Education Stats: compare key data on Lesotho & Niue

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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.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
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.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
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.
High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
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.
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.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
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.
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 (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
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.
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.
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.

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STAT	Lesotho	Niue
Child care (preschool) > Duration	3 Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Niue	1 Ranked 198th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age	3 Ranked 123th.	4 Ranked 35th. 33% more than Lesotho
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher	24.38 Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Niue	5.67 Ranked 125th.
College and university > Gender parity index	1.25 Ranked 50th.	0.0 Ranked 131st.
Primary completion rate	67 Ranked 97th.	81 Ranked 100th. 21% more than Lesotho
Elementary (primary school) > Duration	7 Ranked 17th. 17% more than Niue	6 Ranked 79th.
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age	6 Ranked 94th. 20% more than Niue	5 Ranked 196th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment	1 Ranked 29th.	1.19 Ranked 2nd. 19% more than Lesotho
High school > Gender parity index	1.4 Ranked 1st.	1.78 Ranked 1st. 27% more than Lesotho
High school > Lower secondary school duration	3 Ranked 119th.	4 Ranked 45th. 33% more than Lesotho
High school > Private school share	5.63% Ranked 45th.	0.0 Ranked 106th.
High school > Upper secondary school duration	2 Ranked 168th. The same as Niue	2 Ranked 172nd.
Literacy > Definition	age 15 and over can read and write	NA
Literacy > Total population	84.8% Ranked 98th.	95% Ranked 9th. 12% more than Lesotho
Tertiary > Students studying abroad	4,252.03 Ranked 117th. 93 times more than Niue	45.85 Ranked 201st.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government	29.8% Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Niue	10.1% Ranked 67th.
High school > Students per teacher	24.93 Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Niue	8.24 Ranked 111th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level	418,668 Ranked 105th. 1668 times more than Niue	251 Ranked 173th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment	1.26 Ranked 2nd. 33% more than Niue	0.95 Ranked 123th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people	2.1 Ranked 78th.	34.97 Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than Lesotho
High school > Lower secondary starting age	13 Ranked 17th. 18% more than Niue	11 Ranked 166th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share	5.15% Ranked 53th.	0.0 Ranked 136th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level	87% Ranked 102nd.	99% Ranked 20th. 14% more than Lesotho
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher	34.08 Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Niue	11.5 Ranked 133th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary	10 years Ranked 79th.	12 years Ranked 13th. 20% more than Lesotho
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level	82,258 Ranked 125th. 340 times more than Niue	242 Ranked 162nd.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level	50.11% Ranked 3rd. 10% more than Niue	45.73% Ranked 150th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women	90% Ranked 88th.	98% Ranked 34th. 9% more than Lesotho
High school > Upper secondary starting age	16 Ranked 32nd. 7% more than Niue	15 Ranked 114th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men	84% Ranked 107th.	99% Ranked 23th. 18% more than Lesotho
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	77% Ranked 27th.	100% Ranked 1st. 30% more than Lesotho
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level	56.13% Ranked 2nd. 13% more than Niue	49.59% Ranked 66th.
High school > Share of total education spending	20.52% Ranked 85th.	50.66% Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Lesotho
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index	0.967 Ranked 77th. 9% more than Niue	0.89 Ranked 149th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women	0.0 Ranked 38th.	0.0 Ranked 59th.
Primary completion rate > Women	79 Ranked 81st. 7% more than Niue	74 Ranked 105th.
Primary completion rate > Men	55 Ranked 104th.	89 Ranked 84th. 62% more than Lesotho
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females	None	None
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female	10 years Ranked 78th.	12 years Ranked 15th. 20% more than Lesotho
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male	10 years Ranked 81st.	12 years Ranked 13th. 20% more than Lesotho

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