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  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people 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 > 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."
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % 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."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: 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."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: 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 enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: 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."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: 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."
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: 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.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: 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 > 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."
  • 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.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. 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.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. 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.
  • 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).
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: 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 > 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."
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male 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.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % 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."
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary 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, secondary, male > % net: School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the ratio of male children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the male population of the official secondary school age.
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STAT Morocco United States HISTORY
Children out of school, primary 87,247
Ranked 21st. 		1.76 million
Ranked 3rd. 20 times more than Morocco
Children out of school, primary per 1000 2.68
Ranked 42nd. 		5.64
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Morocco
Children out of school, primary, female 47,036
Ranked 20th. 		780,465
Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than Morocco
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.45
Ranked 41st. 		2.5
Ranked 48th. 73% more than Morocco
College and university > Gender parity index 0.886
Ranked 91st. 		1.41
Ranked 33th. 59% more than Morocco
College and university > Share of total education spending 20.18%
Ranked 51st. 		25.65%
Ranked 26th. 27% more than Morocco
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 72nd. 		12
Ranked 14th. 33% more than Morocco
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.38%
Ranked 48th. 		5.62%
Ranked 39th. 5% more than Morocco
Literacy > Female 39.6%
Ranked 17th. 		99%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Morocco
Literacy > Total population 52.3%
Ranked 17th. 		99%
Ranked 20th. 89% more than Morocco
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 104th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 53th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.78
Ranked 32nd. 		5.49
Ranked 49th. 15% more than Morocco
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 25.84
Ranked 37th. 81% more than United States 		14.29
Ranked 98th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 18.73
Ranked 42nd. 29% more than United States 		14.49
Ranked 56th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 134th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 102nd.
College and university > Gender ratio 88.66
Ranked 67th. 		140.06
Ranked 29th. 58% more than Morocco
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 172nd. 		3
Ranked 47th. 50% more than Morocco
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 92nd. 		5.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 63% more than Morocco
Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 88th. 		12 years
Ranked 10th. 33% more than Morocco
Secondary education, pupils 2.55 million
Ranked 12th. 		24.21 million
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Morocco
College and university > Private school share 12.26%
Ranked 85th. 		27.95%
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Morocco
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.89
Ranked 126th. 		0.99
Ranked 49th. 11% more than Morocco
School life expectancy > Total 8.2 years
Ranked 92nd. 		15.2 years
Ranked 14th. 85% more than Morocco
Primary education, teachers 155,481
Ranked 10th. 		1.71 million
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Morocco
Primary education, pupils 4.02 million
Ranked 13th. 		24.43 million
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Morocco
Tertiary enrollment 10.3%
Ranked 69th. 		72.6%
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Morocco
Spending per student > College and university 72.13
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than United States 		22.04
Ranked 37th.
High school > Gender ratio 85.54
Ranked 117th. 		99.5
Ranked 59th. 16% more than Morocco
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 64th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 66th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.627
Ranked 91st. 13 times more than United States 		0.0465
Ranked 96th.
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 108th. The same as United States 		3
Ranked 73th.
Literacy > Male 65.7%
Ranked 17th. 		99%
Ranked 28th. 51% more than Morocco
Spending > USD 4.56 billion
Ranked 47th. 		684.04 billion
Ranked 1st. 150 times more than Morocco
High school > Private school share 4.75%
Ranked 80th. 		8.27%
Ranked 86th. 74% more than Morocco
Spending > Proportion 5.22
Ranked 42nd. 9% more than United States 		4.79
Ranked 54th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 27.1
Ranked 47th. 91% more than United States 		14.21
Ranked 120th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 46th. 33% more than United States 		3
Ranked 103th.
Preschool enrollment rate 106.94
Ranked 52nd. 8% more than United States 		98.77
Ranked 94th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 43,490.04
Ranked 16th. 		56,943.33
Ranked 6th. 31% more than Morocco
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 335,755
Ranked 47th. 		16.61 million
Ranked 1st. 49 times more than Morocco
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 109th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 59th.
Children out of school > Primary 524,848
Ranked 12th. 		1.62 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Morocco
Secondary education, teachers 100,367
Ranked 27th. 		1.67 million
Ranked 4th. 17 times more than Morocco
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.36
Ranked 80th. 		5.36
Ranked 56th. 60% more than Morocco
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 18.15
Ranked 23th. 21% more than United States 		14.96
Ranked 64th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 150th. The same as United States 		3
Ranked 105th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 1.24
Ranked 40th. 		3.14
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Morocco
Spending per student > High school 38.35
Ranked 5th. 56% more than United States 		24.56
Ranked 18th.
Secondary education, general pupils 2.4 million
Ranked 14th. 		24.21 million
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Morocco
High school > Gender parity index 0.847
Ranked 9th. 		1.01
Ranked 68th. 19% more than Morocco
Scientific and technical journal articles 428
Ranked 52nd. 		211,233
Ranked 1st. 494 times more than Morocco
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 17%
Ranked 9th. 		47%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Morocco
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 8.6%
Ranked 37th. 32 times more than United States 		0.271%
Ranked 124th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 11.45
Ranked 91st. 		57.75
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Morocco
Scouting > Genders admitted both both for Venturing, boys only for non-Venturing
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 135th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 77th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 27.2%
Ranked 4th. 78% more than United States 		15.3%
Ranked 38th.
Children out of school, primary, male 40,211
Ranked 22nd. 		976,866
Ranked 3rd. 24 times more than Morocco
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 6.8%
Ranked 12th. 15% more than United States 		5.9%
Ranked 23th.
High school > Students per teacher 18.73
Ranked 42nd. 29% more than United States 		14.49
Ranked 57th.
Secondary education > General pupils 1.83 million
Ranked 18th. 		24.19 million
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Morocco
Spending per student > Elementary school 16.33
Ranked 15th. 		22.35
Ranked 18th. 37% more than Morocco
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 103th. The same as United States 		12
Ranked 59th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 96th. The same as United States 		12
Ranked 55th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th. 		5.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 19% more than Morocco
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 4.1 million
Ranked 31st. 		24.85 million
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Morocco
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 20.1%
Ranked 129th. 		94.7%
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Morocco
Elementary school graduate rate 76.17
Ranked 67th. 		95.34
Ranked 40th. 25% more than Morocco
Public spending per student > Primary level 20.5
Ranked 5th. 15% more than United States 		17.9
Ranked 21st.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 78.54
Ranked 35th. 1% more than United States 		77.71
Ranked 76th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 123.52
Ranked 44th. 58% more than United States 		78.41
Ranked 97th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.85
Ranked 69th. 		1.4
Ranked 22nd. 65% more than Morocco
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.85
Ranked 111th. 		1.02
Ranked 54th. 20% more than Morocco
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 11.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 		57.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Morocco
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.36
Ranked 100th. 7 times more than United States 		0.183
Ranked 178th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 120th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 86th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 18.73
Ranked 46th. 30% more than United States 		14.38
Ranked 51st.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 17.42
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than United States 		5.54
Ranked 58th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.243
Ranked 114th. 		0.941
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Morocco
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 26.53
Ranked 45th. 94% more than United States 		13.69
Ranked 102nd.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 3.88 million
Ranked 30th. 		24.68 million
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Morocco
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 102nd. The same as United States 		6 years
Ranked 54th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita 0.0
Ranked 178th. 		$33,005.49
Ranked 3rd.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 105.85
Ranked 49th. 		105.99
Ranked 46th. About the same as Morocco
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 73.76
Ranked 38th. 		77.71
Ranked 47th. 5% more than Morocco
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 12.85%
Ranked 36th. 47% more than United States 		8.72%
Ranked 80th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 105th. The same as United States 		12
Ranked 61st.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 90.52
Ranked 115th. 		100.68
Ranked 17th. 11% more than Morocco
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 86%
Ranked 106th. 		94%
Ranked 71st. 9% more than Morocco
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 115th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 81st.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 102.7
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than United States 		23.9
Ranked 8th.
Primary education > Pupils 4.02 million
Ranked 17th. 		24.56 million
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Morocco
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 36.3%
Ranked 120th. 		94.3%
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Morocco
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 60.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 124th. 		82.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 37% more than Morocco
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 44.88%
Ranked 88th. 		56.64%
Ranked 34th. 26% more than Morocco
Secondary education, vocational pupils 155,414
Ranked 17th. 		0.0
Ranked 96th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 25.84
Ranked 35th. 81% more than United States 		14.29
Ranked 100th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 91.67%
Ranked 7th. 19% more than United States 		77.19%
Ranked 38th.
Secondary education > Teachers 100,367
Ranked 33th. 		1.62 million
Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than Morocco
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 10 years
Ranked 27th. 		16 years
Ranked 15th. 60% more than Morocco
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 82.77
Ranked 51st. 		94.45
Ranked 30th. 14% more than Morocco
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 1.76 million
Ranked 42nd. 		23.85 million
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Morocco
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 14.47
Ranked 68th. 		728.12
Ranked 13th. 50 times more than Morocco
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 98th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 51st.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 88.07%
Ranked 123th. 		100.09%
Ranked 51st. 14% more than Morocco
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 365,573
Ranked 17th. 		1.71 million
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Morocco
Public spending per student > Secondary level 49.9
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than United States 		22.4
Ranked 28th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 46.44%
Ranked 145th. 		48.86%
Ranked 40th. 5% more than Morocco
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 17.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than United States 		5.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 84%
Ranked 102nd. 		94%
Ranked 66th. 12% more than Morocco
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 139th. The same as United States 		15
Ranked 90th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 121st. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 73th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 11.89
Ranked 23th. 		0.0
Ranked 116th.
School life expectancy > Male 8.9 years
Ranked 81st. 		14.8 years
Ranked 17th. 66% more than Morocco
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 60.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 		82.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 35% more than Morocco
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.141 per capita
Ranked 52nd. 64% more than United States 		0.086 per capita
Ranked 119th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 139.92
Ranked 52nd. 62% more than United States 		86.39
Ranked 118th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 89%
Ranked 92nd. 		93%
Ranked 66th. 4% more than Morocco
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 28.1
Ranked 54th. 82% more than United States 		15.4
Ranked 115th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 52%
Ranked 4th. 		87%
Ranked 8th. 67% more than Morocco
Primary education > Teachers 148,438
Ranked 11th. 		1.73 million
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Morocco
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 44.52%
Ranked 135th. 		48.72%
Ranked 92nd. 9% more than Morocco
Private school enrolment > Primary level 4.6
Ranked 53th. 		11.6
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Morocco
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 96th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 49th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.93
Ranked 42nd. 		5.9
Ranked 45th. 20% more than Morocco
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 10.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than United States 		3.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 45.6%
Ranked 130th. 		48.7%
Ranked 42nd. 7% more than Morocco
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ 0.0
Ranked 178th. 		$10.28 trillion
Ranked 1st.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 135th. The same as United States 		6
Ranked 77th.
Scouting > Members 12,304
Ranked 67th. 		2.99 million
Ranked 3rd. 243 times more than Morocco
High school > Share of total education spending 41.93%
Ranked 21st. 18% more than United States 		35.42%
Ranked 52nd.
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 80.37%
Ranked 10th. 47% more than United States 		54.76%
Ranked 39th.
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 75.9%
Ranked 27th. 39% more than United States 		54.76%
Ranked 41st.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 81.59%
Ranked 49th. The same as United States 		81.55%
Ranked 48th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 29.9%
Ranked 21st. 		88.1%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Morocco
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 2.11 million
Ranked 30th. 		24.69 million
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Morocco
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 3.36
Ranked 93th. 		5.52
Ranked 66th. 64% more than Morocco
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 60.9
Ranked 62nd. 		82.6
Ranked 48th. 36% more than Morocco
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 89.36
Ranked 82nd. 		97.22
Ranked 93th. 9% more than Morocco
Children out of school > Primary > Male 215,840
Ranked 14th. 		593,372
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Morocco
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.948
Ranked 6th. 		0.991
Ranked 69th. 5% more than Morocco
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 43.7%
Ranked 25th. 		49%
Ranked 73th. 12% more than Morocco
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 0.0
Ranked 34th. 		25,000
Ranked 1st.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 3.1
Ranked 73th. 		9.6
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Morocco
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 59.98
Ranked 126th. 		82.94
Ranked 90th. 38% more than Morocco
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.378
Ranked 130th. 		9.52
Ranked 14th. 25 times more than Morocco
School life expectancy > Female 7.4 years
Ranked 80th. 		15.7 years
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Morocco
Elementary school repeaters > Female 9.6
Ranked 27th. 		0.0
Ranked 112th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 13.9
Ranked 21st. 		0.0
Ranked 113th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 7.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than United States 		2.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.
High school teachers 100,367
Ranked 34th. 		1.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than Morocco
Elementary school teachers 146,187
Ranked 27th. 		1.8 million
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Morocco
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 1.95 million
Ranked 34th. 		24.43 million
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Morocco
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 133.53
Ranked 48th. 59% more than United States 		83.88
Ranked 115th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 85.14
Ranked 70th. 		101.63
Ranked 58th. 19% more than Morocco
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 16.7
Ranked 70th. 12% more than United States 		14.9
Ranked 79th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 55.85%
Ranked 107th. 		94.11%
Ranked 41st. 69% more than Morocco
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 60.14%
Ranked 103th. 		94.34%
Ranked 38th. 57% more than Morocco
Elementary school graduate rate > Female 75.67
Ranked 59th. 		87.47
Ranked 48th. 16% more than Morocco
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 33,408
Ranked 52nd. 		1.04 million
Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Morocco
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 148,187
Ranked 19th. 		944,307
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Morocco
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 217,386
Ranked 18th. 		769,923
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Morocco
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 38.64%
Ranked 78th. 		0.0
Ranked 111th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 91.96%
Ranked 61st. 		92.62%
Ranked 60th. 1% more than Morocco
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 48.1
Ranked 70th. 		57.63
Ranked 64th. 20% more than Morocco
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 65.42
Ranked 59th. 13% more than United States 		57.98
Ranked 63th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 104.55
Ranked 51st. 		108.63
Ranked 38th. 4% more than Morocco
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 107.11
Ranked 44th. 3% more than United States 		103.49
Ranked 59th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 82.46
Ranked 45th. 		98.08
Ranked 22nd. 19% more than Morocco
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 83.05
Ranked 43th. 		95.67
Ranked 24th. 15% more than Morocco
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 13.03%
Ranked 65th. 		69.36%
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Morocco
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 83.33% net
Ranked 52nd. 		90.49% net
Ranked 71st. 9% more than Morocco
Primary education, teachers > % female 52.03%
Ranked 47th. 		86.71%
Ranked 33th. 67% more than Morocco
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 17.35%
Ranked 79th. 		47.68%
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Morocco
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 25.71%
Ranked 2nd. 97% more than United States 		13.07%
Ranked 60th.
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 57.7%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than United States 		20.2%
Ranked 66th.
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 7.9%
Ranked 63th. 		35%
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Morocco
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 33.5%
Ranked 15th. 		51.9%
Ranked 4th. 55% more than Morocco
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 16.2%
Ranked 35th. 		42.2%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Morocco
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 53.65% gross
Ranked 33th. 		61.93% gross
Ranked 62nd. 15% more than Morocco
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 99.09% gross
Ranked 65th. 2% more than United States 		97.55% gross
Ranked 117th.
Primary education > Teachers > % female 46.14% female
Ranked 64th. 		88.58% female
Ranked 21st. 92% more than Morocco
Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 39.59%
Ranked 5th. 53% more than United States 		25.85%
Ranked 24th.
Government spending on education > % of GDP 5.38%
Ranked 48th. 		5.62%
Ranked 39th. 5% more than Morocco
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 87.34%
Ranked 75th. 		92.61%
Ranked 54th. 6% more than Morocco
Government spending on education > % of government spending 25.71%
Ranked 5th. 82% more than United States 		14.13%
Ranked 35th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 101.53%
Ranked 75th. 2% more than United States 		99.11%
Ranked 89th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 9 years
Ranked 27th. 		16 years
Ranked 25th. 78% more than Morocco
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 91.36%
Ranked 48th. 		100.42%
Ranked 47th. 10% more than Morocco
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 51.51%
Ranked 30th. 		72.28%
Ranked 62nd. 40% more than Morocco
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 66.47%
Ranked 23th. 		74.31%
Ranked 60th. 12% more than Morocco
Secondary education, pupils > % female 44.97%
Ranked 61st. 		48.86%
Ranked 62nd. 9% more than Morocco
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 16.73%
Ranked 46th. 		22.93%
Ranked 23th. 37% more than Morocco
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 49.9% gross
Ranked 61st. 		94.68% gross
Ranked 44th. 90% more than Morocco
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 5.2%
Ranked 47th. 9% more than United States 		4.79%
Ranked 59th.
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 89.12%
Ranked 91st. 		138.98%
Ranked 35th. 56% more than Morocco
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 91.56%
Ranked 2nd. 		93.08%
Ranked 58th. 2% more than Morocco
School enrollment, primary > % gross 116.05%
Ranked 19th. 17% more than United States 		98.78%
Ranked 107th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 96.64%
Ranked 8th. 4% more than United States 		92.48%
Ranked 52nd.
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 94.11%
Ranked 1st. About the same as United States 		93.68%
Ranked 44th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 91.79%
Ranked 2nd. 		98.33%
Ranked 21st. 7% more than Morocco
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 87.81%
Ranked 72nd. 		93.68%
Ranked 53th. 7% more than Morocco
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 27.23%
Ranked 4th. 79% more than United States 		15.25%
Ranked 31st.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 63.44%
Ranked 39th. 		93.76%
Ranked 61st. 48% more than Morocco
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 38.06%
Ranked 70th. 		86.8%
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Morocco

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  • Over the years, Africa has had some of the worst literacy rates on Earth; up to 50% of the population is illiterate in some countries.

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