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Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	1,510		[118th of 150]
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Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI	6.7%		[18th of 127]
SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics		View time series
Geographical aptitude results	65.684		[133rd of 191]
DEFINITION: Overall score based upon test results of the Geography Challenge, an online geography quiz game.
SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Girls to boys ratio, primary level enrolment	0.97		[78th of 183]
SOURCE: The Geography Zone		View time series
Primary education, duration > years	6 years		[82nd of 197]
DEFINITION: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.		View time series
SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Primary education, pupils	18,793		[95th of 176]
DEFINITION: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP	7.25 %		[13th of 136]
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.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment	97.44		[43rd of 174]
DEFINITION: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment	106.55		[23rd of 162]
DEFINITION: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross	36.89 % gross		[89th of 159]
DEFINITION: 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.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
School enrollment, primary > % gross	114.75 % gross		[19th of 176]
DEFINITION: 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.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross	113.22 % gross		[18th of 174]
DEFINITION: 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.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross	116.2 % gross		[25th of 174]
DEFINITION: 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.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
School enrollment, secondary > % gross	85.1 % gross		[34th of 164]
DEFINITION: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross	87.92 % gross		[28th of 162]
DEFINITION: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross	82.52 % gross		[35th of 162]
DEFINITION: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross	14.07 % gross		[82nd of 141]
DEFINITION: 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.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Scientific and technical journal articles	1		[167th of 175]
DEFINITION: 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.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Secondary education, general pupils	7,000		[170th of 183]
DEFINITION: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Secondary education, pupils	7,000		[158th of 166]
DEFINITION: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database

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