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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: 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."
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • 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.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: 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."
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: 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."
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: 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."
  • 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 > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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 > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Progression to secondary level: 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.
  • High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Total is the number of people age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • 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.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population: 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.
  • Primary completion rate > Female > % 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.
  • Primary completion rate > Male > % 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.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment: 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.
  • Progression to secondary school > 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.
  • 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.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort: 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.
  • Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: 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.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment: 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.
  • Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education (% of total). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education (% of total). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education (% of total unemployment). 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).
  • Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Secondary is the total public expenditure per student in secondary education 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).
  • Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total male enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population: 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.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort: 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.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female: Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. Technical/vocational programmes is the number of female students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the total male enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official secondary 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.
  • Progression to secondary school > %: Progression to secondary school (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Total is the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total female enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Trained teachers in primary education, male > % of male teachers: Trained teachers in primary education, male (% of male teachers). Percentage of trained teachers. Primary. Male is the number of male teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the primary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male teachers at the primary level.
  • Elementary teachers > % trained: 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.
  • Female elementary teachers > % trained: 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.
  • Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population: 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."
  • Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population: 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."
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Male: 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education 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.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % gross: School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Male is the total male enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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 > 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.
  • Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population: 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."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Men: Percentage of male primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: 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."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: 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 enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: 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."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: 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."
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: 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.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: 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.
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary 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.
  • Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: 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.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). 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).
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). 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).
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
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STAT Botswana South Africa HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 83.3
Ranked 72nd. 		89
Ranked 58th. 7% more than Botswana
Average years of schooling of adults 6.3
Ranked 47th. 3% more than South Africa 		6.1
Ranked 50th.
Children out of school, primary 49,841
Ranked 57th. 		656,487
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Botswana
Children out of school, primary per 1000 25.54
Ranked 23th. Twice as much as South Africa 		12.82
Ranked 23th.
Children out of school, primary, female 23,777
Ranked 51st. 		320,723
Ranked 9th. 13 times more than Botswana
College and university > Gender parity index 1.15
Ranked 64th. 26% more than South Africa 		0.913
Ranked 48th.
Compulsary education duration 10
Ranked 58th. 11% more than South Africa 		9
Ranked 56th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 9.49%
Ranked 5th. 59% more than South Africa 		5.96%
Ranked 28th.
High school enrolment rate 98.32
Ranked 36th. 5% more than South Africa 		93.52
Ranked 57th.
Literacy > Total population 81.2%
Ranked 107th. 		86.4%
Ranked 92nd. 6% more than Botswana
Primary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 16th. The same as South Africa 		7
Ranked 11th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 6.67
Ranked 28th. 44% more than South Africa 		4.64
Ranked 34th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 25.42
Ranked 55th. 		29.5
Ranked 31st. 16% more than Botswana
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.88
Ranked 70th. 		25.05
Ranked 18th. 80% more than Botswana
Secondary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 185th. The same as South Africa 		5
Ranked 175th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 41.51%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than South Africa 		11.88%
Ranked 91st.
Literacy > Female 81.8%
Ranked 92nd. 		85.7%
Ranked 82nd. 5% more than Botswana
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 12.18
Ranked 24th. 94% more than South Africa 		6.27
Ranked 22nd.
College and university > Gender ratio 114.65
Ranked 56th. 26% more than South Africa 		91.28
Ranked 50th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 79th. 3 times more than South Africa 		1
Ranked 195th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 6.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than South Africa 		3.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.
Duration of compulsory education 10 years
Ranked 47th. 11% more than South Africa 		9 years
Ranked 73th.
Secondary education, pupils 181,741
Ranked 114th. 		4.84 million
Ranked 5th. 27 times more than Botswana
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 68th. 2% more than South Africa 		0.96
Ranked 119th.
School life expectancy > Total 12 years
Ranked 47th. 		14.1 years
Ranked 27th. 18% more than Botswana
Literacy > Adult literacy 82.9%
Ranked 77th. 		88%
Ranked 63th. 6% more than Botswana
Primary education, teachers 13,014
Ranked 97th. 		237,429
Ranked 6th. 18 times more than Botswana
Primary education, pupils 330,775
Ranked 110th. 		7 million
Ranked 6th. 21 times more than Botswana
Adult literacy rate > Female 83.5
Ranked 63th. 		88.1
Ranked 59th. 6% more than Botswana
Tertiary enrollment 4.6%
Ranked 77th. 		15.2%
Ranked 60th. 3 times more than Botswana
High school > Gender ratio 105.7
Ranked 30th. 1% more than South Africa 		104.66
Ranked 34th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 94th. 		7
Ranked 5th. 17% more than Botswana
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 7.25
Ranked 31st. 14 times more than South Africa 		0.508
Ranked 85th.
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 2
Ranked 177th. 		3
Ranked 68th. 50% more than Botswana
Literacy > Male 80.4%
Ranked 113th. 		87%
Ranked 94th. 8% more than Botswana
Spending > USD 866.01 million
Ranked 79th. 		13.74 billion
Ranked 27th. 16 times more than Botswana
High school > Private school share 3.04%
Ranked 99th. 		4.11%
Ranked 47th. 35% more than Botswana
Spending > Proportion 6.58
Ranked 13th. 28% more than South Africa 		5.14
Ranked 45th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 25.85
Ranked 49th. 		35.64
Ranked 33th. 38% more than Botswana
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 143th. 		6
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as Botswana
High school repeaters > Male 0.31
Ranked 88th. 		14.64
Ranked 17th. 47 times more than Botswana
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 94%
Ranked 3rd. About the same as South Africa 		93.9%
Ranked 5th.
Preschool enrollment rate 109.69
Ranked 46th. 5% more than South Africa 		104.54
Ranked 77th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 7,409.96
Ranked 90th. 18% more than South Africa 		6,268.93
Ranked 99th.
Primary completion rate 93
Ranked 61st. 		99
Ranked 42nd. 6% more than Botswana
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 9,161
Ranked 112th. 		675,160
Ranked 31st. 74 times more than Botswana
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 7
Ranked 18th. The same as South Africa 		7
Ranked 12th.
Children out of school > Primary 51,375
Ranked 34th. 		568,936
Ranked 17th. 11 times more than Botswana
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 6.68
Ranked 43th. 76% more than South Africa 		3.79
Ranked 79th.
Secondary education, teachers 12,798
Ranked 79th. 		187,162
Ranked 21st. 15 times more than Botswana
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 12.93
Ranked 79th. 		23.51
Ranked 26th. 82% more than Botswana
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 135th. 50% more than South Africa 		2
Ranked 192nd.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 13.35
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than South Africa 		6.56
Ranked 21st.
Spending per student > High school 38.28
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than South Africa 		16
Ranked 18th.
Secondary education, general pupils 171,986
Ranked 116th. 		4.6 million
Ranked 4th. 27 times more than Botswana
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 20.2%
Ranked 53th. 49% more than South Africa 		13.6%
Ranked 68th.
High school > Gender parity index 1.06
Ranked 34th. 2% more than South Africa 		1.05
Ranked 33th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 76
Ranked 90th. 		2,364
Ranked 34th. 31 times more than Botswana
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 5.06
Ranked 103th. 		14.83
Ranked 83th. 3 times more than Botswana
Scouting > Genders admitted boys only both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 115th. 		7
Ranked 14th. 17% more than Botswana
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 21.5%
Ranked 11th. 20% more than South Africa 		17.9%
Ranked 18th.
Children out of school, primary, male 26,064
Ranked 51st. 		335,764
Ranked 5th. 13 times more than Botswana
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 11%
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as South Africa 		5.5%
Ranked 17th.
High school > Students per teacher 13.88
Ranked 72nd. 		25.05
Ranked 18th. 80% more than Botswana
Secondary education > General pupils 158,558
Ranked 109th. 		4.32 million
Ranked 17th. 27 times more than Botswana
Spending per student > Elementary school 12.62
Ranked 48th. 		13.69
Ranked 20th. 8% more than Botswana
Secondary school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 20th. 		14
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Botswana
High school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 20th. 		14
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Botswana
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 60% more than South Africa 		4.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 331,393
Ranked 115th. 		7.47 million
Ranked 15th. 23 times more than Botswana
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 73.6%
Ranked 48th. 7% more than South Africa 		68.9%
Ranked 57th.
Elementary school graduate rate 86.84
Ranked 60th. 13% more than South Africa 		76.98
Ranked 66th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 95.1
Ranked 66th. 		96.8
Ranked 56th. 2% more than Botswana
Schools connected to the Internet 3.8%
Ranked 13th. 		26.5%
Ranked 24th. 7 times more than Botswana
Primary education, pupils per 1000 169.48
Ranked 22nd. 24% more than South Africa 		136.83
Ranked 37th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 93.99
Ranked 45th. 		94.63
Ranked 20th. 1% more than Botswana
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1
Ranked 62nd. 		1.22
Ranked 41st. 22% more than Botswana
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 186,700
Ranked 95th. 		4.05 million
Ranked 27th. 22 times more than Botswana
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.05
Ranked 39th. 		1.07
Ranked 28th. 2% more than Botswana
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 5.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 101st. 		14.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd. 3 times more than Botswana
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 3.73
Ranked 52nd. 30 times more than South Africa 		0.124
Ranked 195th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 165th. The same as South Africa 		5
Ranked 155th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 14.01
Ranked 61st. 		29.02
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Botswana
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 27.39
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than South Africa 		12.19
Ranked 33th.
High school repeaters > Female 0.63
Ranked 78th. 		13.73
Ranked 18th. 22 times more than Botswana
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 83,600
Ranked 99th. 		2.17 million
Ranked 29th. 26 times more than Botswana
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 25.39
Ranked 54th. 		30.98
Ranked 41st. 22% more than Botswana
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 96.3
Ranked 62nd. 		97.5
Ranked 54th. 1% more than Botswana
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 85.5%
Ranked 54th. 11% more than South Africa 		77%
Ranked 66th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 330,417
Ranked 109th. 		7.31 million
Ranked 15th. 22 times more than Botswana
Primary education > Duration > Years 7 years
Ranked 16th. The same as South Africa 		7 years
Ranked 10th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $3,959.28
Ranked 26th. 15% more than South Africa 		$3,430.12
Ranked 31st.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 114.85
Ranked 28th. 7% more than South Africa 		107.68
Ranked 49th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 88.12
Ranked 40th. 		89.81
Ranked 18th. 2% more than Botswana
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 5.82%
Ranked 96th. 57% more than South Africa 		3.71%
Ranked 60th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 13
Ranked 20th. 		14
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Botswana
Elementary school > Gender ratio 97.88
Ranked 86th. 2% more than South Africa 		96.37
Ranked 110th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 98.41
Ranked 34th. 5% more than South Africa 		94.06
Ranked 49th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 17.6%
Ranked 67th. 23% more than South Africa 		14.3%
Ranked 75th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 87%
Ranked 103th. 		92%
Ranked 82nd. 6% more than Botswana
Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 159th. The same as South Africa 		5
Ranked 149th.
Primary education > Pupils 328,692
Ranked 110th. 		7.44 million
Ranked 13th. 23 times more than Botswana
Secondary education > Pupils 169,727
Ranked 106th. 		4.59 million
Ranked 17th. 27 times more than Botswana
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 77.5%
Ranked 51st. 7% more than South Africa 		72.2%
Ranked 59th.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 93.8
Ranked 67th. 		96.1
Ranked 59th. 2% more than Botswana
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 89.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th. 		95.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 6% more than Botswana
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 42.77%
Ranked 99th. 		53.68%
Ranked 56th. 26% more than Botswana
Secondary education, vocational pupils 8,873
Ranked 99th. 		246,515
Ranked 11th. 28 times more than Botswana
Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes 99.62%
Ranked 19th. 14% more than South Africa 		87.44%
Ranked 43th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 25.42
Ranked 53th. 		29.5
Ranked 29th. 16% more than Botswana
Secondary education > Teachers 11,845
Ranked 82nd. 		149,375
Ranked 28th. 13 times more than Botswana
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 12 years
Ranked 14th. 		13 years
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Botswana
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 89.1
Ranked 50th. 8% more than South Africa 		82.45
Ranked 46th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 158,504
Ranked 117th. 		4.31 million
Ranked 23th. 27 times more than Botswana
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 41.47
Ranked 55th. 		51.26
Ranked 48th. 24% more than Botswana
Duration of education > Primary level 7
Ranked 15th. The same as South Africa 		7
Ranked 8th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1.04
Ranked 1st. 3% more than South Africa 		1.01
Ranked 3rd.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 100.49%
Ranked 52nd. 1% more than South Africa 		99.56%
Ranked 70th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 31,506
Ranked 60th. 		503,390
Ranked 14th. 16 times more than Botswana
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 101.88
Ranked 60th. 16% more than South Africa 		87.92
Ranked 68th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 49.63%
Ranked 9th. 1% more than South Africa 		48.92%
Ranked 32nd.
Progression to secondary school 97.37%
Ranked 22nd. 9% more than South Africa 		89.72%
Ranked 61st.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 95.6%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than South Africa 		94.3%
Ranked 5th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 29.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than South Africa 		12.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 87%
Ranked 97th. 		93%
Ranked 77th. 7% more than Botswana
High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 35th. The same as South Africa 		16
Ranked 25th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 104th. 		7
Ranked 15th. 17% more than Botswana
Elementary school repeaters > All 4.67
Ranked 59th. 		7.96
Ranked 40th. 70% more than Botswana
School life expectancy > Male 11.9 years
Ranked 46th. 		14.1 years
Ranked 25th. 18% more than Botswana
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 89.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 		93.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 4% more than Botswana
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 183.19
Ranked 16th. 12% more than South Africa 		163.96
Ranked 34th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.187 per capita
Ranked 13th. 13% more than South Africa 		0.165 per capita
Ranked 29th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 23%
Ranked 39th. 77% more than South Africa 		13%
Ranked 63th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 86%
Ranked 103th. 		91%
Ranked 88th. 6% more than Botswana
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 92.1%
Ranked 3rd. 		93.5%
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Botswana
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 26.7
Ranked 58th. 		33.5
Ranked 44th. 25% more than Botswana
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 76%
Ranked 7th. 		77%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Botswana
Primary education > Teachers 12,717
Ranked 92nd. 		208,877
Ranked 20th. 16 times more than Botswana
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 11,169
Ranked 94th. 		275,589
Ranked 32nd. 25 times more than Botswana
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.2%
Ranked 32nd. 		51.87%
Ranked 19th. 1% more than Botswana
Private school enrolment > Primary level 4.9
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than South Africa 		1.7
Ranked 75th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 15th. The same as South Africa 		7
Ranked 10th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 6.86
Ranked 25th. 53% more than South Africa 		4.48
Ranked 77th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 91.51
Ranked 58th. 		98.44
Ranked 40th. 8% more than Botswana
Literacy > Men above 14 years 80.4%
Ranked 4th. 		84.1%
Ranked 4th. 5% more than Botswana
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 14.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than South Africa 		5.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 49.7%
Ranked 7th. 2% more than South Africa 		48.6%
Ranked 55th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $7.93 billion
Ranked 48th. 		$175.59 billion
Ranked 12th. 22 times more than Botswana
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 116th. 		7
Ranked 13th. 17% more than Botswana
Scouting > Members 3,898
Ranked 103th. 		69,316
Ranked 22nd. 18 times more than Botswana
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 92.61%
Ranked 12th. 12% more than South Africa 		82.89%
Ranked 42nd.
High school > Share of total education spending 32.7%
Ranked 60th. 4% more than South Africa 		31.45%
Ranked 63th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 69.6%
Ranked 46th. 22% more than South Africa 		57.2%
Ranked 61st.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 164,201
Ranked 109th. 		4.55 million
Ranked 17th. 28 times more than Botswana
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 6.39
Ranked 50th. Twice as much as South Africa 		3.2
Ranked 96th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 85.49
Ranked 45th. 		92.53
Ranked 37th. 8% more than Botswana
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 98.55
Ranked 33th. 2% more than South Africa 		96.47
Ranked 104th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 25,985
Ranked 34th. 		320,779
Ranked 16th. 12 times more than Botswana
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.965
Ranked 115th. 1% more than South Africa 		0.958
Ranked 123th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.5%
Ranked 21st. 		52.4%
Ranked 14th. 2% more than Botswana
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 87.62
Ranked 82nd. 		94.7
Ranked 61st. 8% more than Botswana
Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.95
Ranked 64th. 44% more than South Africa 		1.35
Ranked 77th.
Primary completion rate > Women 113
Ranked 6th. 14% more than South Africa 		99
Ranked 42nd.
School life expectancy > Female 12 years
Ranked 46th. 		14.1 years
Ranked 29th. 18% more than Botswana
Elementary school repeaters > Male 5.72
Ranked 53th. 		8.39
Ranked 42nd. 47% more than Botswana
Elementary school repeaters > Female 3.57
Ranked 62nd. 		7.51
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Botswana
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 83%
Ranked 52nd. 11% more than South Africa 		75%
Ranked 60th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 14.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than South Africa 		6.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.
High school teachers 12,481
Ranked 77th. 		164,697
Ranked 25th. 13 times more than Botswana
Elementary school teachers 13,012
Ranked 92nd. 		236,032
Ranked 19th. 18 times more than Botswana
High school enrolment rate > Male 98.22
Ranked 34th. 6% more than South Africa 		93.01
Ranked 50th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 81.8%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than South Africa 		80.9%
Ranked 4th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1.04%
Ranked 1st. 3% more than South Africa 		1.01%
Ranked 3rd.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 45.62
Ranked 71st. 		47.04
Ranked 68th. 3% more than Botswana
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 105.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th. 19% more than South Africa 		88.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 165,377
Ranked 103th. 		4.59 million
Ranked 18th. 28 times more than Botswana
Primary completion rate > Men 74
Ranked 90th. 		99
Ranked 37th. 34% more than Botswana
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 105.28
Ranked 28th. 		107.48
Ranked 22nd. 2% more than Botswana
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 95.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 		99.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 3% more than Botswana
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 177.22
Ranked 25th. 11% more than South Africa 		159.52
Ranked 39th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
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Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 17.4
Ranked 62nd. 		29.5
Ranked 12th. 70% more than Botswana
Pupils reaching grade 5 86.8
Ranked 38th. 35% more than South Africa 		64.5
Ranked 65th.
Progression to secondary level 90
Ranked 11th. 		92.2
Ranked 18th. 2% more than Botswana
High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 74.54%
Ranked 60th. 		100%
Ranked 1st. 34% more than Botswana
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 95.21%
Ranked 56th. 		98.78%
Ranked 34th. 4% more than Botswana
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 101.97%
Ranked 27th. 1% more than South Africa 		100.96%
Ranked 74th.
Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population 26.13%
Ranked 82nd. 		50.97%
Ranked 70th. 95% more than Botswana
Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group 94.49%
Ranked 34th. 		98.69%
Ranked 42nd. 4% more than Botswana
Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group 89.63%
Ranked 39th. 		98.63%
Ranked 41st. 10% more than Botswana
Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment 4.77%
Ranked 54th. 		7.96%
Ranked 42nd. 67% more than Botswana
Progression to secondary school > Female 97.73%
Ranked 20th. 8% more than South Africa 		90.9%
Ranked 56th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 105.31% gross
Ranked 58th. 		105.92% gross
Ranked 73th. 1% more than Botswana
Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort 90.47%
Ranked 35th. 10% more than South Africa 		82.45%
Ranked 43th.
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 103.81%
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than South Africa 		100.85%
Ranked 18th.
Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment 3.64%
Ranked 54th. 		7.51%
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Botswana
Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force 0.0
Ranked 69th. 		5.3%
Ranked 77th.
Labor force with primary education > % of total 55.9%
Ranked 7th. 36% more than South Africa 		41.2%
Ranked 11th.
Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force 26.2%
Ranked 54th. 		72.8%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Botswana
Labor force with secondary education > % of total 26.4%
Ranked 56th. 		31%
Ranked 57th. 17% more than Botswana
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 28.2%
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than South Africa 		5.8%
Ranked 35th.
Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force 51.5%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than South Africa 		17%
Ranked 61st.
Primary education > Pupils > % female 49.26% female
Ranked 13th. 1% more than South Africa 		48.73% female
Ranked 46th.
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 33%
Ranked 13th. 67% more than South Africa 		19.73%
Ranked 53th.
Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment 0.326%
Ranked 94th. 		14.64%
Ranked 17th. 45 times more than Botswana
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.186 per capita
Ranked 17th. 16% more than South Africa 		0.161 per capita
Ranked 33th.
Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 23.28%
Ranked 90th. 		52%
Ranked 69th. 2 times more than Botswana
Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort 92.33%
Ranked 30th. 11% more than South Africa 		83.39%
Ranked 39th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female 34.67%
Ranked 104th. 		43.49%
Ranked 23th. 25% more than Botswana
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 79.16%
Ranked 93th. 		100.29%
Ranked 8th. 27% more than Botswana
Progression to secondary school > % 97.3%
Ranked 49th. 8% more than South Africa 		89.72%
Ranked 63th.
Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment 3.58%
Ranked 63th. 		7.51%
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Botswana
Trained teachers in primary education, male > % of male teachers 99.81%
Ranked 15th. 7% more than South Africa 		93.38%
Ranked 26th.
Elementary teachers > % trained 94.29%
Ranked 21st. 20% more than South Africa 		78.66%
Ranked 25th.
Female elementary teachers > % trained 95.17%
Ranked 17th. 20% more than South Africa 		79.31%
Ranked 23th.
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 25.63%
Ranked 70th. 		52.58%
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Botswana
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population 27.11%
Ranked 63th. 		51.06%
Ranked 56th. 88% more than Botswana
Elementary school graduate rate > Male 84.78
Ranked 53th. 13% more than South Africa 		74.97
Ranked 59th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male per 1000 13.85
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than South Africa 		6.87
Ranked 31st.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group 109.22%
Ranked 47th. 10% more than South Africa 		98.95%
Ranked 52nd.
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 107.85%
Ranked 64th. 3% more than South Africa 		104.3%
Ranked 49th.
School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 4.5% gross
Ranked 43th. 		17.07% gross
Ranked 74th. 4 times more than Botswana
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 24.17%
Ranked 71st. 		54.08%
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Botswana
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 49.11%
Ranked 18th. 1% more than South Africa 		48.84%
Ranked 39th.
Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Men 99.81%
Ranked 16th. 7% more than South Africa 		93.38%
Ranked 27th.
Elementary school teachers > % female 80.11%
Ranked 50th. 5% more than South Africa 		76.52%
Ranked 68th.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 37.84%
Ranked 76th. 		39.07%
Ranked 75th. 3% more than Botswana
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 10,642
Ranked 85th. 		226,966
Ranked 31st. 21 times more than Botswana
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 88.11%
Ranked 82nd. 		91.92%
Ranked 70th. 4% more than Botswana
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 16.59
Ranked 99th. 		51.24
Ranked 77th. 3 times more than Botswana
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 15.93
Ranked 99th. 		51.03
Ranked 77th. 3 times more than Botswana
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 113.47
Ranked 31st. 9% more than South Africa 		103.77
Ranked 60th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 116.2
Ranked 28th. 4% more than South Africa 		111.54
Ranked 45th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 89.33
Ranked 42nd. 7% more than South Africa 		83.39
Ranked 40th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 88.87
Ranked 44th. 9% more than South Africa 		81.58
Ranked 43th.
Secondary education, teachers > % female 50.16%
Ranked 69th. 		54.76%
Ranked 59th. 9% more than Botswana
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 80.43%
Ranked 77th. 		84.07%
Ranked 70th. 5% more than Botswana
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 22.8%
Ranked 61st. 		77%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Botswana
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 9.49%
Ranked 5th. 59% more than South Africa 		5.96%
Ranked 29th.
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 60.1%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than South Africa 		18.6%
Ranked 72nd.
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 0.0
Ranked 69th. 		5.2%
Ranked 77th.

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