Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI
1.46 % of GNI
4.91 % 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 157th in 2005.
Ranked 55th in 2005. 2 times more than Haiti
Average years of schooling of adults
2.8
9.4
DEFINITION:
Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm )
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 84th.
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Haiti
Duration of compulsory education
6 years
13 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 156th.
Ranked 1st. 117% more than Haiti
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 87th.
Ranked 29th.
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 41st. 17% more than Netherlands
Ranked 72nd.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level
1,429,280
1,230,987
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 48th in 1996. 16% more than Netherlands
Ranked 52nd in 1996.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level
6,288
404,866
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 106th in 1985.
Ranked 25th in 1985. 63 times more than Haiti
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level
23%
95%
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 135th in 1991.
Ranked 45th in 1991. 3 times more than Haiti
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita
9.1 %
12.6 %
DEFINITION:
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.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 46th in 1991.
Ranked 29th in 1991. 38% more than Haiti
Female enrolment share > Primary level
48%
48.3%
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 120th.
Ranked 102nd. 1% more than Haiti
Geographical aptitude results
71.512
76.665
DEFINITION:
Overall score based upon test results of the Geography Challenge, an online geography quiz game.
SOURCE:
The Geography Zone
Ranked 82nd.
Ranked 39th. 7% more than Haiti
Girls to boys ratio, primary level enrolment
0.94
1.03
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 104th in 1991.
Ranked 7th in 1991. 10% more than Haiti
Primary school girls out of school
74%
4%
SOURCE:
Household survey data, net enrolment data from UNESCO, and data from UNICEF country offices
Ranked 8th. 18 times more than Netherlands
Ranked 82nd.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP
1.4 %
5.6 %
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 133rd in 1991.
Ranked 34th in 1991. 3 times more than Haiti
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure
20.01 %
14.28 %
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 15th in 1991. 40% more than Netherlands
Ranked 55th in 1991.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
23.07
17.17
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 88th in 1991. 34% more than Netherlands
Ranked 121st in 1991.
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross
21.08 % gross
124.07 % gross
DEFINITION:
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.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 116th in 1991.
Ranked 1st in 1991. 5 times more than Haiti
Scientific and technical journal articles
1
12,642
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 164th in 1999.
Ranked 12th in 1999. 12641 times more than Haiti
Secondary education, pupils
188,558
1,401,739
DEFINITION:
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 93rd in 1991.
Ranked 30th in 1991. 6 times more than Haiti
Secondary education, teachers (per capita)
1.4
per 1,000 people
5.9
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 113rd in 1991.
Ranked 39th in 1991. 3 times more than Haiti
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