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  • Average years of schooling of adults: 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)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: 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.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: 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.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: 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.
  • Spending per student > College and university: 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. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: 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).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: 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."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: 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. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: 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.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: 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. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: 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.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: 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).
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: 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."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: 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.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: 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.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: 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.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: 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. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > 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.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: 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.
  • Progression to secondary school: 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.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: 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."
  • School life expectancy > Male: 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.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: 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.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: 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.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: 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.
  • Participation > 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 per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: 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.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: 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.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Female: 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.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: 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."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: 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."
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: 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.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: 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.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: 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 organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • 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.
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: 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, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: 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 organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: 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.
  • Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita: 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.
  • 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.
  • Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita: 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.
  • 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 > 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, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % 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.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Participation > 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."
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: 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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STAT Benin Netherlands HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 2.3
Ranked 93th. 		9.4
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Benin
Children out of school, primary 83,149
Ranked 22nd. 107 times more than Netherlands 		776
Ranked 107th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 8.27
Ranked 30th. 178 times more than Netherlands 		0.0465
Ranked 115th.
Children out of school, primary, female 142,178
Ranked 24th. 12 times more than Netherlands 		11,924
Ranked 61st.
College and university > Gender parity index 0.379
Ranked 119th. 		1.12
Ranked 71st. 3 times more than Benin
College and university > Share of total education spending 15.6%
Ranked 79th. 		28.05%
Ranked 17th. 80% more than Benin
Compulsary education duration 6
Ranked 95th. 		13
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Benin
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.35%
Ranked 48th. 		5.96%
Ranked 29th. 11% more than Benin
High school enrolment rate 71.25
Ranked 90th. 		98.12
Ranked 32nd. 38% more than Benin
Literacy > Total population 34.7%
Ranked 34th. 		99%
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Benin
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 59th. The same as Netherlands 		6
Ranked 139th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.48
Ranked 38th. 8% more than Netherlands 		4.15
Ranked 69th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 44.15
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Netherlands 		18.36
Ranked 99th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 23.93
Ranked 28th. 76% more than Netherlands 		13.57
Ranked 59th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 43th. 17% more than Netherlands 		6
Ranked 160th.
Literacy > Female 23.3%
Ranked 33th. 		99%
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Benin
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 15.84
Ranked 20th. 22 times more than Netherlands 		0.729
Ranked 86th.
College and university > Gender ratio 25.24
Ranked 106th. 		110.84
Ranked 57th. 4 times more than Benin
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 149th. The same as Netherlands 		2
Ranked 186th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th. 		6.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Benin
Duration of compulsory education 6 years
Ranked 138th. 		13 years
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Benin
Secondary education, pupils 723,727
Ranked 57th. 		1.54 million
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Benin
College and university > Private school share 22.67%
Ranked 54th. 		100%
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Benin
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.8
Ranked 142nd. 		0.98
Ranked 76th. 22% more than Benin
School life expectancy > Total 7 years
Ranked 96th. 		15.9 years
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Benin
Primary education, teachers 45,010
Ranked 29th. 		63,872
Ranked 43th. 42% more than Benin
Primary education, pupils 1.99 million
Ranked 30th. 54% more than Netherlands 		1.29 million
Ranked 62nd.
Tertiary enrollment 3.6%
Ranked 31st. 		55%
Ranked 16th. 15 times more than Benin
Spending per student > College and university 153.45
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Netherlands 		43.92
Ranked 26th.
High school > Gender ratio 56.69
Ranked 145th. 		98.2
Ranked 69th. 73% more than Benin
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 40th. 20% more than Netherlands 		5
Ranked 178th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 3.02
Ranked 51st. 4 times more than Netherlands 		0.813
Ranked 74th.
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 78th. The same as Netherlands 		3
Ranked 135th.
Literacy > Male 47.9%
Ranked 33th. 		99%
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Benin
Spending > USD 218 million
Ranked 112th. 		42.53 billion
Ranked 14th. 195 times more than Benin
High school > Private school share 18.68%
Ranked 49th. 		82.79%
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Benin
Spending > Proportion 3.28
Ranked 116th. 		4.85
Ranked 53th. 48% more than Benin
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 46.83
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Netherlands 		17.17
Ranked 120th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 30th. The same as Netherlands 		4
Ranked 58th.
High school repeaters > Male 16.85
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Netherlands 		5.53
Ranked 46th.
Preschool enrollment rate 116.56
Ranked 19th. 9% more than Netherlands 		106.9
Ranked 53th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 4,006.48
Ranked 122nd. 		13,388.96
Ranked 60th. 3 times more than Benin
Primary completion rate 65
Ranked 99th. 		100
Ranked 41st. 54% more than Benin
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 18,753
Ranked 91st. 		526,767
Ranked 36th. 28 times more than Benin
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 65th. The same as Netherlands 		6
Ranked 147th.
Secondary education, teachers 14,410
Ranked 67th. 		113,370
Ranked 24th. 8 times more than Benin
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 1.82
Ranked 100th. 		6.79
Ranked 40th. 4 times more than Benin
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 25.06
Ranked 13th. 67% more than Netherlands 		15
Ranked 72nd.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 36th. 33% more than Netherlands 		3
Ranked 180th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 4.22
Ranked 45th. 16 times more than Netherlands 		0.27
Ranked 96th.
Spending per student > High school 28.21
Ranked 15th. 11% more than Netherlands 		25.41
Ranked 23th.
Secondary education, general pupils 699,101
Ranked 54th. 		790,048
Ranked 50th. 13% more than Benin
High school > Gender parity index 0.602
Ranked 99th. 		0.988
Ranked 86th. 64% more than Benin
Scientific and technical journal articles 20
Ranked 111th. 		13,475
Ranked 13th. 674 times more than Benin
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 8%
Ranked 11th. 		40%
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Benin
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 3.64%
Ranked 75th. 2 times more than Netherlands 		1.72%
Ranked 98th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 2.78
Ranked 104th. 		32.62
Ranked 42nd. 12 times more than Benin
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 84th. The same as Netherlands 		6
Ranked 171st.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 14.1%
Ranked 31st. 26% more than Netherlands 		11.2%
Ranked 60th.
Children out of school, primary, male 37,909
Ranked 43th. 9 times more than Netherlands 		4,421
Ranked 78th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 3.5%
Ranked 35th. 		5.5%
Ranked 39th. 57% more than Benin
High school > Students per teacher 23.93
Ranked 29th. 76% more than Netherlands 		13.57
Ranked 61st.
Secondary education > General pupils 377,618
Ranked 47th. 		672,103
Ranked 56th. 78% more than Benin
Spending per student > Elementary school 12.42
Ranked 54th. 		17.76
Ranked 31st. 43% more than Benin
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 66th. The same as Netherlands 		12
Ranked 129th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 60th. The same as Netherlands 		12
Ranked 117th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 		4.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 25% more than Benin
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 1.23 million
Ranked 68th. 		1.29 million
Ranked 65th. 5% more than Benin
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 11.2%
Ranked 141st. 		87.5%
Ranked 30th. 8 times more than Benin
Elementary school graduate rate 63.06
Ranked 85th. 		98.34
Ranked 19th. 56% more than Benin
Public spending per student > Primary level 10.3
Ranked 22nd. 		15.4
Ranked 31st. 50% more than Benin
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 74
Ranked 93th. 		92.19
Ranked 42nd. 25% more than Benin
Primary education, pupils per 1000 197.72
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Netherlands 		77.38
Ranked 98th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.25
Ranked 114th. 		1.08
Ranked 55th. 4 times more than Benin
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.57
Ranked 135th. 		0.98
Ranked 84th. 72% more than Benin
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 2.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th. 		32.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 12 times more than Benin
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.41
Ranked 150th. 		0.802
Ranked 124th. 96% more than Benin
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 39th. 17% more than Netherlands 		6
Ranked 141st.
Teacher student ratio > High school 23.93
Ranked 28th. 80% more than Netherlands 		13.32
Ranked 72nd.
Inequality adjusted index 0.213
Ranked 119th. 		0.897
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Benin
High school repeaters > Female 16.67
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Netherlands 		3.92
Ranked 46th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 44.55
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Netherlands 		17.17
Ranked 108th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 46.1%
Ranked 89th. 		98.3%
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Benin
Elementary school > Enrolled students 1.6 million
Ranked 53th. 25% more than Netherlands 		1.29 million
Ranked 59th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 60th. The same as Netherlands 		6 years
Ranked 138th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $306.44
Ranked 117th. 		$27,461.55
Ranked 7th. 90 times more than Benin
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 124.7
Ranked 18th. 23% more than Netherlands 		101.07
Ranked 64th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 71.48
Ranked 66th. 51% more than Netherlands 		47.33
Ranked 130th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 68th. The same as Netherlands 		12
Ranked 132nd.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 16.4%
Ranked 30th. 		68.91%
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Benin
Elementary school > Gender ratio 86.63
Ranked 122nd. 		98.18
Ranked 71st. 13% more than Benin
High school enrolment rate > Female 70.08
Ranked 85th. 		100
Ranked 11th. 43% more than Benin
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 80%
Ranked 114th. 		99%
Ranked 24th. 24% more than Benin
Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 41st. 17% more than Netherlands 		6
Ranked 135th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 108.2
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Netherlands 		43
Ranked 37th.
Primary education > Pupils 1.32 million
Ranked 36th. 3% more than Netherlands 		1.28 million
Ranked 61st.
Secondary education > Pupils 435,449
Ranked 42nd. 		1.4 million
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Benin
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 25.6%
Ranked 134th. 		90.4%
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Benin
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 19.83%
Ranked 115th. 		51.01%
Ranked 74th. 3 times more than Benin
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 40.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 139th. 		87.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 2 times more than Benin
Secondary education, vocational pupils 24,626
Ranked 77th. 		748,850
Ranked 15th. 30 times more than Benin
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 44.15
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Netherlands 		18.36
Ranked 97th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 93.26%
Ranked 5th. 18% more than Netherlands 		78.97%
Ranked 29th.
Secondary education > Teachers 20,101
Ranked 33th. 		109,661
Ranked 31st. 5 times more than Benin
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 7 years
Ranked 6th. 		16 years
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Benin
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 69.35
Ranked 66th. 		99.52
Ranked 7th. 44% more than Benin
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 312,427
Ranked 101st. 		1.42 million
Ranked 45th. 5 times more than Benin
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 2.97
Ranked 125th. 		830.49
Ranked 6th. 280 times more than Benin
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 56th. The same as Netherlands 		6
Ranked 127th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 98,602
Ranked 35th. 8 times more than Netherlands 		12,705
Ranked 67th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 73.5%
Ranked 143th. 		98.19%
Ranked 76th. 34% more than Benin
Public spending per student > Secondary level 12.1
Ranked 56th. 		21.8
Ranked 29th. 80% more than Benin
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 41.85%
Ranked 165th. 		48.22%
Ranked 103th. 15% more than Benin
Progression to secondary school 51.08%
Ranked 110th. 		98.12%
Ranked 35th. 92% more than Benin
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 71%
Ranked 119th. 		98%
Ranked 36th. 38% more than Benin
High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 31st. 7% more than Netherlands 		15
Ranked 162nd.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 77th. The same as Netherlands 		6
Ranked 149th.
Library books 7,000
Ranked 18th. 		2.66 million
Ranked 6th. 379 times more than Benin
Elementary school repeaters > All 14.3
Ranked 18th. 7 times more than Netherlands 		2.18
Ranked 67th.
School life expectancy > Male 8.8 years
Ranked 82nd. 		16 years
Ranked 5th. 82% more than Benin
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 44.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 84th. 8% more than Netherlands 		41.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 166.32
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Netherlands 		79.92
Ranked 125th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.161 per capita
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Netherlands 		0.08 per capita
Ranked 125th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 89%
Ranked 91st. 		99%
Ranked 30th. 11% more than Benin
Library books per 1000 1.17
Ranked 17th. 		169.09
Ranked 4th. 145 times more than Benin
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 53.5
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Netherlands 		9.8
Ranked 135th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 57,831
Ranked 25th. 		724,593
Ranked 16th. 13 times more than Benin
Primary education > Teachers 28,148
Ranked 39th. 		63,022
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Benin
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 31.51%
Ranked 158th. 		48.55%
Ranked 96th. 54% more than Benin
Private school enrolment > Primary level 8
Ranked 40th. 		68.4
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Benin
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 54th. The same as Netherlands 		6
Ranked 127th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 53.22
Ranked 65th. 		85.78
Ranked 65th. 61% more than Benin
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 3.44
Ranked 66th. 		4.18
Ranked 82nd. 22% more than Benin
Female enrolment share > Primary level 40.6%
Ranked 143th. 		48.3%
Ranked 91st. 19% more than Benin
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $2.91 billion
Ranked 102nd. 		$456.28 billion
Ranked 14th. 157 times more than Benin
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 84th. The same as Netherlands 		6
Ranked 169th.
Scouting > Members 5,226
Ranked 95th. 		47,655
Ranked 27th. 9 times more than Benin
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 93.36%
Ranked 10th. 11% more than Netherlands 		84%
Ranked 38th.
High school > Share of total education spending 27.98%
Ranked 72nd. 		40.68%
Ranked 27th. 45% more than Benin
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 17.4%
Ranked 27th. 		89.9%
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Benin
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 433,850
Ranked 75th. 		775,682
Ranked 49th. 79% more than Benin
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 46.15
Ranked 78th. 12% more than Netherlands 		41.28
Ranked 134th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 2.46
Ranked 53th. 		6.74
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Benin
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 79.86
Ranked 99th. 		97.43
Ranked 90th. 22% more than Benin
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.875
Ranked 104th. 		0.991
Ranked 71st. 13% more than Benin
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 31.2%
Ranked 33th. 		48.1%
Ranked 90th. 54% more than Benin
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 12
Ranked 48th. 		75.1
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Benin
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 42.14
Ranked 142nd. 		87.63
Ranked 81st. 2 times more than Benin
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.52
Ranked 119th. 		2.84
Ranked 50th. 5 times more than Benin
Primary completion rate > Women 52
Ranked 101st. 		99
Ranked 43th. 90% more than Benin
School life expectancy > Female 5.2 years
Ranked 87th. 		15.8 years
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Benin
Elementary school repeaters > Male 14.28
Ranked 18th. 6 times more than Netherlands 		2.58
Ranked 54th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 14.33
Ranked 19th. 8 times more than Netherlands 		1.77
Ranked 55th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 47.9%
Ranked 78th. 		98.8%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Benin
High school teachers 14,410
Ranked 80th. 		108,440
Ranked 29th. 8 times more than Benin
Elementary school teachers 35,938
Ranked 57th. 		79,000
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Benin
High school enrolment rate > Male 72.01
Ranked 82nd. 		96.36
Ranked 38th. 34% more than Benin
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 435,449
Ranked 71st. 		1.41 million
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Benin
Primary completion rate > Men 78
Ranked 82nd. 		101
Ranked 33th. 29% more than Benin
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 51.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 		85.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 66% more than Benin
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 161.1
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Netherlands 		78.8
Ranked 120th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 56.67
Ranked 91st. 		98.37
Ranked 90th. 74% more than Benin
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
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School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 69.84% net
Ranked 69th. 		97.97% net
Ranked 19th. 40% more than Benin
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 54.34%
Ranked 101st. 		74.06%
Ranked 22nd. 36% more than Benin
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 2.16%
Ranked 5th. 		29.02%
Ranked 12th. 13 times more than Benin
Primary education, teachers > % female 20.9%
Ranked 73th. 		64.54%
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than Benin
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 8.33%
Ranked 91st. 		39.54%
Ranked 53th. 5 times more than Benin
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 27.75%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Netherlands 		11.65%
Ranked 65th.
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 25.21
Ranked 112th. 		108.07
Ranked 72nd. 4 times more than Benin
Primary education > Teachers > % female 17.72% female
Ranked 90th. 		52.98% female
Ranked 66th. 3 times more than Benin
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 64.96%
Ranked 70th. 		99.9%
Ranked 39th. 54% more than Benin
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 25.15%
Ranked 28th. 		82.79%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Benin
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 4.83% gross
Ranked 99th. 		56.94% gross
Ranked 17th. 12 times more than Benin
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 5.85%
Ranked 87th. 		60.6%
Ranked 21st. 10 times more than Benin
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 1.85%
Ranked 95th. 		63.78%
Ranked 26th. 34 times more than Benin
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 92.82%
Ranked 66th. 		98.94%
Ranked 21st. 7% more than Benin
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 26.07%
Ranked 85th. 		87.74%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Benin
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 79.44%
Ranked 119th. 		98.89%
Ranked 68th. 24% more than Benin
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 18.91%
Ranked 43th. 		89.54%
Ranked 34th. 5 times more than Benin
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 18.23%
Ranked 43th. 		90.01%
Ranked 35th. 5 times more than Benin
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 2.52
Ranked 97th. 		44.86
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Benin
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 0.224
Ranked 101st. 		3.34
Ranked 50th. 15 times more than Benin
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 60.98%
Ranked 128th. 		98.79%
Ranked 70th. 62% more than Benin
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 89.49%
Ranked 66th. 		99.05%
Ranked 63th. 11% more than Benin
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 13.19%
Ranked 97th. 		100.3%
Ranked 17th. 8 times more than Benin
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 92.82%
Ranked 54th. 		98.75%
Ranked 10th. 6% more than Benin
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 124.75%
Ranked 10th. 16% more than Netherlands 		107.85%
Ranked 54th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 98.95%
Ranked 12th. 		99.11%
Ranked 10th. About the same as Benin
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 9.14%
Ranked 60th. 		68.91%
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Benin
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 2.36% of GNI
Ranked 144th. 		4.91% of GNI
Ranked 55th. 2 times more than Benin
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 3.48%
Ranked 35th. 		5.32%
Ranked 45th. 53% more than Benin
Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita 11.54%
Ranked 24th. 		18.66%
Ranked 30th. 62% more than Benin
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 41.34% gross
Ranked 72nd. 		119.71% gross
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Benin
Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita 200.94%
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Netherlands 		42.96%
Ranked 25th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 43.7%
Ranked 76th. 		97.8%
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Benin
School enrollment > Primary > % net 78.16% net
Ranked 66th. 		98.7% net
Ranked 11th. 26% more than Benin
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 32.53% gross
Ranked 77th. 		118.75% gross
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Benin
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 9 years
Ranked 5th. 		17 years
Ranked 8th. 89% more than Benin
School enrollment, primary > % gross 122.77%
Ranked 10th. 14% more than Netherlands 		107.64%
Ranked 44th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 80.4%
Ranked 98th. 		97.8%
Ranked 12th. 22% more than Benin
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 67.53%
Ranked 43th. 		98.97%
Ranked 14th. 47% more than Benin
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 96.21% gross
Ranked 75th. 		107.42% gross
Ranked 52nd. 12% more than Benin
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 60.48%
Ranked 48th. 		98.24%
Ranked 15th. 62% more than Benin
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 86.47%
Ranked 75th. 		98.54%
Ranked 18th. 14% more than Benin
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 14.14%
Ranked 31st. 31% more than Netherlands 		10.78%
Ranked 54th.

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