Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI
3.99 % of GNI
0.85 % 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 88th in 2005. 4 times more than Nigeria
Ranked 167th in 2005.
Duration of compulsory education
8 years
6 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 116th. 33% more than Nigeria
Ranked 149th.
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 96th.
Ranked 57th.
Duration of education > Secondary level
5
6
DEFINITION:
Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education .
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 164th.
Ranked 91st. 20% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Primary level
125,568,597
24,563,004
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 1st in 2002. 4 times more than Nigeria
Ranked 5th in 2002.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level
11,295,041
947,538
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 3rd in 2002. 11 times more than Nigeria
Ranked 26th in 2002.
Education, primary completion rate
90
80
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 71st in 2005. 13% more than Nigeria
Ranked 81st in 2005.
Female enrolment share > Primary level
43.6%
44.5%
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 161st.
Ranked 156th. 2% more than India
Female enrolment share > Secondary level
39.6%
45.6%
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 152nd.
Ranked 129th. 15% more than India
Geographical aptitude results
77.883
63.808
DEFINITION:
Overall score based upon test results of the Geography Challenge, an online geography quiz game.
SOURCE:
The Geography Zone
Ranked 17th. 22% more than Nigeria
Ranked 145th.
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+
40.5%
31.9%
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 26th in 2003. 27% more than Nigeria
Ranked 35th in 2003.
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Women
51.7%
39%
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 25th in 2003. 33% more than Nigeria
Ranked 37th in 2003.
Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above
49.32 %
48.66 %
DEFINITION:
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 95th in 1990. 1% more than Nigeria
Ranked 96th in 1990.
Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24
64.25 %
73.58 %
DEFINITION:
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.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 98th in 1990.
Ranked 86th in 1990. 15% more than India
Primary school girls out of school
39%
51%
SOURCE:
Household survey data, net enrolment data from UNESCO, and data from UNICEF country offices
Ranked 31st.
Ranked 22nd. 31% more than India
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP
3.7 %
0.9 %
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 83rd in 1991. 3 times more than Nigeria
Ranked 136th in 1991.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
40.2
36.41
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 27th in 2004. 10% more than Nigeria
Ranked 30th in 2004.
Scientific and technical journal articles
12,774
384
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 14th in 2003. 32 times more than Nigeria
Ranked 53rd in 2003.
Tertiary enrollment
10.5%
4.3%
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 94th. 144% more than Nigeria
Ranked 116th.
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24
0.67
0.77
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 19th in 1991.
Ranked 17th in 1991. 15% more than India
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