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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Average IQ: Average IQ of different countries according to the controversial book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations".
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • 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.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • 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.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • 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.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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 organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female: Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. Technical/vocational programmes is the number of female students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary > % net: Total enrollment, primary (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Total enrollment, primary, female > % net: Total enrollment, primary, female (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Total is the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • CPIA building human resources rating > 1=low to 6=high: 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.
  • School enrollment, preprimary > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Total is the total enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total 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, primary > % net: School enrollment, primary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Total is the ratio of children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the total population of the official primary school age.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % gross: School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the total enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the 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, private > % of total secondary: School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Percentage of private enrolment. Secondary is the enrolment in private secondary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in secondary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Progression to secondary school, male > %: Progression to secondary school, male (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Male is the number of new male entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of male pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Female is the total female enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Tertiary is the total public expenditure per student in tertiary 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).
  • 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.
  • Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.
  • Progression to secondary school > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % gross: School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Male is the total male enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Male: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • School attendance of non-orphans: Percentage of children aged 10-14 who live with at least one parent and who are enrolled in school. 
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School attendance of orphans: Percentage of orphans aged 10-14 who attend school. 
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • 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.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and 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. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • 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.
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STAT Guinea India HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 38
Ranked 108th. 		62.75
Ranked 14th. 65% more than Guinea
Children out of school, primary 431,051
Ranked 13th. 		1.39 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Guinea
Children out of school, primary per 1000 37.64
Ranked 10th. 33 times more than India 		1.14
Ranked 85th.
Children out of school, primary, female 275,653
Ranked 11th. 		6.11 million
Ranked 1st. 22 times more than Guinea
College and university > Gender parity index 0.359
Ranked 87th. 		0.726
Ranked 100th. 2 times more than Guinea
College and university > Share of total education spending 33.39%
Ranked 2nd. 		35.89%
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Guinea
Compulsary education duration 10
Ranked 42nd. 11% more than India 		9
Ranked 64th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 2.47%
Ranked 19th. 		3.17%
Ranked 44th. 28% more than Guinea
High school enrolment rate 30.58
Ranked 96th. 		85.13
Ranked 70th. 3 times more than Guinea
Literacy > Total population 29.5%
Ranked 159th. 		59.5%
Ranked 134th. 2 times more than Guinea
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 122nd. 20% more than India 		5
Ranked 160th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.21
Ranked 58th. 		3.21
Ranked 104th. The same as Guinea
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 43.56
Ranked 15th. 24% more than India 		35.15
Ranked 29th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 31.11
Ranked 6th. 20% more than India 		25.92
Ranked 19th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 68th. The same as India 		7
Ranked 50th.
Average IQ 66
Ranked 48th. 		81
Ranked 38th. 23% more than Guinea
Literacy > Female 18.1%
Ranked 155th. 		48.3%
Ranked 131st. 3 times more than Guinea
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 24.07
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than India 		5.58
Ranked 38th.
College and university > Gender ratio 33.51
Ranked 85th. 		69.94
Ranked 85th. 2 times more than Guinea
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 104th. The same as India 		3
Ranked 65th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 1.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 		2.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th. 81% more than Guinea
Duration of compulsory education 6 years
Ranked 149th. 		8 years
Ranked 8th. 33% more than Guinea
Secondary education, pupils 668,997
Ranked 29th. 		113.73 million
Ranked 1st. 170 times more than Guinea
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.84
Ranked 136th. 		0.93
Ranked 115th. 11% more than Guinea
Literacy > Adult literacy 29.5%
Ranked 1st. 		66%
Ranked 91st. 2 times more than Guinea
Primary education, pupils 1.6 million
Ranked 33th. 		137.75 million
Ranked 1st. 86 times more than Guinea
Primary education, teachers 36,731
Ranked 34th. 		3.92 million
Ranked 2nd. 107 times more than Guinea
Adult literacy rate > Female 26.4
Ranked 108th. 		50.82
Ranked 14th. 93% more than Guinea
Tertiary enrollment 1.2%
Ranked 10th. 		10.5%
Ranked 20th. 9 times more than Guinea
Spending per student > College and university 71.55
Ranked 10th. 30% more than India 		54.98
Ranked 18th.
High school > Gender ratio 58.84
Ranked 114th. 		85.75
Ranked 116th. 46% more than Guinea
Compulsary education starting age 7
Ranked 12th. 17% more than India 		6
Ranked 46th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 2.72
Ranked 23th. 128 times more than India 		0.0212
Ranked 98th.
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 120th. 		4
Ranked 27th. 33% more than Guinea
Literacy > Male 42.6%
Ranked 155th. 		70.2%
Ranked 131st. 65% more than Guinea
Spending > USD 69.84 million
Ranked 131st. 		36.6 billion
Ranked 15th. 524 times more than Guinea
High school > Private school share 26.25%
Ranked 31st. 		41.89%
Ranked 11th. 60% more than Guinea
Spending > Proportion 2
Ranked 148th. 		3.17
Ranked 121st. 59% more than Guinea
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 44.87
Ranked 22nd. 12% more than India 		40.2
Ranked 27th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 54th. 33% more than India 		3
Ranked 125th.
High school repeaters > Male 26.96
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than India 		5.15
Ranked 44th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 46.6%
Ranked 4th. 		76.4%
Ranked 23th. 64% more than Guinea
Preschool enrollment rate 89.9
Ranked 122nd. 		113.06
Ranked 30th. 26% more than Guinea
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 6,050.84
Ranked 101st. 		198,512.54
Ranked 2nd. 33 times more than Guinea
Primary completion rate 55
Ranked 106th. 		90
Ranked 71st. 64% more than Guinea
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 8,272
Ranked 60th. 		11.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 1365 times more than Guinea
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 129th. 20% more than India 		5
Ranked 169th.
Secondary education, teachers 21,501
Ranked 20th. 		4.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 204 times more than Guinea
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 1.88
Ranked 33th. 		3.59
Ranked 77th. 91% more than Guinea
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 33.54
Ranked 9th. 		40.31
Ranked 4th. 20% more than Guinea
High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 62nd. 33% more than India 		3
Ranked 120th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 13.57
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than India 		4.44
Ranked 42nd.
Spending per student > High school 4.4
Ranked 31st. 		16.18
Ranked 49th. 4 times more than Guinea
Secondary education, general pupils 635,692
Ranked 34th. 		100.95 million
Ranked 1st. 159 times more than Guinea
High school > Gender parity index 0.641
Ranked 13th. 		0.918
Ranked 115th. 43% more than Guinea
Scientific and technical journal articles 2
Ranked 159th. 		12,774
Ranked 14th. 6387 times more than Guinea
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 4%
Ranked 71st. 		40%
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Guinea
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 5.86%
Ranked 52nd. 8 times more than India 		0.745%
Ranked 119th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 0.997
Ranked 59th. 		10.49
Ranked 92nd. 11 times more than Guinea
Scouting > Genders admitted NA both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 35th. 17% more than India 		6
Ranked 96th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 25.6%
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than India 		10.7%
Ranked 57th.
Children out of school, primary, male 155,398
Ranked 13th. 		4.85 million
Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Guinea
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 2.1%
Ranked 49th. 		3.8%
Ranked 76th. 81% more than Guinea
High school > Students per teacher 31.11
Ranked 6th. 20% more than India 		25.92
Ranked 19th.
Secondary education > General pupils 415,711
Ranked 42nd. 		83.13 million
Ranked 2nd. 200 times more than Guinea
Spending per student > Elementary school 4.99
Ranked 38th. 		8.86
Ranked 62nd. 78% more than Guinea
Secondary school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 30th. 18% more than India 		11
Ranked 156th.
High school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 29th. 18% more than India 		11
Ranked 138th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th. 		3.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th. 5% more than Guinea
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 1.07 million
Ranked 71st. 		125.57 million
Ranked 1st. 117 times more than Guinea
Elementary school graduate rate 54.91
Ranked 83th. 		65.79
Ranked 84th. 20% more than Guinea
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 58.7
Ranked 107th. 		81.13
Ranked 14th. 38% more than Guinea
Public spending per student > Primary level 9.5
Ranked 24th. 32% more than India 		7.2
Ranked 61st.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 139.71
Ranked 35th. 24% more than India 		112.8
Ranked 72nd.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 58.42
Ranked 57th. 		93.13
Ranked 41st. 59% more than Guinea
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.24
Ranked 95th. 		0.7
Ranked 77th. 3 times more than Guinea
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.53
Ranked 136th. 		0.81
Ranked 118th. 53% more than Guinea
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 1.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 		10.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th. 10 times more than Guinea
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.542
Ranked 141st. 3 times more than India 		0.163
Ranked 184th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 60th. The same as India 		7
Ranked 44th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 33.29
Ranked 6th. 2% more than India 		32.7
Ranked 9th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.145
Ranked 133th. 		0.264
Ranked 109th. 82% more than Guinea
High school repeaters > Female 24.15
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than India 		4.06
Ranked 43th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 44.11
Ranked 18th. 10% more than India 		40.2
Ranked 23th.
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 42.19%
Ranked 26th. 		84.47%
Ranked 2nd. Twice as much as Guinea
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 50.6
Ranked 107th. 		74.36
Ranked 14th. 47% more than Guinea
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 70.6%
Ranked 70th. 		73%
Ranked 66th. 3% more than Guinea
Elementary school > Enrolled students 1.36 million
Ranked 57th. 		140.36 million
Ranked 1st. 103 times more than Guinea
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 120th. 20% more than India 		5 years
Ranked 154th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $109.48
Ranked 118th. 		$616.31
Ranked 74th. 6 times more than Guinea
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 91.98
Ranked 108th. 		128.4
Ranked 14th. 40% more than Guinea
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 55.51
Ranked 63th. 		85.94
Ranked 45th. 55% more than Guinea
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 27.51%
Ranked 15th. 61% more than India 		17.04%
Ranked 32nd.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 13
Ranked 30th. 18% more than India 		11
Ranked 161st.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 85.27
Ranked 124th. 		96.83
Ranked 104th. 14% more than Guinea
High school enrolment rate > Female 25.58
Ranked 92nd. 		84.22
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Guinea
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 66%
Ranked 129th. 		95%
Ranked 62nd. 44% more than Guinea
Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 58th. 40% more than India 		5
Ranked 155th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 421.9
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than India 		68.4
Ranked 9th.
Primary education > Pupils 1.21 million
Ranked 41st. 		136.19 million
Ranked 1st. 113 times more than Guinea
Secondary education > Pupils 423,479
Ranked 43th. 		83.86 million
Ranked 2nd. 198 times more than Guinea
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 66.5
Ranked 106th. 		88.41
Ranked 14th. 33% more than Guinea
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 11.77%
Ranked 64th. 		38.45%
Ranked 105th. 3 times more than Guinea
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 36.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 142nd. 		77.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th. 2 times more than Guinea
Secondary education, vocational pupils 33,305
Ranked 29th. 		829,377
Ranked 12th. 25 times more than Guinea
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 71.56%
Ranked 37th. 		90.56%
Ranked 8th. 27% more than Guinea
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 43.56
Ranked 14th. 24% more than India 		35.15
Ranked 28th.
Secondary education > Teachers 11,888
Ranked 40th. 		2.59 million
Ranked 2nd. 218 times more than Guinea
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 8 years
Ranked 87th. 		10 years
Ranked 24th. 25% more than Guinea
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 69.69
Ranked 67th. 6% more than India 		65.79
Ranked 74th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 310,482
Ranked 102nd. 		81.05 million
Ranked 2nd. 261 times more than Guinea
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 0.233
Ranked 166th. 		11.68
Ranked 70th. 50 times more than Guinea
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 113th. The same as India 		6
Ranked 62nd.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.57
Ranked 5th. 		0.8
Ranked 25th. 40% more than Guinea
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 77.07%
Ranked 113th. 		92.18%
Ranked 116th. 20% more than Guinea
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 419,927
Ranked 16th. 		5.56 million
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Guinea
Public spending per student > Secondary level 27.9
Ranked 4th. 21% more than India 		23.1
Ranked 26th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 42.68%
Ranked 162nd. 		46.82%
Ranked 143th. 10% more than Guinea
Progression to secondary school 64.01%
Ranked 62nd. 		85.08%
Ranked 71st. 33% more than Guinea
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 33.7%
Ranked 4th. 		67.7%
Ranked 23th. Twice as much as Guinea
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 61%
Ranked 123th. 		91%
Ranked 83th. 49% more than Guinea
High school > Upper secondary starting age 17
Ranked 11th. 21% more than India 		14
Ranked 186th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 37th. 17% more than India 		6
Ranked 89th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 15.44
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than India 		3.45
Ranked 66th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 46.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd. 		76.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 67% more than Guinea
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.126 per capita
Ranked 70th. 5% more than India 		0.12 per capita
Ranked 76th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 118.67
Ranked 80th. 2% more than India 		116.62
Ranked 83th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 71%
Ranked 122nd. 		98%
Ranked 33th. 38% more than Guinea
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 58.7%
Ranked 4th. 		84.2%
Ranked 21st. 43% more than Guinea
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 44.4
Ranked 22nd. 11% more than India 		40
Ranked 2nd.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 30%
Ranked 12th. 		44%
Ranked 3rd. 47% more than Guinea
Primary education > Teachers 26,897
Ranked 43th. 		3.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 126 times more than Guinea
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 7,768
Ranked 53th. 		726,889
Ranked 15th. 94 times more than Guinea
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 31.02%
Ranked 159th. 		42.56%
Ranked 140th. 37% more than Guinea
Private school enrolment > Primary level 19.1
Ranked 23th. 16% more than India 		16.5
Ranked 14th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 111th. 20% more than India 		5
Ranked 142nd.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 44.22
Ranked 74th. 		75.51
Ranked 88th. 71% more than Guinea
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 2.81
Ranked 78th. 		3.05
Ranked 118th. 9% more than Guinea
Literacy > Men above 14 years 42.6%
Ranked 5th. 		73.4%
Ranked 27th. 72% more than Guinea
Female enrolment share > Primary level 41.1%
Ranked 141st. 		43.6%
Ranked 20th. 6% more than Guinea
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $1.22 billion
Ranked 96th. 		$762.18 billion
Ranked 2nd. 624 times more than Guinea
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 35th. 17% more than India 		6
Ranked 97th.
Scouting > Members 10,522
Ranked 72nd. 		3.37 million
Ranked 2nd. 320 times more than Guinea
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 89.5%
Ranked 9th. 2% more than India 		87.94%
Ranked 27th.
High school > Share of total education spending 22.98%
Ranked 15th. 		37.49%
Ranked 12th. 63% more than Guinea
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 70.15%
Ranked 6th. 		80.11%
Ranked 15th. 14% more than Guinea
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 60.86%
Ranked 7th. 		80.11%
Ranked 13th. 32% more than Guinea
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 519,647
Ranked 60th. 		95.31 million
Ranked 1st. 183 times more than Guinea
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 1.24
Ranked 64th. 		2.33
Ranked 104th. 88% more than Guinea
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 43.41
Ranked 83th. 		74.85
Ranked 67th. 72% more than Guinea
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 83.95
Ranked 93th. 		93.44
Ranked 131st. 11% more than Guinea
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.851
Ranked 12th. 		0.999
Ranked 46th. 17% more than Guinea
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 26%
Ranked 35th. 		39.6%
Ranked 28th. 52% more than Guinea
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 0.0
Ranked 61st. 		3,245
Ranked 9th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 34.32
Ranked 146th. 		75.28
Ranked 104th. 2 times more than Guinea
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.919
Ranked 92nd. 		2.73
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than Guinea
Primary completion rate > Women 45
Ranked 107th. 		86
Ranked 71st. 91% more than Guinea
Elementary school repeaters > Female 15.9
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than India 		3.42
Ranked 60th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 15.06
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than India 		3.48
Ranked 70th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 73.2%
Ranked 58th. About the same as India 		73.1%
Ranked 59th.
High school teachers 15,941
Ranked 61st. 		2.59 million
Ranked 1st. 162 times more than Guinea
Elementary school teachers 30,933
Ranked 65th. 		3.39 million
Ranked 1st. 110 times more than Guinea
High school enrolment rate > Male 34.32
Ranked 91st. 		85.91
Ranked 60th. 3 times more than Guinea
Literacy > Women above 14 years 18.1%
Ranked 5th. 		47.8%
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Guinea
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 0.57%
Ranked 6th. 		0.8%
Ranked 25th. 40% more than Guinea
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 423,479
Ranked 75th. 		89.46 million
Ranked 2nd. 211 times more than Guinea
Primary completion rate > Men 64
Ranked 96th. 		94
Ranked 48th. 47% more than Guinea
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 47.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th. 		77.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd. 65% more than Guinea
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 53.31
Ranked 92nd. 		79.83
Ranked 131st. 50% more than Guinea
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 126.01
Ranked 59th. 3% more than India 		122.63
Ranked 77th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 29.9
Ranked 11th. 67% more than India 		17.9
Ranked 58th.
Pupils reaching grade 5 84.4
Ranked 40th. 24% more than India 		67.9
Ranked 63th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils per 1000 0.811
Ranked 65th. 24% more than India 		0.654
Ranked 122nd.
School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 20.58%
Ranked 34th. 21% more than India 		17.04%
Ranked 36th.
High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 79%
Ranked 10th. 		87.94%
Ranked 23th. 11% more than Guinea
Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female 46.72%
Ranked 16th. 87% more than India 		25%
Ranked 117th.
Total enrollment, primary > % net 75.53%
Ranked 54th. 		98.87%
Ranked 22nd. 31% more than Guinea
Total enrollment, primary, female > % net 68.42%
Ranked 48th. 		89.22%
Ranked 69th. 30% more than Guinea
Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment 14.2%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than India 		5.02%
Ranked 51st.
CPIA building human resources rating > 1=low to 6=high 3.5
Ranked 57th. 		4
Ranked 11th. 14% more than Guinea
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 15.57%
Ranked 110th. 		58.13%
Ranked 77th. 4 times more than Guinea
School enrollment, primary > % net 74.38%
Ranked 53th. 		93.34%
Ranked 58th. 25% more than Guinea
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 38.81%
Ranked 50th. 		68.51%
Ranked 97th. 77% more than Guinea
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 26.25%
Ranked 31st. 		41.89%
Ranked 11th. 60% more than Guinea
Progression to secondary school, male > % 62.35%
Ranked 94th. 		88.23%
Ranked 66th. 41% more than Guinea
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 4.73%
Ranked 43th. 		20.31%
Ranked 80th. 4 times more than Guinea
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 105.51%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than India 		51.39%
Ranked 14th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 73.89%
Ranked 72nd. 		86.89%
Ranked 121st. 18% more than Guinea
Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group 44.71%
Ranked 77th. 		83.91%
Ranked 88th. 88% more than Guinea
Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group 63.78%
Ranked 67th. 		92.87%
Ranked 69th. 46% more than Guinea
Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment 8.68%
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than India 		3.19%
Ranked 73th.
Progression to secondary school > Female 58.03%
Ranked 62nd. 		82.25%
Ranked 68th. 42% more than Guinea
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 88.21% gross
Ranked 97th. 		120.02% gross
Ranked 18th. 36% more than Guinea
School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 6.83% gross
Ranked 74th. 		35.84% gross
Ranked 88th. 5 times more than Guinea
Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort 75.96%
Ranked 35th. 		78.92%
Ranked 48th. 4% more than Guinea
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 57.45%
Ranked 103th. 		80.47%
Ranked 92nd. 40% more than Guinea
Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment 8.96%
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than India 		3.09%
Ranked 70th.
Primary education > Pupils > % female 44.08% female
Ranked 98th. 		46.82% female
Ranked 138th. 6% more than Guinea
Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita 0.863 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th. 28% more than India 		0.673 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group 107.12%
Ranked 37th. 		112.38%
Ranked 33th. 5% more than Guinea
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 98.8%
Ranked 62nd. 		111.38%
Ranked 41st. 13% more than Guinea
School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 1.15% gross
Ranked 57th. 		9.31% gross
Ranked 87th. 8 times more than Guinea
Elementary school graduate rate > Male 59.71
Ranked 72nd. 		66.24
Ranked 70th. 11% more than Guinea
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 45.16%
Ranked 134th. 		46.99%
Ranked 139th. 4% more than Guinea
School attendance of non-orphans 57.1
Ranked 23th. 		82.5
Ranked 12th. 44% more than Guinea
Elementary school teachers > % female 27.64%
Ranked 119th. 		44%
Ranked 119th. 59% more than Guinea
School attendance of orphans 41.8
Ranked 13th. 		59.4
Ranked 15th. 42% more than Guinea
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 43.21%
Ranked 48th. 7 times more than India 		6.58%
Ranked 109th.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 11,058
Ranked 80th. 		742,331
Ranked 17th. 67 times more than Guinea
Secondary education, teachers > % female 5.57%
Ranked 40th. 		41.07%
Ranked 73th. 7 times more than Guinea
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 77.34%
Ranked 90th. 		97.25%
Ranked 27th. 26% more than Guinea
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 11.63
Ranked 100th. 		47.7
Ranked 81st. 4 times more than Guinea
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 11.25
Ranked 100th. 		46.51
Ranked 81st. 4 times more than Guinea
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 87.04
Ranked 110th. 		124.11
Ranked 16th. 43% more than Guinea
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 96.75
Ranked 94th. 		132.34
Ranked 13th. 37% more than Guinea
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 64.95
Ranked 61st. 		65.28
Ranked 66th. 1% more than Guinea
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 73.92
Ranked 56th. 12% more than India 		66.24
Ranked 65th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males None
None

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 60.66% net
Ranked 72nd. 		86.96% net
Ranked 88th. 43% more than Guinea
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 70.1% net
Ranked 71st. 		92.24% net
Ranked 64th. 32% more than Guinea
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 33.1%
Ranked 125th. 		56.86%
Ranked 58th. 72% more than Guinea
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 12.99%
Ranked 15th. 18% more than India 		11.02%
Ranked 45th.
Secondary education, teachers, female 1,198
Ranked 30th. 		1.8 million
Ranked 3rd. 1504 times more than Guinea

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