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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."
  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • 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 > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 70-74: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 70 to 74. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19:

    Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are illiterate.

  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 65 to 69. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 75-79: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 75 to 79. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 75-79: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to primary education.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). 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 local currency.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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 > 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.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • High school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's high school, or secondary, teachers that are female.
  • School attendance of non-orphans: Percentage of children aged 10-14 who live with at least one parent and who are enrolled in school. 
  • School attendance of orphans: Percentage of orphans aged 10-14 who attend school. 
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 70 to 74. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people:

    Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are illiterate.

    . Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
  • 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).
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49: Compares countries by number of male literates in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
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STAT India Sierra Leone HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 62.75
Ranked 14th. 58% more than Sierra Leone 		39.8
Ranked 107th.
Average years of schooling of adults 5.1
Ranked 65th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone 		2.4
Ranked 92nd.
Children out of school, primary 1.39 million
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone 		352,310
Ranked 16th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 1.14
Ranked 85th. 		103.37
Ranked 2nd. 91 times more than India
Children out of school, primary, female 6.11 million
Ranked 1st. 30 times more than Sierra Leone 		206,411
Ranked 15th.
College and university > Gender parity index 0.726
Ranked 100th. 88% more than Sierra Leone 		0.387
Ranked 122nd.
College and university > Share of total education spending 35.89%
Ranked 3rd. 55% more than Sierra Leone 		23.22%
Ranked 6th.
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 64th. 50% more than Sierra Leone 		6
Ranked 103th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.17%
Ranked 44th. 10% more than Sierra Leone 		2.88%
Ranked 16th.
Literacy > Total population 59.5%
Ranked 134th. 70% more than Sierra Leone 		35.1%
Ranked 19th.
Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 160th. 		6
Ranked 108th. 20% more than India
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.21
Ranked 104th. 		6.35
Ranked 16th. 98% more than India
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 35.15
Ranked 29th. 7% more than Sierra Leone 		32.99
Ranked 28th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 25.92
Ranked 19th. 		26.64
Ranked 13th. 3% more than India
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 50th. 17% more than Sierra Leone 		6
Ranked 137th.
Literacy > Female 48.3%
Ranked 131st. 98% more than Sierra Leone 		24.4%
Ranked 19th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 5.58
Ranked 38th. 		60.56
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than India
College and university > Gender ratio 69.94
Ranked 85th. 83% more than Sierra Leone 		38.14
Ranked 112th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 65th. The same as Sierra Leone 		3
Ranked 94th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th. 99% more than Sierra Leone 		1.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th.
Secondary education, pupils 113.73 million
Ranked 1st. 731 times more than Sierra Leone 		155,567
Ranked 106th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.93
Ranked 115th. 15% more than Sierra Leone 		0.81
Ranked 140th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 66%
Ranked 91st. 73% more than Sierra Leone 		38.1%
Ranked 107th.
Primary education, teachers 3.92 million
Ranked 2nd. 103 times more than Sierra Leone 		37,957
Ranked 33th.
Primary education, pupils 137.75 million
Ranked 1st. 110 times more than Sierra Leone 		1.25 million
Ranked 36th.
Adult literacy rate > Female 50.82
Ranked 14th. 76% more than Sierra Leone 		28.9
Ranked 106th.
Tertiary enrollment 10.5%
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Sierra Leone 		2.2%
Ranked 87th.
High school > Gender ratio 85.75
Ranked 116th. 29% more than Sierra Leone 		66.29
Ranked 134th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 46th. The same as Sierra Leone 		6
Ranked 66th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.0212
Ranked 98th. 		6.2
Ranked 41st. 292 times more than India
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 27th. 33% more than Sierra Leone 		3
Ranked 112th.
Literacy > Male 70.2%
Ranked 131st. 50% more than Sierra Leone 		46.9%
Ranked 19th.
Spending > USD 36.6 billion
Ranked 15th. 490 times more than Sierra Leone 		74.68 million
Ranked 130th.
High school > Private school share 41.89%
Ranked 11th. 23 times more than Sierra Leone 		1.86%
Ranked 85th.
Spending > Proportion 3.17
Ranked 121st. 		3.9
Ranked 88th. 23% more than India
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 40.2
Ranked 27th. 		66.85
Ranked 4th. 66% more than India
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 125th. The same as Sierra Leone 		3
Ranked 167th.
High school repeaters > Male 5.15
Ranked 44th. 		6.16
Ranked 41st. 20% more than India
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 76.4%
Ranked 23th. 59% more than Sierra Leone 		47.9%
Ranked 33th.
Preschool enrollment rate 113.06
Ranked 30th. 		157.74
Ranked 1st. 40% more than India
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 198,512.54
Ranked 2nd. 236 times more than Sierra Leone 		842.5
Ranked 176th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 11.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 1249 times more than Sierra Leone 		9,041
Ranked 108th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 169th. 		6
Ranked 113th. 20% more than India
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.59
Ranked 77th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		1.36
Ranked 109th.
Secondary education, teachers 4.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 751 times more than Sierra Leone 		5,840
Ranked 81st.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 40.31
Ranked 4th. 91% more than Sierra Leone 		21.14
Ranked 17th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 120th. The same as Sierra Leone 		3
Ranked 154th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 4.44
Ranked 42nd. 		42.81
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than India
Secondary education, general pupils 100.95 million
Ranked 1st. 252 times more than Sierra Leone 		400,800
Ranked 44th.
High school > Gender parity index 0.918
Ranked 115th. 35% more than Sierra Leone 		0.682
Ranked 137th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 12,774
Ranked 14th. 4258 times more than Sierra Leone 		3
Ranked 151st.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 40%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		15%
Ranked 4th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.745%
Ranked 119th. 		9.36%
Ranked 45th. 13 times more than India
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 10.49
Ranked 92nd. 5 times more than Sierra Leone 		2.1
Ranked 120th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 96th. The same as Sierra Leone 		6
Ranked 138th.
Children out of school, primary, male 4.85 million
Ranked 1st. 33 times more than Sierra Leone 		145,899
Ranked 16th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 3.8%
Ranked 76th. 		3.9%
Ranked 30th. 3% more than India
High school > Students per teacher 25.92
Ranked 19th. 		26.64
Ranked 14th. 3% more than India
Secondary education > General pupils 83.13 million
Ranked 2nd. 435 times more than Sierra Leone 		191,042
Ranked 63th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 156th. 		12
Ranked 106th. 9% more than India
High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 138th. 		12
Ranked 99th. 9% more than India
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th. 		3.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 11% more than India
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 31.74
Ranked 21st. 31% more than Sierra Leone 		24.18
Ranked 8th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 125.57 million
Ranked 1st. 227 times more than Sierra Leone 		554,308
Ranked 92nd.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 26.6%
Ranked 116th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		9.5%
Ranked 144th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 81.13
Ranked 14th. 46% more than Sierra Leone 		55.7
Ranked 108th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 93.13
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		36.21
Ranked 136th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 112.8
Ranked 72nd. 		209.47
Ranked 5th. 86% more than India
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.7
Ranked 77th. 75% more than Sierra Leone 		0.4
Ranked 120th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.81
Ranked 118th. 9% more than Sierra Leone 		0.74
Ranked 126th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 188.02
Ranked 21st. 79% more than Sierra Leone 		104.95
Ranked 8th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 10.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th. 6 times more than Sierra Leone 		1.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.163
Ranked 184th. 13% more than Sierra Leone 		0.144
Ranked 188th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 44th. 17% more than Sierra Leone 		6
Ranked 122nd.
Teacher student ratio > High school 32.7
Ranked 9th. 37% more than Sierra Leone 		23.9
Ranked 25th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.264
Ranked 109th. 54% more than Sierra Leone 		0.171
Ranked 129th.
High school repeaters > Female 4.06
Ranked 43th. 		7.12
Ranked 31st. 75% more than India
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 40.2
Ranked 23th. 		43.73
Ranked 20th. 9% more than India
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 84.47%
Ranked 2nd. 20% more than Sierra Leone 		70.3%
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 74.36
Ranked 14th. 62% more than Sierra Leone 		45.9
Ranked 108th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 140.36 million
Ranked 1st. 106 times more than Sierra Leone 		1.32 million
Ranked 64th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 154th. 		6 years
Ranked 106th. 20% more than India
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $616.31
Ranked 74th. 5 times more than Sierra Leone 		$130.66
Ranked 116th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 128.4
Ranked 14th. 		191.68
Ranked 2nd. 49% more than India
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 85.94
Ranked 45th. 28% more than Sierra Leone 		67.04
Ranked 47th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 75
Ranked 17th. 29% more than Sierra Leone 		57.99
Ranked 7th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 161st. 		12
Ranked 108th. 9% more than India
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 17.04%
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		4.9%
Ranked 55th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 96.83
Ranked 104th. 10% more than Sierra Leone 		88.2
Ranked 138th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 95%
Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than Sierra Leone 		43%
Ranked 124th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 155th. 		6
Ranked 117th. 20% more than India
Secondary education > Pupils 83.86 million
Ranked 2nd. 392 times more than Sierra Leone 		213,839
Ranked 60th.
Primary education > Pupils 136.19 million
Ranked 1st. 105 times more than Sierra Leone 		1.29 million
Ranked 37th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 50.4%
Ranked 88th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone 		20.4%
Ranked 140th.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 88.41
Ranked 14th. 34% more than Sierra Leone 		66
Ranked 107th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 77.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone 		34.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 38.45%
Ranked 105th. 34% more than Sierra Leone 		28.78%
Ranked 115th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 829,377
Ranked 12th. 39 times more than Sierra Leone 		21,454
Ranked 71st.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 90.56%
Ranked 8th. 20% more than Sierra Leone 		75.21%
Ranked 21st.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 35.15
Ranked 28th. 7% more than Sierra Leone 		32.99
Ranked 26th.
Secondary education > Teachers 2.59 million
Ranked 2nd. 389 times more than Sierra Leone 		6,651
Ranked 46th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 10 years
Ranked 24th. 43% more than Sierra Leone 		7 years
Ranked 7th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 81.05 million
Ranked 2nd. 521 times more than Sierra Leone 		155,567
Ranked 109th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 26.86
Ranked 4th. 		41.77
Ranked 1st. 56% more than India
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 11.68
Ranked 70th. 16 times more than Sierra Leone 		0.744
Ranked 155th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 62nd. The same as Sierra Leone 		6
Ranked 101st.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.8
Ranked 25th. 27% more than Sierra Leone 		0.63
Ranked 33th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 92.18%
Ranked 116th. 10% more than Sierra Leone 		83.98%
Ranked 128th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 46.82%
Ranked 143th. 13% more than Sierra Leone 		41.56%
Ranked 168th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 67.7%
Ranked 23th. 81% more than Sierra Leone 		37.4%
Ranked 33th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 29.5 million
Ranked 1st. 143 times more than Sierra Leone 		205,608
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 79.46 million
Ranked 1st. 278 times more than Sierra Leone 		285,799
Ranked 5th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 91%
Ranked 83th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone 		37%
Ranked 122nd.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 186th. 		15
Ranked 142nd. 7% more than India
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 89th. The same as Sierra Leone 		6
Ranked 124th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 3.45
Ranked 66th. 		9.94
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than India
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 76.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone 		34.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.12 per capita
Ranked 76th. 		0.123 per capita
Ranked 78th. 3% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 116.62
Ranked 83th. 		133.9
Ranked 64th. 15% more than India
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 98%
Ranked 33th. 96% more than Sierra Leone 		50%
Ranked 119th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 84.2%
Ranked 21st. 41% more than Sierra Leone 		59.6%
Ranked 33th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 40
Ranked 2nd. 		43.7
Ranked 24th. 9% more than India
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 44%
Ranked 3rd. 76% more than Sierra Leone 		25%
Ranked 94th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 726,889
Ranked 15th. 32 times more than Sierra Leone 		22,797
Ranked 33th.
Primary education > Teachers 3.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 175 times more than Sierra Leone 		19,316
Ranked 50th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 42.56%
Ranked 140th. 2% more than Sierra Leone 		41.6%
Ranked 137th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 477.67
Ranked 21st. 77% more than Sierra Leone 		269.37
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 9.81
Ranked 4th. 		15.64
Ranked 1st. 59% more than India
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 22.83 million
Ranked 1st. 103 times more than Sierra Leone 		221,650
Ranked 2nd.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 142nd. 		6
Ranked 100th. 20% more than India
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 75.51
Ranked 88th. 81% more than Sierra Leone 		41.77
Ranked 76th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 3.05
Ranked 118th. 		3.77
Ranked 59th. 24% more than India
Literacy > Men above 14 years 73.4%
Ranked 27th. 57% more than Sierra Leone 		46.7%
Ranked 33th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 43.6%
Ranked 20th. 1% more than Sierra Leone 		43.3%
Ranked 136th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $762.18 billion
Ranked 2nd. 995 times more than Sierra Leone 		$766.36 million
Ranked 102nd.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 97th. The same as Sierra Leone 		6
Ranked 138th.
Scouting > Members 3.37 million
Ranked 2nd. 291 times more than Sierra Leone 		11,587
Ranked 68th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 87.94%
Ranked 27th. 		91.25%
Ranked 13th. 4% more than India
Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 80.11%
Ranked 15th. 		88.78%
Ranked 3rd. 11% more than India
High school > Share of total education spending 37.49%
Ranked 12th. 56% more than Sierra Leone 		24.07%
Ranked 14th.
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 80.11%
Ranked 13th. 		94.31%
Ranked 2nd. 18% more than India
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 95.31 million
Ranked 1st. 419 times more than Sierra Leone 		227,661
Ranked 105th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 74.85
Ranked 67th. Twice as much as Sierra Leone 		37.31
Ranked 88th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 2.33
Ranked 104th. 79% more than Sierra Leone 		1.3
Ranked 63th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 93.44
Ranked 131st. 15% more than Sierra Leone 		81.29
Ranked 96th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.999
Ranked 46th. 8% more than Sierra Leone 		0.928
Ranked 92nd.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 39.6%
Ranked 28th. 		45.3%
Ranked 103th. 14% more than India
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 3,245
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		1,064
Ranked 11th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 75.28
Ranked 104th. Twice as much as Sierra Leone 		37.58
Ranked 134th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 33.62 million
Ranked 1st. 282 times more than Sierra Leone 		119,151
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 25.95
Ranked 4th. 		54.19
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than India
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 29.71
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone 		13.09
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 19.59
Ranked 4th. 		49.94
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than India
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 7.72
Ranked 2nd. 29% more than Sierra Leone 		5.98
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 10.4 million
Ranked 1st. 135 times more than Sierra Leone 		77,087
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 24.03 million
Ranked 1st. 99 times more than Sierra Leone 		243,962
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 17.74
Ranked 4th. 		33.96
Ranked 1st. 91% more than India
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 18.03
Ranked 3rd. 		26.08
Ranked 1st. 45% more than India
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 17.18
Ranked 4th. 		19.06
Ranked 3rd. 11% more than India
Scouting > Members per thousand people 2.73
Ranked 51st. 41% more than Sierra Leone 		1.94
Ranked 65th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 3.48
Ranked 70th. 		9.73
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than India
Elementary school repeaters > Female 3.42
Ranked 60th. 		10.18
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than India
High school teachers 2.59 million
Ranked 1st. 258 times more than Sierra Leone 		10,024
Ranked 84th.
Elementary school teachers 3.39 million
Ranked 1st. 112 times more than Sierra Leone 		30,239
Ranked 70th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 47.8%
Ranked 27th. 98% more than Sierra Leone 		24.2%
Ranked 32nd.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 0.8%
Ranked 25th. 27% more than Sierra Leone 		0.63%
Ranked 16th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 89.46 million
Ranked 2nd. 575 times more than Sierra Leone 		155,567
Ranked 103th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 77.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd. Twice as much as Sierra Leone 		38.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 122.63
Ranked 77th. 		252.22
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than India
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 79.83
Ranked 131st. 7% more than Sierra Leone 		74.45
Ranked 81st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 70-74 9.7 million
Ranked 1st. 209 times more than Sierra Leone 		46,428
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 12.65 million
Ranked 1st. 83 times more than Sierra Leone 		152,785
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 21.63 million
Ranked 1st. 174 times more than Sierra Leone 		124,466
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 281.02 million
Ranked 1st. 136 times more than Sierra Leone 		2.07 million
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69 12.44 million
Ranked 1st. 249 times more than Sierra Leone 		50,039
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 75-79 4.08 million
Ranked 1st. 132 times more than Sierra Leone 		30,823
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 75-79 694,295
Ranked 3rd. 669 times more than Sierra Leone 		1,038
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 27.95 million
Ranked 1st. 441 times more than Sierra Leone 		63,374
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 306.88 million
Ranked 1st. 379 times more than Sierra Leone 		810,273
Ranked 5th.
School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 17.04%
Ranked 36th. 10 times more than Sierra Leone 		1.69%
Ranked 106th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people 0.655
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		0.211
Ranked 2nd.
Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female 25%
Ranked 117th. 		44.04%
Ranked 49th. 76% more than India
Total enrollment, primary > % net 98.87%
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Sierra Leone 		45.68%
Ranked 68th.
Total enrollment, primary, female > % net 89.22%
Ranked 69th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone 		37.7%
Ranked 59th.
Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment 5.02%
Ranked 51st. 		14.07%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than India
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group 113.28%
Ranked 30th. 		161.87%
Ranked 3rd. 43% more than India
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group 112.38%
Ranked 33th. 		161.98%
Ranked 3rd. 44% more than India
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 111.38%
Ranked 41st. 		132.23%
Ranked 8th. 19% more than India
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 45.84 million
Ranked 1st. 275 times more than Sierra Leone 		166,648
Ranked 5th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending 24.81%
Ranked 39th. 		52.56%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than India
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 18.2 million
Ranked 1st. 194 times more than Sierra Leone 		93,927
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 7.37 million
Ranked 1st. 649 times more than Sierra Leone 		11,359
Ranked 5th.
CPIA building human resources rating > 1=low to 6=high 4
Ranked 11th. 14% more than Sierra Leone 		3.5
Ranked 51st.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $988.74 billion
Ranked 5th. 998 times more than Sierra Leone 		$990.56 million
Ranked 114th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 32.79 trillion
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Sierra Leone 		2.52 trillion
Ranked 24th.
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 58.13%
Ranked 77th. 6 times more than Sierra Leone 		9.24%
Ranked 55th.
School enrollment, primary > % net 93.34%
Ranked 58th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone 		45.68%
Ranked 68th.
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 68.51%
Ranked 97th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		26.44%
Ranked 128th.
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 41.89%
Ranked 11th. 23 times more than Sierra Leone 		1.86%
Ranked 84th.
Progression to secondary school, male > % 88.23%
Ranked 66th. 15% more than Sierra Leone 		76.95%
Ranked 50th.
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 20.31%
Ranked 80th. 17 times more than Sierra Leone 		1.17%
Ranked 117th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 96.29
Ranked 8th. 40% more than Sierra Leone 		68.78
Ranked 7th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 86.89%
Ranked 121st. 23% more than Sierra Leone 		70.85%
Ranked 142nd.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 120.02% gross
Ranked 18th. 		171.13% gross
Ranked 1st. 43% more than India
School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 35.84% gross
Ranked 88th. 9 times more than Sierra Leone 		3.99% gross
Ranked 79th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 35.91% gross
Ranked 87th. 8 times more than Sierra Leone 		4.4% gross
Ranked 79th.
Secondary education > Teachers > % female 33.92% female
Ranked 101st. 26% more than Sierra Leone 		26.87% female
Ranked 53th.
Primary education > Pupils > % female 46.82% female
Ranked 138th. 4% more than Sierra Leone 		45.02% female
Ranked 93th.
High school teachers > % female 33.92%
Ranked 104th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone 		16.04%
Ranked 100th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 57.03%
Ranked 106th. 65% more than Sierra Leone 		34.57%
Ranked 123th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 61.2%
Ranked 102nd. 47% more than Sierra Leone 		41.77%
Ranked 120th.
High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher 20.67
Ranked 17th. 		33.8
Ranked 3rd. 64% more than India
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 7.65
Ranked 4th. 		18.94
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than India
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 877,273
Ranked 3rd. 546 times more than Sierra Leone 		1,608
Ranked 90th.
High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 40%
Ranked 33th. 48% more than Sierra Leone 		27%
Ranked 3rd.
School attendance of non-orphans 82.5
Ranked 12th. 		83.9
Ranked 11th. 2% more than India
School attendance of orphans 59.4
Ranked 15th. 		73.5
Ranked 11th. 24% more than India
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 10.34 million
Ranked 1st. 712 times more than Sierra Leone 		14,527
Ranked 5th.
Secondary education, teachers > % female 41.07%
Ranked 73th. 50% more than Sierra Leone 		27.36%
Ranked 98th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 3.49
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		1.12
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 32.86 million
Ranked 1st. 412 times more than Sierra Leone 		79,682
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 20.76 million
Ranked 1st. 459 times more than Sierra Leone 		45,236
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 1.31 million
Ranked 2nd. 837 times more than Sierra Leone 		1,569
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 2.97 million
Ranked 1st. 938 times more than Sierra Leone 		3,168
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 17.36
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		6.61
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 170.93
Ranked 4th. 		253.08
Ranked 1st. 48% more than India
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 8.61
Ranked 4th. 		11.81
Ranked 3rd. 37% more than India
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 2.92
Ranked 38th. 		247.69
Ranked 11th. 85 times more than India
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 31.02
Ranked 21st. 92% more than Sierra Leone 		16.17
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 289.65
Ranked 20th. 76% more than Sierra Leone 		164.42
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 41.07 million
Ranked 1st. 455 times more than Sierra Leone 		90,309
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 4.02
Ranked 2nd. 		4.18
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than India
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 16.21
Ranked 2nd. 11% more than Sierra Leone 		14.56
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 17.86 million
Ranked 1st. 459 times more than Sierra Leone 		38,943
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 10.12
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		3.91
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 11.94
Ranked 4th. 		31
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than India
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 25.64 million
Ranked 1st. 430 times more than Sierra Leone 		59,653
Ranked 5th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 86.96% net
Ranked 88th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone 		36.57% net
Ranked 121st.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 27.16 million
Ranked 1st. 415 times more than Sierra Leone 		65,465
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 2.59 million
Ranked 1st. 160 times more than Sierra Leone 		16,216
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 18.8 million
Ranked 1st. 112 times more than Sierra Leone 		167,369
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 10.21 million
Ranked 1st. 286 times more than Sierra Leone 		35,754
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 7.75 million
Ranked 1st. 89 times more than Sierra Leone 		87,176
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 3.83 million
Ranked 1st. 200 times more than Sierra Leone 		19,181
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 15.43 million
Ranked 1st. 503 times more than Sierra Leone 		30,656
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 19.11 million
Ranked 1st. 149 times more than Sierra Leone 		128,521
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 199.21 million
Ranked 1st. 385 times more than Sierra Leone 		517,226
Ranked 5th.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 11.02%
Ranked 45th. 		14.93%
Ranked 12th. 35% more than India
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 17.23 million
Ranked 1st. 459 times more than Sierra Leone 		37,568
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 52.79
Ranked 23th. 96% more than Sierra Leone 		26.98
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 1.24
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone 		0.318
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 25.63
Ranked 26th. 93% more than Sierra Leone 		13.28
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 14.29
Ranked 4th. 		17.79
Ranked 3rd. 24% more than India
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 9.64
Ranked 2nd. 33% more than Sierra Leone 		7.26
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 7.31
Ranked 4th. 		17.69
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than India
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 10.34
Ranked 1st. 15% more than Sierra Leone 		9.03
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 5.17
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Sierra Leone 		1.55
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 2.03
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Sierra Leone 		0.394
Ranked 5th.
Secondary education, teachers, female 1.8 million
Ranked 3rd. 1128 times more than Sierra Leone 		1,598
Ranked 82nd.
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 4.04%
Ranked 49th. 		7.63%
Ranked 25th. 89% more than India

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