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Education > Participation Stats: compare key data on Afghanistan & United States

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  • Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: 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."
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: 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."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % net: 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."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: 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."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: 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."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: 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."
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: 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."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: 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."
  • Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: 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."
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: 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."
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: 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."
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: 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."
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: 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."
  • Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: 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."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: 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."
  • Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
STAT Afghanistan United States HISTORY
Children out of school > Elementary 1.87 million
Ranked 4th. 9% more than United States
1.71 million
Ranked 4th.

Children out of school > Elementary > Female 1.07 million
Ranked 4th. 39% more than United States
769,923
Ranked 4th.

Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 57.74%
Ranked 140th.
100.09%
Ranked 51st. 73% more than Afghanistan

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 84.07%
Ranked 122nd.
99.11%
Ranked 89th. 18% more than Afghanistan

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 14.2%
Ranked 58th.
92.61%
Ranked 54th. 7 times more than Afghanistan

School enrollment > Secondary > % net 26.85%
Ranked 97th.
88.31%
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Afghanistan

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 15.49%
Ranked 136th.
93.87%
Ranked 43th. 6 times more than Afghanistan

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 14.6%
Ranked 104th.
88.98%
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than Afghanistan

School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 1.95%
Ranked 114th.
69.36%
Ranked 5th. 36 times more than Afghanistan

Secondary education > General pupils 1.38 million
Ranked 36th.
24.69 million
Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than Afghanistan

Secondary education > General pupils > % female 29.42%
Ranked 134th.
48.63%
Ranked 95th. 65% more than Afghanistan

Secondary education > Pupils 651,453
Ranked 61st.
24.43 million
Ranked 3rd. 38 times more than Afghanistan

Secondary education > Pupils > % female 26.06%
Ranked 147th.
48.63%
Ranked 69th. 87% more than Afghanistan

Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 11.09%
Ranked 112th.
0.0
Ranked 111th.

Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 40.78%
Ranked 55th.
92.62%
Ranked 60th. 2 times more than Afghanistan

School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 1.28%
Ranked 120th.
82.92%
Ranked 4th. 65 times more than Afghanistan

School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 0.54%
Ranked 116th.
97.14%
Ranked 6th. 180 times more than Afghanistan

Total enrollment > Primary > % net 28.04%
Ranked 63th.
93.14%
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Afghanistan

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 38.2%
Ranked 88th.
87.68%
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Afghanistan

School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 0.8%
Ranked 140th.
57.81%
Ranked 64th. 72 times more than Afghanistan

School enrollment > Primary > % net 27.9%
Ranked 63th.
91.97%
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Afghanistan

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 126.69%
Ranked 9th. 29% more than United States
98.45%
Ranked 102nd.

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 40.63%
Ranked 56th.
91.37%
Ranked 60th. 2 times more than Afghanistan

Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 14.34%
Ranked 57th.
93.68%
Ranked 53th. 7 times more than Afghanistan

School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 28.59%
Ranked 131st.
94.11%
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Afghanistan

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 40.74%
Ranked 121st.
94.34%
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Afghanistan

Children out of school > Elementary > Male 795,669
Ranked 4th.
944,307
Ranked 4th. 19% more than Afghanistan

SOURCES: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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