×

Education Stats: compare key data on Malaysia & Rwanda

  1. Home
  2. Country Info
  3. Compare
  4. Malaysia vs. Rwanda
  5. Education
Compare vs for  

Definitions

  • Adult literacy rate > Total: 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."
  • Average years of schooling of adults: 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)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: 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."
  • Tertiary enrollment: 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.
  • Spending per student > College and university: 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. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: 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).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: 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. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: 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.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: 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. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: 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."
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: 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.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: 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).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: 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."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: 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."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: 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. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: 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.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: 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.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Total is the number of people age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • School enrollment, preprimary > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Total is the total enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, primary > % net: School enrollment, primary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Total is the ratio of children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the total population of the official primary school age.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % gross: School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the total enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary: School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Percentage of private enrolment. Secondary is the enrolment in private secondary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in secondary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Progression to secondary school, male > %: Progression to secondary school, male (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Male is the number of new male entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of male pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Female is the total female enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: 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.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment: 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).
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross: 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education (% of total). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education (% of total). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education (% of total unemployment). 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).
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: 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."
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Female: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: 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."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: 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.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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."
  • Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). 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).
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
SHOW ALL
LESS
SHARE TWEET EMBED
STAT Malaysia Rwanda HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 92.1
Ranked 49th. 31% more than Rwanda 		70.3
Ranked 85th.
Average years of schooling of adults 6.8
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Rwanda 		2.6
Ranked 87th.
Children out of school, primary 93,743
Ranked 42nd. 4 times more than Rwanda 		23,118
Ranked 38th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 3.63
Ranked 74th. 80% more than Rwanda 		2.02
Ranked 47th.
Children out of school, primary, female 78,564
Ranked 36th. 		94,943
Ranked 25th. 21% more than Malaysia
College and university > Gender parity index 1.34
Ranked 42nd. 80% more than Rwanda 		0.746
Ranked 68th.
Compulsary education duration 6
Ranked 178th. 		9
Ranked 75th. 50% more than Malaysia
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.13%
Ranked 52nd. 23% more than Rwanda 		4.19%
Ranked 6th.
High school enrolment rate 98.87
Ranked 25th. 8 times more than Rwanda 		11.96
Ranked 59th.
Literacy > Total population 88.9%
Ranked 84th. 26% more than Rwanda 		70.4%
Ranked 121st.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 124th. The same as Rwanda 		6
Ranked 112th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 8.19
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Rwanda 		3.53
Ranked 55th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 12.72
Ranked 112th. 		59.28
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Malaysia
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.72
Ranked 52nd. 		22.91
Ranked 17th. 67% more than Malaysia
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 69th. 17% more than Rwanda 		6
Ranked 141st.
College and university > Share of total education spending 34.45%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Rwanda 		13.27%
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Female 85.4%
Ranked 83th. 32% more than Rwanda 		64.7%
Ranked 115th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 3.16
Ranked 54th. 		8.76
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Malaysia
College and university > Gender ratio 129
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Rwanda 		61.83
Ranked 92nd.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 179th. 		3
Ranked 97th. 50% more than Malaysia
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 7 times more than Rwanda 		0.859 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th.
Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 7th. 50% more than Rwanda 		6 years
Ranked 146th.
Secondary education, pupils 2.62 million
Ranked 34th. 5 times more than Rwanda 		534,712
Ranked 32nd.
College and university > Private school share 43.14%
Ranked 34th. 		55.06%
Ranked 8th. 28% more than Malaysia
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 49th. 		1.02
Ranked 11th. 2% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Adult literacy 91.9%
Ranked 48th. 42% more than Rwanda 		64.9%
Ranked 9th.
Primary education, teachers 231,683
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Rwanda 		40,397
Ranked 32nd.
Primary education, pupils 2.95 million
Ranked 39th. 23% more than Rwanda 		2.39 million
Ranked 23th.
Adult literacy rate > Female 89.8
Ranked 52nd. 36% more than Rwanda 		66.1
Ranked 82nd.
Tertiary enrollment 28.2%
Ranked 45th. 17 times more than Rwanda 		1.7%
Ranked 90th.
Spending per student > College and university 49.36
Ranked 9th. 		222.78
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Malaysia
High school > Gender ratio 106.9
Ranked 25th. 19% more than Rwanda 		90.08
Ranked 92nd.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 120th. 		7
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Malaysia
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.485
Ranked 77th. 		2
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Malaysia
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 41st. 33% more than Rwanda 		3
Ranked 115th.
Literacy > Male 92.4%
Ranked 84th. 21% more than Rwanda 		76.3%
Ranked 118th.
Spending > USD 8.66 billion
Ranked 36th. 39 times more than Rwanda 		221.87 million
Ranked 111th.
High school > Private school share 4.49%
Ranked 101st. 		18.98%
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Malaysia
Spending > Proportion 4.04
Ranked 83th. 		4.61
Ranked 67th. 14% more than Malaysia
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.51
Ranked 111th. 		62.03
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Malaysia
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 55th. The same as Rwanda 		4
Ranked 48th.
High school repeaters > Male 0.11
Ranked 85th. 		6.9
Ranked 38th. 63 times more than Malaysia
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 97.2%
Ranked 12th. 25% more than Rwanda 		77.6%
Ranked 24th.
Preschool enrollment rate 96.61
Ranked 126th. 		150.92
Ranked 2nd. 56% more than Malaysia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 54,909.26
Ranked 7th. 15 times more than Rwanda 		3,657.26
Ranked 127th.
Primary completion rate 92
Ranked 83th. 2 times more than Rwanda 		39
Ranked 116th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 632,309
Ranked 33th. 31 times more than Rwanda 		20,393
Ranked 100th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 131st. The same as Rwanda 		6
Ranked 118th.
Children out of school > Primary 221,833
Ranked 26th. 		373,055
Ranked 16th. 68% more than Malaysia
Secondary education, teachers 190,581
Ranked 17th. 8 times more than Rwanda 		23,335
Ranked 18th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 6.74
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Rwanda 		2.04
Ranked 32nd.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 17.82
Ranked 52nd. 		40.16
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Malaysia
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 167th. The same as Rwanda 		3
Ranked 157th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.988
Ranked 74th. 		11.08
Ranked 21st. 11 times more than Malaysia
Spending per student > High school 14.19
Ranked 50th. 		34.32
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Secondary education, general pupils 2.45 million
Ranked 31st. 5 times more than Rwanda 		476,281
Ranked 41st.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 11.1%
Ranked 78th. 		29.6%
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Malaysia
High school > Gender parity index 1.07
Ranked 23th. 2% more than Rwanda 		1.05
Ranked 26th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 520
Ranked 50th. 130 times more than Rwanda 		4
Ranked 144th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 50%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Rwanda 		16%
Ranked 28th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 5.15%
Ranked 68th. 4% more than Rwanda 		4.96%
Ranked 66th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 25.9
Ranked 62nd. 11 times more than Rwanda 		2.27
Ranked 117th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 151st. 		7
Ranked 33th. 17% more than Malaysia
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 25.2%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Rwanda 		12.2%
Ranked 35th.
Children out of school, primary, male 24,602
Ranked 47th. 		120,058
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Malaysia
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 6.6%
Ranked 15th. 69% more than Rwanda 		3.9%
Ranked 31st.
High school > Students per teacher 13.72
Ranked 54th. 		22.91
Ranked 17th. 67% more than Malaysia
Secondary education > General pupils 2.38 million
Ranked 31st. 18 times more than Rwanda 		131,139
Ranked 68th.
Spending per student > Elementary school 11.56
Ranked 54th. 40% more than Rwanda 		8.24
Ranked 32nd.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 117th. 		13
Ranked 27th. 8% more than Malaysia
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 108th. 		13
Ranked 27th. 8% more than Malaysia
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Rwanda 		3.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 3.01 million
Ranked 38th. 84% more than Rwanda 		1.64 million
Ranked 61st.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 66%
Ranked 63th. 9 times more than Rwanda 		7.4%
Ranked 147th.
Elementary school graduate rate 92.23
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Rwanda 		30.9
Ranked 97th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 98.4
Ranked 43th. 28% more than Rwanda 		77.1
Ranked 89th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 11.2
Ranked 50th. 62% more than Rwanda 		6.9
Ranked 27th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 104.24
Ranked 82nd. 		209
Ranked 6th. Twice as much as Malaysia
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 92.51
Ranked 44th. 98% more than Rwanda 		46.67
Ranked 62nd.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.31
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Rwanda 		0.62
Ranked 79th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 1.74 million
Ranked 48th. 27% more than Rwanda 		1.37 million
Ranked 50th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.14
Ranked 9th. 28% more than Rwanda 		0.89
Ranked 107th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 26.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 11 times more than Rwanda 		2.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.91
Ranked 82nd. 6 times more than Rwanda 		0.328
Ranked 161st.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 61st. 17% more than Rwanda 		6
Ranked 126th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 14.97
Ranked 59th. 		22.02
Ranked 30th. 47% more than Malaysia
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 8.91
Ranked 40th. 		39.56
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Malaysia
High school repeaters > Female 0.09
Ranked 84th. 		8.45
Ranked 26th. 94 times more than Malaysia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 1.14 million
Ranked 48th. 38% more than Rwanda 		828,700
Ranked 50th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 15.08
Ranked 108th. 		67.73
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Malaysia
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 98.5
Ranked 46th. 28% more than Rwanda 		77.1
Ranked 88th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 97.7%
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Rwanda 		30.9%
Ranked 98th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 3.1 million
Ranked 40th. 42% more than Rwanda 		2.19 million
Ranked 44th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 122nd. The same as Rwanda 		6 years
Ranked 111th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $3,622.28
Ranked 30th. 17 times more than Rwanda 		$212.56
Ranked 94th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 97.69
Ranked 113th. 		210
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Malaysia
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 86.77
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Rwanda 		41.57
Ranked 75th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 120th. 		13
Ranked 27th. 8% more than Malaysia
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 0.97%
Ranked 133th. 		2.37%
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.5
Ranked 50th. 		101.48
Ranked 10th. 2% more than Malaysia
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 14.7%
Ranked 74th. 		35.2%
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Malaysia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 95%
Ranked 67th. 28% more than Rwanda 		74%
Ranked 122nd.
Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 171st. 		6
Ranked 120th. 20% more than Malaysia
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 86.1
Ranked 17th. 		571.6
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Malaysia
Secondary education > Pupils 2.52 million
Ranked 31st. 12 times more than Rwanda 		203,822
Ranked 61st.
Primary education > Pupils 3.06 million
Ranked 38th. 77% more than Rwanda 		1.72 million
Ranked 33th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 72.8%
Ranked 57th. 9 times more than Rwanda 		8%
Ranked 152nd.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 98.3
Ranked 47th. 27% more than Rwanda 		77.1
Ranked 96th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 55.07%
Ranked 46th. 50% more than Rwanda 		36.76%
Ranked 106th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 95.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 4 times more than Rwanda 		21.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 152nd.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 162,243
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Rwanda 		58,431
Ranked 24th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 12.72
Ranked 114th. 		59.28
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Malaysia
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 90.32%
Ranked 9th. 39% more than Rwanda 		64.89%
Ranked 30th.
Secondary education > Teachers 141,913
Ranked 30th. 18 times more than Rwanda 		7,764
Ranked 42nd.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 13 years
Ranked 12th. 44% more than Rwanda 		9 years
Ranked 30th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 93.72
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Rwanda 		45.78
Ranked 79th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 2.3 million
Ranked 35th. 12 times more than Rwanda 		189,153
Ranked 114th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 20.89
Ranked 65th. 41 times more than Rwanda 		0.509
Ranked 160th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 115th. The same as Rwanda 		6
Ranked 105th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 18th. 2% more than Rwanda 		0.98
Ranked 22nd.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 125,312
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Rwanda 		60,070
Ranked 43th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 102.63%
Ranked 24th. 2% more than Rwanda 		100.15%
Ranked 49th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 70.05
Ranked 77th. 		150.5
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.67%
Ranked 59th. 		50.47%
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Malaysia
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 97.3%
Ranked 12th. 27% more than Rwanda 		76.9%
Ranked 24th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 9.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 		41.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Malaysia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 95%
Ranked 68th. 25% more than Rwanda 		76%
Ranked 113th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 151st. 		16
Ranked 45th. 7% more than Malaysia
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 133th. 		7
Ranked 35th. 17% more than Malaysia
Library books 1.11 million
Ranked 7th. 926 times more than Rwanda 		1,197
Ranked 46th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.0
Ranked 82nd. 		17.7
Ranked 10th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 97.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 7 times more than Rwanda 		14.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 100th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 7.7%
Ranked 73th. 		23.8%
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 123.25
Ranked 76th. 		182.09
Ranked 17th. 48% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.126 per capita
Ranked 71st. 		0.19 per capita
Ranked 10th. 51% more than Malaysia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 60th. 33% more than Rwanda 		72%
Ranked 121st.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 97.2%
Ranked 12th. 24% more than Rwanda 		78.5%
Ranked 26th.
Library books per 1000 53.46
Ranked 13th. 351 times more than Rwanda 		0.152
Ranked 46th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 18.2
Ranked 99th. 		51.4
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 69%
Ranked 31st. 33% more than Rwanda 		52%
Ranked 74th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 138,521
Ranked 46th. 91% more than Rwanda 		72,683
Ranked 23th.
Primary education > Teachers 174,504
Ranked 27th. 6 times more than Rwanda 		27,793
Ranked 40th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.25%
Ranked 31st. 8% more than Rwanda 		47.49%
Ranked 115th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 113th. The same as Rwanda 		6
Ranked 104th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 7.01
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Rwanda 		2.95
Ranked 73th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 101.19
Ranked 43th. 5 times more than Rwanda 		21.62
Ranked 87th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 92%
Ranked 16th. 29% more than Rwanda 		71.4%
Ranked 24th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 4.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 		19.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Malaysia
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.7%
Ranked 48th. 		50%
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Malaysia
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $105.92 billion
Ranked 15th. 43 times more than Rwanda 		$2.44 billion
Ranked 75th.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 150th. 		7
Ranked 33th. 17% more than Malaysia
Scouting > Members 44,016
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Rwanda 		18,859
Ranked 52nd.
High school > Share of total education spending 33.72%
Ranked 59th. 		36.49%
Ranked 6th. 8% more than Malaysia
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 88.98%
Ranked 25th. 45% more than Rwanda 		61.19%
Ranked 39th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 2.34 million
Ranked 33th. 10 times more than Rwanda 		223,169
Ranked 106th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.63
Ranked 35th. 		101.66
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Malaysia
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 5.7
Ranked 65th. 7 times more than Rwanda 		0.823
Ranked 70th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 95.62
Ranked 37th. 7 times more than Rwanda 		13.91
Ranked 99th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 112,026
Ranked 25th. 		196,473
Ranked 16th. 75% more than Malaysia
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.999
Ranked 37th. 		1.03
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Malaysia
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.2%
Ranked 28th. 4% more than Rwanda 		49.1%
Ranked 14th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 2,195
Ranked 9th. 24 times more than Rwanda 		93
Ranked 8th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 3
Ranked 11th. 		46.4
Ranked 11th. 15 times more than Malaysia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 94.21
Ranked 64th. 4 times more than Rwanda 		21.05
Ranked 157th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.51
Ranked 72nd. 		1.65
Ranked 71st. 9% more than Malaysia
Primary completion rate > Women 92
Ranked 81st. 2 times more than Rwanda 		38
Ranked 110th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 71st. 		17.6
Ranked 12th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 70th. 		17.8
Ranked 9th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98%
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Rwanda 		29.7%
Ranked 89th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 4.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 		21.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Malaysia
High school teachers 166,940
Ranked 24th. 14 times more than Rwanda 		12,103
Ranked 80th.
Elementary school teachers 205,772
Ranked 23th. 6 times more than Rwanda 		32,338
Ranked 64th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 85.4%
Ranked 16th. 43% more than Rwanda 		59.8%
Ranked 24th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1%
Ranked 17th. 2% more than Rwanda 		0.98%
Ranked 21st.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 71.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 		156.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Malaysia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 45.84
Ranked 70th. 		90.8
Ranked 48th. 98% more than Malaysia
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 2.58 million
Ranked 32nd. 13 times more than Rwanda 		203,822
Ranked 99th.
Primary completion rate > Men 92
Ranked 79th. 2 times more than Rwanda 		40
Ranked 115th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 114.18
Ranked 13th. 28% more than Rwanda 		89.21
Ranked 66th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 122.79
Ranked 75th. 		182.83
Ranked 15th. 49% more than Malaysia
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 103.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 5 times more than Rwanda 		22.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils reaching grade 5 98.8
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Rwanda 		39.1
Ranked 73th.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 65.92%
Ranked 108th. Twice as much as Rwanda 		32.83%
Ranked 51st.
School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 5.27%
Ranked 82nd. 		44.05%
Ranked 11th. 8 times more than Malaysia
High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 89.19%
Ranked 22nd. 65% more than Rwanda 		54.02%
Ranked 37th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $149.77 billion
Ranked 18th. 41 times more than Rwanda 		$3.63 billion
Ranked 81st.
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 401.11 billion
Ranked 40th. 		1.44 trillion
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Malaysia
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 17.17
Ranked 44th. 		22.6
Ranked 26th. 32% more than Malaysia
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 98.42%
Ranked 11th. 27% more than Rwanda 		77.34%
Ranked 30th.
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 77.68%
Ranked 62nd. 6 times more than Rwanda 		13.28%
Ranked 49th.
School enrollment, primary > % net 97.03%
Ranked 34th. 		98.71%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Malaysia
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 66.88%
Ranked 107th. 2 times more than Rwanda 		31.83%
Ranked 56th.
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 4.49%
Ranked 98th. 		18.98%
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Malaysia
Progression to secondary school, male > % 100%
Ranked 5th. 28% more than Rwanda 		77.82%
Ranked 47th.
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 40.85%
Ranked 65th. 7 times more than Rwanda 		6.02%
Ranked 39th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita 46.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th. 		94.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Malaysia
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 28.02%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Rwanda 		12.25%
Ranked 35th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 95.99%
Ranked 46th. 		97.04%
Ranked 33th. 1% more than Malaysia
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 108.79%
Ranked 16th. 10% more than Rwanda 		99.06%
Ranked 39th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 13,718.02
Ranked 56th. 		126,100.84
Ranked 24th. 9 times more than Malaysia
Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 37.7%
Ranked 25th. 		62.8%
Ranked 9th. 67% more than Malaysia
School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 101.48% gross
Ranked 15th. 40 times more than Rwanda 		2.54% gross
Ranked 139th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 70.54% net
Ranked 62nd. 8 times more than Rwanda 		8.34% net
Ranked 44th.
Secondary education > Teachers > % female 63.04% female
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Rwanda 		19.87% female
Ranked 56th.
Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force 31.9%
Ranked 23th. 319 times more than Rwanda 		0.1%
Ranked 48th.
Labor force with primary education > % of total 16.8%
Ranked 33th. 		53.8%
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Malaysia
Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force 59%
Ranked 15th. 13 times more than Rwanda 		4.5%
Ranked 48th.
Labor force with secondary education > % of total 55.8%
Ranked 17th. 16 times more than Rwanda 		3.4%
Ranked 53th.
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 27.3%
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Rwanda 		5.9%
Ranked 63th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 98.65%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Rwanda 		33.63%
Ranked 57th.
Primary education > Pupils > % female 48.6% female
Ranked 66th. 		50.81% female
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Malaysia
Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita 5.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th. 		8.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 42% more than Malaysia
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 0.0
Ranked 65th. 		12.74%
Ranked 16th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 68.19%
Ranked 100th. 3 times more than Rwanda 		21.93%
Ranked 112th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 65.96%
Ranked 96th. 3 times more than Rwanda 		23.09%
Ranked 112th.
Elementary school graduate rate > Female 92.4
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Rwanda 		32.04
Ranked 86th.
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 107,825
Ranked 19th. 17 times more than Rwanda 		6,458
Ranked 74th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 62,590
Ranked 31st. 63% more than Rwanda 		38,391
Ranked 38th.
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 99.47%
Ranked 6th. 92% more than Rwanda 		51.94%
Ranked 50th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 62,722
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Rwanda 		21,679
Ranked 47th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 94.97%
Ranked 30th. 6% more than Rwanda 		89.93%
Ranked 64th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 67.91%
Ranked 71st. 9 times more than Rwanda 		7.58%
Ranked 17th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 70.51%
Ranked 98th. 3 times more than Rwanda 		20.8%
Ranked 111th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 51.11%
Ranked 44th. 8% more than Rwanda 		47.2%
Ranked 115th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 50.64%
Ranked 27th. 6% more than Rwanda 		47.85%
Ranked 91st.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 43.65%
Ranked 52nd. 		49.88%
Ranked 24th. 14% more than Malaysia
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 157,742
Ranked 42nd. 4 times more than Rwanda 		43,349
Ranked 68th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 96.2%
Ranked 43th. 2% more than Rwanda 		94.66%
Ranked 50th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 62.86
Ranked 62nd. 23 times more than Rwanda 		2.72
Ranked 128th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 58.46
Ranked 69th. 21 times more than Rwanda 		2.78
Ranked 128th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 97.79
Ranked 102nd. 		206.66
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Malaysia
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 97.58
Ranked 112th. 		213.42
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Malaysia
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 99.87%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Rwanda 		37.56%
Ranked 56th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 93.83
Ranked 30th. 93% more than Rwanda 		48.69
Ranked 71st.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 93.61
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Rwanda 		42.91
Ranked 71st.
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 98.45%
Ranked 12th. 13% more than Rwanda 		87.21%
Ranked 83th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 80.95% gross
Ranked 93th. 6 times more than Rwanda 		13.43% gross
Ranked 90th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 70.31%
Ranked 67th. 11 times more than Rwanda 		6.45%
Ranked 12th.
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 91.97%
Ranked 56th. 29% more than Rwanda 		71.44%
Ranked 93th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 93.1% net
Ranked 56th. 24% more than Rwanda 		75.3% net
Ranked 63th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000 24.23
Ranked 74th. 		59.54
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Malaysia
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 93.32% net
Ranked 55th. 29% more than Rwanda 		72.08% net
Ranked 69th.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 66.3%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Rwanda 		23%
Ranked 59th.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 21.3%
Ranked 13th. 		24.75%
Ranked 2nd. 16% more than Malaysia
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.13%
Ranked 54th. 23% more than Rwanda 		4.19%
Ranked 6th.

SOURCES: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; UNESCO; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; World Development Indicators database; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; World Health Organization. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; World Bank staff estimates using data from the United Nations Statistics Division's Statistical Yearbook, and the UNESCO Institute for Statistics online database.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members (Table of World Organization of the Scout Movement members); UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; United Nations Development Programme. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Bank national accounts data. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; http://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=GenderStat&f=inID%3a49, Adult literacy rate; World Bank national accounts data; "WOSM MEMBERSHIP as at 31st December 2012". World Organization of the Scout Movement. August 2013.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; Wikipedia: List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members (Table of World Organization of the Scout Movement members) ("WOSM MEMBERSHIP as at 31st December 2012" . World Organization of the Scout Movement . Retrieved 2014-03-03 .). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; http://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=GenderStat&f=inID%3a91, Gross intake ratio to last grade of primary; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.

SHOW ALL
LESS

Citation

Compare Malaysia and Rwanda in
Agriculture Environment Media
Background Geography Military
Conflict Government People
Cost of living Health Religion
Crime Import Sports
Culture Industry Terrorism
Economy Labor Transport
Education Language Travel
Energy Lifestyle

Factoid #265

Stats

Country profiles

Compare

Adblocker detected! Please consider reading this notice.

We've detected that you are using AdBlock Plus or some other adblocking software which is preventing the page from fully loading.

We don't have any banner, Flash, animation, obnoxious sound, or popup ad. We do not implement these annoying types of ads!

We need money to operate the site, and almost all of it comes from our online advertising.

Please add www.nationmaster.com to your ad blocking whitelist or disable your adblocking software.

×