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Congo, Republic of the

Congo, Republic of the Education Stats

Definitions

  • Average IQ: Average IQ of different countries according to the controversial book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations".
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • 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.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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."
  • 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 > 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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 capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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."
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • 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)."
  • 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)."
  • 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)."
STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Average IQ 73 2002 43th out of 51
Children out of school > Primary 376,221 2005 15th out of 76
College and university > Gender ratio 18.98 2003 125th out of 127
Primary completion rate 57 2005 104th out of 124
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 509,507 2002 95th out of 173
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 12,456 2002 108th out of 130
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 3.41 per 1,000 people 2002 106th out of 125
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 2.8% 2005 38th out of 51
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 8.1% 2005 47th out of 47
Elementary school graduate rate 70.19 2007 74th out of 90
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.92 2005 121st out of 149
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.84 2004 139th out of 171
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.19 2003 136th out of 138
High school > Gender ratio 86.43 2004 119th out of 150
High school enrolment rate 63.11 2007 84th out of 96
High school repeaters > Male 23.75 2008 4th out of 99
High school starting age > Years 12 2009 116th out of 176
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 16.2% 2003 60th out of 138
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 285,200 2003 84th out of 138
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write 2003
Literacy > Female 78.4% 2003 102nd out of 157
Literacy > Male 89.6% 2003 91st out of 157
Literacy > Total population 83.8% 2003 101st out of 161
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 80.47 2005 13th out of 17
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 97.4% 2004 13th out of 34
Preschool enrollment rate 113.95 2008 27th out of 135
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 1.8 per 1,000 people 2005 88th out of 91
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 82.8 2005 2nd out of 94
Scientific and technical journal articles 13 1999 126th out of 173
Secondary education > General pupils 198,178 2005 62nd out of 103
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 1.77 per 1,000 people 2004 112th out of 127
Spending > Proportion 2.25 2008 142nd out of 168
Spending > USD 171.85 million 2008 117th out of 154
Spending per student > College and university 213.58 2002 5th out of 76
Spending per student > Elementary school 2.86 2005 85th out of 85
Spending per student > High school 15.86 2002 58th out of 81

SOURCES: Lynn, R. and Vanhanen, T. (2002). IQ and the Wealth of Nations. Westport, CT: Praeger. ISBN 0-275-97510-X; World Development Indicators database; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; World Bank staff estimates using data from the United Nations Statistics Division's Statistical Yearbook, and the UNESCO Institute for Statistics online database.

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