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There are 22 countries where more than half the population is
illiterate
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Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI
0.85 % of GNI
[167th of 168]
Duration of compulsory education
6 years
[149th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level
6
[57th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level
6
[91st of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level
947,538
[26th of 150]
Education, primary completion rate
80
[81st of 148]
Female enrolment share > Primary level
44.5%
[156th of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level
45.6%
[129th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results
63.808
[145th of 191]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+
31.9%
[35th of 138]
Literacy > Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Male
75.7%
[122nd of 156]
Literacy > Total population
68%
[125th of 160]
Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above
48.66 %
[96th of 121]
Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24
73.58 %
[86th of 123]
Primary school girls out of school
51%
[22nd of 99]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
37.18
[29th of 159]
Scientific and technical journal articles
384
[53rd of 175]
Tertiary enrollment
4.3%
[116th of 151]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24
0.77
[17th of 138]
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SOURCES:
World Development Indicators database
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Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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The Geography Zone
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18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Household survey data, net enrolment data from UNESCO, and data from UNICEF country offices
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Nigeria, Federal Republic of Nigeria
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