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Education Stats: compare key data on Eritrea & United States

Definitions

  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • 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.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people: 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. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
STAT Eritrea United States HISTORY
Children out of school, primary 517,937
Ranked 10th.
1.76 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Eritrea

Children out of school, primary per 1000 84.48
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than United States
5.64
Ranked 47th.

Children out of school, primary, female 262,581
Ranked 12th.
780,465
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Eritrea

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 42.83
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than United States
2.5
Ranked 48th.

College and university > Gender parity index 0.372
Ranked 114th.
1.41
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Eritrea

College and university > Share of total education spending 31.9%
Ranked 7th. 24% more than United States
25.65%
Ranked 26th.

Compulsary education duration 8
Ranked 84th.
12
Ranked 14th. 50% more than Eritrea

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 2.13%
Ranked 105th.
5.62%
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Eritrea

Literacy > Female 47.6%
Ranked 132nd.
99%
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Eritrea

Literacy > Total population 58.6%
Ranked 135th.
99%
Ranked 20th. 69% more than Eritrea

Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 158th.
6
Ranked 53th. 20% more than Eritrea

Primary education, teachers per 1000 1.33
Ranked 76th.
5.49
Ranked 49th. 4 times more than Eritrea

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 40.93
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than United States
14.29
Ranked 98th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 37.89
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than United States
14.49
Ranked 56th.

Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 48th. 17% more than United States
6
Ranked 102nd.

College and university > Gender ratio 31.9
Ranked 8th.
140.06
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Eritrea

Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 151st.
3
Ranked 47th. 50% more than Eritrea

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 0.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th.
5.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 6 times more than Eritrea

Duration of compulsory education 7 years
Ranked 117th.
12 years
Ranked 10th. 71% more than Eritrea
Secondary education, pupils 265,600
Ranked 49th.
24.21 million
Ranked 4th. 91 times more than Eritrea

College and university > Private school share 0.0
Ranked 106th.
27.95%
Ranked 46th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.81
Ranked 139th.
0.99
Ranked 49th. 22% more than Eritrea

School life expectancy > Total 4.6 years
Ranked 103th.
15.2 years
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Eritrea
Primary education, pupils 334,245
Ranked 54th.
24.43 million
Ranked 5th. 73 times more than Eritrea

Primary education, teachers 8,166
Ranked 56th.
1.71 million
Ranked 5th. 209 times more than Eritrea

Tertiary enrollment 1.7%
Ranked 89th.
72.6%
Ranked 1st. 43 times more than Eritrea
Spending per student > College and university 1,120.39
Ranked 1st. 51 times more than United States
22.04
Ranked 37th.

High school > Gender ratio 70.92
Ranked 109th.
99.5
Ranked 59th. 40% more than Eritrea

Compulsary education starting age 7
Ranked 7th. 17% more than United States
6
Ranked 66th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 6.18
Ranked 17th. 133 times more than United States
0.0465
Ranked 96th.

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 24th. 33% more than United States
3
Ranked 73th.

Literacy > Male 69.9%
Ranked 132nd.
99%
Ranked 28th. 42% more than Eritrea

Spending > USD 31.53 million
Ranked 141st.
684.04 billion
Ranked 1st. 21696 times more than Eritrea

High school > Private school share 4.77%
Ranked 95th.
8.27%
Ranked 86th. 73% more than Eritrea

Spending > Proportion 1.92
Ranked 151st.
4.79
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Eritrea

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 47.53
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than United States
14.21
Ranked 120th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 5
Ranked 8th. 67% more than United States
3
Ranked 103th.

Preschool enrollment rate 52.27
Ranked 134th.
98.77
Ranked 94th. 89% more than Eritrea

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 1,290.34
Ranked 165th.
56,943.33
Ranked 6th. 44 times more than Eritrea

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 5,755
Ranked 116th.
16.61 million
Ranked 1st. 2886 times more than Eritrea

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 167th.
6
Ranked 59th. 20% more than Eritrea

Children out of school > Primary 307,984
Ranked 18th.
1.62 million
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Eritrea

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 1.14
Ranked 40th.
5.36
Ranked 56th. 5 times more than Eritrea

Secondary education, teachers 7,010
Ranked 28th.
1.67 million
Ranked 4th. 238 times more than Eritrea

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 35.47
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than United States
14.96
Ranked 64th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 117th. The same as United States
3
Ranked 105th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 41.65
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than United States
3.14
Ranked 43th.

Spending per student > High school 8.13
Ranked 64th.
24.56
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Eritrea

Secondary education, general pupils 263,080
Ranked 55th.
24.21 million
Ranked 3rd. 92 times more than Eritrea

High school > Gender parity index 0.781
Ranked 91st.
1.01
Ranked 68th. 29% more than Eritrea

Scientific and technical journal articles 2
Ranked 156th.
211,233
Ranked 1st. 105617 times more than Eritrea

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 14%
Ranked 7th.
47%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Eritrea
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 8.65%
Ranked 45th. 32 times more than United States
0.271%
Ranked 124th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 1.34
Ranked 122nd.
57.75
Ranked 4th. 43 times more than Eritrea

Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 21st. 17% more than United States
6
Ranked 77th.

Children out of school, primary, male 255,356
Ranked 10th.
976,866
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Eritrea

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.4%
Ranked 20th.
5.9%
Ranked 23th. 9% more than Eritrea

High school > Students per teacher 37.89
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than United States
14.49
Ranked 57th.

Secondary education > General pupils 215,080
Ranked 61st.
24.19 million
Ranked 3rd. 112 times more than Eritrea

Spending per student > Elementary school 8.16
Ranked 65th.
22.35
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Eritrea

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 73th. The same as United States
12
Ranked 59th.

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 68th. The same as United States
12
Ranked 55th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 1.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th.
5.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Eritrea

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 359,299
Ranked 113th.
24.85 million
Ranked 4th. 69 times more than Eritrea

Elementary school graduate rate 73.28
Ranked 72nd.
95.34
Ranked 40th. 30% more than Eritrea

Public spending per student > Primary level 11.5
Ranked 7th.
17.9
Ranked 21st. 56% more than Eritrea
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 43.32
Ranked 64th.
77.71
Ranked 76th. 79% more than Eritrea

Primary education, pupils per 1000 54.52
Ranked 74th.
78.41
Ranked 97th. 44% more than Eritrea

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.15
Ranked 131st.
1.4
Ranked 22nd. 9 times more than Eritrea

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.59
Ranked 134th.
1.02
Ranked 54th. 73% more than Eritrea

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 1.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th.
57.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 39 times more than Eritrea

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.217
Ranked 174th. 19% more than United States
0.183
Ranked 178th.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 95th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 86th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 49.35
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United States
14.38
Ranked 51st.

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 63.45
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than United States
5.54
Ranked 58th.

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 47.39
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than United States
13.69
Ranked 102nd.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 314,034
Ranked 93th.
24.68 million
Ranked 3rd. 79 times more than Eritrea

Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 152nd.
6 years
Ranked 54th. 20% more than Eritrea

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $104.53
Ranked 152nd.
$33,005.49
Ranked 3rd. 316 times more than Eritrea

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 40.49
Ranked 119th.
105.99
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Eritrea

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 42.91
Ranked 74th.
77.71
Ranked 47th. 81% more than Eritrea

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 8.01%
Ranked 48th.
8.72%
Ranked 80th. 9% more than Eritrea

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 74th. The same as United States
12
Ranked 61st.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 82.37
Ranked 129th.
100.68
Ranked 17th. 22% more than Eritrea

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 48%
Ranked 133th.
94%
Ranked 71st. 96% more than Eritrea

Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 88th. The same as United States
6
Ranked 81st.
Primary education > Pupils 377,512
Ranked 63th.
24.56 million
Ranked 4th. 65 times more than Eritrea

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 13.34%
Ranked 124th.
56.64%
Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Eritrea

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 41.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 138th.
82.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th. 99% more than Eritrea

Secondary education, vocational pupils 2,520
Ranked 49th.
0.0
Ranked 96th.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 71.78%
Ranked 40th.
77.19%
Ranked 38th. 8% more than Eritrea

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 40.93
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than United States
14.29
Ranked 100th.

Secondary education > Teachers 4,225
Ranked 50th.
1.62 million
Ranked 3rd. 382 times more than Eritrea

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 5 years
Ranked 19th.
16 years
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Eritrea
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 73.28
Ranked 62nd.
94.45
Ranked 30th. 29% more than Eritrea

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 161,273
Ranked 116th.
23.85 million
Ranked 4th. 148 times more than Eritrea

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 0.527
Ranked 159th.
728.12
Ranked 13th. 1382 times more than Eritrea

Duration of education > Primary level 5
Ranked 136th.
6
Ranked 51st. 20% more than Eritrea
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 359,375
Ranked 19th.
1.71 million
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Eritrea

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 77.21%
Ranked 112th.
100.09%
Ranked 51st. 30% more than Eritrea

Public spending per student > Secondary level 14.4
Ranked 11th.
22.4
Ranked 28th. 56% more than Eritrea
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 44.41%
Ranked 156th.
48.86%
Ranked 40th. 10% more than Eritrea

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 69.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than United States
5.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 44%
Ranked 129th.
94%
Ranked 66th. 2 times more than Eritrea

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 104th. The same as United States
15
Ranked 90th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 22nd. 17% more than United States
6
Ranked 73th.

Elementary school repeaters > All 15.41
Ranked 16th.
0.0
Ranked 116th.

School life expectancy > Male 5.3 years
Ranked 92nd.
14.8 years
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Eritrea
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 48.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th.
82.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 69% more than Eritrea

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.093 per capita
Ranked 111th. 8% more than United States
0.086 per capita
Ranked 119th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 83.92
Ranked 120th.
86.39
Ranked 118th. 3% more than Eritrea

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 51%
Ranked 128th.
93%
Ranked 66th. 82% more than Eritrea

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 44.8
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than United States
15.4
Ranked 115th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 41%
Ranked 80th.
87%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Eritrea
Primary education > Teachers 7,942
Ranked 59th.
1.73 million
Ranked 3rd. 218 times more than Eritrea

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 39.25%
Ranked 152nd.
48.72%
Ranked 92nd. 24% more than Eritrea

Private school enrolment > Primary level 9.3
Ranked 39th.
11.6
Ranked 33th. 25% more than Eritrea
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 140th.
6
Ranked 49th. 20% more than Eritrea

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 1.64
Ranked 89th.
5.9
Ranked 45th. 4 times more than Eritrea

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 37.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 11 times more than United States
3.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th.

Female enrolment share > Primary level 45%
Ranked 131st.
48.7%
Ranked 42nd. 8% more than Eritrea
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $580.95 million
Ranked 136th.
$10.28 trillion
Ranked 1st. 17702 times more than Eritrea

Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 20th. 17% more than United States
6
Ranked 77th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 95.51%
Ranked 10th. 17% more than United States
81.55%
Ranked 48th.

High school > Share of total education spending 21.09%
Ranked 77th.
35.42%
Ranked 52nd. 68% more than Eritrea

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 22.1%
Ranked 84th.
88.1%
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Eritrea
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 227,442
Ranked 91st.
24.69 million
Ranked 2nd. 109 times more than Eritrea

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 0.87
Ranked 69th.
5.52
Ranked 66th. 6 times more than Eritrea

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 44.31
Ranked 81st.
82.6
Ranked 48th. 86% more than Eritrea

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 80.55
Ranked 97th.
97.22
Ranked 93th. 21% more than Eritrea

Children out of school > Primary > Male 143,979
Ranked 19th.
593,372
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Eritrea

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.826
Ranked 111th.
0.991
Ranked 69th. 20% more than Eritrea

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 40%
Ranked 115th.
49%
Ranked 73th. 23% more than Eritrea
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 21
Ranked 28th.
25,000
Ranked 1st. 1190 times more than Eritrea

Private school enrolment > Secondary level 5.6
Ranked 65th.
9.6
Ranked 12th. 71% more than Eritrea
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 37.67
Ranked 145th.
82.94
Ranked 90th. 2 times more than Eritrea

School life expectancy > Female 4 years
Ranked 92nd.
15.7 years
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Eritrea
Elementary school repeaters > Male 16.03
Ranked 15th.
0.0
Ranked 113th.

Elementary school repeaters > Female 14.65
Ranked 15th.
0.0
Ranked 112th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 32.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 16 times more than United States
2.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.

Elementary school teachers 6,626
Ranked 94th.
1.8 million
Ranked 2nd. 272 times more than Eritrea

High school teachers 4,425
Ranked 96th.
1.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 388 times more than Eritrea

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 216,944
Ranked 98th.
24.43 million
Ranked 3rd. 113 times more than Eritrea

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 59.05
Ranked 90th.
101.63
Ranked 58th. 72% more than Eritrea

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 77.77
Ranked 92nd.
83.88
Ranked 115th. 8% more than Eritrea

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 50.7
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United States
14.9
Ranked 79th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 13.51
Ranked 95th.
57.98
Ranked 63th. 4 times more than Eritrea

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 36.99
Ranked 119th.
108.63
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Eritrea

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 43.94
Ranked 118th.
103.49
Ranked 59th. 2 times more than Eritrea

School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 68.6
Ranked 59th.
98.08
Ranked 22nd. 43% more than Eritrea

School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 77.43
Ranked 52nd.
95.67
Ranked 24th. 24% more than Eritrea

School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 11.95% gross
Ranked 64th.
61.93% gross
Ranked 62nd. 5 times more than Eritrea

Primary education > Teachers > % female 39.86% female
Ranked 72nd.
88.58% female
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Eritrea

Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 15.42%
Ranked 25th.
25.85%
Ranked 24th. 68% more than Eritrea

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 54.56%
Ranked 92nd.
99.85%
Ranked 91st. 83% more than Eritrea

Government spending on education > % of GDP 2.13%
Ranked 105th.
5.62%
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Eritrea

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 36.12%
Ranked 109th.
92.61%
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Eritrea

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 47.19%
Ranked 134th.
99.11%
Ranked 89th. 2 times more than Eritrea

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 4 years
Ranked 19th.
16 years
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Eritrea
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 82.41%
Ranked 53th.
100.42%
Ranked 47th. 22% more than Eritrea

School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 12.67%
Ranked 50th.
72.28%
Ranked 62nd. 6 times more than Eritrea

School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 12.56%
Ranked 50th.
74.31%
Ranked 60th. 6 times more than Eritrea

Secondary education, pupils > % female 43.73%
Ranked 63th.
48.86%
Ranked 62nd. 12% more than Eritrea

Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 9.04%
Ranked 73th.
22.93%
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Eritrea

Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 0.411
Ranked 60th.
0.0
Ranked 96th.

Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 0.188
Ranked 36th.
3.28
Ranked 51st. 17 times more than Eritrea

Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 13.24%
Ranked 96th.
57.81%
Ranked 64th. 4 times more than Eritrea

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 38.88%
Ranked 110th.
91.97%
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Eritrea

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 57.29%
Ranked 134th.
98.45%
Ranked 102nd. 72% more than Eritrea

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 41.61%
Ranked 109th.
91.37%
Ranked 60th. 2 times more than Eritrea

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 9.07%
Ranked 63th.
9.68%
Ranked 58th. 7% more than Eritrea

Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 1.72%
Ranked 165th.
4.79%
Ranked 59th. 3 times more than Eritrea

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 31.29%
Ranked 124th.
68.6%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Eritrea

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 6 years
Ranked 19th.
15 years
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Eritrea
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 37.82%
Ranked 119th.
138.98%
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Eritrea

Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 69.02%
Ranked 87th.
93.08%
Ranked 58th. 35% more than Eritrea

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 23.36% gross
Ranked 83th.
95.47% gross
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Eritrea

School enrollment, primary, male > % net 35.17%
Ranked 55th.
91.29%
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Eritrea

Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 66.88%
Ranked 83th.
87.88%
Ranked 62nd. 31% more than Eritrea

Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 13.4%
Ranked 14th.
0.0
Ranked 136th.

School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 26.45%
Ranked 57th.
93.76%
Ranked 61st. 4 times more than Eritrea

School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 28.37%
Ranked 33th.
86.8%
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Eritrea

Secondary education, teachers, female 1,152
Ranked 31st.
1.02 million
Ranked 4th. 887 times more than Eritrea

Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 3.54
Ranked 28th.
80.23
Ranked 14th. 23 times more than Eritrea

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