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Average years of schooling of adults
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6.4 |
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[45th of 100]
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Duration of compulsory education
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9 years |
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[78th of 171]
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DEFINITION: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO |
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Duration of education > Primary level
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6 |
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[59th of 181]
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DEFINITION: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO |
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Duration of education > Secondary level
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6 |
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[93rd of 181]
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DEFINITION: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO |
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Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level
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15,186,217 |
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[2nd of 150]
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SOURCE: UNESCO |
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Education, primary completion rate
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103 |
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[6th of 148]
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SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Expected duration of education for all students
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10.3 years |
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[29th of 30]
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DEFINITION: Expected years of schooling for a 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000. |
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SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Female enrolment share > Secondary level
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45.3% |
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[130th of 170]
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DEFINITION: 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. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO Institute of Statistics |
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Geographical aptitude results
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70.305 |
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[92nd of 191]
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DEFINITION: Overall score based upon test results of the Geography Challenge, an online geography quiz game. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO |
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Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13
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1,020 hours |
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[14th of 38]
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DEFINITION: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000. |
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SOURCE: The Geography Zone |
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Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9
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771 hours |
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[23rd of 38]
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DEFINITION: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO Institute of Statistics |
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Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+
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13% |
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[71st of 138]
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SOURCE: UNESCO Institute of Statistics |
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Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure
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12.97 %
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[47th of 103]
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DEFINITION: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. |
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SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Public spending per student > Primary level
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6.1 |
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[110th of 126]
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DEFINITION: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
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21.05
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[81st of 159]
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DEFINITION: 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). |
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SOURCE: UNESCO |
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Tertiary enrollment
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7.5% |
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[103rd of 151]
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DEFINITION: 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. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Universities > Top 100
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4 |
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[7th of 22]
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DEFINITION: Number of universities in the top 100 |
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SOURCE: UNESCO |
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Universities > Top 200
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6 |
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[10th of 31]
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DEFINITION: Number of universities in the top 200 |
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SOURCE: The Times, 2005 |
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Universities > Top 500
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8 |
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[12th of 38]
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DEFINITION: Number of universities in the top 500 |
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SOURCE: The Times, 2005 |
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Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24
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0.99 |
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[19th of 138]
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SOURCE: Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
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