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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.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Men: Percentage of male pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Women: Percentage of female pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Trained teachers > Women: Percentage of female lower secondary level (middle school) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the lower secondary level.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Repitition rate > Secondary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of secondary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • Progression to secondary level: Progression to secondary level is the number of new entrants to the first grade of general secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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).
  • CPIA building human resources rating > 1=low to 6=high per million: CPIA building human resources rating (1=low to 6=high). Building human resources assesses the national policies and public and private sector service delivery that affect the access to and quality of health and education services, including prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: 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.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of 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.
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, primary, 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Male elementary teachers > % trained: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • 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.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % net: School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the ratio of male children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the male population of the official secondary school age.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: 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.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males: Number of male entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the male population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's high school, or secondary, teachers that are female.
  • High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Women: Percentage of female primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % 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.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Trained teachers in primary education, male > % of male teachers: Trained teachers in primary education, male (% of male teachers). Percentage of trained teachers. Primary. Male is the number of male teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the primary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male teachers at the primary level.
  • Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total female enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
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STAT Djibouti Eritrea HISTORY
Children out of school, primary 35,104
Ranked 31st. 		517,937
Ranked 10th. 15 times more than Djibouti
Children out of school, primary per 1000 40.84
Ranked 9th. 		84.48
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Djibouti
Children out of school, primary, female 18,818
Ranked 28th. 		262,581
Ranked 12th. 14 times more than Djibouti
College and university > Gender parity index 0.673
Ranked 73th. 81% more than Eritrea 		0.372
Ranked 114th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 16.5%
Ranked 73th. 		31.9%
Ranked 7th. 93% more than Djibouti
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 50th. 13% more than Eritrea 		8
Ranked 84th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 8.41%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Eritrea 		2.13%
Ranked 105th.
High school enrolment rate 87.94
Ranked 66th. 6% more than Eritrea 		82.89
Ranked 70th.
Literacy > Female 58.4%
Ranked 125th. 23% more than Eritrea 		47.6%
Ranked 132nd.
Literacy > Total population 67.9%
Ranked 127th. 16% more than Eritrea 		58.6%
Ranked 135th.
Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 150th. The same as Eritrea 		5
Ranked 158th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 2.12
Ranked 74th. 59% more than Eritrea 		1.33
Ranked 76th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 34.93
Ranked 24th. 		40.93
Ranked 20th. 17% more than Djibouti
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 26.56
Ranked 11th. 		37.89
Ranked 4th. 43% more than Djibouti
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 27th. The same as Eritrea 		7
Ranked 48th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 21.89
Ranked 8th. 		42.83
Ranked 1st. 96% more than Djibouti
College and university > Gender ratio 68.79
Ranked 86th. 2 times more than Eritrea 		31.9
Ranked 8th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 135th. The same as Eritrea 		2
Ranked 151st.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 0.982 per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th. 2% more than Eritrea 		0.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th.
Duration of compulsory education 6 years
Ranked 132nd. 		7 years
Ranked 117th. 17% more than Djibouti
Secondary education, pupils 55,082
Ranked 60th. 		265,600
Ranked 49th. 5 times more than Djibouti
College and university > Private school share 0.0
Ranked 103th. 		0.0
Ranked 106th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.82
Ranked 138th. 1% more than Eritrea 		0.81
Ranked 139th.
School life expectancy > Total 3.4 years
Ranked 107th. 		4.6 years
Ranked 103th. 35% more than Djibouti
Primary education, pupils 63,612
Ranked 74th. 		334,245
Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Djibouti
Primary education, teachers 1,821
Ranked 67th. 		8,166
Ranked 56th. 4 times more than Djibouti
Tertiary enrollment 0.9%
Ranked 94th. 		1.7%
Ranked 89th. 89% more than Djibouti
High school > Gender ratio 69.64
Ranked 111th. 		70.92
Ranked 109th. 2% more than Djibouti
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 23th. 		7
Ranked 7th. 17% more than Djibouti
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 30.89
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Eritrea 		6.18
Ranked 17th.
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 57th. 		4
Ranked 24th. 33% more than Djibouti
Literacy > Male 78%
Ranked 116th. 12% more than Eritrea 		69.9%
Ranked 132nd.
Spending > USD 33.87 million
Ranked 139th. 7% more than Eritrea 		31.53 million
Ranked 141st.
High school > Private school share 10.45%
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Eritrea 		4.77%
Ranked 95th.
Spending > Proportion 3.56
Ranked 104th. 85% more than Eritrea 		1.92
Ranked 151st.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 34.55
Ranked 31st. 		47.53
Ranked 18th. 38% more than Djibouti
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 20th. 		5
Ranked 8th. 25% more than Djibouti
High school repeaters > Male 6.27
Ranked 41st. 		11.4
Ranked 21st. 82% more than Djibouti
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 65.1%
Ranked 104th. 19% more than Eritrea 		54.9%
Ranked 116th.
Preschool enrollment rate 46.24
Ranked 135th. 		52.27
Ranked 134th. 13% more than Djibouti
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 1,744.79
Ranked 157th. 35% more than Eritrea 		1,290.34
Ranked 165th.
Primary completion rate 32
Ranked 119th. 		51
Ranked 111th. 59% more than Djibouti
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 1,134
Ranked 7th. 		5,755
Ranked 116th. 5 times more than Djibouti
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 159th. The same as Eritrea 		5
Ranked 167th.
Children out of school > Primary 83,363
Ranked 30th. 		307,984
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Djibouti
Secondary education, teachers 2,074
Ranked 35th. 		7,010
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Djibouti
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 2.41
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Eritrea 		1.14
Ranked 40th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 16.37
Ranked 53th. 		35.47
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Djibouti
High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 24th. 33% more than Eritrea 		3
Ranked 117th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 18.94
Ranked 7th. 		41.65
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Djibouti
Secondary education, general pupils 52,793
Ranked 71st. 		263,080
Ranked 55th. 5 times more than Djibouti
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 32.1%
Ranked 34th. 		41.4%
Ranked 25th. 29% more than Djibouti
High school > Gender parity index 0.764
Ranked 11th. 		0.781
Ranked 91st. 2% more than Djibouti
Scientific and technical journal articles 1
Ranked 159th. 		2
Ranked 156th. Twice as much as Djibouti
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 17%
Ranked 5th. 21% more than Eritrea 		14%
Ranked 7th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 37.08%
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Eritrea 		8.65%
Ranked 45th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 1.5
Ranked 7th. 12% more than Eritrea 		1.34
Ranked 122nd.
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 56th. 		7
Ranked 21st. 17% more than Djibouti
Children out of school, primary, male 16,286
Ranked 31st. 		255,356
Ranked 10th. 16 times more than Djibouti
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 7.1%
Ranked 10th. 31% more than Eritrea 		5.4%
Ranked 20th.
High school > Students per teacher 26.56
Ranked 11th. 		37.89
Ranked 4th. 43% more than Djibouti
Secondary education > General pupils 27,821
Ranked 85th. 		215,080
Ranked 61st. 8 times more than Djibouti
Spending per student > Elementary school 24.36
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Eritrea 		8.16
Ranked 65th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 141st. 		12
Ranked 73th. 9% more than Djibouti
High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 125th. 		12
Ranked 68th. 9% more than Djibouti
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 1.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th. 2% more than Eritrea 		1.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 48,713
Ranked 9th. 		359,299
Ranked 113th. 7 times more than Djibouti
Elementary school graduate rate 87.25
Ranked 52nd. 19% more than Eritrea 		73.28
Ranked 72nd.
Public spending per student > Primary level 35.8
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Eritrea 		11.5
Ranked 7th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 74
Ranked 65th. 36% more than Eritrea 		54.52
Ranked 74th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 64.07
Ranked 52nd. 48% more than Eritrea 		43.32
Ranked 64th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.73
Ranked 73th. 5 times more than Eritrea 		0.15
Ranked 131st.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 120,000
Ranked 102nd. 		979,600
Ranked 59th. 8 times more than Djibouti
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.66
Ranked 130th. 12% more than Eritrea 		0.59
Ranked 134th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 1.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 		1.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th. About the same as Djibouti
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 2.06
Ranked 80th. 9 times more than Eritrea 		0.217
Ranked 174th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 24th. 17% more than Eritrea 		6
Ranked 95th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 34.27
Ranked 5th. 		49.35
Ranked 1st. 44% more than Djibouti
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 107.35
Ranked 1st. 69% more than Eritrea 		63.45
Ranked 5th.
High school repeaters > Female 5.24
Ranked 39th. 		10.58
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Djibouti
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 85,700
Ranked 97th. 		628,200
Ranked 56th. 7 times more than Djibouti
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 34.03
Ranked 31st. 		47.39
Ranked 13th. 39% more than Djibouti
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 87.3%
Ranked 36th. 10% more than Eritrea 		79.1%
Ranked 61st.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 56,395
Ranked 122nd. 		314,034
Ranked 93th. 6 times more than Djibouti
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 35th. 20% more than Eritrea 		5 years
Ranked 152nd.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $648.42
Ranked 114th. 6 times more than Eritrea 		$104.53
Ranked 152nd.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 62.55
Ranked 118th. 54% more than Eritrea 		40.49
Ranked 119th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 61.41
Ranked 55th. 43% more than Eritrea 		42.91
Ranked 74th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 10.94%
Ranked 41st. 37% more than Eritrea 		8.01%
Ranked 48th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 144th. 		12
Ranked 74th. 9% more than Djibouti
Elementary school > Gender ratio 88.35
Ranked 118th. 7% more than Eritrea 		82.37
Ranked 129th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 84.99
Ranked 62nd. 5% more than Eritrea 		81.09
Ranked 67th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 41.6%
Ranked 32nd. 		52.4%
Ranked 24th. 26% more than Djibouti
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 34%
Ranked 137th. 		48%
Ranked 133th. 41% more than Djibouti
Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 28th. 17% more than Eritrea 		6
Ranked 88th.
Secondary education > Pupils 30,142
Ranked 81st. 		216,944
Ranked 59th. 7 times more than Djibouti
Primary education > Pupils 50,651
Ranked 85th. 		377,512
Ranked 63th. 7 times more than Djibouti
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 44.8%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Eritrea 		13.34%
Ranked 124th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 34.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 		41.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 138th. 20% more than Djibouti
Secondary education, vocational pupils 2,289
Ranked 50th. 		2,520
Ranked 49th. 10% more than Djibouti
Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes 100%
Ranked 3rd. 12% more than Eritrea 		89.55%
Ranked 28th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 40.63%
Ranked 68th. 		71.78%
Ranked 40th. 77% more than Djibouti
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 34.93
Ranked 22nd. 		40.93
Ranked 18th. 17% more than Djibouti
Secondary education > Teachers 736
Ranked 117th. 		4,225
Ranked 50th. 6 times more than Djibouti
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 4 years
Ranked 92nd. 		5 years
Ranked 19th. 25% more than Djibouti
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 89.87
Ranked 46th. 23% more than Eritrea 		73.28
Ranked 62nd.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 26,549
Ranked 8th. 		161,273
Ranked 116th. 6 times more than Djibouti
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 1.43
Ranked 141st. 3 times more than Eritrea 		0.527
Ranked 159th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 33th. 20% more than Eritrea 		5
Ranked 136th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.69
Ranked 107th. 10% more than Eritrea 		0.63
Ranked 113th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 63,867
Ranked 41st. 		359,375
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Djibouti
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 79.97%
Ranked 110th. 4% more than Eritrea 		77.21%
Ranked 112th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 43.76%
Ranked 8th. 		44.41%
Ranked 156th. 1% more than Djibouti
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 158.92
Ranked 41st. 		219.03
Ranked 27th. 38% more than Djibouti
Progression to secondary school 71.41%
Ranked 54th. 		88.6%
Ranked 36th. 24% more than Djibouti
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 53.3%
Ranked 105th. 25% more than Eritrea 		42.6%
Ranked 115th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 105.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 50% more than Eritrea 		69.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 30%
Ranked 132nd. 		44%
Ranked 129th. 47% more than Djibouti
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 72nd. The same as Eritrea 		15
Ranked 104th.
Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Men 100%
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Eritrea 		47.83%
Ranked 22nd.
Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Both sexes 100%
Ranked 6th. 78% more than Eritrea 		56.1%
Ranked 30th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 55th. 		7
Ranked 22nd. 17% more than Djibouti
Elementary school repeaters > All 10.57
Ranked 28th. 		15.41
Ranked 16th. 46% more than Djibouti
School life expectancy > Male 3.9 years
Ranked 95th. 		5.3 years
Ranked 92nd. 36% more than Djibouti
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 35.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 89th. 		48.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 39% more than Djibouti
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.064 per capita
Ranked 9th. 		0.093 per capita
Ranked 111th. 45% more than Djibouti
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 64.51
Ranked 9th. 		83.92
Ranked 120th. 30% more than Djibouti
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 22%
Ranked 41st. 		30.1%
Ranked 24th. 37% more than Djibouti
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 37%
Ranked 132nd. 		51%
Ranked 128th. 38% more than Djibouti
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 77.3%
Ranked 96th. 15% more than Eritrea 		67.2%
Ranked 115th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 35.6
Ranked 37th. 		44.8
Ranked 21st. 26% more than Djibouti
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 25%
Ranked 13th. 		41%
Ranked 80th. 64% more than Djibouti
Primary education > Teachers 1,466
Ranked 79th. 		7,942
Ranked 59th. 5 times more than Djibouti
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 2,321
Ranked 68th. 25% more than Eritrea 		1,864
Ranked 69th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 40.41%
Ranked 7th. 3% more than Eritrea 		39.25%
Ranked 152nd.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 11.1
Ranked 36th. 19% more than Eritrea 		9.3
Ranked 39th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 135th. The same as Eritrea 		5
Ranked 140th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 38.81
Ranked 77th. 		44.69
Ranked 72nd. 15% more than Djibouti
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 1.89
Ranked 87th. 15% more than Eritrea 		1.64
Ranked 89th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 54.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 47% more than Eritrea 		37.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 42.8%
Ranked 138th. 		45%
Ranked 131st. 5% more than Djibouti
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $503.56 million
Ranked 155th. 		$580.95 million
Ranked 136th. 15% more than Djibouti
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 56th. 		7
Ranked 20th. 17% more than Djibouti
Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Women 100%
Ranked 6th. 78% more than Eritrea 		56.25%
Ranked 27th.
High school > Lower Secondary > Trained teachers > Women 100%
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than Eritrea 		85.44%
Ranked 11th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 98.72%
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Eritrea 		95.51%
Ranked 10th.
High school > Share of total education spending 37.28%
Ranked 37th. 77% more than Eritrea 		21.09%
Ranked 77th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 12.4%
Ranked 7th. 		22.1%
Ranked 84th. 78% more than Djibouti
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 38,947
Ranked 113th. 		227,442
Ranked 91st. 6 times more than Djibouti
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 35.82
Ranked 89th. 		44.31
Ranked 81st. 24% more than Djibouti
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 0.989
Ranked 121st. 14% more than Eritrea 		0.87
Ranked 69th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 81.7
Ranked 95th. 1% more than Eritrea 		80.55
Ranked 97th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 39,775
Ranked 30th. 		143,979
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Djibouti
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.894
Ranked 11th. 8% more than Eritrea 		0.826
Ranked 111th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 56.1%
Ranked 2nd. 40% more than Eritrea 		40%
Ranked 115th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 0.0
Ranked 31st. 		21
Ranked 28th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 11.1
Ranked 50th. 98% more than Eritrea 		5.6
Ranked 65th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 35.16
Ranked 7th. 		37.67
Ranked 145th. 7% more than Djibouti
Primary completion rate > Women 27
Ranked 114th. 		44
Ranked 108th. 63% more than Djibouti
School life expectancy > Female 2.8 years
Ranked 94th. 		4 years
Ranked 92nd. 43% more than Djibouti
Elementary school repeaters > Male 10.64
Ranked 28th. 		16.03
Ranked 15th. 51% more than Djibouti
Elementary school repeaters > Female 10.49
Ranked 24th. 		14.65
Ranked 15th. 40% more than Djibouti
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 50.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 53% more than Eritrea 		32.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th.
High school teachers 1,201
Ranked 83th. 		4,425
Ranked 96th. 4 times more than Djibouti
Elementary school teachers 1,657
Ranked 115th. 		6,626
Ranked 94th. 4 times more than Djibouti
High school enrolment rate > Male 90.22
Ranked 54th. 7% more than Eritrea 		84.27
Ranked 61st.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 156.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 		241.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 54% more than Djibouti
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 113.5
Ranked 35th. 		140.46
Ranked 28th. 24% more than Djibouti
Primary completion rate > Men 36
Ranked 116th. 		58
Ranked 100th. 61% more than Djibouti
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 30,142
Ranked 127th. 		216,944
Ranked 98th. 7 times more than Djibouti
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 66.26
Ranked 87th. 12% more than Eritrea 		59.05
Ranked 90th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 65.22
Ranked 99th. 		77.77
Ranked 92nd. 19% more than Djibouti
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 38.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th. 		49.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 30% more than Djibouti
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 22.8
Ranked 35th. 		50.7
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Djibouti
Repitition rate > Secondary level 7.7
Ranked 21st. 		14.6
Ranked 9th. 90% more than Djibouti
Progression to secondary level 39
Ranked 30th. 		84.5
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Djibouti
Pupils reaching grade 5 76.7
Ranked 52nd. 9% more than Eritrea 		70.5
Ranked 14th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 17.88%
Ranked 79th. 		21.67%
Ranked 76th. 21% more than Djibouti
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 29.82% net
Ranked 81st. 		43.33% net
Ranked 78th. 45% more than Djibouti
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 36.65% net
Ranked 81st. 		50.66% net
Ranked 77th. 38% more than Djibouti
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 36.07% gross
Ranked 106th. 		57.18% gross
Ranked 101st. 59% more than Djibouti
Primary education > Teachers > % female 27.22% female
Ranked 86th. 		39.86% female
Ranked 72nd. 46% more than Djibouti
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 39.51% female
Ranked 81st. 6% more than Eritrea 		37.2% female
Ranked 85th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 36,900
Ranked 104th. 		351,200
Ranked 64th. 10 times more than Djibouti
Government spending on education > % of GDP 8.41%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Eritrea 		2.13%
Ranked 105th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 38.75%
Ranked 108th. 7% more than Eritrea 		36.12%
Ranked 109th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 43.36%
Ranked 135th. 		47.19%
Ranked 134th. 9% more than Djibouti
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 4 years
Ranked 91st. The same as Eritrea 		4 years
Ranked 19th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 83.82%
Ranked 51st. 2% more than Eritrea 		82.41%
Ranked 53th.
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 4.08%
Ranked 59th. 		12.67%
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Djibouti
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 4.01%
Ranked 59th. 		12.56%
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Djibouti
Secondary education, pupils > % female 42.94%
Ranked 65th. 		43.73%
Ranked 63th. 2% more than Djibouti
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 22.53%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Eritrea 		9.04%
Ranked 73th.
CPIA building human resources rating > 1=low to 6=high per million 4.07
Ranked 19th. 7 times more than Eritrea 		0.571
Ranked 36th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 2.66
Ranked 43th. 6 times more than Eritrea 		0.411
Ranked 60th.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 0.584
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Eritrea 		0.188
Ranked 36th.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 3.56%
Ranked 86th. 2 times more than Eritrea 		1.72%
Ranked 165th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 5 years
Ranked 91st. 		6 years
Ranked 19th. 20% more than Djibouti
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 69.77%
Ranked 27th. 1% more than Eritrea 		69.02%
Ranked 87th.
School enrollment, primary > % gross 69.54%
Ranked 76th. 64% more than Eritrea 		42.46%
Ranked 77th.
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 64.46%
Ranked 53th. 83% more than Eritrea 		35.17%
Ranked 55th.
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 40.14% gross
Ranked 106th. 		64.11% gross
Ranked 101st. 60% more than Djibouti
Male elementary teachers > % trained 81.06%
Ranked 38th. 		94.28%
Ranked 23th. 16% more than Djibouti
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 44.1%
Ranked 100th. 18% more than Eritrea 		37.42%
Ranked 102nd.
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 32.3
Ranked 9th. 		43.43
Ranked 1st. 34% more than Djibouti
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 38.1%
Ranked 47th. 44% more than Eritrea 		26.45%
Ranked 57th.
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 29.11%
Ranked 84th. 3% more than Eritrea 		28.37%
Ranked 33th.
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 7.15%
Ranked 27th. 		9.16%
Ranked 22nd. 28% more than Djibouti
Secondary education, teachers, female 502
Ranked 35th. 		1,152
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Djibouti
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males None
None

Secondary education, teachers > % female 24.2%
Ranked 30th. 47% more than Eritrea 		16.43%
Ranked 35th.
High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 24%
Ranked 5th. 60% more than Eritrea 		15%
Ranked 68th.
High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher 20.05
Ranked 8th. 		31.08
Ranked 1st. 55% more than Djibouti
Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Women 100%
Ranked 3rd. 16% more than Eritrea 		86.11%
Ranked 35th.
School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 1.91% gross
Ranked 51st. 7 times more than Eritrea 		0.29% gross
Ranked 125th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group 42.86%
Ranked 97th. 		49.9%
Ranked 96th. 16% more than Djibouti
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 17.91% net
Ranked 62nd. 		20% net
Ranked 60th. 12% more than Djibouti
Trained teachers in primary education, male > % of male teachers 100%
Ranked 3rd. 9% more than Eritrea 		91.91%
Ranked 30th.
Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment 9.13%
Ranked 22nd. 		11.52%
Ranked 18th. 26% more than Djibouti

SOURCES: UNESCO Institute for Statistics; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. 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