Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI
4.76 % of GNI
3.29 % of GNI
DEFINITION:
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 61st in 2005. 45% more than Gabon
Ranked 111st in 2005.
Children out of school, primary
131,080
46,307
DEFINITION:
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 33rd in 2001. 183% more than Gabon
Ranked 54th in 2001.
Duration of compulsory education
11 years
11 years
DEFINITION:
Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 22nd.
Ranked 30th.
Duration of education > Primary level
7
6
DEFINITION:
Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education .
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 12th. 17% more than Gabon
Ranked 110th.
Duration of education > Secondary level
6
7
DEFINITION:
Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education .
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 104th.
Ranked 57th. 17% more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level
1,933,765
279,816
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 57th in 2002. 6 times more than Gabon
Ranked 118th in 2002.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level
869,172
7,473
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 20th in 1998. 115 times more than Gabon
Ranked 103rd in 1998.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI
5%
4.6%
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 46th in 2000. 9% more than Gabon
Ranked 55th in 2000.
Education spending (% of GDP)
4.9%
3.9%
DEFINITION:
Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP , 2000-2002)
SOURCE:
United Nations Human Development Programme
Ranked 59th. 26% more than Gabon
Ranked 85th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level
48.6%
49.6%
DEFINITION:
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.
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 65th.
Ranked 10th. 2% more than Australia
Female enrolment share > Secondary level
48.9%
48.3%
DEFINITION:
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.
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 96th. 1% more than Gabon
Ranked 110th.
Geographical aptitude results
73.319
73.376
DEFINITION:
Overall score based upon test results of the Geography Challenge, an online geography quiz game.
SOURCE:
The Geography Zone
Ranked 74th.
Ranked 73rd.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level
33.6
29.3
DEFINITION:
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 .
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 23rd. 15% more than Gabon
Ranked 34th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP
4.8 %
3.9 %
DEFINITION:
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.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 49th in 2000. 23% more than Gabon
Ranked 72nd in 2000.
Public spending per student > Primary level
15.9
4.6
DEFINITION:
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 .
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Gabon
Ranked 114th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level
13.9
18.5
DEFINITION:
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 .
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 90th.
Ranked 70th. 33% more than Australia
Public spending per student > Tertiary level
24.9
50.9
DEFINITION:
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 .
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 97th.
Ranked 55th. 104% more than Australia
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
17.88
44.05
DEFINITION:
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).
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 115th in 1999.
Ranked 22nd in 1999. 146% more than Australia
Scientific and technical journal articles
15,186
20
DEFINITION:
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.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 10th in 1999. 758 times more than Gabon
Ranked 111st in 1999.
Tertiary enrollment
63.3%
8%
DEFINITION:
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.
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Gabon
Ranked 102nd.
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