Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI
4.96 % of GNI
5.33 % 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 54th in 2005.
Ranked 42nd in 2005. 7% more than Dominica
Children out of school, primary
652
1,069
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 107th in 2004.
Ranked 105th in 2004. 64% more than Dominica
Duration of compulsory education
13 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 4th. 8% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 9th.
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 10th. 17% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 50th.
Duration of education > Secondary level
5
7
DEFINITION:
Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education .
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 154th.
Ranked 27th. 40% more than Dominica
Education enrolment by level > Primary level
10,460
4,488,162
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 164th in 2002.
Ranked 27th in 2002. 428 times more than Dominica
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level
484
1,528,389
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 115th in 1992.
Ranked 13th in 1992. 3157 times more than Dominica
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level
89%
100%
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 97th in 2005.
Ranked 8th in 2005. 12% more than Dominica
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI
5.5%
4.6%
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 39th in 1999. 20% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 61st in 1999.
Female enrolment share > Primary level
48.3%
48.8%
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 104th.
Ranked 40th. 1% more than Dominica
Female enrolment share > Secondary level
52.2%
52.7%
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 18th.
Ranked 15th. 1% more than Dominica
Geographical aptitude results
67.168
66.685
DEFINITION:
Overall score based upon test results of the Geography Challenge, an online geography quiz game.
SOURCE:
The Geography Zone
Ranked 118th. 1% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 126th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level
43.5
102.9
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 17th.
Ranked 1st. 137% more than Dominica
Progression to secondary level
89.2
96
DEFINITION:
Progression to secondary level is the number of new entrants to the first grade of general secondary education , expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 50th.
Ranked 35th. 8% more than Dominica
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP
5.0 %
4.6 %
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 46th in 1999. 8% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 57th in 1999.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
19.02
18.09
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 92nd in 2004. 5% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 99th in 2004.
Scientific and technical journal articles
1
47,916
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 167th in 1998.
Ranked 3rd in 1998. 47915 times more than Dominica
Secondary education, teachers (per capita)
6.2
per 1,000 people
6.2
per 1,000 people
DEFINITION:
Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 56th in 2004.
Ranked 55th in 2004.
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment
91.5 %
36.3 %
DEFINITION:
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).
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 1st in 1997. 152% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 38th in 1997.
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment
1.8 %
43.6 %
DEFINITION:
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).
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 76th in 1997.
Ranked 35th in 1997. 23 times more than Dominica
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