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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."
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • 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: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • 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."
  • 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 capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • School enrollment > Primary > 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.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: 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.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % 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.
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% 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.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% net). Adjusted net 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (current 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 current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Male is the number of males age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the male population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 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.
  • Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females 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.
  • 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.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Repitition rate > Primary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of primary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • 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.
  • Outcomes > 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."
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
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STAT Comoros Philippines HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 73.6
Ranked 80th. 		93.6
Ranked 43th. 27% more than Comoros
Children out of school, primary 15,919
Ranked 72nd. 		1.47 million
Ranked 4th. 92 times more than Comoros
Children out of school, primary per 1000 25.16
Ranked 22nd. 57% more than Philippines 		15.99
Ranked 32nd.
Children out of school, primary, female 9,336
Ranked 63th. 		665,779
Ranked 5th. 71 times more than Comoros
College and university > Gender parity index 0.851
Ranked 66th. 		1.24
Ranked 62nd. 46% more than Comoros
College and university > Share of total education spending 14.61%
Ranked 77th. 22% more than Philippines 		11.96%
Ranked 91st.
Compulsary education duration 6
Ranked 91st. The same as Philippines 		6
Ranked 176th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 7.61%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Philippines 		2.65%
Ranked 108th.
High school enrolment rate 63.18
Ranked 101st. 		97.51
Ranked 43th. 54% more than Comoros
Literacy > Total population 56.5%
Ranked 138th. 		95.9%
Ranked 56th. 70% more than Comoros
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 25th. The same as Philippines 		6
Ranked 105th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 6
Ranked 39th. 27% more than Philippines 		4.74
Ranked 67th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 27.75
Ranked 44th. 		31.44
Ranked 38th. 13% more than Comoros
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.8
Ranked 69th. 		34.81
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Comoros
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 19th. 75% more than Philippines 		4
Ranked 197th.
Literacy > Female 49.3%
Ranked 130th. 		95.8%
Ranked 52nd. 94% more than Comoros
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 14.75
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Philippines 		7.25
Ranked 32nd.
College and university > Gender ratio 77.05
Ranked 93th. 		124.04
Ranked 44th. 61% more than Comoros
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Philippines 		1
Ranked 200th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Philippines 		2.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th.
Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 99th. 14% more than Philippines 		7 years
Ranked 126th.
Secondary education, pupils 75,158
Ranked 56th. 		6.77 million
Ranked 15th. 90 times more than Comoros
College and university > Private school share 13.71%
Ranked 33th. 		62.57%
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Comoros
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.88
Ranked 127th. 		0.99
Ranked 52nd. 13% more than Comoros
Literacy > Adult literacy 75.1%
Ranked 83th. 		93.4%
Ranked 42nd. 24% more than Comoros
Primary education, teachers 4,201
Ranked 108th. 		435,385
Ranked 7th. 104 times more than Comoros
Primary education, pupils 133,023
Ranked 66th. 		13.69 million
Ranked 10th. 103 times more than Comoros
Adult literacy rate > Female 67.8
Ranked 78th. 		93.9
Ranked 40th. 38% more than Comoros
Tertiary enrollment 1.1%
Ranked 36th. 		31.2%
Ranked 39th. 28 times more than Comoros
High school > Gender ratio 75.57
Ranked 134th. 		109.01
Ranked 13th. 44% more than Comoros
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 15th. The same as Philippines 		6
Ranked 109th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 23.57
Ranked 23th. 62 times more than Philippines 		0.379
Ranked 89th.
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 50th. 3 times more than Philippines 		1
Ranked 204th.
Literacy > Male 63.6%
Ranked 137th. 		96%
Ranked 58th. 51% more than Comoros
Spending > USD 22.25 million
Ranked 145th. 		4.06 billion
Ranked 48th. 182 times more than Comoros
High school > Private school share 29.48%
Ranked 14th. 49% more than Philippines 		19.84%
Ranked 44th.
Spending > Proportion 4.19
Ranked 80th. 91% more than Philippines 		2.19
Ranked 144th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 34.98
Ranked 30th. 1% more than Philippines 		34.53
Ranked 38th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 64th. 		5
Ranked 10th. 67% more than Comoros
High school repeaters > Male 17.29
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Philippines 		4.32
Ranked 50th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 55.7%
Ranked 114th. 		95.1%
Ranked 2nd. 71% more than Comoros
Preschool enrollment rate 119.4
Ranked 14th. 8% more than Philippines 		110.09
Ranked 39th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 3,706.56
Ranked 125th. 		11,639.11
Ranked 70th. 3 times more than Comoros
Primary completion rate 51
Ranked 110th. 		97
Ranked 42nd. 90% more than Comoros
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 1,707
Ranked 123th. 		2.43 million
Ranked 9th. 1422 times more than Comoros
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 29th. The same as Philippines 		6
Ranked 110th.
Children out of school > Primary 49,426
Ranked 49th. 		646,449
Ranked 15th. 13 times more than Comoros
Secondary education, teachers 3,111
Ranked 95th. 		194,373
Ranked 19th. 62 times more than Comoros
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 5.31
Ranked 60th. 3 times more than Philippines 		2.12
Ranked 94th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 25.93
Ranked 26th. 		34.65
Ranked 7th. 34% more than Comoros
High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 18th. 33% more than Philippines 		3
Ranked 151st.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 10.4
Ranked 24th. 19% more than Philippines 		8.74
Ranked 28th.
Spending per student > High school 25.45
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Philippines 		9.2
Ranked 71st.
Secondary education, general pupils 74,771
Ranked 68th. 		6.77 million
Ranked 11th. 91 times more than Comoros
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 43.6%
Ranked 22nd. 10 times more than Philippines 		4.4%
Ranked 101st.
High school > Gender parity index 0.757
Ranked 143th. 		1.08
Ranked 21st. 43% more than Comoros
Scientific and technical journal articles 1
Ranked 158th. 		179
Ranked 70th. 179 times more than Comoros
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 8%
Ranked 68th. 		56%
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Comoros
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 59.48%
Ranked 6th. 155 times more than Philippines 		0.384%
Ranked 130th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 3.07
Ranked 113th. 		29.98
Ranked 48th. 10 times more than Comoros
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 44th. The same as Philippines 		6
Ranked 136th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 24.1%
Ranked 3rd. 47% more than Philippines 		16.4%
Ranked 33th.
Children out of school, primary, male 6,583
Ranked 67th. 		803,396
Ranked 4th. 122 times more than Comoros
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 3.9%
Ranked 80th. 56% more than Philippines 		2.5%
Ranked 90th.
High school > Students per teacher 13.8
Ranked 69th. 		34.81
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Comoros
Secondary education > General pupils 43,181
Ranked 79th. 		6.31 million
Ranked 13th. 146 times more than Comoros
Spending per student > Elementary school 27.2
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Philippines 		8.65
Ranked 72nd.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 37th. The same as Philippines 		12
Ranked 104th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 37th. The same as Philippines 		12
Ranked 97th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th. 10% more than Philippines 		4.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 106,972
Ranked 134th. 		12.97 million
Ranked 10th. 121 times more than Comoros
Elementary school graduate rate 71.69
Ranked 74th. 		73.24
Ranked 73th. 2% more than Comoros
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 84.9
Ranked 83th. 		94.8
Ranked 68th. 12% more than Comoros
Public spending per student > Primary level 12.6
Ranked 41st. 		14.3
Ranked 33th. 13% more than Comoros
Primary education, pupils per 1000 185.4
Ranked 12th. 24% more than Philippines 		148.95
Ranked 39th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 104.75
Ranked 12th. 42% more than Philippines 		73.64
Ranked 103th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.77
Ranked 98th. 		1.23
Ranked 39th. 60% more than Comoros
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 193,500
Ranked 94th. 		2.26 million
Ranked 42nd. 12 times more than Comoros
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.76
Ranked 121st. 		1.12
Ranked 15th. 47% more than Comoros
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 3.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th. 		30.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 10 times more than Comoros
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 5.29
Ranked 39th. 43 times more than Philippines 		0.122
Ranked 196th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 16th. 75% more than Philippines 		4
Ranked 177th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 13.81
Ranked 68th. 		35.13
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Comoros
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 93.55
Ranked 7th. 12 times more than Philippines 		7.67
Ranked 47th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.189
Ranked 124th. 		0.587
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Comoros
High school repeaters > Female 17.22
Ranked 8th. 12 times more than Philippines 		1.43
Ranked 66th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 113,300
Ranked 91st. 		1.15 million
Ranked 47th. 10 times more than Comoros
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 30.15
Ranked 37th. 		33.67
Ranked 36th. 12% more than Comoros
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 84.1
Ranked 80th. 		95.7
Ranked 66th. 14% more than Comoros
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 71.7%
Ranked 68th. About the same as Philippines 		71.5%
Ranked 69th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 111,115
Ranked 111th. 		13.41 million
Ranked 8th. 121 times more than Comoros
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 25th. The same as Philippines 		6 years
Ranked 103th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $230.63
Ranked 134th. 		$846.14
Ranked 66th. 4 times more than Comoros
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 95.69
Ranked 99th. 		134.64
Ranked 11th. 41% more than Comoros
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 104.21
Ranked 12th. 42% more than Philippines 		73.64
Ranked 69th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 12.37%
Ranked 40th. 52% more than Philippines 		8.13%
Ranked 85th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 37th. The same as Philippines 		12
Ranked 106th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 91.57
Ranked 112th. 		98.34
Ranked 69th. 7% more than Comoros
High school enrolment rate > Female 55.08
Ranked 98th. 		96.55
Ranked 41st. 75% more than Comoros
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 50.7%
Ranked 26th. 11 times more than Philippines 		4.5%
Ranked 102nd.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 55%
Ranked 118th. 		94%
Ranked 73th. 71% more than Comoros
Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 20th. 75% more than Philippines 		4
Ranked 176th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 128.7
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Philippines 		23.2
Ranked 57th.
Primary education > Pupils 106,700
Ranked 76th. 		13.02 million
Ranked 9th. 122 times more than Comoros
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 85.7
Ranked 84th. 		93.9
Ranked 66th. 10% more than Comoros
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 67.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th. 		77.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 99th. 14% more than Comoros
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 43.18%
Ranked 95th. 		55.26%
Ranked 45th. 28% more than Comoros
Secondary education, vocational pupils 387
Ranked 57th. 		0.0
Ranked 83th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 97.86%
Ranked 2nd. 22% more than Philippines 		79.94%
Ranked 32nd.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 27.75
Ranked 43th. 		31.44
Ranked 35th. 13% more than Comoros
Secondary education > Teachers 3,138
Ranked 53th. 		168,058
Ranked 24th. 54 times more than Comoros
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 8 years
Ranked 14th. 		12 years
Ranked 67th. 50% more than Comoros
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 80.32
Ranked 57th. 5% more than Philippines 		76.84
Ranked 59th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 38,272
Ranked 137th. 		6.07 million
Ranked 16th. 159 times more than Comoros
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 1.99
Ranked 133th. 		2.17
Ranked 88th. 9% more than Comoros
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 24th. The same as Philippines 		6
Ranked 99th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.77
Ranked 99th. 		1.03
Ranked 2nd. 34% more than Comoros
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 22,245
Ranked 66th. 		961,298
Ranked 7th. 43 times more than Comoros
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 84.19%
Ranked 130th. 		101.69%
Ranked 28th. 21% more than Comoros
Public spending per student > Secondary level 36.1
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Philippines 		12.5
Ranked 53th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 44.33%
Ranked 157th. 		48.58%
Ranked 72nd. 10% more than Comoros
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 339.18
Ranked 8th. 12 times more than Philippines 		27.34
Ranked 102nd.
Progression to secondary school 63.18%
Ranked 63th. 		96.62%
Ranked 44th. 53% more than Comoros
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 48.4%
Ranked 109th. 		96.6%
Ranked 2nd. Twice as much as Comoros
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 91.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 12 times more than Philippines 		7.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 51%
Ranked 114th. 		96%
Ranked 53th. 88% more than Comoros
High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 13th. 7% more than Philippines 		15
Ranked 140th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 46th. The same as Philippines 		6
Ranked 122nd.
Elementary school repeaters > All 24.43
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Philippines 		2.31
Ranked 82nd.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 71.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 		77.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 7% more than Comoros
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.19 per capita
Ranked 9th. 15% more than Philippines 		0.165 per capita
Ranked 30th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 192.39
Ranked 10th. 20% more than Philippines 		160.22
Ranked 39th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 36.4%
Ranked 20th. 8 times more than Philippines 		4.3%
Ranked 97th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 60%
Ranked 118th. 		93%
Ranked 69th. 55% more than Comoros
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 62.9%
Ranked 117th. 		93.6%
Ranked 2nd. 49% more than Comoros
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 35.9
Ranked 35th. 2% more than Philippines 		35.2
Ranked 40th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 28%
Ranked 89th. 		90%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Comoros
Primary education > Teachers 3,050
Ranked 72nd. 		376,988
Ranked 9th. 124 times more than Comoros
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 44.92%
Ranked 132nd. 		51.48%
Ranked 24th. 15% more than Comoros
Private school enrolment > Primary level 10.7
Ranked 21st. 47% more than Philippines 		7.3
Ranked 43th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 24th. The same as Philippines 		6
Ranked 97th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.08
Ranked 38th. 13% more than Philippines 		4.48
Ranked 78th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 49.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 16 times more than Philippines 		3.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 45.9%
Ranked 128th. 		48.9%
Ranked 30th. 7% more than Comoros
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $153.63 million
Ranked 151st. 		$81.83 billion
Ranked 18th. 533 times more than Comoros
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 44th. The same as Philippines 		6
Ranked 136th.
Scouting > Members 1,725
Ranked 128th. 		1.76 million
Ranked 4th. 1020 times more than Comoros
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 65.48%
Ranked 60th. 		84.7%
Ranked 36th. 29% more than Comoros
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 93.55%
Ranked 2nd. 14% more than Philippines 		82.38%
Ranked 15th.
High school > Share of total education spending 23.66%
Ranked 80th. 		29.69%
Ranked 67th. 25% more than Comoros
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 43,181
Ranked 131st. 		6.51 million
Ranked 9th. 151 times more than Comoros
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 71.88
Ranked 46th. 		74.9
Ranked 65th. 4% more than Comoros
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 5.22
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Philippines 		2
Ranked 109th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 88.1
Ranked 85th. 		98.5
Ranked 74th. 12% more than Comoros
Children out of school > Primary > Male 22,499
Ranked 49th. 		391,596
Ranked 12th. 17 times more than Comoros
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.847
Ranked 108th. 		0.978
Ranked 99th. 16% more than Comoros
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 44.5%
Ranked 23th. 		51.3%
Ranked 25th. 15% more than Comoros
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 10
Ranked 36th. 		13,450
Ranked 2nd. 1345 times more than Comoros
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 52.1
Ranked 8th. 69% more than Philippines 		30.8
Ranked 5th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 68.83
Ranked 119th. 		74.97
Ranked 105th. 9% more than Comoros
Scouting > Members per thousand people 2.4
Ranked 55th. 		18.2
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Comoros
Primary completion rate > Women 49
Ranked 103th. 		100
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Comoros
Elementary school repeaters > Female 24.4
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Philippines 		1.62
Ranked 87th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 24.46
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Philippines 		2.96
Ranked 76th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 69.3%
Ranked 61st. 5% more than Philippines 		66.3%
Ranked 66th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 41.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Philippines 		4.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.
High school teachers 3,138
Ranked 100th. 		181,193
Ranked 21st. 58 times more than Comoros
Elementary school teachers 3,685
Ranked 106th. 		390,432
Ranked 9th. 106 times more than Comoros
High school enrolment rate > Male 70.33
Ranked 86th. 		98.5
Ranked 30th. 40% more than Comoros
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 198.6
Ranked 10th. 14 times more than Philippines 		13.97
Ranked 102nd.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 336.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 12 times more than Philippines 		28.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th.
Primary completion rate > Men 52
Ranked 108th. 		93
Ranked 56th. 79% more than Comoros
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 43,349
Ranked 120th. 		6.35 million
Ranked 12th. 147 times more than Comoros
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 177.62
Ranked 20th. 15% more than Philippines 		154.55
Ranked 44th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 75.57
Ranked 80th. 		110.79
Ranked 13th. 47% more than Comoros
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 3.05%
Ranked 109th. 		25.66%
Ranked 51st. 8 times more than Comoros
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 61.4%
Ranked 96th. 		92.54%
Ranked 51st. 51% more than Comoros
Primary education, teachers > % female 27.8%
Ranked 119th. 		89.65%
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Comoros
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 8.35%
Ranked 40th. 		55.7%
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Comoros
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 24.12%
Ranked 4th. 60% more than Philippines 		15.05%
Ranked 47th.
Education spending > % of GDP 3.9%
Ranked 85th. 26% more than Philippines 		3.1%
Ranked 105th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 3.27% gross
Ranked 80th. 		39.94% gross
Ranked 87th. 12 times more than Comoros
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 79.98% gross
Ranked 93th. 		111.49% gross
Ranked 28th. 39% more than Comoros
Primary education > Teachers > % female 32.85% female
Ranked 78th. 		89.36% female
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Comoros
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 74%
Ranked 84th. 		138.35%
Ranked 10th. 87% more than Comoros
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 139.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Philippines 		13.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 100th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 80,200
Ranked 91st. 		1.1 million
Ranked 34th. 14 times more than Comoros
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 50.51%
Ranked 82nd. 		96.55%
Ranked 57th. 91% more than Comoros
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 41.1%
Ranked 10th. Twice as much as Philippines 		20.48%
Ranked 38th.
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 2.56% gross
Ranked 113th. 		25.37% gross
Ranked 54th. 10 times more than Comoros
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 2.7%
Ranked 110th. 		28.69%
Ranked 51st. 11 times more than Comoros
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 2.35%
Ranked 103th. 		31.83%
Ranked 52nd. 14 times more than Comoros
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 73.46%
Ranked 94th. 		92.11%
Ranked 67th. 25% more than Comoros
Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 79.47%
Ranked 25th. 11% more than Philippines 		71.48%
Ranked 56th.
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 12.37%
Ranked 39th. 52% more than Philippines 		8.13%
Ranked 82nd.
Primary education, pupils > % female 46.73%
Ranked 73th. 		48.3%
Ranked 102nd. 3% more than Comoros
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 111.67%
Ranked 23th. 7% more than Philippines 		104.58%
Ranked 68th.
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 79.82%
Ranked 101st. 		91.28%
Ranked 87th. 14% more than Comoros
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 127%
Ranked 15th. 6% more than Philippines 		120.29%
Ranked 20th.
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 48.36%
Ranked 49th. 		50.88%
Ranked 53th. 5% more than Comoros
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 86.43%
Ranked 90th. 		87.86%
Ranked 88th. 2% more than Comoros
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $334.19
Ranked 142nd. 		$1,476.50
Ranked 71st. 4 times more than Comoros
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 41.59%
Ranked 142nd. 		57.07%
Ranked 36th. 37% more than Comoros
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 86.14%
Ranked 67th. 		97.02%
Ranked 18th. 13% more than Comoros
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 95.81%
Ranked 38th. 		108.27%
Ranked 19th. 13% more than Comoros
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 90.88%
Ranked 63th. 		97.84%
Ranked 97th. 8% more than Comoros
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 4.19% of GNI
Ranked 77th. 49% more than Philippines 		2.82% of GNI
Ranked 127th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 3.88%
Ranked 82nd. 20% more than Philippines 		3.23%
Ranked 92nd.
Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita 9.48%
Ranked 81st. 		11.73%
Ranked 65th. 24% more than Comoros
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 39.98% gross
Ranked 74th. 		81.55% gross
Ranked 83th. 2 times more than Comoros
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 74.4%
Ranked 54th. 		77.4%
Ranked 51st. 4% more than Comoros
School enrollment > Primary > % net 55.05% net
Ranked 114th. 		93.96% net
Ranked 52nd. 71% more than Comoros
Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24 63.78%
Ranked 110th. 		94.46%
Ranked 61st. 48% more than Comoros
Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 46.39%
Ranked 87th. 		92.65%
Ranked 36th. Twice as much as Comoros
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 28.7%
Ranked 136th. 		32.71%
Ranked 54th. 14% more than Comoros
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 9 years
Ranked 15th. 		11 years
Ranked 78th. 22% more than Comoros
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 83.72%
Ranked 37th. 		123.84%
Ranked 61st. 48% more than Comoros
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000 140.58
Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Philippines 		13.37
Ranked 98th.
Repitition rate > Primary level 26
Ranked 4th. 13 times more than Philippines 		2
Ranked 80th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 80.14%
Ranked 97th. 		88.97%
Ranked 68th. 11% more than Comoros
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 61.46%
Ranked 70th. 		78.68%
Ranked 77th. 28% more than Comoros
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 24.46%
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Philippines 		3.22%
Ranked 76th.
Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 98%
Ranked 76th. 		102%
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Comoros
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 24.12%
Ranked 3rd. 40% more than Philippines 		17.22%
Ranked 19th.

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