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Average years of schooling of adults
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5.3 |
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[61st of 100]
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Duration of compulsory education
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9 years |
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[90th 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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[97th 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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[117th 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 spending (% of GDP)
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3.7% |
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[92nd of 132]
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DEFINITION: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002) |
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SOURCE: UNESCO |
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Education, primary completion rate
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87 |
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[75th of 148]
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SOURCE: United Nations Human Development Programme |
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Enrolment ratio > Secondary level
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51.3% |
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[85th of 135]
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DEFINITION: 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. |
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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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10.1 years |
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[30th 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: UNESCO |
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Expected duration of education for females
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8.8 years |
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[28th of 28]
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DEFINITION: Expected years of schooling for a female 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO Institute of Statistics |
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Geographical aptitude results
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77.894 |
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[15th 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 Institute of Statistics |
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Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9
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796 hours |
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[21st 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: The Geography Zone |
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Library books
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1,552,630 |
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[43rd of 81]
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SOURCE: UNESCO Institute of Statistics |
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Primary teacher salary > Starting
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$9,116.00 |
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[20th of 22]
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DEFINITION: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Primary teacher salary per hour > After 15 years
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$14.00 per hour |
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[20th of 22]
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DEFINITION: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary level education, per hour after 15 years experience and typical training. Expressed in equivalent US dollars converted using Purchasing Power Parities (PPP's). Data for 1999. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO Institute of Statistics |
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Public spending per student > Primary level
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17.6 |
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[39th 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: UNESCO Institute of Statistics |
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School life expectancy > Male
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10.4 years |
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[70th of 97]
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DEFINITION: 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. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO |
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School life expectancy > Total
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9.5 years |
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[83rd of 110]
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DEFINITION: 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. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Teaching weeks per year > Primary
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38 weeks per year |
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[25th of 36]
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DEFINITION: Average number of weeks taught per year by primary level teachers. Data for 2000. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Tertiary enrollment
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15% |
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[83rd 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: UNESCO Institute of Statistics |
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Universities > Top 500
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2 |
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[29th of 38]
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DEFINITION: Number of universities in the top 500 |
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SOURCE: UNESCO |