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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.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Men: Percentage of male pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Women: Percentage of female pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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."
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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: 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.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • 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).
  • Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people 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.
  • Grade 1 intake rate: Total number of new entrants in first grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population at the official primary school-entrance age
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort: 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, 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.
  • 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.
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > 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. 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."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: 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 organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • 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, 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.
  • 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.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Male 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.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
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STAT Kenya Tanzania HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 86.5
Ranked 65th. 19% more than Tanzania 		72.6
Ranked 82nd.
Average years of schooling of adults 4.2
Ranked 72nd. 56% more than Tanzania 		2.7
Ranked 85th.
Children out of school, primary 1.09 million
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Tanzania 		168,478
Ranked 34th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 27.32
Ranked 21st. 7 times more than Tanzania 		3.98
Ranked 69th.
Children out of school, primary, female 524,749
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Tanzania 		91,636
Ranked 31st.
College and university > Gender parity index 0.703
Ranked 101st. 28% more than Tanzania 		0.548
Ranked 4th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 15.42%
Ranked 65th. 		28.3%
Ranked 15th. 84% more than Kenya
Compulsary education duration 8
Ranked 144th. 14% more than Tanzania 		7
Ranked 90th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 6.66%
Ranked 20th. 8% more than Tanzania 		6.18%
Ranked 27th.
Literacy > Total population 85.1%
Ranked 97th. 9% more than Tanzania 		78.2%
Ranked 113th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 66th. 		7
Ranked 22nd. 17% more than Kenya
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.84
Ranked 90th. 1% more than Tanzania 		3.79
Ranked 50th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 46.78
Ranked 15th. 3% more than Tanzania 		45.57
Ranked 11th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 29.68
Ranked 11th. 12% more than Tanzania 		26.39
Ranked 12th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 110th. The same as Tanzania 		6
Ranked 159th.
Literacy > Female 79.7%
Ranked 97th. 13% more than Tanzania 		70.7%
Ranked 111th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 13.18
Ranked 23th. 6 times more than Tanzania 		2.16
Ranked 62nd.
College and university > Gender ratio 70.31
Ranked 6th. 47% more than Tanzania 		47.74
Ranked 95th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 62nd. 50% more than Tanzania 		2
Ranked 185th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 6 times more than Tanzania 		0.376 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st.
Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 107th. 14% more than Tanzania 		7 years
Ranked 128th.
Secondary education, pupils 3.2 million
Ranked 30th. 51% more than Tanzania 		2.12 million
Ranked 15th.
College and university > Private school share 13.21%
Ranked 82nd. 2 times more than Tanzania 		5.43%
Ranked 66th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.96
Ranked 92nd. 		0.97
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Kenya
Literacy > Adult literacy 73.6%
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Tanzania 		72.3%
Ranked 87th.
Primary education, pupils 7.15 million
Ranked 17th. 		8.25 million
Ranked 4th. 15% more than Kenya
Primary education, teachers 152,848
Ranked 30th. 		180,987
Ranked 8th. 18% more than Kenya
Adult literacy rate > Female 82.8
Ranked 66th. 25% more than Tanzania 		66.3
Ranked 81st.
Tertiary enrollment 3%
Ranked 83th. 4 times more than Tanzania 		0.7%
Ranked 95th.
High school > Gender ratio 91.67
Ranked 89th. 12% more than Tanzania 		81.59
Ranked 110th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 80th. 		7
Ranked 14th. 17% more than Kenya
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.745
Ranked 76th. 35% more than Tanzania 		0.552
Ranked 38th.
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write Kiswahili (Swahili), English, or Arabic
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 26th. Twice as much as Tanzania 		2
Ranked 198th.
Literacy > Male 90.6%
Ranked 89th. 5% more than Tanzania 		85.9%
Ranked 98th.
Spending > USD 2.02 billion
Ranked 59th. 4 times more than Tanzania 		475.69 million
Ranked 94th.
Spending > Proportion 6.63
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Tanzania 		2.39
Ranked 139th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 39.54
Ranked 27th. 		55.86
Ranked 9th. 41% more than Kenya
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 121st. 		5
Ranked 14th. 67% more than Kenya
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 80.3%
Ranked 23th. 2% more than Tanzania 		78.4%
Ranked 12th.
Preschool enrollment rate 111.55
Ranked 34th. 1% more than Tanzania 		110.15
Ranked 38th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 14,379.63
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Tanzania 		5,955.19
Ranked 103th.
Primary completion rate 95
Ranked 51st. 32% more than Tanzania 		72
Ranked 4th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 98,607
Ranked 75th. 3 times more than Tanzania 		31,049
Ranked 96th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 72nd. 		7
Ranked 26th. 17% more than Kenya
Children out of school > Primary 1.03 million
Ranked 6th. 71% more than Tanzania 		604,378
Ranked 10th.
Secondary education, teachers 107,970
Ranked 27th. 35% more than Tanzania 		80,250
Ranked 9th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 2.71
Ranked 87th. 61% more than Tanzania 		1.68
Ranked 34th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 20.68
Ranked 33th. 		56.61
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Kenya
High school > Lower secondary school duration 2
Ranked 195th. 		4
Ranked 72nd. Twice as much as Kenya
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 14.15
Ranked 22nd. 8 times more than Tanzania 		1.81
Ranked 67th.
Secondary education, general pupils 3.19 million
Ranked 25th. 69% more than Tanzania 		1.88 million
Ranked 17th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 14.9%
Ranked 64th. 		21.9%
Ranked 50th. 47% more than Kenya
High school > Gender parity index 0.904
Ranked 116th. 3% more than Tanzania 		0.875
Ranked 8th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 258
Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Tanzania 		86
Ranked 85th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 8.21%
Ranked 48th. 13% more than Tanzania 		7.24%
Ranked 52nd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 3.07
Ranked 114th. 4 times more than Tanzania 		0.867
Ranked 125th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 93th. 		7
Ranked 41st. 17% more than Kenya
Children out of school, primary, male 563,421
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Tanzania 		76,842
Ranked 32nd.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 6.8%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Tanzania 		2.2%
Ranked 114th.
High school > Students per teacher 29.68
Ranked 11th. 12% more than Tanzania 		26.39
Ranked 12th.
Secondary education > General pupils 2.45 million
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Tanzania 		524,325
Ranked 37th.
Spending per student > Elementary school 22.31
Ranked 18th. 		22.9
Ranked 7th. 3% more than Kenya
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 74th. 		14
Ranked 4th. 17% more than Kenya
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 69th. 		14
Ranked 4th. 17% more than Kenya
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 28% more than Tanzania 		3.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 5.59 million
Ranked 21st. 		6.56 million
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Kenya
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 25.3%
Ranked 118th. 5 times more than Tanzania 		5.6%
Ranked 150th.
Elementary school graduate rate 83.58
Ranked 59th. 1% more than Tanzania 		82.8
Ranked 63th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 92.3
Ranked 73th. 19% more than Tanzania 		77.5
Ranked 88th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 179.54
Ranked 19th. 4% more than Tanzania 		172.6
Ranked 18th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 80.46
Ranked 84th. 82% more than Tanzania 		44.33
Ranked 63th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.6
Ranked 108th. 25% more than Tanzania 		0.48
Ranked 85th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 2.81 million
Ranked 33th. 		4.6 million
Ranked 26th. 64% more than Kenya
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.95
Ranked 96th. 16% more than Tanzania 		0.82
Ranked 120th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 3.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th. 4 times more than Tanzania 		0.872 per 1,000 people
Ranked 123th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.342
Ranked 160th. 3 times more than Tanzania 		0.128
Ranked 194th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 96th. The same as Tanzania 		6
Ranked 140th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 29.89
Ranked 9th. 71% more than Tanzania 		17.44
Ranked 48th.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 28.83
Ranked 17th. 85% more than Tanzania 		15.57
Ranked 26th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.405
Ranked 86th. 24% more than Tanzania 		0.326
Ranked 101st.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 1.94 million
Ranked 32nd. 		3.14 million
Ranked 21st. 62% more than Kenya
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 46.54
Ranked 15th. 		52.24
Ranked 7th. 12% more than Kenya
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 92.9
Ranked 73th. 22% more than Tanzania 		76.3
Ranked 89th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 83.6%
Ranked 53th. 6% more than Tanzania 		79.2%
Ranked 3rd.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 6.87 million
Ranked 15th. 		8.6 million
Ranked 11th. 25% more than Kenya
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 66th. 		7 years
Ranked 22nd. 17% more than Kenya
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $299.42
Ranked 87th. 43% more than Tanzania 		$209.25
Ranked 95th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 109.26
Ranked 42nd. 3% more than Tanzania 		106.09
Ranked 55th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 80.07
Ranked 51st. 2 times more than Tanzania 		39.43
Ranked 77th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 75th. 		14
Ranked 4th. 17% more than Kenya
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 10.58%
Ranked 66th. 4 times more than Tanzania 		2.76%
Ranked 65th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 97.89
Ranked 75th. 		98.56
Ranked 63th. 1% more than Kenya
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 20.3%
Ranked 59th. 		29.4%
Ranked 48th. 45% more than Kenya
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 79%
Ranked 117th. 		98%
Ranked 2nd. 24% more than Kenya
Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 153th. 		6
Ranked 134th. 20% more than Kenya
Secondary education > Pupils 2.46 million
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Tanzania 		524,325
Ranked 36th.
Primary education > Pupils 6.08 million
Ranked 8th. 		7.54 million
Ranked 5th. 24% more than Kenya
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 52.3%
Ranked 87th. 6 times more than Tanzania 		9.2%
Ranked 151st.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 91.8
Ranked 70th. 17% more than Tanzania 		78.7
Ranked 91st.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 43.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 134th. 5 times more than Tanzania 		8.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 147th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 34.67%
Ranked 107th. 13% more than Tanzania 		30.71%
Ranked 115th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 15,672
Ranked 88th. 		233,795
Ranked 12th. 15 times more than Kenya
Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes 96.81%
Ranked 25th. About the same as Tanzania 		96.6%
Ranked 18th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 46.78
Ranked 14th. 3% more than Tanzania 		45.57
Ranked 11th.
Secondary education > Teachers 78,096
Ranked 16th. 8 times more than Tanzania 		9,904
Ranked 86th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 82.89
Ranked 53th. 		87.19
Ranked 46th. 5% more than Kenya
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 1.39 million
Ranked 46th. 5 times more than Tanzania 		271,146
Ranked 88th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 7.61
Ranked 74th. 3 times more than Tanzania 		2.34
Ranked 87th.
Duration of education > Primary level 7
Ranked 12th. The same as Tanzania 		7
Ranked 21st.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1.01
Ranked 7th. 7% more than Tanzania 		0.94
Ranked 10th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 1.09 million
Ranked 6th. 33 times more than Tanzania 		32,731
Ranked 54th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 95.88%
Ranked 89th. 		98.89%
Ranked 81st. 3% more than Kenya
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.31%
Ranked 94th. 		48.72%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Kenya
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 82.8
Ranked 72nd. 		125.24
Ranked 52nd. 51% more than Kenya
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 80.7%
Ranked 22nd. 6% more than Tanzania 		76.2%
Ranked 12th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 30.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 92% more than Tanzania 		15.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 80%
Ranked 109th. 		97%
Ranked 2nd. 21% more than Kenya
Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Both sexes 77.34%
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Tanzania 		18.11%
Ranked 50th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 185th. 		18
Ranked 1st. 29% more than Kenya
Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Men 92.49%
Ranked 12th. 14 times more than Tanzania 		6.52%
Ranked 38th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 86th. 		7
Ranked 42nd. 17% more than Kenya
Elementary school repeaters > All 5.83
Ranked 58th. 38% more than Tanzania 		4.22
Ranked 60th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 71.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 5 times more than Tanzania 		13.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.174 per capita
Ranked 21st. 		0.18 per capita
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Kenya
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 9.4%
Ranked 69th. 		14.2%
Ranked 60th. 51% more than Kenya
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 169.4
Ranked 29th. 		178.53
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Kenya
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 79%
Ranked 111th. 		99%
Ranked 2nd. 25% more than Kenya
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 79.8%
Ranked 25th. 		80.9%
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Kenya
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 29.8
Ranked 51st. 		40.4
Ranked 31st. 36% more than Kenya
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 44%
Ranked 10th. 		52%
Ranked 5th. 18% more than Kenya
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 14,313
Ranked 47th. 		23,567
Ranked 72nd. 65% more than Kenya
Primary education > Teachers 153,678
Ranked 10th. 14% more than Tanzania 		135,013
Ranked 14th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 47.88%
Ranked 112th. 7% more than Tanzania 		44.82%
Ranked 122nd.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 61st. 		7
Ranked 21st. 17% more than Kenya
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.29
Ranked 52nd. 23% more than Tanzania 		3.48
Ranked 65th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 68.86
Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Tanzania 		13.51
Ranked 90th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 77.7%
Ranked 22nd. About the same as Tanzania 		77.5%
Ranked 12th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 14.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 72% more than Tanzania 		8.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 49.5%
Ranked 12th. 		49.9%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Kenya
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $12.93 billion
Ranked 43th. 29% more than Tanzania 		$10.00 billion
Ranked 47th.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 94th. 		7
Ranked 41st. 17% more than Kenya
Scouting > Members 323,884
Ranked 10th. 		538,933
Ranked 8th. 66% more than Kenya
High school > Share of total education spending 21.68%
Ranked 65th. 91% more than Tanzania 		11.32%
Ranked 96th.
Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Women 74.34%
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Tanzania 		27.85%
Ranked 43th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 23.1%
Ranked 83th. 5 times more than Tanzania 		4.8%
Ranked 93th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 3.08 million
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Tanzania 		675,672
Ranked 58th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 68.46
Ranked 52nd. 5 times more than Tanzania 		13.51
Ranked 100th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 2.18
Ranked 59th. 6 times more than Tanzania 		0.376
Ranked 133th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 96.06
Ranked 57th. 		96.41
Ranked 54th. About the same as Kenya
Children out of school > Primary > Male 525,858
Ranked 5th. 92% more than Tanzania 		273,267
Ranked 11th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.977
Ranked 100th. 		1.03
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Kenya
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 47.6%
Ranked 94th. 6% more than Tanzania 		44.8%
Ranked 105th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 1,688
Ranked 9th. 		7,215
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Kenya
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 42.12
Ranked 143th. 5 times more than Tanzania 		8.17
Ranked 151st.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 7.5
Ranked 22nd. 		11.28
Ranked 13th. 50% more than Kenya
Primary completion rate > Women 94
Ranked 53th. 34% more than Tanzania 		70
Ranked 4th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 5.63
Ranked 54th. 35% more than Tanzania 		4.18
Ranked 57th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 6.02
Ranked 57th. 41% more than Tanzania 		4.26
Ranked 65th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 74%
Ranked 64th. 		77.6%
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Kenya
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 15.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Tanzania 		7.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th.
Elementary school teachers 147,596
Ranked 26th. 		164,668
Ranked 24th. 12% more than Kenya
High school teachers 103,956
Ranked 22nd. 8 times more than Tanzania 		12,496
Ranked 42nd.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 70.2%
Ranked 20th. 13% more than Tanzania 		62.2%
Ranked 12th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1.01%
Ranked 7th. 7% more than Tanzania 		0.94%
Ranked 11th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 85.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 		125.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 47% more than Kenya
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 57.07
Ranked 61st. 		85.42
Ranked 50th. 50% more than Kenya
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 2.46 million
Ranked 28th. 9 times more than Tanzania 		271,146
Ranked 84th.
Primary completion rate > Men 96
Ranked 41st. 32% more than Tanzania 		73
Ranked 4th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 95.29
Ranked 59th. 17% more than Tanzania 		81.56
Ranked 116th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 71.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 5 times more than Tanzania 		13.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 169.78
Ranked 27th. 		194.24
Ranked 11th. 14% more than Kenya
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils reaching grade 5 71.2
Ranked 59th. 		81.8
Ranked 45th. 15% more than Kenya
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 48.67
Ranked 70th. 44% more than Tanzania 		33.86
Ranked 82nd.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 107.05
Ranked 46th. 1% more than Tanzania 		105.47
Ranked 54th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 111.45
Ranked 40th. 4% more than Tanzania 		106.71
Ranked 57th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 85.1
Ranked 46th. 		89.21
Ranked 35th. 5% more than Kenya
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 80.85
Ranked 50th. 		85.25
Ranked 39th. 5% more than Kenya
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 4.76%
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Tanzania 		2%
Ranked 100th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 80.23% net
Ranked 57th. 		90.51% net
Ranked 32nd. 13% more than Kenya
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 79.6% net
Ranked 61st. 		92.23% net
Ranked 30th. 16% more than Kenya
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 0.0
Ranked 17th. 		0.93%
Ranked 7th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 6.66%
Ranked 20th. 8% more than Tanzania 		6.18%
Ranked 28th.
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 80.32%
Ranked 78th. 2% more than Tanzania 		78.4%
Ranked 80th.
Grade 1 intake rate 30.3
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Tanzania 		13.3
Ranked 35th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 53.91% gross
Ranked 31st. 88% more than Tanzania 		28.73% gross
Ranked 55th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 111.78% gross
Ranked 21st. 7% more than Tanzania 		104.07% gross
Ranked 48th.
Primary education > Teachers > % female 44.76% female
Ranked 67th. 		47.93% female
Ranked 63th. 7% more than Kenya
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 120.43%
Ranked 22nd. 		125.13%
Ranked 16th. 4% more than Kenya
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 26.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th. 		40.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 49% more than Kenya
Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 73.61%
Ranked 79th. 6% more than Tanzania 		69.43%
Ranked 84th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 880,200
Ranked 38th. 		1.46 million
Ranked 27th. 66% more than Kenya
Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers 98.8%
Ranked 14th. 		100%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Kenya
Government spending on education > % of GDP 6.66%
Ranked 20th. 8% more than Tanzania 		6.18%
Ranked 27th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 82.04%
Ranked 88th. 		99.1%
Ranked 5th. 21% more than Kenya
Government spending on education > % of government spending 17.86%
Ranked 20th. 		27.46%
Ranked 2nd. 54% more than Kenya
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 110.35%
Ranked 29th. 1% more than Tanzania 		109.35%
Ranked 35th.
Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 80.85%
Ranked 23th. 7% more than Tanzania 		75.64%
Ranked 32nd.
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 10.58%
Ranked 65th. 4 times more than Tanzania 		2.76%
Ranked 65th.
Primary education, pupils > % female 49.16%
Ranked 23th. 		50.45%
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Kenya
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 110.61%
Ranked 30th. 17% more than Tanzania 		94.49%
Ranked 58th.
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 90.66%
Ranked 88th. 12% more than Tanzania 		80.75%
Ranked 45th.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 107.07%
Ranked 41st. 15% more than Tanzania 		92.73%
Ranked 60th.
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 47.21%
Ranked 130th. 2% more than Tanzania 		46.37%
Ranked 64th.
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 82.46%
Ranked 95th. 		98.03%
Ranked 31st. 19% more than Kenya
Economically active children, study and work > % of economically active children, ages 7-14 85.9%
Ranked 8th. 20% more than Tanzania 		71.8%
Ranked 12th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 0.394
Ranked 122nd. 		4.89
Ranked 31st. 12 times more than Kenya
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 1.11
Ranked 83th. 2 times more than Tanzania 		0.473
Ranked 29th.
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 47.59%
Ranked 72nd. 39% more than Tanzania 		34.24%
Ranked 83th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 81.52%
Ranked 91st. 		99.34%
Ranked 7th. 22% more than Kenya
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 112.73%
Ranked 37th. 2% more than Tanzania 		110.95%
Ranked 41st.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 81.01%
Ranked 92nd. 		99.57%
Ranked 4th. 23% more than Kenya
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 10.79%
Ranked 52nd. 8 times more than Tanzania 		1.42%
Ranked 105th.
Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24 79.81%
Ranked 88th. 		80.92%
Ranked 85th. 1% more than Kenya
Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 70.23%
Ranked 75th. 13% more than Tanzania 		62.17%
Ranked 82nd.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 5.92%
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Tanzania 		2.39%
Ranked 149th.
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 70.27%
Ranked 101st. 28% more than Tanzania 		54.73%
Ranked 43th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 77.63%
Ranked 71st. 		81.39%
Ranked 77th. 5% more than Kenya
Repitition rate > Primary level 2
Ranked 22nd. 		3.2
Ranked 70th. 60% more than Kenya
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 82.24%
Ranked 95th. 		97.34%
Ranked 22nd. 18% more than Kenya
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 80.61%
Ranked 58th. 		89.82%
Ranked 57th. 11% more than Kenya
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 74.01%
Ranked 62nd. 		76.42%
Ranked 74th. 3% more than Kenya
Male elementary teachers > % trained 98.36%
Ranked 14th. 		100%
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Kenya
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 82.87%
Ranked 81st. 		95.14%
Ranked 46th. 15% more than Kenya

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