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  • 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.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • 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."
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • 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).
  • Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • 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.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: 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.
  • 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 capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • 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.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: 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 > 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+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people: 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. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Tertiary is the total public expenditure per student in tertiary education 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).
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Progression to secondary school > Male: 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.
  • High school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • 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.
  • Repitition rate > Primary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of primary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and 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. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. 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.
  • 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).
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: 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 as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % 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.
  • Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females 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.
STAT Philippines Zambia HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 93.6
Ranked 43th. 32% more than Zambia
70.7
Ranked 83th.

Average years of schooling of adults 8.2
Ranked 28th. 49% more than Zambia
5.5
Ranked 58th.
Children out of school, primary 1.47 million
Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Zambia
124,814
Ranked 19th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 15.99
Ranked 32nd. 80% more than Zambia
8.87
Ranked 28th.

Children out of school, primary, female 665,779
Ranked 5th. 13 times more than Zambia
51,122
Ranked 19th.

College and university > Gender parity index 1.24
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Zambia
0.464
Ranked 99th.

Compulsary education duration 6
Ranked 176th.
7
Ranked 88th. 17% more than Philippines

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 2.65%
Ranked 108th. 97% more than Zambia
1.35%
Ranked 122nd.

High school enrolment rate 97.51
Ranked 43th. 74% more than Zambia
55.99
Ranked 89th.

Literacy > Total population 95.9%
Ranked 56th. 19% more than Zambia
80.6%
Ranked 108th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 105th.
7
Ranked 4th. 17% more than Philippines

Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.74
Ranked 67th. 5% more than Zambia
4.53
Ranked 36th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 31.44
Ranked 38th.
49.22
Ranked 7th. 57% more than Philippines

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 34.81
Ranked 6th. 37% more than Zambia
25.41
Ranked 14th.

Secondary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 197th.
5
Ranked 168th. 25% more than Philippines

College and university > Share of total education spending 11.96%
Ranked 91st.
25.75%
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Philippines

Literacy > Female 95.8%
Ranked 52nd. 28% more than Zambia
74.8%
Ranked 105th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 7.25
Ranked 32nd. Twice as much as Zambia
3.63
Ranked 28th.

College and university > Gender ratio 124.04
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Zambia
46.32
Ranked 98th.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 1
Ranked 200th.
4
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Philippines

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th. 2 times more than Zambia
0.925 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd.

Duration of compulsory education 7 years
Ranked 126th. The same as Zambia
7 years
Ranked 115th.
Secondary education, pupils 6.77 million
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Zambia
1.59 million
Ranked 19th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 52nd. 4% more than Zambia
0.95
Ranked 100th.

School life expectancy > Total 11.2 years
Ranked 61st. 60% more than Zambia
7 years
Ranked 95th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 93.4%
Ranked 42nd. 37% more than Zambia
68%
Ranked 7th.
Primary education, teachers 435,385
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Zambia
63,697
Ranked 20th.

Primary education, pupils 13.69 million
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Zambia
3.14 million
Ranked 20th.

Adult literacy rate > Female 93.9
Ranked 40th. 54% more than Zambia
61
Ranked 85th.

Tertiary enrollment 31.2%
Ranked 39th. 12 times more than Zambia
2.5%
Ranked 86th.
Spending per student > College and university 11.57
Ranked 71st.
164.56
Ranked 11th. 14 times more than Philippines
High school > Gender ratio 109.01
Ranked 13th. 31% more than Zambia
83.26
Ranked 100th.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 109th.
7
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than Philippines

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.379
Ranked 89th.
3.41
Ranked 36th. 9 times more than Philippines

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write English
High school > Upper secondary school duration 1
Ranked 204th.
3
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Philippines

Literacy > Male 96%
Ranked 58th. 11% more than Zambia
86.8%
Ranked 95th.
Spending > USD 4.06 billion
Ranked 48th. 24 times more than Zambia
171.67 million
Ranked 118th.

Spending > Proportion 2.19
Ranked 144th. 66% more than Zambia
1.32
Ranked 158th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 34.53
Ranked 38th.
51.08
Ranked 13th. 48% more than Philippines

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 5
Ranked 10th. 67% more than Zambia
3
Ranked 74th.

High school repeaters > Male 4.32
Ranked 50th.
5.55
Ranked 45th. 28% more than Philippines

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 95.1%
Ranked 2nd. 37% more than Zambia
69.5%
Ranked 6th.

Preschool enrollment rate 110.09
Ranked 39th.
119.11
Ranked 15th. 8% more than Philippines

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 11,639.11
Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Zambia
5,380.16
Ranked 106th.

Primary completion rate 97
Ranked 42nd. 24% more than Zambia
78
Ranked 85th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 2.43 million
Ranked 9th. 99 times more than Zambia
24,553
Ranked 91st.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 110th.
7
Ranked 5th. 17% more than Philippines

Children out of school > Primary 646,449
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Zambia
227,759
Ranked 22nd.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 2.12
Ranked 94th. 2 times more than Zambia
0.9
Ranked 74th.

Secondary education, teachers 194,373
Ranked 19th. 29 times more than Zambia
6,703
Ranked 52nd.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 151st. 50% more than Zambia
2
Ranked 186th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 8.74
Ranked 28th. 67% more than Zambia
5.24
Ranked 26th.

Spending per student > High school 9.2
Ranked 71st. 19% more than Zambia
7.76
Ranked 73th.

Secondary education, general pupils 6.77 million
Ranked 11th. 9 times more than Zambia
743,995
Ranked 31st.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 4.4%
Ranked 101st.
19.3%
Ranked 55th. 4 times more than Philippines

Scientific and technical journal articles 179
Ranked 70th. 7 times more than Zambia
26
Ranked 104th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.384%
Ranked 130th.
20.35%
Ranked 25th. 53 times more than Philippines

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 29.98
Ranked 48th. 12 times more than Zambia
2.43
Ranked 111th.

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 136th.
7
Ranked 6th. 17% more than Philippines

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 16.4%
Ranked 33th. 11% more than Zambia
14.8%
Ranked 40th.
Children out of school, primary, male 803,396
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Zambia
73,692
Ranked 17th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 2.5%
Ranked 90th. 14% more than Zambia
2.2%
Ranked 48th.

High school > Students per teacher 34.81
Ranked 6th. 37% more than Zambia
25.41
Ranked 14th.

Secondary education > General pupils 6.31 million
Ranked 13th. 16 times more than Zambia
401,202
Ranked 44th.

Spending per student > Elementary school 8.65
Ranked 72nd. 57% more than Zambia
5.51
Ranked 83th.

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 104th.
14
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Philippines

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 97th.
14
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Philippines

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 7% more than Zambia
4.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 12.97 million
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Zambia
1.73 million
Ranked 60th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 65.9%
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Zambia
25.7%
Ranked 117th.

Elementary school graduate rate 73.24
Ranked 73th.
78.56
Ranked 64th. 7% more than Philippines

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 94.8
Ranked 68th. 27% more than Zambia
74.8
Ranked 92nd.

Public spending per student > Primary level 14.3
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Zambia
4.7
Ranked 11th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 73.64
Ranked 103th.
113.13
Ranked 6th. 54% more than Philippines

Primary education, pupils per 1000 148.95
Ranked 39th.
222.77
Ranked 2nd. 50% more than Philippines

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.23
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Zambia
0.46
Ranked 105th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 2.26 million
Ranked 42nd. 97% more than Zambia
1.15 million
Ranked 51st.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.12
Ranked 15th. 37% more than Zambia
0.82
Ranked 115th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 30.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 13 times more than Zambia
2.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.122
Ranked 196th.
0.395
Ranked 152nd. 3 times more than Philippines

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 177th.
5
Ranked 148th. 25% more than Philippines

Teacher student ratio > High school 35.13
Ranked 5th. 58% more than Zambia
22.18
Ranked 22nd.

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 7.67
Ranked 47th.
19.86
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Philippines

Inequality adjusted index 0.587
Ranked 62nd. 53% more than Zambia
0.383
Ranked 88th.
High school repeaters > Female 1.43
Ranked 66th.
5.62
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Philippines

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 1.15 million
Ranked 47th. 55% more than Zambia
742,800
Ranked 51st.

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 33.67
Ranked 36th.
60.52
Ranked 5th. 80% more than Philippines

Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 70.66%
Ranked 8th.
72.57%
Ranked 7th. 3% more than Philippines
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 95.7
Ranked 66th. 42% more than Zambia
67.5
Ranked 96th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 71.5%
Ranked 69th.
87.5%
Ranked 57th. 22% more than Philippines

Elementary school > Enrolled students 13.41 million
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Zambia
2.91 million
Ranked 38th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 103th.
7 years
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than Philippines

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $846.14
Ranked 66th. 2 times more than Zambia
$345.52
Ranked 94th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 134.64
Ranked 11th. 8% more than Zambia
124.65
Ranked 18th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 73.64
Ranked 69th. 39% more than Zambia
52.86
Ranked 64th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 8.13%
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than Zambia
3.09%
Ranked 62nd.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 106th.
14
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Philippines

Elementary school > Gender ratio 98.34
Ranked 69th. About the same as Zambia
97.91
Ranked 74th.

High school enrolment rate > Female 96.55
Ranked 41st. 68% more than Zambia
57.59
Ranked 85th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 4.5%
Ranked 102nd.
25.2%
Ranked 52nd. 6 times more than Philippines

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 94%
Ranked 73th. 4% more than Zambia
90%
Ranked 90th.

Duration of education > Secondary level 4
Ranked 176th.
5
Ranked 140th. 25% more than Philippines
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 23.2
Ranked 57th.
331
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Philippines
Primary education > Pupils 13.02 million
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Zambia
2.57 million
Ranked 28th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 63.7%
Ranked 67th. 44% more than Zambia
44.2%
Ranked 103th.

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 93.9
Ranked 66th. 14% more than Zambia
82.1
Ranked 88th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 55.26%
Ranked 45th. 75% more than Zambia
31.63%
Ranked 107th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 77.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 99th. 2 times more than Zambia
31.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 144th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 0.0
Ranked 83th.
848,371
Ranked 1st.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 31.44
Ranked 35th.
49.22
Ranked 7th. 57% more than Philippines

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 79.94%
Ranked 32nd. 8% more than Zambia
74.33%
Ranked 46th.

Secondary education > Teachers 168,058
Ranked 24th. 16 times more than Zambia
10,269
Ranked 86th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 12 years
Ranked 67th. 71% more than Zambia
7 years
Ranked 6th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 76.84
Ranked 59th.
90.1
Ranked 42nd. 17% more than Philippines

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 6.07 million
Ranked 16th. 17 times more than Zambia
351,442
Ranked 96th.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 2.17
Ranked 88th.
2.64
Ranked 126th. 22% more than Philippines

Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 99th.
7
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Philippines
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1.03
Ranked 2nd. 13% more than Zambia
0.91
Ranked 6th.

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 101.69%
Ranked 28th. 7% more than Zambia
95.06%
Ranked 92nd.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 961,298
Ranked 7th. 12 times more than Zambia
81,688
Ranked 37th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.58%
Ranked 72nd. 1% more than Zambia
48.08%
Ranked 112th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 27.34
Ranked 102nd.
105.13
Ranked 58th. 4 times more than Philippines

Progression to secondary school 96.62%
Ranked 44th. 75% more than Zambia
55.32%
Ranked 68th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 96.6%
Ranked 2nd. 46% more than Zambia
66.2%
Ranked 6th.

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 7.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.
19.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Philippines

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 96%
Ranked 53th. 5% more than Zambia
91%
Ranked 81st.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 140th.
16
Ranked 18th. 7% more than Philippines

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 122nd.
7
Ranked 7th. 17% more than Philippines

Elementary school repeaters > All 2.31
Ranked 82nd.
5.88
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Philippines

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 77.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than Zambia
34.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.165 per capita
Ranked 30th. 6% more than Zambia
0.156 per capita
Ranked 38th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 160.22
Ranked 39th.
162.97
Ranked 36th. 2% more than Philippines

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 4.3%
Ranked 97th.
13.2%
Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Philippines

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 93%
Ranked 69th. 3% more than Zambia
90%
Ranked 84th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 93.6%
Ranked 2nd. 29% more than Zambia
72.6%
Ranked 6th.

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 35.2
Ranked 40th.
45
Ranked 20th. 28% more than Philippines
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 90%
Ranked 3rd. 76% more than Zambia
51%
Ranked 75th.
Primary education > Teachers 376,988
Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Zambia
50,224
Ranked 30th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.48%
Ranked 24th. 14% more than Zambia
45.19%
Ranked 129th.

Private school enrolment > Primary level 7.3
Ranked 43th. 4 times more than Zambia
2
Ranked 34th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 97th.
7
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than Philippines

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.48
Ranked 78th. 2% more than Zambia
4.38
Ranked 49th.

Literacy > Men above 14 years 91.6%
Ranked 2nd. 20% more than Zambia
76.3%
Ranked 6th.

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 3.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th.
9.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Philippines

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.9%
Ranked 30th. 2% more than Zambia
48.1%
Ranked 97th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $81.83 billion
Ranked 18th. 17 times more than Zambia
$4.71 billion
Ranked 68th.

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 136th.
7
Ranked 6th. 17% more than Philippines

Scouting > Members 1.76 million
Ranked 4th. 238 times more than Zambia
7,396
Ranked 83th.
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 82.38%
Ranked 15th.
92.76%
Ranked 5th. 13% more than Philippines
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 77.51%
Ranked 14th.
80.99%
Ranked 10th. 4% more than Philippines
High school > Share of total education spending 29.69%
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Zambia
14.49%
Ranked 73th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 84.7%
Ranked 36th.
95.01%
Ranked 16th. 12% more than Philippines

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 52.6%
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Zambia
19.1%
Ranked 86th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 6.51 million
Ranked 9th. 11 times more than Zambia
588,669
Ranked 55th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 2
Ranked 109th. 2 times more than Zambia
0.966
Ranked 122nd.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 98.5
Ranked 74th. 4% more than Zambia
94.55
Ranked 69th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 74.9
Ranked 65th. 2 times more than Zambia
34.98
Ranked 90th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male 391,596
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Zambia
118,626
Ranked 21st.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.978
Ranked 99th.
0.994
Ranked 41st. 2% more than Philippines

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.3%
Ranked 25th. 16% more than Zambia
44.4%
Ranked 108th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 13,450
Ranked 2nd.
0.0
Ranked 39th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 74.97
Ranked 105th. 2 times more than Zambia
33.08
Ranked 147th.

Scouting > Members per thousand people 18.2
Ranked 5th. 35 times more than Zambia
0.525
Ranked 118th.
Primary completion rate > Women 100
Ranked 32nd. 52% more than Zambia
66
Ranked 91st.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 2.96
Ranked 76th.
6.1
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Philippines

Elementary school repeaters > Female 1.62
Ranked 87th.
5.66
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Philippines

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 66.3%
Ranked 66th.
70.5%
Ranked 63th. 6% more than Philippines
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 4.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.
10.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Philippines

High school teachers 181,193
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than Zambia
29,148
Ranked 50th.

Elementary school teachers 390,432
Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Zambia
48,075
Ranked 51st.

High school enrolment rate > Male 98.5
Ranked 30th. 80% more than Zambia
54.64
Ranked 84th.

Literacy > Women above 14 years 93.6%
Ranked 1st. 57% more than Zambia
59.8%
Ranked 7th.

Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1.03%
Ranked 2nd. 13% more than Zambia
0.91%
Ranked 6th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 13.97
Ranked 102nd.
68.18
Ranked 57th. 5 times more than Philippines

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 28.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th.
101.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 4 times more than Philippines

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 6.35 million
Ranked 12th. 16 times more than Zambia
408,971
Ranked 76th.

Primary completion rate > Men 93
Ranked 56th. 4% more than Zambia
89
Ranked 63th.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 154.55
Ranked 44th.
223.66
Ranked 3rd. 45% more than Philippines

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 110.79
Ranked 13th. 36% more than Zambia
81.64
Ranked 74th.

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 19.72%
Ranked 45th. 5 times more than Zambia
3.76%
Ranked 92nd.

Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 159.68
Ranked 16th.
0.0
Ranked 39th.

School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 51.5%
Ranked 87th. 67 times more than Zambia
0.773%
Ranked 86th.
School enrollment, primary > % net 88.22%
Ranked 97th.
93.72%
Ranked 27th. 6% more than Philippines

School enrollment, secondary > % gross 84.6%
Ranked 87th.
100.78%
Ranked 8th. 19% more than Philippines

Progression to secondary school, male > % 99.19%
Ranked 20th. 62% more than Zambia
61.41%
Ranked 95th.

School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 31.27%
Ranked 74th. 21 times more than Zambia
1.51%
Ranked 96th.

Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 9.66%
Ranked 79th.
158.02%
Ranked 8th. 16 times more than Philippines
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita 14.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th.
65.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 5 times more than Philippines

Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24 95.72%
Ranked 54th. 45% more than Zambia
66.23%
Ranked 88th.

School enrollment > Secondary > % net 61.09% net
Ranked 75th. 2 times more than Zambia
26.16% net
Ranked 57th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 37,123.68
Ranked 40th.
161,719.81
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Philippines

School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 39.17% gross
Ranked 83th. 19 times more than Zambia
2.01% gross
Ranked 58th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 55.72% net
Ranked 77th. 92% more than Zambia
29.08% net
Ranked 57th.

Secondary education > Teachers > % female 75.71% female
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Zambia
26.92% female
Ranked 108th.

Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 49.24%
Ranked 71st. 5% more than Zambia
46.81%
Ranked 49th.

Progression to secondary school > Male 97.11%
Ranked 33th. 80% more than Zambia
54.1%
Ranked 68th.

High school teachers > % female 76.23%
Ranked 10th. 71% more than Zambia
44.62%
Ranked 69th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 82.46%
Ranked 71st. 81% more than Zambia
45.6%
Ranked 96th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 78.98%
Ranked 71st. 59% more than Zambia
49.75%
Ranked 94th.

Elementary school graduate rate > Female 78.43
Ranked 57th. 5% more than Zambia
74.57
Ranked 60th.

Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 138,127
Ranked 17th. 11 times more than Zambia
13,005
Ranked 48th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 554,742
Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Zambia
49,882
Ranked 35th.

Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 17.22%
Ranked 19th. 16% more than Zambia
14.8%
Ranked 33th.

Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 102%
Ranked 11th. 24% more than Zambia
82%
Ranked 99th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 406,556
Ranked 9th. 13 times more than Zambia
31,806
Ranked 40th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 60.71%
Ranked 62nd. 41% more than Zambia
43.14%
Ranked 70th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 86.1%
Ranked 68th. 2 times more than Zambia
41.42%
Ranked 95th.

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 51.12%
Ranked 41st. 11% more than Zambia
45.95%
Ranked 112th.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 51.12%
Ranked 18th. 13% more than Zambia
45.25%
Ranked 109th.

Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 3.22%
Ranked 76th.
5.56%
Ranked 37th. 73% more than Philippines

Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 78.68%
Ranked 77th.
79.68%
Ranked 71st. 1% more than Philippines

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 66.15%
Ranked 60th. 71% more than Zambia
38.77%
Ranked 70th.

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 25.66%
Ranked 51st. 8 times more than Zambia
3.29%
Ranked 97th.

School enrollment, primary, female > % net 88.97%
Ranked 68th.
94.42%
Ranked 18th. 6% more than Philippines

Repitition rate > Primary level 2
Ranked 80th.
6.2
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Philippines
School enrollment, primary > % gross 105.76%
Ranked 68th.
113.6%
Ranked 20th. 7% more than Philippines

Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 92.54%
Ranked 51st. 21% more than Zambia
76.25%
Ranked 87th.

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 92.99% net
Ranked 61st. 5% more than Zambia
88.7% net
Ranked 39th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000 13.37
Ranked 98th.
36.02
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Philippines

Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 57.07%
Ranked 57th. 32% more than Zambia
43.24%
Ranked 110th.

Primary education, teachers > % female 89.65%
Ranked 19th. 69% more than Zambia
53.1%
Ranked 44th.

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 15.05%
Ranked 47th. 2% more than Zambia
14.8%
Ranked 48th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 11 years
Ranked 78th. 57% more than Zambia
7 years
Ranked 6th.
Education spending > % of GDP 3.1%
Ranked 105th. 55% more than Zambia
2%
Ranked 124th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 32.71%
Ranked 54th. 33% more than Zambia
24.53%
Ranked 100th.

School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 39.94% gross
Ranked 87th. 18 times more than Zambia
2.21% gross
Ranked 61st.
Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 92.65%
Ranked 36th. 55% more than Zambia
59.8%
Ranked 85th.

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