Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI
4.19 % of GNI
4.79 % 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 78th in 2005.
Ranked 59th in 2005. 14% more than Comoros
Children out of school, primary
49,426
1,064,907
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 49th in 2000.
Ranked 10th in 2000. 21 times more than Comoros
Duration of compulsory education
8 years
12 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 112nd.
Ranked 12th. 50% more than Comoros
Duration of education > Primary level
6
6
DEFINITION:
Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education .
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 74th.
Ranked 83rd.
Duration of education > Secondary level
7
6
DEFINITION:
Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education .
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 33rd. 17% more than United States
Ranked 109th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level
106,972
24,848,518
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 135th in 2002.
Ranked 4th in 2002. 231 times more than Comoros
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level
1,707
16,611,711
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 124th in 2002.
Ranked 1st in 2002. 9731 times more than Comoros
Education spending (% of GDP)
3.9%
5.7%
DEFINITION:
Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP , 2000-2002)
SOURCE:
United Nations Human Development Programme
Ranked 86th.
Ranked 39th. 46% more than Comoros
Education spending (% of total government expenditure)
24.1%
17.1%
DEFINITION:
Public educational expenditure as a percent of overall government expenditure.
SOURCE:
United Nations Human Development Programme
Ranked 8th. 41% more than United States
Ranked 38th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level
45.9%
48.7%
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 150th.
Ranked 50th. 6% more than Comoros
Female enrolment share > Secondary level
44.5%
49%
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 137th.
Ranked 92nd. 10% more than Comoros
Geographical aptitude results
75.283
70.069
DEFINITION:
Overall score based upon test results of the Geography Challenge, an online geography quiz game.
SOURCE:
The Geography Zone
Ranked 56th. 7% more than United States
Ranked 96th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level
52.1
9.6
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 10th. 4 times more than United States
Ranked 73rd.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP
3.9 %
5.7 %
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 82nd in 2002.
Ranked 37th in 2002. 47% more than Comoros
Public spending per student > Primary level
12.6
17.9
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 73rd.
Ranked 36th. 42% more than Comoros
Public spending per student > Secondary level
36.1
22.4
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 13th. 61% more than United States
Ranked 51st.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level
128.7
23.9
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 24th. 4 times more than United States
Ranked 98th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
34.99
14.21
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 36th in 2004. 146% more than United States
Ranked 121st in 2004.
Scientific and technical journal articles
1
197,890
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 159th in 1998.
Ranked 1st in 1998. 197889 times more than Comoros
Tertiary enrollment
1.1%
72.6%
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 143rd.
Ranked 1st. 65 times more than Comoros
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