Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI
4.91 % of GNI
2.55 % 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 55th in 2005. 93% more than Sri Lanka
Ranked 140th in 2005.
Average years of schooling of adults
9.4
6.9
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 14th. 36% more than Sri Lanka
Ranked 41st.
Children out of school, primary
13,817
47,067
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 69th in 2004.
Ranked 46th in 2004. 2 times more than Netherlands
Duration of compulsory education
13 years
9 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 1st. 44% more than Sri Lanka
Ranked 71st.
Duration of education > Primary level
6
5
DEFINITION:
Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education .
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 29th. 20% more than Sri Lanka
Ranked 135th.
Duration of education > Secondary level
6
8
DEFINITION:
Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education .
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 72nd.
Ranked 3rd. 33% more than Netherlands
Education enrolment by level > Primary level
1,290,625
1,764,300
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 65th in 2002.
Ranked 58th in 2002. 37% more than Netherlands
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level
491,748
63,660
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 22nd in 1995. 7 times more than Sri Lanka
Ranked 62nd in 1995.
Female enrolment share > Primary level
48.3%
48.5%
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 102nd.
Ranked 74th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level
48.1%
50.8%
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 113rd.
Ranked 36th. 6% more than Netherlands
Geographical aptitude results
76.665
65.337
DEFINITION:
Overall score based upon test results of the Geography Challenge, an online geography quiz game.
SOURCE:
The Geography Zone
Ranked 39th. 17% more than Sri Lanka
Ranked 135th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level
75.1
2.1
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 6th. 35 times more than Sri Lanka
Ranked 112nd.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP
4.9 %
3.1 %
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 37th in 1998. 60% more than Sri Lanka
Ranked 87th in 1998.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure
14.28 %
8.41 %
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 55th in 1991. 70% more than Sri Lanka
Ranked 95th in 1991.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level
43
84.2
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 63rd.
Ranked 37th. 96% more than Netherlands
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
17.17
31.04
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 121st in 1991.
Ranked 50th in 1991. 81% more than Netherlands
Scientific and technical journal articles
13,475
141
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 13th in 2003. 95 times more than Sri Lanka
Ranked 74th in 2003.
Secondary education, teachers (per capita)
6.7
per 1,000 people
6.1
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 47th in 2004. 10% more than Sri Lanka
Ranked 58th in 2004.
Tertiary enrollment
55%
5.1%
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 19th. 10 times more than Sri Lanka
Ranked 112nd.
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment
46.3 %
47.2 %
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 22nd in 2002.
Ranked 19th in 2002. 2% more than Netherlands
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