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  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • 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.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • 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.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • 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.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • School enrollment > 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • 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, 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.
  • 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."
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: 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.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Male is the total male enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
STAT Sweden Tanzania HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 11.4
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Tanzania
2.7
Ranked 85th.
Children out of school, primary 3,027
Ranked 93th.
168,478
Ranked 34th. 56 times more than Sweden

Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.32
Ranked 108th.
3.98
Ranked 69th. 12 times more than Sweden

Children out of school, primary, female 2,155
Ranked 76th.
91,636
Ranked 31st. 43 times more than Sweden

College and university > Gender parity index 1.52
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Tanzania
0.548
Ranked 4th.

College and university > Share of total education spending 29.02%
Ranked 14th. 3% more than Tanzania
28.3%
Ranked 15th.

Compulsary education duration 10
Ranked 52nd. 43% more than Tanzania
7
Ranked 90th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 6.98%
Ranked 12th. 13% more than Tanzania
6.18%
Ranked 27th.

High school enrolment rate 99.91
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Tanzania
46.12
Ranked 106th.

Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 19th. 27% more than Tanzania
78.2%
Ranked 113th.

Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 52nd.
7
Ranked 22nd. 17% more than Sweden

Primary education, teachers per 1000 6.61
Ranked 27th. 74% more than Tanzania
3.79
Ranked 50th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 9.27
Ranked 125th.
45.57
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Sweden

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 9.51
Ranked 84th.
26.39
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Sweden

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 101st. The same as Tanzania
6
Ranked 159th.

Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 16th. 40% more than Tanzania
70.7%
Ranked 111th.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.228
Ranked 93th.
2.16
Ranked 62nd. 9 times more than Sweden

College and university > Gender ratio 159.23
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Tanzania
47.74
Ranked 95th.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 4
Ranked 12th. Twice as much as Tanzania
2
Ranked 185th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 8.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 22 times more than Tanzania
0.376 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st.
Duration of compulsory education 10 years
Ranked 41st. 43% more than Tanzania
7 years
Ranked 128th.
Secondary education, pupils 698,968
Ranked 62nd.
2.12 million
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Sweden

College and university > Private school share 8.81%
Ranked 91st. 62% more than Tanzania
5.43%
Ranked 66th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 26th. 3% more than Tanzania
0.97
Ranked 5th.

School life expectancy > Total 16 years
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Tanzania
5 years
Ranked 101st.
Primary education, teachers 62,429
Ranked 42nd.
180,987
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Sweden

Primary education, pupils 578,486
Ranked 77th.
8.25 million
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Sweden

Tertiary enrollment 70%
Ranked 2nd. 100 times more than Tanzania
0.7%
Ranked 95th.
High school > Gender ratio 99.24
Ranked 62nd. 22% more than Tanzania
81.59
Ranked 110th.

Compulsary education starting age 7
Ranked 12th. The same as Tanzania
7
Ranked 14th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 1.01
Ranked 70th. 82% 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 3
Ranked 72nd. 50% more than Tanzania
2
Ranked 198th.

Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 27th. 15% more than Tanzania
85.9%
Ranked 98th.

Spending > USD 31.41 billion
Ranked 17th. 66 times more than Tanzania
475.69 million
Ranked 94th.

Spending > Proportion 6.41
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Tanzania
2.39
Ranked 139th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 10.11
Ranked 143th.
55.86
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Sweden

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 102nd.
5
Ranked 14th. 67% more than Sweden

High school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 94th.
2.5
Ranked 66th.

Preschool enrollment rate 94.9
Ranked 110th.
110.15
Ranked 38th. 16% more than Sweden

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 16,287.14
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Tanzania
5,955.19
Ranked 103th.

Primary completion rate 96
Ranked 22nd. 33% more than Tanzania
72
Ranked 4th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 414,657
Ranked 40th. 13 times more than Tanzania
31,049
Ranked 96th.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 58th.
7
Ranked 26th. 17% more than Sweden

Children out of school > Primary 9,536
Ranked 78th.
604,378
Ranked 10th. 63 times more than Sweden

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 7.78
Ranked 28th. 5 times more than Tanzania
1.68
Ranked 34th.

Secondary education, teachers 73,492
Ranked 33th.
80,250
Ranked 9th. 9% more than Sweden

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 9.88
Ranked 114th.
56.61
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Sweden

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 104th.
4
Ranked 72nd. 33% more than Sweden

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.0923
Ranked 101st.
1.81
Ranked 67th. 20 times more than Sweden

Secondary education, general pupils 472,309
Ranked 70th.
1.88 million
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Sweden

High school > Gender parity index 0.989
Ranked 57th. 13% more than Tanzania
0.875
Ranked 8th.

Scientific and technical journal articles 10,237
Ranked 15th. 119 times more than Tanzania
86
Ranked 85th.

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 43%
Ranked 30th. 43% more than Tanzania
30%
Ranked 3rd.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 3.51%
Ranked 76th.
7.24%
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Sweden

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 46.46
Ranked 19th. 54 times more than Tanzania
0.867
Ranked 125th.

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 19th. The same as Tanzania
7
Ranked 41st.

Children out of school, primary, male 872
Ranked 90th.
76,842
Ranked 32nd. 88 times more than Sweden

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 7.3%
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Tanzania
2.2%
Ranked 114th.
High school > Students per teacher 9.51
Ranked 85th.
26.39
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Sweden

Secondary education > General pupils 519,183
Ranked 64th.
524,325
Ranked 37th. 1% more than Sweden

Spending per student > Elementary school 25.44
Ranked 8th. 11% more than Tanzania
22.9
Ranked 7th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 15th.
14
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Sweden

High school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 15th.
14
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Sweden

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Tanzania
3.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 774,888
Ranked 83th.
6.56 million
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Sweden

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 84.4%
Ranked 31st. 15 times more than Tanzania
5.6%
Ranked 150th.

Elementary school graduate rate 99.93
Ranked 1st. 21% more than Tanzania
82.8
Ranked 63th.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 61.22
Ranked 120th.
172.6
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Sweden

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 73.97
Ranked 94th. 67% more than Tanzania
44.33
Ranked 63th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.55
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Tanzania
0.48
Ranked 85th.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1
Ranked 64th. 22% more than Tanzania
0.82
Ranked 120th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 46.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 53 times more than Tanzania
0.872 per 1,000 people
Ranked 123th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.72
Ranked 89th. 13 times more than Tanzania
0.128
Ranked 194th.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 85th. The same as Tanzania
6
Ranked 140th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 9.68
Ranked 84th.
17.44
Ranked 48th. 80% more than Sweden

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 1.06
Ranked 98th.
15.57
Ranked 26th. 15 times more than Sweden

Inequality adjusted index 0.878
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Tanzania
0.326
Ranked 101st.
High school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 95th.
4.08
Ranked 42nd.

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 9.55
Ranked 124th.
52.24
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Sweden

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 99.8%
Ranked 3rd. 26% more than Tanzania
79.2%
Ranked 3rd.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 584,726
Ranked 73th.
8.6 million
Ranked 11th. 15 times more than Sweden

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 53th.
7 years
Ranked 22nd. 17% more than Sweden

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $27,094.66
Ranked 8th. 129 times more than Tanzania
$209.25
Ranked 95th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 103.26
Ranked 55th.
106.09
Ranked 55th. 3% more than Sweden

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 49.98
Ranked 123th. 27% more than Tanzania
39.43
Ranked 77th.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 13
Ranked 16th.
14
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Sweden

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 10.15%
Ranked 70th. 4 times more than Tanzania
2.76%
Ranked 65th.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.32
Ranked 46th. 1% more than Tanzania
98.56
Ranked 63th.

High school enrolment rate > Female 99.82
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Tanzania
45.19
Ranked 98th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 96%
Ranked 52nd.
98%
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Sweden

Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 80th. The same as Tanzania
6
Ranked 134th.
Primary education > Pupils 690,758
Ranked 83th.
7.54 million
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Sweden

Secondary education > Pupils 711,798
Ranked 58th. 36% more than Tanzania
524,325
Ranked 36th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 85.5%
Ranked 33th. 9 times more than Tanzania
9.2%
Ranked 151st.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 59.59%
Ranked 21st. 94% more than Tanzania
30.71%
Ranked 115th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 102.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 13 times more than Tanzania
8.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 147th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 226,659
Ranked 34th.
233,795
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Sweden

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 9.27
Ranked 127th.
45.57
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Sweden

Secondary education > Teachers 75,243
Ranked 43th. 8 times more than Tanzania
9,904
Ranked 86th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 99.84
Ranked 1st. 15% more than Tanzania
87.19
Ranked 46th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 917,978
Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Tanzania
271,146
Ranked 88th.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 1,142.75
Ranked 2nd. 488 times more than Tanzania
2.34
Ranked 87th.

Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 50th.
7
Ranked 21st. 17% more than Sweden
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 33,098
Ranked 52nd. 1% more than Tanzania
32,731
Ranked 54th.

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 99.28%
Ranked 64th. About the same as Tanzania
98.89%
Ranked 81st.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 49.36%
Ranked 18th. 1% more than Tanzania
48.72%
Ranked 3rd.

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 1.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 99th.
15.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 15 times more than Sweden

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 96%
Ranked 50th.
97%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Sweden

High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 29th.
18
Ranked 1st. 13% more than Sweden

Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 19th. The same as Tanzania
7
Ranked 42nd.

Elementary school repeaters > All 0.0
Ranked 115th.
4.22
Ranked 60th.

School life expectancy > Male 15.1 years
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Tanzania
5.1 years
Ranked 94th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 57.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th. 4 times more than Tanzania
13.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.087 per capita
Ranked 117th.
0.18 per capita
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Sweden

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 86.82
Ranked 117th.
178.53
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Sweden

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 48th.
99%
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Sweden

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 11.4
Ranked 129th.
40.4
Ranked 31st. 4 times more than Sweden
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 82%
Ranked 37th. 58% more than Tanzania
52%
Ranked 5th.
Primary education > Teachers 68,325
Ranked 43th.
135,013
Ranked 14th. 98% more than Sweden

Secondary education > Vocational pupils 192,615
Ranked 39th. 8 times more than Tanzania
23,567
Ranked 72nd.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 52.87%
Ranked 10th. 18% more than Tanzania
44.82%
Ranked 122nd.

Private school enrolment > Primary level 3.9
Ranked 60th. 20 times more than Tanzania
0.2
Ranked 37th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 48th.
7
Ranked 21st. 17% more than Sweden

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 7.6
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Tanzania
3.48
Ranked 65th.

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 79.15
Ranked 75th. 6 times more than Tanzania
13.51
Ranked 90th.

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.576 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th.
8.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 15 times more than Sweden

Female enrolment share > Primary level 49.3%
Ranked 16th.
49.9%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Sweden
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $254.10 billion
Ranked 16th. 25 times more than Tanzania
$10.00 billion
Ranked 47th.

Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 18th. The same as Tanzania
7
Ranked 41st.

Scouting > Members 43,729
Ranked 31st.
538,933
Ranked 8th. 12 times more than Sweden
High school > Share of total education spending 35.59%
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Tanzania
11.32%
Ranked 96th.

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 96.1%
Ranked 2nd. 20 times more than Tanzania
4.8%
Ranked 93th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 531,393
Ranked 59th.
675,672
Ranked 58th. 27% more than Sweden

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 57.73
Ranked 113th. 4 times more than Tanzania
13.51
Ranked 100th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 8.37
Ranked 26th. 22 times more than Tanzania
0.376
Ranked 133th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.79
Ranked 31st. 4% more than Tanzania
96.41
Ranked 54th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male 4,358
Ranked 73th.
273,267
Ranked 11th. 63 times more than Sweden

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.996
Ranked 35th.
1.03
Ranked 1st. 4% more than Sweden

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 54.4%
Ranked 4th. 21% more than Tanzania
44.8%
Ranked 105th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 457
Ranked 14th.
7,215
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Sweden
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 2.7
Ranked 75th.
43.1
Ranked 14th. 16 times more than Sweden
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 102.86
Ranked 43th. 13 times more than Tanzania
8.17
Ranked 151st.

Scouting > Members per thousand people 4.6
Ranked 32nd.
11.28
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Sweden
Primary completion rate > Women 96
Ranked 18th. 37% more than Tanzania
70
Ranked 4th.

School life expectancy > Female 17 years
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Tanzania
5 years
Ranked 88th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 111th.
4.18
Ranked 57th.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 112th.
4.26
Ranked 65th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 99.6%
Ranked 3rd. 28% more than Tanzania
77.6%
Ranked 3rd.

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.485 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th.
7.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 15 times more than Sweden

High school teachers 78,978
Ranked 31st. 6 times more than Tanzania
12,496
Ranked 42nd.

Elementary school teachers 61,220
Ranked 45th.
164,668
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Sweden

High school enrolment rate > Male 100
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Tanzania
47
Ranked 98th.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 735,494
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Tanzania
271,146
Ranked 84th.

Primary completion rate > Men 96
Ranked 18th. 32% more than Tanzania
73
Ranked 4th.

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 79.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th. 6 times more than Tanzania
13.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 76.81
Ranked 126th.
194.24
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Sweden

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 103.84
Ranked 45th. 27% more than Tanzania
81.56
Ranked 116th.

Pupils reaching grade 5 97.1
Ranked 4th. 19% more than Tanzania
81.8
Ranked 45th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 55.12%
Ranked 18th. 28 times more than Tanzania
2%
Ranked 100th.

Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 29.42%
Ranked 10th. 32 times more than Tanzania
0.93%
Ranked 7th.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 46.1%
Ranked 42nd. 6 times more than Tanzania
7.8%
Ranked 73th.

Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 33.6%
Ranked 46th.
74.6%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Sweden

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 98.96% gross
Ranked 105th.
104.07% gross
Ranked 48th. 5% more than Sweden

Primary education > Teachers > % female 80.78% female
Ranked 48th. 69% more than Tanzania
47.93% female
Ranked 63th.

Secondary education > Pupils > % female 49.46% female
Ranked 49th. 6% more than Tanzania
46.64% female
Ranked 61st.

Government spending on education > % of GDP 6.98%
Ranked 12th. 13% more than Tanzania
6.18%
Ranked 27th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 94.25%
Ranked 42nd.
99.1%
Ranked 5th. 5% more than Sweden

Government spending on education > % of government spending 12.73%
Ranked 43th.
27.46%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Sweden

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 94.57%
Ranked 108th.
109.35%
Ranked 35th. 16% more than Sweden

School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 10.15%
Ranked 68th. 4 times more than Tanzania
2.76%
Ranked 65th.

Primary education, pupils > % female 48.59%
Ranked 70th.
50.45%
Ranked 6th. 4% more than Sweden

School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 100.29%
Ranked 86th. 6% more than Tanzania
94.49%
Ranked 58th.

Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 101.52%
Ranked 29th. 26% more than Tanzania
80.75%
Ranked 45th.

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 101.2%
Ranked 68th. 9% more than Tanzania
92.73%
Ranked 60th.

Secondary education, general pupils > % female 50.5%
Ranked 50th. 9% more than Tanzania
46.37%
Ranked 64th.

Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 99.7%
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Tanzania
98.03%
Ranked 31st.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 6.22%
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Tanzania
2.39%
Ranked 149th.

Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 95.58%
Ranked 38th. 17% more than Tanzania
81.39%
Ranked 77th.

School enrollment, primary > % gross 100.5%
Ranked 96th. 8% more than Tanzania
93.01%
Ranked 64th.

School enrollment, primary, female > % net 99.23%
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Tanzania
97.34%
Ranked 22nd.

Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 96.54%
Ranked 24th. 7% more than Tanzania
89.82%
Ranked 57th.

Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 95.59%
Ranked 36th. 25% more than Tanzania
76.42%
Ranked 74th.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 94.25%
Ranked 50th.
95.14%
Ranked 46th. 1% more than Sweden

School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 96.39%
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Tanzania
32.63%
Ranked 52nd.

Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 0.0
Ranked 107th.
1.33%
Ranked 56th.

Secondary education, teachers, female 43,121
Ranked 26th. 91% more than Tanzania
22,622
Ranked 8th.

School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 59.12%
Ranked 22nd. 12 times more than Tanzania
5.07%
Ranked 48th.

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