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Asia > Tajikistan > Education

TAJIKISTANI EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Duration of compulsory education 95 years [95th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level 174 [174th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level 60 [60th of 181]
Education spending (% of GDP) 113% [113rd of 132]
Education spending (% Primary) 91% [91st of 110]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 46% [46th of 135]
Female enrolment share > Primary level 135% [135th of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 134% [134th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results 130 [130th of 191]
Grade 1 intake rate 8 [8th of 114]
Library employees 43 [43rd of 68]
Library members 62 [62nd of 68]
Literacy > Female 20 % [20th of 197]
Literacy > Total population 17 % [17th of 205]
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 121 [121st of 123]
Pupils-teacher ratio > primary level 98 [98th of 175]
Repitition rate > Primary level 132 [132nd of 143]
School enrollment, primary > % net 7 % net ... [7th of 139]
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 64 % gross ... [64th of 174]
Tertiary enrollment 87% [87th of 151]

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SOURCES: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.; Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.; Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.; Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002); Overall percent of education expenditure dedicated to primary education. Includes pre-primary education spending.; 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.; 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.; 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.; Overall score based upon test results of the Geography Challenge, an online geography quiz game.; 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; ; 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. ; Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.; 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.; Repetition rate is the percentage of primary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.; 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.; 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.; 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.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Tajikistan, Republic of Tajikistan, Jumhurii Tojikiston, Tojikiston

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