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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.
  • Average IQ: Average IQ of different countries according to the controversial book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations".
  • 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, 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary 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.
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Elementary teachers > % trained: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
  • Efficiency > 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."
  • Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % 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."
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Male: 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.
  • Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % 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."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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."
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • School enrollment > Primary > 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. 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: 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.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people 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.
  • Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education 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)."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education 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)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > 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. 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."
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary 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.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education 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 > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% net). Adjusted net 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.
  • Economically active children, study and work > % of economically active children, ages 7-14: Economically active children, study and work (% of economically active children, ages 7-14). Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Work only refers to children involved in economic activity and not attending school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: 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. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female 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.
  • 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.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
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STAT Ghana Jamaica HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 65.8
Ranked 90th. 		85.9
Ranked 67th. 31% more than Ghana
Average years of schooling of adults 3.9
Ranked 76th. 		5.3
Ranked 61st. 36% more than Ghana
Children out of school, primary 652,518
Ranked 7th. 22 times more than Jamaica 		29,266
Ranked 60th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 25.72
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Jamaica 		11.09
Ranked 35th.
Children out of school, primary, female 342,260
Ranked 8th. 24 times more than Jamaica 		14,564
Ranked 56th.
College and university > Gender parity index 0.633
Ranked 3rd. 		2.29
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Ghana
Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 24th. 83% more than Jamaica 		6
Ranked 98th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 8.14%
Ranked 4th. 28% more than Jamaica 		6.35%
Ranked 24th.
High school enrolment rate 97.81
Ranked 37th. 		98.63
Ranked 29th. 1% more than Ghana
Literacy > Total population 74.8%
Ranked 118th. 		87.9%
Ranked 86th. 18% more than Ghana
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 81st. The same as Jamaica 		6
Ranked 69th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.85
Ranked 31st. 6% more than Jamaica 		4.56
Ranked 71st.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 32.98
Ranked 29th. 20% more than Jamaica 		27.53
Ranked 52nd.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 17.8
Ranked 21st. 		19.77
Ranked 37th. 11% more than Ghana
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 58th. 40% more than Jamaica 		5
Ranked 181st.
College and university > Share of total education spending 25.95%
Ranked 25th. 19% more than Jamaica 		21.84%
Ranked 46th.
Average IQ 71
Ranked 46th. 		72
Ranked 44th. 1% more than Ghana
Literacy > Female 67.1%
Ranked 114th. 		91.6%
Ranked 68th. 37% more than Ghana
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 13.49
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Jamaica 		5.52
Ranked 34th.
College and university > Gender ratio 54.05
Ranked 89th. 		221.75
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Ghana
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 160th. 		3
Ranked 69th. 50% more than Ghana
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 		4.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 50% more than Ghana
Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 109th. 14% more than Jamaica 		7 years
Ranked 120th.
Secondary education, pupils 2.22 million
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Jamaica 		265,175
Ranked 104th.
College and university > Private school share 20.28%
Ranked 25th. 		38.41%
Ranked 37th. 89% more than Ghana
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 4th. 		1
Ranked 30th. 2% more than Ghana
Literacy > Adult literacy 65%
Ranked 92nd. 		86%
Ranked 69th. 32% more than Ghana
Primary education, pupils 4.06 million
Ranked 12th. 14 times more than Jamaica 		299,344
Ranked 107th.
Primary education, teachers 123,153
Ranked 12th. 10 times more than Jamaica 		12,032
Ranked 92nd.
Adult literacy rate > Female 59.3
Ranked 88th. 		90.8
Ranked 48th. 53% more than Ghana
Tertiary enrollment 3.3%
Ranked 81st. 		16.4%
Ranked 58th. 5 times more than Ghana
Spending per student > College and university 207.49
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Jamaica 		42.41
Ranked 14th.
High school > Gender ratio 88.98
Ranked 93th. 		103.96
Ranked 33th. 17% more than Ghana
Compulsary education starting age 4
Ranked 104th. 		6
Ranked 49th. 50% more than Ghana
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.702
Ranked 37th. 		7.39
Ranked 30th. 11 times more than Ghana
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over has ever attended school
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 30th. Twice as much as Jamaica 		2
Ranked 171st.
Literacy > Male 82.7%
Ranked 109th. 		84.1%
Ranked 106th. 2% more than Ghana
Spending > USD 713.11 million
Ranked 87th. 		737.45 million
Ranked 84th. 3% more than Ghana
High school > Private school share 15.97%
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Jamaica 		5.66%
Ranked 95th.
Spending > Proportion 4.74
Ranked 60th. 		5.28
Ranked 41st. 11% more than Ghana
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 32.81
Ranked 36th. 19% more than Jamaica 		27.53
Ranked 55th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 37th. 33% more than Jamaica 		3
Ranked 128th.
High school repeaters > Male 2.65
Ranked 63th. 65% more than Jamaica 		1.61
Ranked 72nd.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 70.7%
Ranked 28th. 		89.3%
Ranked 69th. 26% more than Ghana
Preschool enrollment rate 105.44
Ranked 61st. 13% more than Jamaica 		93.29
Ranked 115th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 8,615.23
Ranked 83th. 68% more than Jamaica 		5,114.37
Ranked 109th.
Primary completion rate 72
Ranked 96th. 		82
Ranked 79th. 14% more than Ghana
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 69,968
Ranked 5th. 53% more than Jamaica 		45,770
Ranked 92nd.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 87th. The same as Jamaica 		6
Ranked 75th.
Children out of school > Primary 1.13 million
Ranked 4th. 38 times more than Jamaica 		29,931
Ranked 53th.
Secondary education, teachers 124,436
Ranked 5th. 10 times more than Jamaica 		13,006
Ranked 78th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.91
Ranked 18th. 1% more than Jamaica 		4.86
Ranked 68th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 36.38
Ranked 2nd. 47% more than Jamaica 		24.69
Ranked 24th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 131st. The same as Jamaica 		3
Ranked 122nd.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 12.23
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Jamaica 		5.57
Ranked 32nd.
Spending per student > High school 28.29
Ranked 17th. 6% more than Jamaica 		26.79
Ranked 10th.
Secondary education, general pupils 2.14 million
Ranked 16th. 8 times more than Jamaica 		265,175
Ranked 102nd.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 25.1%
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Jamaica 		12%
Ranked 74th.
High school > Gender parity index 0.902
Ranked 6th. 		1.03
Ranked 42nd. 14% more than Ghana
Scientific and technical journal articles 83
Ranked 87th. 89% more than Jamaica 		44
Ranked 93th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 18%
Ranked 4th. 		60%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Ghana
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 3.01%
Ranked 81st. 		8.87%
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Ghana
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 3.45
Ranked 5th. 		17.49
Ranked 79th. 5 times more than Ghana
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 109th. The same as Jamaica 		6
Ranked 101st.
Children out of school, primary, male 310,258
Ranked 6th. 21 times more than Jamaica 		14,702
Ranked 51st.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.5%
Ranked 18th. 		5.6%
Ranked 16th. 2% more than Ghana
High school > Students per teacher 17.8
Ranked 21st. 		19.77
Ranked 39th. 11% more than Ghana
Secondary education > General pupils 1.33 million
Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Jamaica 		245,533
Ranked 101st.
Spending per student > Elementary school 17.92
Ranked 29th. 13% more than Jamaica 		15.83
Ranked 16th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 84th. The same as Jamaica 		12
Ranked 77th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 78th. The same as Jamaica 		12
Ranked 72nd.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 		4.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th. 13% more than Ghana
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 2.68 million
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Jamaica 		325,302
Ranked 116th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 45.7%
Ranked 93th. 		74%
Ranked 46th. 62% more than Ghana
Elementary school graduate rate 59.99
Ranked 85th. 		87.21
Ranked 57th. 45% more than Ghana
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 79.3
Ranked 87th. 		95
Ranked 67th. 20% more than Ghana
Schools connected to the Internet 1.4%
Ranked 15th. 		9.6%
Ranked 26th. 7 times more than Ghana
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 87.34
Ranked 26th. 		98.17
Ranked 36th. 12% more than Ghana
Primary education, pupils per 1000 160.13
Ranked 23th. 45% more than Jamaica 		110.82
Ranked 74th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.53
Ranked 3rd. 		2.29
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Ghana
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 3.13 million
Ranked 31st. 14 times more than Jamaica 		221,900
Ranked 90th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.88
Ranked 6th. 		1.03
Ranked 47th. 17% more than Ghana
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 3.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 		17.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th. 5 times more than Ghana
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.347
Ranked 158th. 		1.89
Ranked 83th. 5 times more than Ghana
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 102nd. 20% more than Jamaica 		5
Ranked 161st.
Teacher student ratio > High school 17.41
Ranked 32nd. 		19.77
Ranked 34th. 14% more than Ghana
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 52.81
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Jamaica 		11.35
Ranked 37th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.352
Ranked 93th. 		0.669
Ranked 51st. 90% more than Ghana
High school repeaters > Female 2.9
Ranked 51st. 5 times more than Jamaica 		0.53
Ranked 81st.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 2.06 million
Ranked 30th. 26 times more than Jamaica 		79,100
Ranked 100th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 32.24
Ranked 34th. 16% more than Jamaica 		27.68
Ranked 51st.
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 76.38%
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Jamaica 		73.21%
Ranked 9th.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 77.9
Ranked 87th. 		98.2
Ranked 50th. 26% more than Ghana
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 60%
Ranked 90th. 		87.2%
Ranked 58th. 45% more than Ghana
Elementary school > Enrolled students 3.63 million
Ranked 32nd. 12 times more than Jamaica 		315,129
Ranked 92nd.
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 79th. The same as Jamaica 		6 years
Ranked 68th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $145.11
Ranked 161st. 		$2,551.12
Ranked 39th. 18 times more than Ghana
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 114.7
Ranked 32nd. 30% more than Jamaica 		88.06
Ranked 134th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 84.19
Ranked 25th. 		98.17
Ranked 20th. 17% more than Ghana
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 85th. The same as Jamaica 		12
Ranked 78th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 22.09%
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Jamaica 		10.89%
Ranked 67th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.03
Ranked 54th. 2% more than Jamaica 		96.95
Ranked 92nd.
High school enrolment rate > Female 98.27
Ranked 31st. 1% more than Jamaica 		97.27
Ranked 41st.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 32.7%
Ranked 44th. 4 times more than Jamaica 		8.3%
Ranked 89th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 70%
Ranked 6th. 		91%
Ranked 86th. 30% more than Ghana
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 97th. 20% more than Jamaica 		5
Ranked 156th.
Secondary education > Pupils 1.35 million
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than Jamaica 		229,701
Ranked 103th.
Primary education > Pupils 2.93 million
Ranked 25th. 9 times more than Jamaica 		331,286
Ranked 109th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 61.8%
Ranked 70th. 		71.1%
Ranked 60th. 15% more than Ghana
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 80.6
Ranked 90th. 		91.8
Ranked 71st. 14% more than Ghana
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 60.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 		87.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th. 46% more than Ghana
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 31.53%
Ranked 6th. 		69.92%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Ghana
Secondary education, vocational pupils 79,986
Ranked 23th. 		0.0
Ranked 132nd.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 82.83%
Ranked 20th. 		93.03%
Ranked 4th. 12% more than Ghana
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 32.98
Ranked 27th. 20% more than Jamaica 		27.53
Ranked 52nd.
Secondary education > Teachers 71,763
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Jamaica 		12,828
Ranked 81st.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 9 years
Ranked 5th. 		12 years
Ranked 4th. 33% more than Ghana
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 63.29
Ranked 72nd. 		90.29
Ranked 38th. 43% more than Ghana
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 1.28 million
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Jamaica 		229,701
Ranked 111th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 4.09
Ranked 81st. 		17.09
Ranked 78th. 4 times more than Ghana
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 75th. The same as Jamaica 		6
Ranked 65th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.86
Ranked 28th. 		1.1
Ranked 2nd. 28% more than Ghana
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 791,961
Ranked 10th. 12 times more than Jamaica 		65,823
Ranked 40th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 95.65%
Ranked 91st. 		100.08%
Ranked 52nd. 5% more than Ghana
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 153.96
Ranked 42nd. 82% more than Jamaica 		84.51
Ranked 70th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 47.43%
Ranked 6th. 		48.89%
Ranked 39th. 3% more than Ghana
Progression to secondary school 86.83%
Ranked 77th. 		97.05%
Ranked 44th. 12% more than Ghana
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 65.5%
Ranked 28th. 		93.6%
Ranked 54th. 43% more than Ghana
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 51.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Jamaica 		11.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 71%
Ranked 5th. 		91%
Ranked 84th. 28% more than Ghana
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 120th. The same as Jamaica 		15
Ranked 111th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 99th. The same as Jamaica 		6
Ranked 92nd.
Elementary school repeaters > All 6.51
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Jamaica 		3.05
Ranked 66th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 60.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 		92.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 55% more than Ghana
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 131.96
Ranked 3rd. 6% more than Jamaica 		124.28
Ranked 74th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.126 per capita
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Jamaica 		0.124 per capita
Ranked 73th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 17.4%
Ranked 48th. 10% more than Jamaica 		15.8%
Ranked 53th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 70%
Ranked 6th. 		90%
Ranked 85th. 29% more than Ghana
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 75.9%
Ranked 28th. 		84.8%
Ranked 84th. 12% more than Ghana
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 33
Ranked 46th. 		35.5
Ranked 38th. 8% more than Ghana
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 37%
Ranked 11th. 		91%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Ghana
Primary education > Teachers 89,278
Ranked 19th. 7 times more than Jamaica 		12,032
Ranked 95th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 21,424
Ranked 40th. 57 times more than Jamaica 		376
Ranked 137th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 44.51%
Ranked 6th. 		50.09%
Ranked 53th. 13% more than Ghana
Private school enrolment > Primary level 17.1
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Jamaica 		4.9
Ranked 50th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 73th. The same as Jamaica 		6
Ranked 62nd.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.17
Ranked 54th. 		4.56
Ranked 74th. 9% more than Ghana
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 63.15
Ranked 62nd. 		87.48
Ranked 70th. 39% more than Ghana
Literacy > Men above 14 years 66.4%
Ranked 28th. 		74.1%
Ranked 7th. 12% more than Ghana
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 25.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Jamaica 		5.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 47.4%
Ranked 115th. 		48.9%
Ranked 25th. 3% more than Ghana
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $3.10 billion
Ranked 112th. 		$6.92 billion
Ranked 53th. 2 times more than Ghana
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 110th. The same as Jamaica 		6
Ranked 102nd.
Scouting > Members 3,818
Ranked 104th. 71% more than Jamaica 		2,235
Ranked 120th.
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 89.5%
Ranked 6th. 13% more than Jamaica 		79.54%
Ranked 21st.
High school > Share of total education spending 37.12%
Ranked 38th. 2% more than Jamaica 		36.57%
Ranked 44th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 93.55%
Ranked 8th. 5% more than Jamaica 		89.3%
Ranked 22nd.
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 61.18%
Ranked 33th. 		79.78%
Ranked 13th. 30% more than Ghana
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 30.8%
Ranked 79th. 		74.4%
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Ghana
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 1.66 million
Ranked 33th. 6 times more than Jamaica 		262,608
Ranked 87th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 3.36
Ranked 46th. 		4.86
Ranked 76th. 45% more than Ghana
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 62.15
Ranked 61st. 		93.07
Ranked 36th. 50% more than Ghana
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 96.23
Ranked 55th. 		100.27
Ranked 20th. 4% more than Ghana
Children out of school > Primary > Male 572,108
Ranked 3rd. 35 times more than Jamaica 		16,146
Ranked 51st.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.945
Ranked 8th. 		0.953
Ranked 120th. 1% more than Ghana
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 44.7%
Ranked 107th. 		50.5%
Ranked 37th. 13% more than Ghana
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 7.1
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than Jamaica 		2.7
Ranked 76th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 62.88
Ranked 5th. 		87.76
Ranked 80th. 40% more than Ghana
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.151
Ranked 148th. 		0.824
Ranked 97th. 5 times more than Ghana
Primary completion rate > Women 69
Ranked 90th. 		84
Ranked 73th. 22% more than Ghana
Elementary school repeaters > Male 7.02
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Jamaica 		3.44
Ranked 68th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 5.97
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Jamaica 		2.64
Ranked 63th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 55.3%
Ranked 88th. 		83.9%
Ranked 56th. 52% more than Ghana
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 25.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Jamaica 		6.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th.
Elementary school teachers 112,443
Ranked 33th. 10 times more than Jamaica 		11,793
Ranked 90th.
High school teachers 99,001
Ranked 23th. 8 times more than Jamaica 		13,006
Ranked 78th.
High school enrolment rate > Male 97.4
Ranked 34th. 		100
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Ghana
Literacy > Women above 14 years 49.8%
Ranked 28th. 		85.9%
Ranked 6th. 72% more than Ghana
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 101.23
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Jamaica 		30.13
Ranked 87th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 147.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th. 75% more than Jamaica 		84.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 1.45 million
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Jamaica 		246,332
Ranked 95th.
Primary completion rate > Men 75
Ranked 87th. 		81
Ranked 76th. 8% more than Ghana
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 61.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 		87.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 43% more than Ghana
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 137
Ranked 46th. 9% more than Jamaica 		125.58
Ranked 72nd.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 85.25
Ranked 68th. 		101.9
Ranked 57th. 20% more than Ghana
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils reaching grade 5 66.3
Ranked 64th. 		88.9
Ranked 34th. 34% more than Ghana
Elementary teachers > % trained 49.07%
Ranked 69th. 		79.5%
Ranked 31st. 62% more than Ghana
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 39.84%
Ranked 66th. 		73.54%
Ranked 27th. 85% more than Ghana
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population 40.86%
Ranked 64th. 		73.42%
Ranked 27th. 80% more than Ghana
Elementary school graduate rate > Male 55.34
Ranked 82nd. 		83.87
Ranked 56th. 52% more than Ghana
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 38.88%
Ranked 66th. 		73.67%
Ranked 26th. 89% more than Ghana
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.56%
Ranked 67th. 		48.86%
Ranked 40th. 1% more than Ghana
Elementary school teachers > % female 33.03%
Ranked 113th. 		88.98%
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Ghana
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 46.31%
Ranked 30th. 		0.0
Ranked 106th.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 67,360
Ranked 49th. 		0.0
Ranked 108th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 76.47%
Ranked 91st. 		81.79%
Ranked 86th. 7% more than Ghana
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 69.01
Ranked 55th. 		87.55
Ranked 31st. 27% more than Ghana
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 66.54
Ranked 56th. 		84.8
Ranked 34th. 27% more than Ghana
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 116.03
Ranked 31st. 35% more than Jamaica 		86.22
Ranked 129th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 113.43
Ranked 36th. 26% more than Jamaica 		89.87
Ranked 130th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 64.74
Ranked 65th. 		92.68
Ranked 28th. 43% more than Ghana
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 61.85
Ranked 68th. 		88.03
Ranked 37th. 42% more than Ghana
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 64.74% net
Ranked 71st. 		91.06% net
Ranked 67th. 41% more than Ghana
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 65.33% net
Ranked 73th. 		90.23% net
Ranked 79th. 38% more than Ghana
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 24.38%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Jamaica 		11.48%
Ranked 68th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 8.14%
Ranked 4th. 28% more than Jamaica 		6.35%
Ranked 24th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 86.63% gross
Ranked 84th. 		95.46% gross
Ranked 127th. 10% more than Ghana
Primary education > Teachers > % female 31.08% female
Ranked 80th. 		89.28% female
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Ghana
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 94.28%
Ranked 71st. 2% more than Jamaica 		92.7%
Ranked 122nd.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 50.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 		54.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 7% more than Ghana
Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 57.9%
Ranked 97th. 		79.9%
Ranked 70th. 38% more than Ghana
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 1.07 million
Ranked 36th. 8 times more than Jamaica 		142,100
Ranked 80th.
Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers 57.88%
Ranked 53th. 		79.5%
Ranked 35th. 37% more than Ghana
Government spending on education > % of GDP 8.14%
Ranked 4th. 28% more than Jamaica 		6.35%
Ranked 24th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 77.04%
Ranked 95th. 		78.88%
Ranked 92nd. 2% more than Ghana
Government spending on education > % of government spending 21.36%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Jamaica 		8.76%
Ranked 77th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 104.91%
Ranked 57th. 14% more than Jamaica 		91.84%
Ranked 115th.
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 22.09%
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Jamaica 		10.89%
Ranked 65th.
Primary education, pupils > % female 47.38%
Ranked 68th. 		48.68%
Ranked 61st. 3% more than Ghana
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 106.29%
Ranked 35th. 12% more than Jamaica 		95.03%
Ranked 135th.
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 98.17%
Ranked 29th. 12% more than Jamaica 		87.99%
Ranked 90th.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 110.68%
Ranked 24th. 27% more than Jamaica 		87.41%
Ranked 130th.
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 46.55%
Ranked 62nd. 		50.12%
Ranked 72nd. 8% more than Ghana
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 83.54%
Ranked 39th. 		91.66%
Ranked 71st. 10% more than Ghana
Economically active children, study and work > % of economically active children, ages 7-14 81.3%
Ranked 8th. 		97.5%
Ranked 6th. 20% more than Ghana
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $745.56
Ranked 82nd. 		$3,308.06
Ranked 50th. 4 times more than Ghana
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 46.46%
Ranked 69th. 		62.06%
Ranked 24th. 34% more than Ghana
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 3.15
Ranked 39th. 		0.0
Ranked 132nd.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 1.12
Ranked 76th. 		3.34
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Ghana
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 43.57% gross
Ranked 70th. 		88.12% gross
Ranked 66th. 2 times more than Ghana
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 4.66%
Ranked 62nd. 		5.77%
Ranked 29th. 24% more than Ghana
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 72.23%
Ranked 89th. 		95.19%
Ranked 47th. 32% more than Ghana
School enrollment, primary > % gross 109.92%
Ranked 28th. 15% more than Jamaica 		95.52%
Ranked 140th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 40.04% gross
Ranked 68th. 		88.96% gross
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Ghana
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 83.01%
Ranked 39th. 		90.97%
Ranked 63th. 10% more than Ghana
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 68.7%
Ranked 85th. 		96.17%
Ranked 40th. 40% more than Ghana
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 2.73%
Ranked 52nd. About the same as Jamaica 		2.71%
Ranked 77th.
Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 97%
Ranked 82nd. 		107%
Ranked 3rd. 10% more than Ghana

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