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  • 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 > 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Researchers in R&D > Per million people: Researchers in R&D (per million people). Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Female: 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.
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • 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."
  • 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).
  • 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).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female 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).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary 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).
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Expenditure per student > Secondary > % 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education 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)."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education 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)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • 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, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary 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).
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: 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 as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • 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 > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female 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.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. 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 primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. 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 secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
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STAT Burkina Faso Germany HISTORY
Children out of school, primary 917,044
Ranked 4th. 127 times more than Germany 		7,230
Ranked 76th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 55.71
Ranked 3rd. 630 times more than Germany 		0.0884
Ranked 114th.
Children out of school, primary, female 474,376
Ranked 4th. 29 times more than Germany 		16,194
Ranked 55th.
College and university > Gender parity index 0.496
Ranked 81st. 		0.885
Ranked 47th. 79% more than Burkina Faso
College and university > Share of total education spending 20.18%
Ranked 21st. 		27.16%
Ranked 21st. 35% more than Burkina Faso
Compulsary education duration 10
Ranked 44th. 		13
Ranked 4th. 30% more than Burkina Faso
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.43%
Ranked 38th. 		5.08%
Ranked 54th. 48% more than Burkina Faso
High school enrolment rate 48.91
Ranked 12th. 		98.86
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Burkina Faso
Literacy > Female 15.2%
Ranked 156th. 		99%
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Burkina Faso
Literacy > Total population 21.8%
Ranked 160th. 		99%
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Burkina Faso
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 141st. 50% more than Germany 		4
Ranked 181st.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 2.95
Ranked 64th. 		3.09
Ranked 109th. 5% more than Burkina Faso
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 48.24
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Germany 		11.82
Ranked 113th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 26.33
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Germany 		12.88
Ranked 62nd.
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 81st. 		9
Ranked 1st. 29% more than Burkina Faso
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 28.82
Ranked 3rd. 147 times more than Germany 		0.196
Ranked 104th.
College and university > Gender ratio 49.99
Ranked 80th. 		88.74
Ranked 44th. 78% more than Burkina Faso
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 123th. The same as Germany 		3
Ranked 28th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 0.611 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th. 		7.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 12 times more than Burkina Faso
Duration of compulsory education 10 years
Ranked 63th. 		13 years
Ranked 1st. 30% more than Burkina Faso
Secondary education, pupils 676,337
Ranked 28th. 		7.53 million
Ranked 10th. 11 times more than Burkina Faso
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.8
Ranked 143th. 		1
Ranked 20th. 25% more than Burkina Faso
School life expectancy > Total 2.8 years
Ranked 108th. 		15.3 years
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Burkina Faso
Primary education, teachers 48,592
Ranked 26th. 		252,845
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Burkina Faso
Primary education, pupils 2.34 million
Ranked 24th. 		2.99 million
Ranked 36th. 28% more than Burkina Faso
Tertiary enrollment 1%
Ranked 11th. 		46.3%
Ranked 4th. 46 times more than Burkina Faso
High school > Gender ratio 74.4
Ranked 6th. 		97.54
Ranked 74th. 31% more than Burkina Faso
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 75th. The same as Germany 		6
Ranked 38th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 1.6
Ranked 28th. 10 times more than Germany 		0.157
Ranked 92nd.
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 137th. The same as Germany 		3
Ranked 53th.
Literacy > Male 29.4%
Ranked 156th. 		99%
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Burkina Faso
Spending > USD 258.85 million
Ranked 108th. 		157.95 billion
Ranked 3rd. 610 times more than Burkina Faso
High school > Private school share 41.07%
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Germany 		8.76%
Ranked 81st.
Spending > Proportion 3.26
Ranked 118th. 		4.28
Ranked 79th. 31% more than Burkina Faso
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 47.18
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Germany 		14.19
Ranked 121st.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 201st. The same as Germany 		3
Ranked 73th.
High school repeaters > Male 24.26
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Germany 		3.19
Ranked 56th.
Preschool enrollment rate 78.53
Ranked 5th. 		104.77
Ranked 65th. 33% more than Burkina Faso
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 3,208.76
Ranked 133th. 		113,236.01
Ranked 4th. 35 times more than Burkina Faso
Primary completion rate 31
Ranked 122nd. 		94
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Burkina Faso
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 16,054
Ranked 104th. 		2.33 million
Ranked 10th. 145 times more than Burkina Faso
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 149th. 50% more than Germany 		4
Ranked 191st.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 1.56
Ranked 35th. 		7.15
Ranked 36th. 5 times more than Burkina Faso
Secondary education, teachers 25,684
Ranked 14th. 		584,535
Ranked 8th. 23 times more than Burkina Faso
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 23.56
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Germany 		10.2
Ranked 99th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 74th. 		6
Ranked 1st. 50% more than Burkina Faso
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 26.89
Ranked 2nd. 90 times more than Germany 		0.298
Ranked 102nd.
Spending per student > High school 30.27
Ranked 11th. 47% more than Germany 		20.66
Ranked 38th.
Secondary education, general pupils 648,956
Ranked 33th. 		6.07 million
Ranked 12th. 9 times more than Burkina Faso
High school > Gender parity index 0.81
Ranked 10th. 		0.947
Ranked 110th. 17% more than Burkina Faso
Scientific and technical journal articles 23
Ranked 105th. 		44,305
Ranked 4th. 1926 times more than Burkina Faso
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 8%
Ranked 67th. 		39%
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Burkina Faso
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 5.26%
Ranked 60th. 28% more than Germany 		4.1%
Ranked 72nd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 1.31
Ranked 123th. 		28.3
Ranked 55th. 22 times more than Burkina Faso
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 174th. The same as Germany 		6
Ranked 50th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 16.6%
Ranked 21st. 69% more than Germany 		9.8%
Ranked 68th.
Children out of school, primary, male 442,668
Ranked 4th. 18 times more than Germany 		24,606
Ranked 48th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.7%
Ranked 23th. 2% more than Germany 		4.6%
Ranked 58th.
High school > Students per teacher 26.33
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Germany 		12.88
Ranked 64th.
Secondary education > General pupils 272,980
Ranked 58th. 		6.59 million
Ranked 12th. 24 times more than Burkina Faso
Spending per student > Elementary school 29.13
Ranked 5th. 81% more than Germany 		16.08
Ranked 40th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 132nd. 20% more than Germany 		10
Ranked 186th.
High school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 34th. 30% more than Germany 		10
Ranked 162nd.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 84th. 		2.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 125th. 39% more than Burkina Faso
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 1.01 million
Ranked 72nd. 		3.3 million
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Burkina Faso
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 0.9%
Ranked 155th. 		96.2%
Ranked 11th. 107 times more than Burkina Faso
Elementary school graduate rate 71.13
Ranked 10th. 		95.63
Ranked 31st. 34% more than Burkina Faso
Public spending per student > Primary level 22.2
Ranked 3rd. 25% more than Germany 		17.8
Ranked 22nd.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 41.09
Ranked 66th. 		92.04
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Burkina Faso
Primary education, pupils per 1000 142.41
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Germany 		36.55
Ranked 152nd.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.45
Ranked 89th. 		1.03
Ranked 60th. 2 times more than Burkina Faso
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.7
Ranked 127th. 		0.98
Ranked 80th. 40% more than Burkina Faso
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 1.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st. 		28.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 21 times more than Burkina Faso
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.201
Ranked 177th. 		1.38
Ranked 98th. 7 times more than Burkina Faso
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 70th. 		9
Ranked 1st. 29% more than Burkina Faso
Teacher student ratio > High school 30.33
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Germany 		13.24
Ranked 55th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.125
Ranked 135th. 		0.927
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Burkina Faso
High school repeaters > Female 27.73
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Germany 		2.26
Ranked 57th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 49.05
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Germany 		13.5
Ranked 103th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 68.9%
Ranked 75th. 		99.2%
Ranked 12th. 44% more than Burkina Faso
Elementary school > Enrolled students 1.91 million
Ranked 2nd. 		3.24 million
Ranked 34th. 69% more than Burkina Faso
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 140th. 50% more than Germany 		4 years
Ranked 170th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $193.99
Ranked 108th. 		$23,804.70
Ranked 11th. 123 times more than Burkina Faso
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 86.66
Ranked 5th. 		99.13
Ranked 79th. 14% more than Burkina Faso
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 39.43
Ranked 78th. 		74.21
Ranked 58th. 88% more than Burkina Faso
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 15.57%
Ranked 31st. 4 times more than Germany 		4.34%
Ranked 98th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 135th. 20% more than Germany 		10
Ranked 193th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 88.15
Ranked 6th. 		99.62
Ranked 37th. 13% more than Burkina Faso
High school enrolment rate > Female 45.37
Ranked 11th. 		98.61
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Burkina Faso
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 45%
Ranked 135th. 		96%
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Burkina Faso
Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 66th. 		9
Ranked 1st. 29% more than Burkina Faso
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 620
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than Germany 		42.5
Ranked 38th.
Primary education > Pupils 1.27 million
Ranked 39th. 		3.31 million
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Burkina Faso
Secondary education > Pupils 295,412
Ranked 54th. 		8.38 million
Ranked 9th. 28 times more than Burkina Faso
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 3.2%
Ranked 155th. 		96.9%
Ranked 12th. 30 times more than Burkina Faso
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 19.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 154th. 		102.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 5 times more than Burkina Faso
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 25.4%
Ranked 119th. 		49%
Ranked 81st. 93% more than Burkina Faso
Secondary education, vocational pupils 27,381
Ranked 33th. 		1.46 million
Ranked 8th. 53 times more than Burkina Faso
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 84.25%
Ranked 13th. 8% more than Germany 		78.06%
Ranked 35th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 48.24
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Germany 		11.82
Ranked 115th.
Secondary education > Teachers 7,840
Ranked 86th. 		597,681.1
Ranked 7th. 76 times more than Burkina Faso
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 5 years
Ranked 91st. 		16 years
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Burkina Faso
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 236,914
Ranked 110th. 		8.45 million
Ranked 12th. 36 times more than Burkina Faso
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 2.04
Ranked 135th. 		536.81
Ranked 17th. 263 times more than Burkina Faso
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 129th. 50% more than Germany 		4
Ranked 150th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 85.2%
Ranked 6th. 		98.14%
Ranked 77th. 15% more than Burkina Faso
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 865,678
Ranked 2nd. 206 times more than Germany 		4,196
Ranked 97th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 42.15%
Ranked 163th. 		48.6%
Ranked 70th. 15% more than Burkina Faso
Progression to secondary school 45.98%
Ranked 74th. 		98.71%
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Burkina Faso
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 40%
Ranked 130th. 		96%
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Burkina Faso
High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 61st. The same as Germany 		16
Ranked 17th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 43th. 17% more than Germany 		6
Ranked 49th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 10.52
Ranked 29th. 8 times more than Germany 		1.27
Ranked 82nd.
School life expectancy > Male 3.5 years
Ranked 96th. 		15.5 years
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Burkina Faso
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 20.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 99th. 		79.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th. 4 times more than Burkina Faso
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 82.31
Ranked 123th. 2 times more than Germany 		40.05
Ranked 166th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.084 per capita
Ranked 121st. 2 times more than Germany 		0.04 per capita
Ranked 162nd.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 51%
Ranked 129th. 		96%
Ranked 44th. 88% more than Burkina Faso
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 47.4
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Germany 		14.8
Ranked 117th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 38%
Ranked 10th. 		86%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Burkina Faso
Primary education > Teachers 26,938
Ranked 42nd. 		232,936.5
Ranked 17th. 9 times more than Burkina Faso
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 22,432
Ranked 36th. 		1.79 million
Ranked 5th. 80 times more than Burkina Faso
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 39.93%
Ranked 150th. 		48.25%
Ranked 106th. 21% more than Burkina Faso
Private school enrolment > Primary level 11.4
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Germany 		2.4
Ranked 64th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 129th. 50% more than Germany 		4
Ranked 157th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 22.01
Ranked 86th. 		101.58
Ranked 33th. 5 times more than Burkina Faso
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 2.01
Ranked 84th. 		2.82
Ranked 126th. 41% more than Burkina Faso
Female enrolment share > Primary level 41.3%
Ranked 140th. 		48.5%
Ranked 66th. 17% more than Burkina Faso
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $3.10 billion
Ranked 78th. 		$1.95 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 627 times more than Burkina Faso
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 172nd. The same as Germany 		6
Ranked 50th.
Scouting > Members 9,700
Ranked 78th. 		112,503
Ranked 14th. 12 times more than Burkina Faso
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 99.32%
Ranked 2nd. 20% more than Germany 		82.97%
Ranked 41st.
High school > Share of total education spending 18.76%
Ranked 46th. 		45.55%
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Burkina Faso
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 8%
Ranked 91st. 		87.7%
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Burkina Faso
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 441,781
Ranked 3rd. 		6.17 million
Ranked 11th. 14 times more than Burkina Faso
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 0.601
Ranked 125th. 		7.24
Ranked 39th. 12 times more than Burkina Faso
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 20.34
Ranked 98th. 		79.87
Ranked 57th. 4 times more than Burkina Faso
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 80.02
Ranked 98th. 		99.78
Ranked 32nd. 25% more than Burkina Faso
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.946
Ranked 7th. 		0.995
Ranked 57th. 5% more than Burkina Faso
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 39.2%
Ranked 119th. 		48.4%
Ranked 82nd. 23% more than Burkina Faso
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 155
Ranked 5th. 		15,897
Ranked 4th. 103 times more than Burkina Faso
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 30.9
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Germany 		7.2
Ranked 56th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 19.27
Ranked 158th. 		102.4
Ranked 44th. 5 times more than Burkina Faso
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.589
Ranked 113th. 		1.37
Ranked 75th. 2 times more than Burkina Faso
Primary completion rate > Women 27
Ranked 115th. 		94
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Burkina Faso
School life expectancy > Female 2.2 years
Ranked 95th. 		15.2 years
Ranked 17th. 7 times more than Burkina Faso
Elementary school repeaters > Male 10.57
Ranked 29th. 8 times more than Germany 		1.34
Ranked 82nd.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 10.45
Ranked 25th. 9 times more than Germany 		1.2
Ranked 80th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 68.1%
Ranked 63th. 		98.7%
Ranked 14th. 45% more than Burkina Faso
High school teachers 13,964
Ranked 65th. 		597,269
Ranked 8th. 43 times more than Burkina Faso
Elementary school teachers 38,983
Ranked 4th. 		239,761
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Burkina Faso
High school enrolment rate > Male 51.77
Ranked 11th. 		99.1
Ranked 23th. 91% more than Burkina Faso
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 295,412
Ranked 89th. 		8.27 million
Ranked 8th. 28 times more than Burkina Faso
Primary completion rate > Men 35
Ranked 117th. 		94
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Burkina Faso
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 22.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th. 		101.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 5 times more than Burkina Faso
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 94.68
Ranked 80th. 2 times more than Germany 		40.06
Ranked 163th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 70.43
Ranked 84th. 		98.32
Ranked 92nd. 40% more than Burkina Faso
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
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Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 27.9
Ranked 22nd. 81% more than Germany 		15.4
Ranked 75th.
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.096 per capita
Ranked 79th. 2 times more than Germany 		0.04 per capita
Ranked 163th.
Researchers in R&D > Per million people 45.08
Ranked 34th. 		3,979.22
Ranked 9th. 88 times more than Burkina Faso
Elementary school graduate rate > Female 71.53
Ranked 9th. 		96.09
Ranked 29th. 34% more than Burkina Faso
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 2,354
Ranked 67th. 		344,020
Ranked 5th. 146 times more than Burkina Faso
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 392,446
Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than Germany 		17,720
Ranked 52nd.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 473,232
Ranked 2nd. 42 times more than Germany 		11,373
Ranked 57th.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 48.17%
Ranked 1st. 15% more than Germany 		41.85%
Ranked 56th.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 25,877
Ranked 3rd. 		1.74 million
Ranked 4th. 67 times more than Burkina Faso
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 68.31%
Ranked 3rd. 		98.94%
Ranked 17th. 45% more than Burkina Faso
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 3.03
Ranked 111th. 		108.32
Ranked 7th. 36 times more than Burkina Faso
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 2.99
Ranked 113th. 		109.87
Ranked 7th. 37 times more than Burkina Faso
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 83.48
Ranked 3rd. 		98.54
Ranked 77th. 18% more than Burkina Faso
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 89.73
Ranked 4th. 		99.7
Ranked 77th. 11% more than Burkina Faso
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 0.166%
Ranked 4th. 		25.6%
Ranked 17th. 154 times more than Burkina Faso
Primary education, teachers > % female 37.65%
Ranked 62nd. 		84.43%
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Burkina Faso
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 8.74%
Ranked 39th. 		39.32%
Ranked 54th. 4 times more than Burkina Faso
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 18.02%
Ranked 21st. 69% more than Germany 		10.69%
Ranked 78th.
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 44.4%
Ranked 32nd. 32% more than Germany 		33.6%
Ranked 45th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 8.3%
Ranked 57th. 		11.2%
Ranked 69th. 35% more than Burkina Faso
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 5.6%
Ranked 54th. 		10.6%
Ranked 60th. 89% more than Burkina Faso
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 51.19% gross
Ranked 103th. 		100.07% gross
Ranked 97th. 95% more than Burkina Faso
Primary education > Teachers > % female 29.06% female
Ranked 85th. 		82.92% female
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Burkina Faso
Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 21.65%
Ranked 16th. 		22.34%
Ranked 38th. 3% more than Burkina Faso
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 40.73% female
Ranked 80th. 		48.24% female
Ranked 84th. 18% more than Burkina Faso
Government spending on education > % of GDP 3.43%
Ranked 38th. 		5.08%
Ranked 54th. 48% more than Burkina Faso
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 59.45%
Ranked 4th. 		98.15%
Ranked 14th. 65% more than Burkina Faso
Government spending on education > % of government spending 21.83%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Germany 		9.73%
Ranked 77th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 73.51%
Ranked 5th. 		104.57%
Ranked 58th. 42% more than Burkina Faso
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 4 years
Ranked 92nd. 		16 years
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Burkina Faso
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 91.38%
Ranked 47th. 		96.36%
Ranked 95th. 5% more than Burkina Faso
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 3.74%
Ranked 60th. 		110.82%
Ranked 7th. 30 times more than Burkina Faso
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 3.69%
Ranked 60th. 		112.24%
Ranked 8th. 30 times more than Burkina Faso
Secondary education, pupils > % female 43.95%
Ranked 62nd. 		47.45%
Ranked 101st. 8% more than Burkina Faso
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 15.37%
Ranked 6th. 		18.26%
Ranked 43th. 19% more than Burkina Faso
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 1.66
Ranked 47th. 		17.82
Ranked 35th. 11 times more than Burkina Faso
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 0.258
Ranked 35th. 		4.27
Ranked 36th. 17 times more than Burkina Faso
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 29.85%
Ranked 74th. 		59.27%
Ranked 14th. 99% more than Burkina Faso
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 5 years
Ranked 93th. 		16 years
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Burkina Faso
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 49.56%
Ranked 45th. 		107.23%
Ranked 68th. 2 times more than Burkina Faso
School enrollment, primary > % gross 84.96%
Ranked 73th. 		100.76%
Ranked 92nd. 19% more than Burkina Faso
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 11.58% gross
Ranked 91st. 		99.43% gross
Ranked 30th. 9 times more than Burkina Faso
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 68.06%
Ranked 51st. 		97.55%
Ranked 20th. 43% more than Burkina Faso
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 72.79%
Ranked 39th. 		96.96%
Ranked 28th. 33% more than Burkina Faso
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 8.13%
Ranked 31st. 15 times more than Germany 		0.528%
Ranked 96th.
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 30.02
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Germany 		11.92
Ranked 57th.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 23.18%
Ranked 61st. 		99.13%
Ranked 38th. 4 times more than Burkina Faso
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 25.5%
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Germany 		1.84%
Ranked 69th.

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