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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.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • 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 > 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • 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."
  • School life expectancy > Male: 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Trained teachers > Women: Percentage of female lower secondary level (middle school) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the lower secondary level.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • School life expectancy > Female: 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.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Repitition rate > Secondary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of secondary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Progression to secondary level: Progression to secondary level is the number of new entrants to the first grade of general secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • High school > Trained teachers > Men: Percentage of male upper secondary level (high school) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the upper secondary level.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • CPIA building human resources rating > 1=low to 6=high: CPIA building human resources rating (1=low to 6=high). Building human resources assesses the national policies and public and private sector service delivery that affect the access to and quality of health and education services, including prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$: Services, etc., value added (current 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 current U.S. dollars.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). 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 local currency.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Total is the number of people age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • 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."
  • Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females 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.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). 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 local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Progression to secondary school > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort: 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.
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > 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. 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 > % 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.
  • 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.
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official 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.
  • 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.
  • High school > Upper Secondary > Trained teachers > Men: Percentage of male upper secondary level (high school) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the upper secondary level.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % 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 > 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."
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: 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 as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
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STAT Eritrea Ethiopia HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 65.3
Ranked 91st. 82% more than Ethiopia 		35.9
Ranked 109th.
Children out of school, primary 517,937
Ranked 10th. 		3.01 million
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Eritrea
Children out of school, primary per 1000 84.48
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Ethiopia 		32.82
Ranked 11th.
Children out of school, primary, female 262,581
Ranked 12th. 		1.65 million
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Eritrea
College and university > Gender parity index 0.372
Ranked 114th. 		0.433
Ranked 84th. 16% more than Eritrea
College and university > Share of total education spending 31.9%
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Ethiopia 		3.54%
Ranked 107th.
Compulsary education duration 8
Ranked 84th. 		0.0
Ranked 198th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 2.13%
Ranked 105th. 		4.69%
Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than Eritrea
High school enrolment rate 82.89
Ranked 70th. 		88.48
Ranked 65th. 7% more than Eritrea
Literacy > Total population 58.6%
Ranked 135th. 37% more than Ethiopia 		42.7%
Ranked 153th.
Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 158th. 		6
Ranked 143th. 20% more than Eritrea
Primary education, teachers per 1000 1.33
Ranked 76th. 		2.95
Ranked 65th. 2 times more than Eritrea
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 40.93
Ranked 20th. 		53.75
Ranked 6th. 31% more than Eritrea
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 37.89
Ranked 4th. 		39.7
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Eritrea
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 48th. 17% more than Ethiopia 		6
Ranked 162nd.
Literacy > Female 47.6%
Ranked 132nd. 36% more than Ethiopia 		35.1%
Ranked 143th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 42.83
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Ethiopia 		18.02
Ranked 11th.
College and university > Gender ratio 31.9
Ranked 8th. 3% more than Ethiopia 		31.11
Ranked 86th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 151st. 		3
Ranked 125th. 50% more than Eritrea
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 0.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th. 		1.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 21% more than Eritrea
Duration of compulsory education 7 years
Ranked 117th. 17% more than Ethiopia 		6 years
Ranked 153th.
Secondary education, pupils 265,600
Ranked 49th. 		4.85 million
Ranked 4th. 18 times more than Eritrea
College and university > Private school share 0.0
Ranked 106th. 		22.73%
Ranked 38th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.81
Ranked 139th. 		0.88
Ranked 8th. 9% more than Eritrea
School life expectancy > Total 4.6 years
Ranked 103th. 7% more than Ethiopia 		4.3 years
Ranked 105th.
Primary education, teachers 8,166
Ranked 56th. 		270,375
Ranked 5th. 33 times more than Eritrea
Primary education, pupils 334,245
Ranked 54th. 		14.53 million
Ranked 2nd. 43 times more than Eritrea
Adult literacy rate > Female 54.5
Ranked 92nd. 2 times more than Ethiopia 		22.8
Ranked 109th.
Tertiary enrollment 1.7%
Ranked 89th. 6% more than Ethiopia 		1.6%
Ranked 91st.
Spending per student > College and university 1,120.39
Ranked 1st. 74% more than Ethiopia 		642.73
Ranked 1st.
High school > Gender ratio 70.92
Ranked 109th. 		72.31
Ranked 108th. 2% more than Eritrea
Compulsary education starting age 7
Ranked 7th. 		0.0
Ranked 198th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 6.18
Ranked 17th. 14 times more than Ethiopia 		0.433
Ranked 41st.
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 24th. Twice as much as Ethiopia 		2
Ranked 202nd.
Literacy > Male 69.9%
Ranked 132nd. 39% more than Ethiopia 		50.3%
Ranked 152nd.
Spending > USD 31.53 million
Ranked 141st. 		951.6 million
Ranked 76th. 30 times more than Eritrea
High school > Private school share 4.77%
Ranked 95th. 		11.27%
Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Eritrea
Spending > Proportion 1.92
Ranked 151st. 		3.71
Ranked 97th. 93% more than Eritrea
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 47.53
Ranked 18th. 		72.28
Ranked 3rd. 52% more than Eritrea
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 5
Ranked 8th. 25% more than Ethiopia 		4
Ranked 61st.
High school repeaters > Male 11.4
Ranked 21st. 27% more than Ethiopia 		8.97
Ranked 31st.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 54.9%
Ranked 116th. 76% more than Ethiopia 		31.2%
Ranked 34th.
Preschool enrollment rate 52.27
Ranked 134th. 		97.79
Ranked 102nd. 87% more than Eritrea
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 1,290.34
Ranked 165th. 		6,764.01
Ranked 96th. 5 times more than Eritrea
Primary completion rate 51
Ranked 111th. 		55
Ranked 107th. 8% more than Eritrea
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 5,755
Ranked 116th. 		172,111
Ranked 4th. 30 times more than Eritrea
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 167th. 		6
Ranked 151st. 20% more than Eritrea
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 1.14
Ranked 40th. 		1.33
Ranked 37th. 16% more than Eritrea
Secondary education, teachers 7,010
Ranked 28th. 		122,147
Ranked 6th. 17 times more than Eritrea
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 35.47
Ranked 3rd. 29% more than Ethiopia 		27.41
Ranked 11th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 117th. 		4
Ranked 76th. 33% more than Eritrea
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 41.65
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Ethiopia 		14.8
Ranked 11th.
Spending per student > High school 8.13
Ranked 64th. 		8.87
Ranked 60th. 9% more than Eritrea
Secondary education, general pupils 263,080
Ranked 55th. 		4.54 million
Ranked 6th. 17 times more than Eritrea
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 41.4%
Ranked 25th. 		57.3%
Ranked 11th. 38% more than Eritrea
High school > Gender parity index 0.781
Ranked 91st. 		0.867
Ranked 83th. 11% more than Eritrea
Scientific and technical journal articles 2
Ranked 156th. 		99
Ranked 81st. 50 times more than Eritrea
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 14%
Ranked 7th. 56% more than Ethiopia 		9%
Ranked 65th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 8.65%
Ranked 45th. 8 times more than Ethiopia 		1.07%
Ranked 112th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 1.34
Ranked 122nd. 		2.39
Ranked 6th. 78% more than Eritrea
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 21st. The same as Ethiopia 		7
Ranked 42nd.
Children out of school, primary, male 255,356
Ranked 10th. 		1.36 million
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Eritrea
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.4%
Ranked 20th. 		6.1%
Ranked 1st. 13% more than Eritrea
High school > Students per teacher 37.89
Ranked 4th. 		39.7
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Eritrea
Secondary education > General pupils 215,080
Ranked 61st. 		4.38 million
Ranked 5th. 20 times more than Eritrea
Spending per student > Elementary school 8.16
Ranked 65th. 		12.44
Ranked 50th. 52% more than Eritrea
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 73th. 		13
Ranked 36th. 8% more than Eritrea
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 68th. 		13
Ranked 36th. 8% more than Eritrea
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 1.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th. 16% more than Ethiopia 		1.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 359,299
Ranked 113th. 		8.27 million
Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Eritrea
Elementary school graduate rate 73.28
Ranked 72nd. 82% more than Ethiopia 		40.31
Ranked 90th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 87.8
Ranked 75th. 76% more than Ethiopia 		49.9
Ranked 110th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 11.5
Ranked 7th. 		33.6
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Eritrea
Primary education, pupils per 1000 54.52
Ranked 74th. 		158.43
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Eritrea
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 43.32
Ranked 64th. 		52.87
Ranked 60th. 22% more than Eritrea
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.15
Ranked 131st. 		0.32
Ranked 94th. 2 times more than Eritrea
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 979,600
Ranked 59th. 		21.21 million
Ranked 6th. 22 times more than Eritrea
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.59
Ranked 134th. 		0.69
Ranked 7th. 17% more than Eritrea
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 1.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th. 		2.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 69% more than Eritrea
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.217
Ranked 174th. 3 times more than Ethiopia 		0.0757
Ranked 199th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 95th. The same as Ethiopia 		6
Ranked 143th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 49.35
Ranked 1st. 7% more than Ethiopia 		46.23
Ranked 2nd.
High school repeaters > Female 10.58
Ranked 20th. 29% more than Ethiopia 		8.2
Ranked 28th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 628,200
Ranked 56th. 		12.15 million
Ranked 8th. 19 times more than Eritrea
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 47.39
Ranked 13th. 		59.32
Ranked 6th. 25% more than Eritrea
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 84.4
Ranked 79th. 2 times more than Ethiopia 		38.5
Ranked 110th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 79.1%
Ranked 61st. 16% more than Ethiopia 		68.4%
Ranked 5th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 314,034
Ranked 93th. 		12.74 million
Ranked 9th. 41 times more than Eritrea
Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 152nd. 25% more than Ethiopia 		4 years
Ranked 192nd.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $104.53
Ranked 152nd. 		$114.46
Ranked 99th. 10% more than Eritrea
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 40.49
Ranked 119th. 		153.18
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Eritrea
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 42.91
Ranked 74th. 		49.44
Ranked 70th. 15% more than Eritrea
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 8.01%
Ranked 48th. Twice as much as Ethiopia 		4%
Ranked 59th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 74th. 		13
Ranked 36th. 8% more than Eritrea
Elementary school > Gender ratio 82.37
Ranked 129th. 		89.38
Ranked 117th. 9% more than Eritrea
High school enrolment rate > Female 81.09
Ranked 67th. 		88.63
Ranked 62nd. 9% more than Eritrea
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 52.4%
Ranked 24th. 		64.8%
Ranked 15th. 24% more than Eritrea
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 48%
Ranked 133th. 		70%
Ranked 5th. 46% more than Eritrea
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 88th. 		8
Ranked 19th. 33% more than Eritrea
Secondary education > Pupils 216,944
Ranked 59th. 		4.54 million
Ranked 6th. 21 times more than Eritrea
Primary education > Pupils 377,512
Ranked 63th. 		8.02 million
Ranked 3rd. 21 times more than Eritrea
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 91.1
Ranked 74th. 46% more than Ethiopia 		62.2
Ranked 110th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 13.34%
Ranked 124th. 		25.16%
Ranked 7th. 89% more than Eritrea
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 41.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 138th. 33% more than Ethiopia 		31.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 2,520
Ranked 49th. 		314,159
Ranked 9th. 125 times more than Eritrea
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 40.93
Ranked 18th. 		53.75
Ranked 6th. 31% more than Eritrea
Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes 89.55%
Ranked 28th. 58% more than Ethiopia 		56.85%
Ranked 50th.
Secondary education > Teachers 4,225
Ranked 50th. 		82,732
Ranked 14th. 20 times more than Eritrea
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 5 years
Ranked 19th. 		8 years
Ranked 6th. 60% more than Eritrea
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 73.28
Ranked 62nd. 56% more than Ethiopia 		47.11
Ranked 76th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 161,273
Ranked 116th. 		2.14 million
Ranked 4th. 13 times more than Eritrea
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 0.527
Ranked 159th. 		1.38
Ranked 90th. 3 times more than Eritrea
Duration of education > Primary level 5
Ranked 136th. 25% more than Ethiopia 		4
Ranked 176th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.63
Ranked 113th. 		1.18
Ranked 1st. 87% more than Eritrea
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 359,375
Ranked 19th. 		2.73 million
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Eritrea
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 77.21%
Ranked 112th. 		85.19%
Ranked 106th. 10% more than Eritrea
Public spending per student > Secondary level 14.4
Ranked 11th. 		71.2
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Eritrea
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 44.41%
Ranked 156th. 2% more than Ethiopia 		43.48%
Ranked 9th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 219.03
Ranked 27th. 		294.68
Ranked 14th. 35% more than Eritrea
Progression to secondary school 88.6%
Ranked 36th. 5% more than Ethiopia 		84.19%
Ranked 42nd.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 42.6%
Ranked 115th. 26% more than Ethiopia 		33.8%
Ranked 34th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 44%
Ranked 129th. 		67%
Ranked 6th. 52% more than Eritrea
Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Both sexes 56.1%
Ranked 30th. 		85.54%
Ranked 20th. 52% more than Eritrea
Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Men 47.83%
Ranked 22nd. 73% more than Ethiopia 		27.62%
Ranked 32nd.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 104th. 		17
Ranked 12th. 13% more than Eritrea
Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 22nd. The same as Ethiopia 		7
Ranked 44th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 15.41
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Ethiopia 		4.96
Ranked 51st.
School life expectancy > Male 5.3 years
Ranked 92nd. The same as Ethiopia 		5.3 years
Ranked 93th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 48.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 		61.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 26% more than Eritrea
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.093 per capita
Ranked 111th. 		0.121 per capita
Ranked 4th. 30% more than Eritrea
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 83.92
Ranked 120th. 		114.87
Ranked 4th. 37% more than Eritrea
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 30.1%
Ranked 24th. 		49.8%
Ranked 6th. 65% more than Eritrea
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 51%
Ranked 128th. 		72%
Ranked 5th. 41% more than Eritrea
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 67.2%
Ranked 115th. 2 times more than Ethiopia 		28.6%
Ranked 34th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 44.8
Ranked 21st. 		54.9
Ranked 9th. 23% more than Eritrea
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 41%
Ranked 80th. 11% more than Ethiopia 		37%
Ranked 84th.
Primary education > Teachers 7,942
Ranked 59th. 		110,945
Ranked 16th. 14 times more than Eritrea
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1,864
Ranked 69th. 		158,658
Ranked 13th. 85 times more than Eritrea
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 39.25%
Ranked 152nd. 8% more than Ethiopia 		36.33%
Ranked 8th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 9.3
Ranked 39th. 69% more than Ethiopia 		5.5
Ranked 27th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 140th. 		6
Ranked 130th. 20% more than Eritrea
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 44.69
Ranked 72nd. 		59.62
Ranked 63th. 33% more than Eritrea
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 1.64
Ranked 89th. 12% more than Ethiopia 		1.46
Ranked 90th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 45%
Ranked 131st. 11% more than Ethiopia 		40.6%
Ranked 144th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $580.95 million
Ranked 136th. 		$10.50 billion
Ranked 46th. 18 times more than Eritrea
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 20th. The same as Ethiopia 		7
Ranked 42nd.
Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Women 56.25%
Ranked 27th. 		99.59%
Ranked 9th. 77% more than Eritrea
High school > Lower Secondary > Trained teachers > Women 85.44%
Ranked 11th. 31% more than Ethiopia 		65.1%
Ranked 24th.
High school > Share of total education spending 21.09%
Ranked 77th. 94% more than Ethiopia 		10.88%
Ranked 97th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 22.1%
Ranked 84th. 74% more than Ethiopia 		12.7%
Ranked 89th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 227,442
Ranked 91st. 		3.47 million
Ranked 18th. 15 times more than Eritrea
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 0.87
Ranked 69th. 		1.09
Ranked 67th. 25% more than Eritrea
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 44.31
Ranked 81st. 		57.54
Ranked 68th. 30% more than Eritrea
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 80.55
Ranked 97th. 		85.67
Ranked 88th. 6% more than Eritrea
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.826
Ranked 111th. 		0.909
Ranked 97th. 10% more than Eritrea
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 40%
Ranked 115th. 1% more than Ethiopia 		39.7%
Ranked 116th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 5.6
Ranked 65th. 3 times more than Ethiopia 		2.1
Ranked 79th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 37.67
Ranked 145th. 27% more than Ethiopia 		29.74
Ranked 8th.
Primary completion rate > Women 44
Ranked 108th. 		49
Ranked 104th. 11% more than Eritrea
School life expectancy > Female 4 years
Ranked 92nd. 25% more than Ethiopia 		3.2 years
Ranked 93th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 16.03
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Ethiopia 		5.31
Ranked 52nd.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 14.65
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Ethiopia 		4.56
Ranked 49th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 83.4%
Ranked 47th. 25% more than Ethiopia 		66.9%
Ranked 5th.
High school teachers 4,425
Ranked 96th. 		79,962
Ranked 29th. 18 times more than Eritrea
Elementary school teachers 6,626
Ranked 94th. 		214,811
Ranked 17th. 32 times more than Eritrea
High school enrolment rate > Male 84.27
Ranked 61st. 		88.37
Ranked 58th. 5% more than Eritrea
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 140.46
Ranked 28th. 		168.8
Ranked 21st. 20% more than Eritrea
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 241.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 		309.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 28% more than Eritrea
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 216,944
Ranked 98th. 		5.19 million
Ranked 1st. 24 times more than Eritrea
Primary completion rate > Men 58
Ranked 100th. 		61
Ranked 97th. 5% more than Eritrea
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 77.77
Ranked 92nd. 		105.29
Ranked 70th. 35% more than Eritrea
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 59.05
Ranked 90th. 		63.96
Ranked 89th. 8% more than Eritrea
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 49.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 		63.73 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 29% more than Eritrea
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
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Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 50.7
Ranked 2nd. 9% more than Ethiopia 		46.6
Ranked 3rd.
Repitition rate > Secondary level 14.6
Ranked 9th. 		18
Ranked 5th. 23% more than Eritrea
Pupils reaching grade 5 70.5
Ranked 14th. 11% more than Ethiopia 		63.8
Ranked 66th.
Progression to secondary level 84.5
Ranked 24th. The same as Ethiopia 		84.5
Ranked 23th.
High school > Trained teachers > Men 70.2%
Ranked 19th. 		78.64%
Ranked 11th. 12% more than Eritrea
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 43.43
Ranked 1st. About the same as Ethiopia 		43.35
Ranked 2nd.
CPIA building human resources rating > 1=low to 6=high 3.5
Ranked 55th. 		4.5
Ranked 6th. 29% more than Eritrea
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $1.14 billion
Ranked 141st. 		$15.80 billion
Ranked 50th. 14 times more than Eritrea
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 4.88 billion
Ranked 132nd. 		221.43 billion
Ranked 47th. 45 times more than Eritrea
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 90.13%
Ranked 60th. 64% more than Ethiopia 		54.98%
Ranked 28th.
Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 93%
Ranked 91st. 50% more than Ethiopia 		61.9%
Ranked 111th.
Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24 49.28%
Ranked 103th. 45% more than Ethiopia 		34.05%
Ranked 113th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % net 24.99% net
Ranked 58th. 		27.87% net
Ranked 55th. 12% more than Eritrea
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 878.42
Ranked 149th. 		2,413.96
Ranked 86th. 3 times more than Eritrea
School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 11.8% gross
Ranked 64th. 5 times more than Ethiopia 		2.25% gross
Ranked 81st.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 29.99% net
Ranked 56th. 		33.89% net
Ranked 52nd. 13% more than Eritrea
Secondary education > Teachers > % female 11.27% female
Ranked 65th. 		16.6% female
Ranked 60th. 47% more than Eritrea
Progression to secondary school > Male 91.02%
Ranked 29th. 8% more than Ethiopia 		84.38%
Ranked 36th.
Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers 86.11%
Ranked 35th. 56% more than Ethiopia 		55.34%
Ranked 54th.
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 13.4%
Ranked 14th. 46% more than Ethiopia 		9.16%
Ranked 24th.
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.086 per capita
Ranked 85th. 		0.113 per capita
Ranked 69th. 31% more than Eritrea
Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 25.18%
Ranked 60th. 		32.67%
Ranked 84th. 30% more than Eritrea
Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort 74.07%
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Ethiopia 		22.96%
Ranked 75th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 30.5%
Ranked 107th. 		33.43%
Ranked 103th. 10% more than Eritrea
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 35.68%
Ranked 104th. 		38.79%
Ranked 101st. 9% more than Eritrea
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 64.11% gross
Ranked 101st. 		93.37% gross
Ranked 80th. 46% more than Eritrea
Elementary school graduate rate > Female 68.6
Ranked 68th. 63% more than Ethiopia 		42.18
Ranked 80th.
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 463
Ranked 99th. 		15,115
Ranked 43th. 33 times more than Eritrea
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 172,665
Ranked 17th. 		1.18 million
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Eritrea
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 66.88%
Ranked 83th. 69% more than Ethiopia 		39.61%
Ranked 55th.
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 35.17%
Ranked 55th. 		81.61%
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Eritrea
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 23.36% gross
Ranked 83th. 		24.37% gross
Ranked 81st. 4% more than Eritrea
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 186,710
Ranked 20th. 		1.55 million
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Eritrea
School enrollment, primary > % gross 42.46%
Ranked 77th. 		95.43%
Ranked 59th. 2 times more than Eritrea
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 26.01%
Ranked 76th. 3% more than Ethiopia 		25.3%
Ranked 93th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 25.31%
Ranked 107th. 		28.05%
Ranked 101st. 11% more than Eritrea
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 41.48%
Ranked 123th. The same as Ethiopia 		41.45%
Ranked 124th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 41.5%
Ranked 118th. 		41.86%
Ranked 115th. 1% more than Eritrea
High school > Upper Secondary > Trained teachers > Men 73.81%
Ranked 13th. 		90.29%
Ranked 7th. 22% more than Eritrea
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 21.67%
Ranked 76th. 9% more than Ethiopia 		19.81%
Ranked 94th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 2.99%
Ranked 7th. 		5.49%
Ranked 78th. 84% more than Eritrea
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000 78.52
Ranked 30th. 		126.51
Ranked 11th. 61% more than Eritrea
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 37.82%
Ranked 119th. 		46.4%
Ranked 46th. 23% more than Eritrea
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 6 years
Ranked 19th. 		8 years
Ranked 6th. 33% more than Eritrea
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 43.33% net
Ranked 78th. 		58.76% net
Ranked 73th. 36% more than Eritrea
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 31.29%
Ranked 124th. 29% more than Ethiopia 		24.34%
Ranked 78th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 50.66% net
Ranked 77th. 		64.08% net
Ranked 74th. 26% more than Eritrea
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 63.03%
Ranked 69th. 53% more than Ethiopia 		41.15%
Ranked 93th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 2.13%
Ranked 107th. 		4.69%
Ranked 64th. 2 times more than Eritrea
Education spending > % of GDP 4.1%
Ranked 81st. 		4.6%
Ranked 69th. 12% more than Eritrea
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 31.44% gross
Ranked 78th. 1% more than Ethiopia 		31.26% gross
Ranked 79th.
Grade 1 intake rate 26.2
Ranked 64th. 2% more than Ethiopia 		25.7
Ranked 65th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 11.95% gross
Ranked 64th. 5 times more than Ethiopia 		2.19% gross
Ranked 81st.
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 14.91
Ranked 124th. 		32.16
Ranked 58th. 2 times more than Eritrea
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 54.56%
Ranked 92nd. 		147.64%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Eritrea
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 86.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 		132.73 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 53% more than Eritrea

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