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Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI
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0.86 % of GNI
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[166th of 168]
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Average years of schooling of adults
|
5 |
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[66th of 100]
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DEFINITION: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm) |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Children out of school, primary
|
245,614
|
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[27th of 126]
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DEFINITION: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO |
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Children out of school, primary, female
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245,614
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[20th of 117]
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DEFINITION: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Children out of school, primary, male
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50,288
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[35th of 117]
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DEFINITION: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Duration of compulsory education
|
9 years |
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[88th 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: World Development Indicators database |
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Duration of education > Primary level
|
6 |
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[95th 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
|
6 |
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[116th 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 > Primary level
|
29,050,834 |
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[3rd of 189]
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SOURCE: UNESCO |
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Education enrolment by level > Secondary level
|
15,872,535 |
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[5th of 171]
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SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level
|
3,441,429 |
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[7th of 150]
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SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Primary level
|
48.68% |
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[56th of 179]
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SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Secondary level
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48.97% |
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[85th of 162]
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SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Tertiary level
|
43.91% |
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[94th of 126]
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SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level
|
98% |
|
[26th of 160]
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SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Men
|
100% |
|
[3rd of 160]
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SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Women
|
97% |
|
[37th of 160]
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SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI
|
1% |
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[107th of 127]
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SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government
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9% |
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[75th of 85]
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SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Education spending (% of GDP)
|
1.2% |
|
[130th of 132]
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DEFINITION: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002) |
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SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Education spending (% of total government expenditure)
|
9% |
|
[90th of 96]
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DEFINITION: Public educational expenditure as a percent of overall government expenditure. |
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SOURCE: United Nations Human Development Programme |
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Education spending (% Primary)
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37.1% |
|
[61st of 110]
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DEFINITION: Overall percent of education expenditure dedicated to primary education. Includes pre-primary education spending. |
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SOURCE: United Nations Human Development Programme |
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Education spending (% Secondary)
|
39.3% |
|
[37th of 107]
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DEFINITION: Overall percent of education expenditure dedicated to secondary education. |
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SOURCE: United Nations Human Development Programme |
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Education spending (% Tertiary)
|
23.6% |
|
[31st of 108]
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DEFINITION: Overall percent of education expenditure dedicated to tertiary education. |
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SOURCE: United Nations Human Development Programme |
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Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5
|
85.5% |
|
[52nd of 112]
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SOURCE: United Nations Human Development Programme |
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Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men
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88.1% |
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[43rd of 101]
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SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women
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82.8% |
|
[48th of 101]
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SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Education, primary completion rate
|
101 |
|
[23rd of 148]
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SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Education, primary completion rate > Men
|
101 |
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[22nd of 145]
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SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Education, primary completion rate > Women
|
102 |
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[24th of 145]
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SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Enrolment ratio > Secondary level
|
47.5% |
|
[92nd 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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Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita
|
2.62 %
|
|
[91st of 101]
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DEFINITION: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO |
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Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita
|
4.88 %
|
|
[81st of 93]
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DEFINITION: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita
|
13.27 %
|
|
[63rd of 81]
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DEFINITION: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Female enrolment share > Primary level
|
48.6% |
|
[68th of 176]
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DEFINITION: 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. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Female enrolment share > Secondary level
|
48.8% |
|
[99th 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 |
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Geographical aptitude results
|
76.916 |
|
[35th 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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Girls to boys ratio, primary level enrolment
|
0.96 |
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[89th of 183]
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SOURCE: The Geography Zone |
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Girls to boys ratio, secondary level enrolment
|
0.99 |
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[72nd of 172]
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SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Girls to boys ratio, tertiary level enrolment
|
0.79 |
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[71st of 139]
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SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Grade 1 intake rate
|
44.4 |
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[84th of 114]
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DEFINITION: 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 |
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SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Gross intake rate in grade 1, female > % of relevant age group
|
115.63 %
|
|
[27th of 156]
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DEFINITION: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age. |
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SOURCE: World Bank |
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Gross intake rate in grade 1, male > % of relevant age group
|
120.72 %
|
|
[26th of 156]
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DEFINITION: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Gross intake rate in grade 1, total > % of relevant age group
|
118.22 %
|
|
[27th of 157]
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DEFINITION: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10
|
1,120 hours |
|
[3rd of 38]
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DEFINITION: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11
|
1,176 hours |
|
[2nd of 38]
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DEFINITION: Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO Institute of Statistics |
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Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12
|
1,176 hours |
|
[3rd of 38]
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|
DEFINITION: Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO Institute of Statistics |
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Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13
|
1,323 hours |
|
[3rd 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: UNESCO Institute of Statistics |
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Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9
|
1,064 hours |
|
[4th 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+
|
11.6% |
|
[76th of 138]
|
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SOURCE: UNESCO Institute of Statistics |
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Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Men
|
7.2% |
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[75th of 138]
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SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Women
|
15.9% |
|
[70th of 138]
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SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+
|
18,049,100 |
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[8th of 138]
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SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men
|
5,560,300 |
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[9th of 138]
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SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women
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12,440,600 |
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[7th of 138]
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SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above
|
86.8 %
|
|
[55th of 121]
|
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DEFINITION: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. |
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SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above
|
94.04 %
|
|
[43rd of 121]
|
|
DEFINITION: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above
|
90.38 %
|
|
[49th of 121]
|
|
DEFINITION: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24
|
98.54 %
|
|
[34th of 123]
|
|
DEFINITION: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24
|
98.87 %
|
|
[32nd of 123]
|
|
DEFINITION: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24
|
98.71 %
|
|
[36th of 123]
|
|
DEFINITION: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Literacy rates, aged 15-24
|
98.7% |
|
[7th of 138]
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Men
|
98.9% |
|
[8th of 138]
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SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Women
|
98.5% |
|
[7th of 138]
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SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population
|
40.07 %
|
|
[76th of 95]
|
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DEFINITION: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. |
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SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Net intake rate in grade 1, female > % of official school-age population
|
38.81 %
|
|
[76th of 93]
|
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DEFINITION: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Net intake rate in grade 1, male > % of official school-age population
|
41.3 %
|
|
[76th of 93]
|
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DEFINITION: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort
|
89.88 %
|
|
[36th of 83]
|
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DEFINITION: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort
|
88.29 %
|
|
[34th of 83]
|
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DEFINITION: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort
|
92.12 %
|
|
[31st of 92]
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DEFINITION: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Primary completion rate, female > % of relevant age group
|
102.14 %
|
|
[24th of 138]
|
|
DEFINITION: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Primary completion rate, male > % of relevant age group
|
100.8 %
|
|
[30th of 138]
|
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DEFINITION: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group
|
101.46 %
|
|
[29th of 141]
|
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DEFINITION: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Primary education, duration > years
|
6 years
|
|
[83rd of 197]
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DEFINITION: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Primary education, pupils
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29,142,090
|
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[3rd of 176]
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DEFINITION: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Primary education, pupils > % female
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48.72 % female
|
|
[47th of 175]
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DEFINITION: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Primary education, teachers
|
1,447,984
|
|
[4th of 159]
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DEFINITION: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Primary education, teachers > % female
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52.3 % female
|
|
[107th of 153]
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DEFINITION: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Primary school girls out of school
|
8% |
|
[68th of 99]
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39
|
35% |
|
[3rd of 24]
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|
DEFINITION: Percentage of primary teachers who are aged 30-39. Data for 1999. |
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SOURCE: Household survey data, net enrolment data from UNESCO, and data from UNICEF country offices |
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Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 40-49
|
10% |
|
[24th of 24]
|
|
DEFINITION: Percentage of primary teachers who are ages 40-49. Data for 1999. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO Institute of Statistics |
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Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 50-59
|
4% |
|
[24th of 24]
|
|
DEFINITION: Percentage of primary teachers aged 50-59. Data for 1999. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO Institute of Statistics |
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Primary teacher age > Proportion under 30
|
52% |
|
[1st of 24]
|
|
DEFINITION: Percentage of primary teachers who are less than 30 years of age. Data for 1999. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO Institute of Statistics |
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Private school enrolment > Primary level
|
15.9 |
|
[46th of 148]
|
|
DEFINITION: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO Institute of Statistics |
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Private school enrolment > Secondary level
|
42.4 |
|
[19th of 131]
|
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DEFINITION: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO |
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Progression to secondary level
|
76.2 |
|
[69th of 97]
|
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DEFINITION: Progression to secondary level is the number of new entrants to the first grade of general secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils in the final grade of primary school in the previous year. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO |
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Progression to secondary school > %
|
83.52 %
|
|
[73rd of 123]
|
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DEFINITION: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO |
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Progression to secondary school, female > %
|
83.52 %
|
|
[67th of 118]
|
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DEFINITION: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Progression to secondary school, male > %
|
83.52 %
|
|
[68th of 118]
|
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DEFINITION: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Proportion of primary education time spent in physical education
|
5 |
|
|
|
DEFINITION: Intended instruction time spent studying physical education, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts
|
5 |
|
|
|
DEFINITION: Intended instruction time spent studying arts, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO Institute of Statistics |
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Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages
|
6 |
|
|
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DEFINITION: Intended instruction time spent studying modern foreign languages, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO Institute of Statistics |
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Proportion of primary education time spent learning mathematics
|
16% |
|
[3rd of 36]
|
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DEFINITION: Intended instruction time spent practicing mathematics, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO Institute of Statistics |
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Proportion of primary education time spent learning mother tongue
|
16% |
|
[15th of 36]
|
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DEFINITION: Intended instruction time spent practicing reading, writing, and the students' mother tongue, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO Institute of Statistics |
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Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion
|
5 |
|
|
|
DEFINITION: Intended instruction time spent studying religion, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO Institute of Statistics |
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Proportion of primary education time spent learning science
|
14% |
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[9th of 36]
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DEFINITION: Intended instruction time spent studying science, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO Institute of Statistics |
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Proportion of primary education time spent learning social studies
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13% |
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[14th of 36]
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DEFINITION: Intended instruction time spent studying socail studies, or equivalent, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO Institute of Statistics |
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Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology
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a |
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DEFINITION: Intended instruction time spent studying technology, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO Institute of Statistics |
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Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills
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15 |
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DEFINITION: Intended instruction time spent studying vocational skills, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO Institute of Statistics |
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Public spending on education, total > % of GDP
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0.95 %
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[112nd of 136]
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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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Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure
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9.03 %
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[75th 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: World Development Indicators database |
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Public spending per student > Primary level
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3.2 |
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[118th 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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Public spending per student > Secondary level
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8.7 |
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[111st of 123]
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DEFINITION: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO |
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Public spending per student > Tertiary level
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12.3 |
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[119th of 123]
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DEFINITION: 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. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO |
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Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
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20.13
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[85th 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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Pupils reaching grade 5
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96.6 |
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[31st of 108]
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DEFINITION: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Pupils-teacher ratio > primary level
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22.2 |
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[94th of 175]
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DEFINITION: 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. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO |
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Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education
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79.4
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[91st of 137]
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DEFINITION: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools. |
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Ratio of female to male primary enrollment
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98.27
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[79th of 174]
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DEFINITION: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. |
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Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment
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99.17
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[85th of 162]
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DEFINITION: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. |
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Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %
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96.71 %
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[100th of 157]
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DEFINITION: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools. |
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Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24
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99.67 %
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[59th of 123]
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DEFINITION: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Repetition rate, primary > % of total enrollment
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2.89 %
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[75th of 128]
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DEFINITION: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school. |
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Repetition rate, primary, female > % of total enrollment
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2.89 %
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[73rd of 125]
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DEFINITION: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school. |
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Repetition rate, primary, male > % of total enrollment
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2.89 %
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[79th of 125]
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DEFINITION: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school. |
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Repitition rate > Primary level
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6.2 |
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[66th of 143]
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DEFINITION: Repetition rate is the percentage of primary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Repitition rate > Secondary level
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0.7 |
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[73rd of 82]
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DEFINITION: Repetition rate is the percentage of secondary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO |
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School enrollment, preprimary > % gross
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22.37 % gross
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[111st of 159]
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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. |
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School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross
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23.32 % gross
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[107th of 153]
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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. |
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School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross
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21.45 % gross
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[106th of 153]
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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. |
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School enrollment, primary > % gross
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116.96 % gross
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[18th of 176]
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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. |
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School enrollment, primary > % net
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94.32 % net
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[47th of 139]
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DEFINITION: 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. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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School enrollment, primary, female > % gross
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115.92 % gross
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[19th of 174]
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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. |
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School enrollment, primary, female > % net
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93.28 % net
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[53rd of 137]
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DEFINITION: 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. |
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School enrollment, primary, male > % gross
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117.96 % gross
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[22nd of 174]
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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. |
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School enrollment, primary, male > % net
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95.33 % net
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[45th of 136]
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DEFINITION: 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. |
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School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary
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16.32 %
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[41st of 139]
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DEFINITION: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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School enrollment, secondary > % gross
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64.12 % gross
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[110th of 164]
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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. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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School enrollment, secondary > % net
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56.89 % net
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[78th of 121]
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DEFINITION: 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. 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. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross
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63.85 % gross
|
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[110th of 162]
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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. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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School enrollment, secondary, female > % net
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56.67 % net
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[79th of 119]
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DEFINITION: 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. 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. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross
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64.38 % gross
|
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[106th of 162]
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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. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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School enrollment, secondary, male > % net
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57.11 % net
|
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[75th of 119]
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DEFINITION: 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. 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. |
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School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary
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42.94 %
|
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[12th of 124]
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DEFINITION: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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School enrollment, tertiary > % gross
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16.67 % gross
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[77th of 141]
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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. |
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School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross
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14.74 % gross
|
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[78th of 137]
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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. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross
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18.57 % gross
|
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[70th of 137]
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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. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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School life expectancy > Female
|
9.6 years |
|
[70th of 96]
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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: World Development Indicators database |
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School life expectancy > Male
|
10.4 years |
|
[69th 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 Institute for Statistics |
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School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary
|
11 years |
|
[23rd of 93]
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SOURCE: UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female
|
11 years |
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[24th of 93]
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male
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12 years |
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[13th of 93]
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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School life expectancy > Total
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10 years |
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[76th 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: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Scientific and technical journal articles
|
178
|
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[71st of 175]
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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. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
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Scouting > Membership > Guiding introduced
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1912 |
|
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DEFINITION:
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Scouting > Membership > Scouting introduced
|
1912 |
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DEFINITION:
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: Scouting
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Secondary education, general pupils
|
14,155,490
|
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[4th of 183]
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DEFINITION: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. |
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: Scouting
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Secondary education, pupils
|
16,353,930
|
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[3rd of 166]
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DEFINITION: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Secondary education, pupils > % female
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49.07 % female
|
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[63rd of 153]
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DEFINITION: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Secondary education, teachers
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1,151,624
|
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[5th of 141]
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DEFINITION: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Secondary education, teachers > % female
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39.86 % female
|
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[98th of 131]
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DEFINITION: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Secondary education, vocational pupils
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2,198,443
|
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[3rd of 163]
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DEFINITION: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Teachers as percentage of labor force
|
3% |
|
[32nd of 36]
|
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DEFINITION: The percentage share of the total labor force who are classroom, academic staff, and other teachers. Data for 1999. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary
|
44 weeks per year |
|
[2nd of 36]
|
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DEFINITION: Average number of weeks taught per year by lower secondary level teachers. Data for 2000. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO Institute of Statistics |
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Teaching weeks per year > Primary
|
44 weeks per year |
|
[2nd 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 of Statistics |
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Tertiary enrollment
|
14.6% |
|
[85th 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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Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers
|
93.52 %
|
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[21st of 61]
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DEFINITION: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country. |
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SOURCE: UNESCO |
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Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment
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46 %
|
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[21st of 78]
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DEFINITION: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO). |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment
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45.9 %
|
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[16th of 72]
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DEFINITION: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO). |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment
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46 %
|
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[27th of 72]
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DEFINITION: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO). |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment
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36.6 %
|
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[48th of 77]
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DEFINITION: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO). |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24
|
1 |
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[10th of 138]
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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World Organization of the Scout Movement > Members > Admits Boys/Girls
|
both |
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DEFINITION:
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SOURCE: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |