
7.6%
Ranked 153th.

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 76.5
Ranked 97th. 46% more than Niger
52.45
Ranked 16th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 31.85%
Ranked 113th. 28% more than Niger
24.82%
Ranked 119th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 19.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 155th. 95% more than Niger
9.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 156th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 17,384
Ranked 38th.
22,755
Ranked 34th. 31% more than Burundi

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 79.1%
Ranked 6th.
87.8%
Ranked 11th. 11% more than Burundi

Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes 94.99%
Ranked 22nd.
97.09%
Ranked 17th. 2% more than Burundi

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 47.1
Ranked 9th. 22% more than Niger
38.76
Ranked 21st.

Secondary education > Teachers 8,047
Ranked 85th. 57% more than Niger
5,131
Ranked 95th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 7 years
Ranked 89th. 75% more than Niger
4 years
Ranked 93th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 61.98
Ranked 71st.
69.35
Ranked 9th. 12% more than Burundi

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 131,301
Ranked 119th. 5% more than Niger
124,789
Ranked 120th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 23.16
Ranked 2nd.
46.22
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as Burundi
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 0.458
Ranked 161st.
1.98
Ranked 137th. 4 times more than Burundi

Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 32nd. The same as Niger
6
Ranked 46th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.92
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Niger
0.44
Ranked 10th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 6,854
Ranked 75th.
1.15 million
Ranked 1st. 167 times more than Burundi

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 91.32%
Ranked 98th. 24% more than Niger
73.94%
Ranked 115th.

Public spending per student > Secondary level 66.6
Ranked 3rd.
81
Ranked 1st. 22% more than Burundi
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 249.44
Ranked 26th.
405.16
Ranked 2nd. 62% more than Burundi

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 44.6%
Ranked 154th. 11% more than Niger
40.15%
Ranked 167th.

Progression to secondary school 32.78%
Ranked 78th.
58.71%
Ranked 65th. 79% more than Burundi

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 70.4%
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Niger
23.2%
Ranked 10th.

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 63.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th.
98.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 55% more than Burundi

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 589,069
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Niger
240,704
Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 231,933
Ranked 1st.
548,248
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Burundi
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 58%
Ranked 126th. 76% more than Niger
33%
Ranked 131st.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 17
Ranked 4th. The same as Niger
17
Ranked 5th.

High school > Spending on teaching materials 0.0
Ranked 16th.
12.08%
Ranked 3rd.

Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Men 31.88%
Ranked 26th.
81.38%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Burundi

Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Both sexes 62.34%
Ranked 26th.
90.07%
Ranked 17th. 44% more than Burundi

Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 8th. The same as Niger
7
Ranked 13th.

Elementary school repeaters > All 33.75
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Niger
5.05
Ranked 2nd.

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 21.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th. 66% more than Niger
12.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 41.5%
Ranked 14th.
74.2%
Ranked 1st. 79% more than Burundi

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.131 per capita
Ranked 62nd. 93% more than Niger
0.068 per capita
Ranked 138th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 127.15
Ranked 70th. 75% more than Niger
72.57
Ranked 140th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 64%
Ranked 126th. 39% more than Niger
46%
Ranked 130th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 76.8%
Ranked 27th. 47% more than Niger
52.4%
Ranked 9th.

Primary graduation rate > Females 27%
Ranked 27th. 50% more than Niger
18%
Ranked 29th.

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 50.2
Ranked 14th. 20% more than Niger
41.9
Ranked 26th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 53%
Ranked 71st. 15% more than Niger
46%
Ranked 6th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 14,477
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Niger
4,608
Ranked 57th.

Primary education > Teachers 21,289
Ranked 48th.
24,362
Ranked 46th. 14% more than Burundi

Primary graduation rate > Males 35%
Ranked 26th. 35% more than Niger
26%
Ranked 28th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 42.4%
Ranked 141st. 9% more than Niger
38.86%
Ranked 153th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 11.93
Ranked 1st.
24
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Burundi
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 415,294
Ranked 1st.
880,532
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Burundi
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 304.88
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Niger
97.62
Ranked 25th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 1.3
Ranked 79th.
4.4
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Burundi
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 32nd. The same as Niger
6
Ranked 44th.

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 22.36
Ranked 85th. 62% more than Niger
13.78
Ranked 89th.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 2.74
Ranked 79th. 48% more than Niger
1.85
Ranked 88th.

Literacy > Men above 14 years 67.3%
Ranked 27th. 57% more than Niger
42.9%
Ranked 9th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 34.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th.
52.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 55% more than Burundi

Female enrolment share > Primary level 44.4%
Ranked 132nd. 12% more than Niger
39.6%
Ranked 145th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $634.18 million
Ranked 91st.
$2.04 billion
Ranked 126th. 3 times more than Burundi
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 7th. The same as Niger
7
Ranked 11th.

Scouting > Members 28,559
Ranked 43th. 9 times more than Niger
3,300
Ranked 110th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 89.69%
Ranked 19th.
96.06%
Ranked 5th. 7% more than Burundi

Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 87.4%
Ranked 5th. 7% more than Niger
81.77%
Ranked 15th.
High school > Share of total education spending 27.36%
Ranked 32nd. 13% more than Niger
24.28%
Ranked 37th.

High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 67.25%
Ranked 16th. 39% more than Niger
48.48%
Ranked 53th.
Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Women 68.21%
Ranked 22nd.
91.31%
Ranked 15th. 34% more than Burundi

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 230,572
Ranked 89th.
250,143
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Burundi

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 85.78
Ranked 87th. 17% more than Niger
73.02
Ranked 102nd.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 1.07
Ranked 119th. 3 times more than Niger
0.404
Ranked 126th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 20.49
Ranked 97th. 53% more than Niger
13.43
Ranked 101st.

Children out of school > Primary > Male 222,281
Ranked 13th.
634,171
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Burundi

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 22nd. 18% more than Niger
0.848
Ranked 13th.

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 43.8%
Ranked 109th. 14% more than Niger
38.4%
Ranked 120th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 0.0
Ranked 45th.
6
Ranked 35th.

Private school enrolment > Secondary level 10.5
Ranked 9th.
15.6
Ranked 43th. 49% more than Burundi
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 18.66
Ranked 159th. 77% more than Niger
10.56
Ranked 160th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 347,047
Ranked 1st.
717,267
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Burundi
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 289,749
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Niger
94,189
Ranked 22nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 102,924
Ranked 1st.
273,546
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Burundi
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 19.08
Ranked 1st.
26.35
Ranked 1st. 38% more than Burundi
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 30.71
Ranked 2nd.
55.93
Ranked 1st. 82% more than Burundi
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 43.9
Ranked 1st.
77.7
Ranked 1st. 77% more than Burundi
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 11.15
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Niger
5.06
Ranked 28th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 14.96
Ranked 2nd.
24.1
Ranked 1st. 61% more than Burundi
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 15.5
Ranked 2nd.
31.57
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Burundi
Scouting > Members per thousand people 2.9
Ranked 49th. 15 times more than Niger
0.192
Ranked 142nd.
Primary completion rate > Women 31
Ranked 112th. 41% more than Niger
22
Ranked 116th.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 33.49
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Niger
4.98
Ranked 2nd.

Elementary school repeaters > Female 34.03
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Niger
5.14
Ranked 2nd.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 57.3%
Ranked 73th.
60.6%
Ranked 71st. 6% more than Burundi

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 29.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th.
45.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 54% more than Burundi

High school teachers 8,222
Ranked 69th.
8,331
Ranked 68th. 1% more than Burundi

Elementary school teachers 28,671
Ranked 75th.
40,021
Ranked 3rd. 40% more than Burundi

High school enrolment rate > Male 36.57
Ranked 102nd.
49.26
Ranked 12th. 35% more than Burundi

Literacy > Women above 14 years 52.2%
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Niger
15.1%
Ranked 10th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 0.92%
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Niger
0.44%
Ranked 10th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 147.72
Ranked 26th.
221.15
Ranked 3rd. 50% more than Burundi

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 257.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th.
380.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 48% more than Burundi

Primary completion rate > Men 40
Ranked 114th. 18% more than Niger
34
Ranked 118th.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 173,717
Ranked 102nd.
181,641
Ranked 100th. 5% more than Burundi

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 23.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 84th. 77% more than Niger
13.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 133.44
Ranked 49th. 65% more than Niger
80.71
Ranked 89th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 74.06
Ranked 82nd. 8% more than Niger
68.3
Ranked 86th.

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 17.3
Ranked 63th.
24.4
Ranked 28th. 41% more than Burundi
Pupils reaching grade 5 58.4
Ranked 69th.
74
Ranked 56th. 27% more than Burundi
Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita 1.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 6 times more than Niger
0.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th.

High school teachers > % female 21.02%
Ranked 79th. 23% more than Niger
17.12%
Ranked 82nd.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 11.98
Ranked 1st. 15% more than Niger
10.4
Ranked 4th.
Elementary teachers > % trained 87.42%
Ranked 42nd.
98.01%
Ranked 2nd. 12% more than Burundi

Elementary school graduate rate > Female 56.99
Ranked 74th.
63.59
Ranked 10th. 12% more than Burundi

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 4.74%
Ranked 15th.
8.89%
Ranked 108th. 88% more than Burundi

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 14.85%
Ranked 114th. 81% more than Niger
8.21%
Ranked 116th.

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 41.29%
Ranked 126th. 9% more than Niger
37.91%
Ranked 7th.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 41.44%
Ranked 119th. 10% more than Niger
37.59%
Ranked 122nd.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 173,639
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Niger
81,408
Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 203,923
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Niger
96,278
Ranked 22nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 7.38
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Niger
1.82
Ranked 27th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 174.63
Ranked 2nd.
275.96
Ranked 1st. 58% more than Burundi
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 40.24
Ranked 1st.
62.94
Ranked 1st. 56% more than Burundi
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 139,998
Ranked 4th. 74% more than Niger
80,314
Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 25
Ranked 1st.
45.42
Ranked 1st. 82% more than Burundi
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 67.31%
Ranked 96th. 57% more than Niger
42.93%
Ranked 109th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 133,639
Ranked 2nd.
359,781
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Burundi
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 42.53%
Ranked 88th. 3% more than Niger
41.46%
Ranked 92nd.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 112,902
Ranked 2nd.
239,550
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Burundi
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 94,657
Ranked 1st.
247,240
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Burundi
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 21,602
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Niger
3,990
Ranked 23th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 39,179
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Niger
11,831
Ranked 23th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 30,721
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Niger
6,338
Ranked 26th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 47,280
Ranked 2nd.
85,655
Ranked 3rd. 81% more than Burundi
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 26.62%
Ranked 1st. 23% more than Niger
21.66%
Ranked 4th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 96,161
Ranked 4th. 67% more than Niger
57,678
Ranked 22nd.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.82%
Ranked 2nd. 30% more than Niger
4.48%
Ranked 23th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 0.872
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Niger
0.116
Ranked 26th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 39.74
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Niger
11.11
Ranked 28th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 25.59
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Niger
5.13
Ranked 29th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 13.09
Ranked 2nd.
21.02
Ranked 1st. 61% more than Burundi
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 6.11
Ranked 2nd.
8.87
Ranked 3rd. 45% more than Burundi
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 18.63
Ranked 1st.
27.65
Ranked 1st. 48% more than Burundi
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 5.48
Ranked 3rd.
7.52
Ranked 3rd. 37% more than Burundi
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 2.5
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Niger
0.35
Ranked 27th.
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 73.33%
Ranked 87th. Twice as much as Niger
36.55%
Ranked 105th.

Grade 1 intake rate 30
Ranked 59th.
30.6
Ranked 58th. 2% more than Burundi
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 78.44% gross
Ranked 94th. Twice as much as Niger
39.21% gross
Ranked 105th.

Primary education > Teachers > % female 55.45% female
Ranked 56th. 48% more than Niger
37.44% female
Ranked 75th.

Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 73.34%
Ranked 2nd. 14% more than Niger
64.25%
Ranked 1st.

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 91.68%
Ranked 77th. 40% more than Niger
65.36%
Ranked 90th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 105.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.
171.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 63% more than Burundi

Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 59.3%
Ranked 96th. 2 times more than Niger
28.66%
Ranked 110th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 741,500
Ranked 43th.
2.24 million
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Burundi

Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers 87.51%
Ranked 28th. 16% more than Niger
75.75%
Ranked 35th.

Government spending on education > % of GDP 5.82%
Ranked 2nd. 30% more than Niger
4.48%
Ranked 23th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 6.96%
Ranked 73th.
18.76%
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Burundi

School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 3.41% gross
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Niger
1.25% gross
Ranked 60th.

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 2.52%
Ranked 86th. 89% more than Niger
1.33%
Ranked 8th.

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 1.4%
Ranked 99th. 2 times more than Niger
0.69%
Ranked 8th.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 99.42%
Ranked 12th. 84% more than Niger
54.02%
Ranked 5th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 5.71%
Ranked 10th.
11%
Ranked 106th. 93% more than Burundi

Trained teachers in primary education > Female > % of female teachers 90.88%
Ranked 22nd. 25% more than Niger
72.5%
Ranked 33th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 7 years
Ranked 88th. 2 times more than Niger
3 years
Ranked 93th.
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 98.35%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Niger
44.23%
Ranked 19th.

Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 93.46%
Ranked 42nd. 17% more than Niger
80.03%
Ranked 55th.

School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 5.3%
Ranked 57th.
6.42%
Ranked 55th. 21% more than Burundi

School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 5.27%
Ranked 57th.
6.12%
Ranked 55th. 16% more than Burundi

Secondary education, pupils > % female 43.38%
Ranked 64th. 8% more than Niger
40.05%
Ranked 68th.

Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 14.61%
Ranked 22nd.
21.83%
Ranked 6th. 49% more than Burundi

Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 1.76
Ranked 46th. 33% more than Niger
1.33
Ranked 49th.

Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 0.299
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Niger
0.116
Ranked 93th.

Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 89.59%
Ranked 21st. 71% more than Niger
52.45%
Ranked 18th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 73.47%
Ranked 57th. 10% more than Niger
66.82%
Ranked 59th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 99.19%
Ranked 26th. 18% more than Niger
84.08%
Ranked 73th.

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 3.11
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Niger
0.859
Ranked 27th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 24.07
Ranked 1st.
42.71
Ranked 1st. 77% more than Burundi
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 23.65
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Niger
8.45
Ranked 29th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 4.54
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Niger
1.04
Ranked 27th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 11.89
Ranked 1st.
16.39
Ranked 2nd. 38% more than Burundi
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 6.6
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Niger
1.92
Ranked 28th.
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 2.62%
Ranked 133th.
3.16%
Ranked 5th. 21% more than Burundi

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 99.36%
Ranked 6th. 84% more than Niger
53.95%
Ranked 5th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 139.05%
Ranked 4th. Twice as much as Niger
69.24%
Ranked 7th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.94%
Ranked 1st. 67% more than Niger
59.99%
Ranked 5th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 1.1%
Ranked 110th.
3.93%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Burundi

Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 86.95%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Niger
28.67%
Ranked 18th.

School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 13.46% gross
Ranked 96th. 54% more than Niger
8.74% gross
Ranked 97th.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 8.72%
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Niger
3.52%
Ranked 107th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 8 years
Ranked 87th. 60% more than Niger
5 years
Ranked 92nd.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 43.8%
Ranked 57th.
69.33%
Ranked 76th. 58% more than Burundi

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 12,347
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Niger
2,037
Ranked 23th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 199,713
Ranked 1st.
526,779
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Burundi
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 162,931
Ranked 1st.
367,872
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Burundi
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 11.45% gross
Ranked 92nd. 62% more than Niger
7.05% gross
Ranked 96th.

School enrollment, primary, male > % net 93.99%
Ranked 48th. 38% more than Niger
68.22%
Ranked 50th.

Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 47.27%
Ranked 52nd.
66.87%
Ranked 75th. 41% more than Burundi

Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 32.79%
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Niger
3.48%
Ranked 46th.

Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers 96.66%
Ranked 20th.
97.72%
Ranked 17th. 1% more than Burundi

Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 98%
Ranked 77th. 2 times more than Niger
44.23%
Ranked 17th.

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