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  • 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.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, 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.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • 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.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Progression to secondary level: Progression to secondary level is the number of new entrants to the first grade of general secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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."
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
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STAT Japan Swaziland HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 9.5
Ranked 13th. 58% more than Swaziland 		6
Ranked 54th.
Children out of school, primary 4,121
Ranked 85th. 		31,857
Ranked 59th. 8 times more than Japan
Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.0322
Ranked 116th. 		28.07
Ranked 20th. 871 times more than Japan
Children out of school, primary, female 23,671
Ranked 31st. 61% more than Swaziland 		14,735
Ranked 57th.
College and university > Gender parity index 0.891
Ranked 90th. 		1.04
Ranked 55th. 17% more than Japan
College and university > Share of total education spending 19.47%
Ranked 23th. 52% more than Swaziland 		12.84%
Ranked 43th.
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 93th. 29% more than Swaziland 		7
Ranked 156th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.78%
Ranked 32nd. 		8.25%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Japan
High school enrolment rate 100
Ranked 2nd. 13% more than Swaziland 		88.51
Ranked 68th.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 4th. 21% more than Swaziland 		81.6%
Ranked 105th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 48th. 		7
Ranked 24th. 17% more than Japan
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.14
Ranked 106th. 		6.76
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Japan
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.5
Ranked 73th. 		29.26
Ranked 41st. 67% more than Japan
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 11.79
Ranked 69th. 		16.4
Ranked 40th. 39% more than Japan
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 97th. 20% more than Swaziland 		5
Ranked 195th.
Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 4th. 23% more than Swaziland 		80.8%
Ranked 96th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.197
Ranked 58th. 		12.98
Ranked 21st. 66 times more than Japan
College and university > Gender ratio 88.42
Ranked 68th. 		97.36
Ranked 71st. 10% more than Japan
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 41st. The same as Swaziland 		3
Ranked 124th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th. 43% more than Swaziland 		3.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 93th.
Duration of compulsory education 10 years
Ranked 39th. 43% more than Swaziland 		7 years
Ranked 129th.
Secondary education, pupils 7.28 million
Ranked 11th. 80 times more than Swaziland 		90,605
Ranked 107th.
College and university > Private school share 78.66%
Ranked 10th. 		0.0
Ranked 86th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 22nd. 8% more than Swaziland 		0.93
Ranked 117th.
School life expectancy > Total 14.3 years
Ranked 24th. 23% more than Swaziland 		11.6 years
Ranked 52nd.
Primary education, teachers 401,773
Ranked 9th. 49 times more than Swaziland 		8,193
Ranked 95th.
Primary education, pupils 7.03 million
Ranked 14th. 29 times more than Swaziland 		239,721
Ranked 105th.
Tertiary enrollment 47.7%
Ranked 25th. 9 times more than Swaziland 		5.2%
Ranked 75th.
Spending per student > College and university 20.07
Ranked 42nd. 		347.51
Ranked 4th. 17 times more than Japan
High school > Gender ratio 100.09
Ranked 58th. 11% more than Swaziland 		90.05
Ranked 108th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 58th. The same as Swaziland 		6
Ranked 141st.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.0923
Ranked 94th. 		13.53
Ranked 26th. 147 times more than Japan
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 66th. 50% more than Swaziland 		2
Ranked 201st.
Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 5th. 20% more than Swaziland 		82.6%
Ranked 110th.
Spending > USD 160.99 billion
Ranked 2nd. 877 times more than Swaziland 		183.55 million
Ranked 116th.
High school > Private school share 19.22%
Ranked 46th. 7 times more than Swaziland 		2.85%
Ranked 103th.
Spending > Proportion 3.17
Ranked 120th. 		6.38
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Japan
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 19.15
Ranked 90th. 		32.31
Ranked 43th. 69% more than Japan
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 89th. The same as Swaziland 		3
Ranked 202nd.
High school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 52nd. 		7.55
Ranked 33th.
Preschool enrollment rate 101.88
Ranked 78th. 		107.9
Ranked 56th. 6% more than Japan
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 35,954.86
Ranked 20th. 8 times more than Swaziland 		4,272.38
Ranked 116th.
Primary completion rate 101
Ranked 9th. 58% more than Swaziland 		64
Ranked 120th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 3.98 million
Ranked 5th. 742 times more than Swaziland 		5,369
Ranked 117th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 53th. 		7
Ranked 28th. 17% more than Japan
Children out of school > Primary 6,844
Ranked 83th. 		40,136
Ranked 51st. 6 times more than Japan
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.83
Ranked 60th. 6% more than Swaziland 		4.56
Ranked 65th.
Secondary education, teachers 617,642
Ranked 7th. 112 times more than Swaziland 		5,526
Ranked 75th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 25.94
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Swaziland 		12.47
Ranked 78th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 98th. The same as Swaziland 		3
Ranked 183th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.273
Ranked 59th. 		15.09
Ranked 17th. 55 times more than Japan
Spending per student > High school 22.32
Ranked 24th. 		41.13
Ranked 5th. 84% more than Japan
Secondary education, general pupils 6.43 million
Ranked 11th. 71 times more than Swaziland 		90,605
Ranked 111th.
High school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 77th. 3% more than Swaziland 		0.973
Ranked 69th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 60,067
Ranked 2nd. 10011 times more than Swaziland 		6
Ranked 140th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 18%
Ranked 3rd. 		55%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Japan
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.927%
Ranked 115th. 		47.98%
Ranked 10th. 52 times more than Japan
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 31.26
Ranked 46th. 6 times more than Swaziland 		4.96
Ranked 104th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both boys only
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 71st. The same as Swaziland 		6
Ranked 177th.
Children out of school, primary, male 32,724
Ranked 27th. 91% more than Swaziland 		17,122
Ranked 52nd.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 3.5%
Ranked 80th. 		6.2%
Ranked 20th. 77% more than Japan
High school > Students per teacher 11.79
Ranked 71st. 		16.4
Ranked 41st. 39% more than Japan
Secondary education > General pupils 6.88 million
Ranked 11th. 102 times more than Swaziland 		67,696
Ranked 124th.
Spending per student > Elementary school 21.63
Ranked 19th. 32% more than Swaziland 		16.33
Ranked 38th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 57th. 		13
Ranked 35th. 8% more than Japan
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 53th. 		13
Ranked 35th. 8% more than Japan
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th. 		6.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Japan
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 7.27 million
Ranked 17th. 35 times more than Swaziland 		209,037
Ranked 125th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 80%
Ranked 38th. 60% more than Swaziland 		49.9%
Ranked 87th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 21.3
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Swaziland 		8.5
Ranked 57th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 54.99
Ranked 127th. 		197.76
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Japan
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 56.99
Ranked 122nd. 		74.75
Ranked 90th. 31% more than Japan
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.89
Ranked 66th. 		1.06
Ranked 57th. 19% more than Japan
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1
Ranked 63th. 4% more than Swaziland 		0.96
Ranked 94th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 31.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 6 times more than Swaziland 		4.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.281
Ranked 170th. 		3.52
Ranked 55th. 13 times more than Japan
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 82nd. 20% more than Swaziland 		5
Ranked 176th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 12.12
Ranked 63th. 		19.06
Ranked 37th. 57% more than Japan
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.0536
Ranked 119th. 		36.66
Ranked 15th. 684 times more than Japan
High school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 52nd. 		7.86
Ranked 29th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 18.28
Ranked 69th. 		32.44
Ranked 38th. 77% more than Japan
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 100%
Ranked 1st. 64% more than Swaziland 		61%
Ranked 89th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 7.17 million
Ranked 13th. 31 times more than Swaziland 		232,572
Ranked 116th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 50th. 		7 years
Ranked 24th. 17% more than Japan
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $25,465.36
Ranked 5th. 25 times more than Swaziland 		$1,035.81
Ranked 68th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 101.49
Ranked 81st. 		103.32
Ranked 68th. 2% more than Japan
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 50.29
Ranked 119th. 		74.75
Ranked 54th. 49% more than Japan
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 1.13%
Ranked 124th. 7% more than Swaziland 		1.05%
Ranked 126th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 58th. 		13
Ranked 35th. 8% more than Japan
Elementary school > Gender ratio 100.02
Ranked 28th. 8% more than Swaziland 		92.77
Ranked 135th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 99.88
Ranked 3rd. 15% more than Swaziland 		86.97
Ranked 66th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 100%
Ranked 1st. 25% more than Swaziland 		80%
Ranked 116th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 77th. 20% more than Swaziland 		5
Ranked 174th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 13.6
Ranked 9th. 		358.8
Ranked 5th. 26 times more than Japan
Secondary education > Pupils 7.89 million
Ranked 11th. 117 times more than Swaziland 		67,696
Ranked 119th.
Primary education > Pupils 7.26 million
Ranked 16th. 33 times more than Swaziland 		218,352
Ranked 118th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 82.3%
Ranked 40th. 79% more than Swaziland 		46.1%
Ranked 99th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 45.57%
Ranked 86th. 		54.44%
Ranked 49th. 19% more than Japan
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 63.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 123th. 11% more than Swaziland 		57.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 125th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 857,049
Ranked 10th. 		0.0
Ranked 126th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 17.5
Ranked 73th. 		29.26
Ranked 40th. 67% more than Japan
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 76.72%
Ranked 19th. 		79.58%
Ranked 28th. 4% more than Japan
Secondary education > Teachers 612,629
Ranked 6th. 164 times more than Swaziland 		3,746
Ranked 100th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 15 years
Ranked 28th. 50% more than Swaziland 		10 years
Ranked 25th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 99.97
Ranked 1st. 22% more than Swaziland 		82.12
Ranked 54th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 8.13 million
Ranked 14th. 130 times more than Swaziland 		62,676
Ranked 129th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 470.31
Ranked 20th. 82 times more than Swaziland 		5.72
Ranked 107th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 47th. 		7
Ranked 23th. 17% more than Japan
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 695
Ranked 101st. 		36,840
Ranked 57th. 53 times more than Japan
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 100.05%
Ranked 54th. 9% more than Swaziland 		92.1%
Ranked 117th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level 18.7
Ranked 4th. 		24
Ranked 24th. 28% more than Japan
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.79%
Ranked 48th. 2% more than Swaziland 		48.06%
Ranked 114th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.054 per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th. 		35.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 664 times more than Japan
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 100%
Ranked 2nd. 23% more than Swaziland 		81%
Ranked 107th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 85th. 		16
Ranked 64th. 7% more than Japan
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 66th. The same as Swaziland 		6
Ranked 152nd.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.0
Ranked 75th. 		18.04
Ranked 14th.
School life expectancy > Male 14.4 years
Ranked 21st. 20% more than Swaziland 		12 years
Ranked 44th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 53.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th. 		60.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd. 12% more than Japan
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 57.04
Ranked 150th. 		193.16
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Japan
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.057 per capita
Ranked 145th. 		0.192 per capita
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Japan
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 100%
Ranked 4th. 25% more than Swaziland 		80%
Ranked 110th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 20.4
Ranked 87th. 		33.2
Ranked 45th. 63% more than Japan
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 65%
Ranked 1st. 		71%
Ranked 59th. 9% more than Japan
Primary education > Teachers 378,950
Ranked 8th. 56 times more than Swaziland 		6,758
Ranked 108th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.02 million
Ranked 12th. 1480 times more than Swaziland 		686
Ranked 132nd.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.93%
Ranked 87th. 		50.45%
Ranked 45th. 3% more than Japan
Private school enrolment > Primary level 0.9
Ranked 82nd. 		1.5
Ranked 35th. 67% more than Japan
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 45th. 		7
Ranked 23th. 17% more than Japan
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 2.97
Ranked 119th. 		6.17
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Japan
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 61.79
Ranked 113th. 		61.84
Ranked 112th. The same as Japan
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.003 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th. 		17.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 5759 times more than Japan
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.8%
Ranked 35th. About the same as Swaziland 		48.6%
Ranked 64th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $3.25 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 2592 times more than Swaziland 		$1.26 billion
Ranked 94th.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 71st. The same as Swaziland 		6
Ranked 174th.
Scouting > Members 111,180
Ranked 15th. 16 times more than Swaziland 		6,843
Ranked 87th.
High school > Share of total education spending 38.24%
Ranked 9th. 4% more than Swaziland 		36.71%
Ranked 15th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 101.2%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Swaziland 		43.7%
Ranked 17th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 6.47 million
Ranked 10th. 78 times more than Swaziland 		83,049
Ranked 123th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 4.8
Ranked 79th. 40% more than Swaziland 		3.42
Ranked 91st.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 53.85
Ranked 117th. 		61.84
Ranked 97th. 15% more than Japan
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 100.19
Ranked 21st. 7% more than Swaziland 		93.37
Ranked 132nd.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 6,844
Ranked 67th. 		20,790
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Japan
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 37th. 11% more than Swaziland 		0.898
Ranked 102nd.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49%
Ranked 72nd. 		50.1%
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Japan
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 63.8
Ranked 124th. 10% more than Swaziland 		57.92
Ranked 129th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.872
Ranked 94th. 		5.56
Ranked 27th. 6 times more than Japan
Primary completion rate > Women 102
Ranked 5th. 55% more than Swaziland 		66
Ranked 109th.
School life expectancy > Female 14.1 years
Ranked 28th. 25% more than Swaziland 		11.3 years
Ranked 56th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 61st. 		20.55
Ranked 13th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 61st. 		15.31
Ranked 17th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 100%
Ranked 1st. 90% more than Swaziland 		52.6%
Ranked 93th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.054 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th. 		18.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 344 times more than Japan
Elementary school teachers 391,967
Ranked 7th. 55 times more than Swaziland 		7,169
Ranked 104th.
High school teachers 607,062
Ranked 7th. 139 times more than Swaziland 		4,358
Ranked 97th.
High school enrolment rate > Male 100
Ranked 2nd. 11% more than Swaziland 		90.15
Ranked 60th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 7.71 million
Ranked 9th. 114 times more than Swaziland 		67,849
Ranked 114th.
Primary completion rate > Men 101
Ranked 7th. 63% more than Swaziland 		62
Ranked 115th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 56.8
Ranked 147th. 		199.45
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Japan
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 61.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th. 2% more than Swaziland 		60.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 100.23
Ranked 74th. 4% more than Swaziland 		96.5
Ranked 102nd.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 14.2
Ranked 82nd. 		17.8
Ranked 60th. 25% more than Japan
Pupils reaching grade 5 100
Ranked 1st. 19% more than Swaziland 		84.2
Ranked 41st.
Progression to secondary level 100
Ranked 4th. 30% more than Swaziland 		77
Ranked 24th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 98.26%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Swaziland 		28.56%
Ranked 96th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 100.94%
Ranked 21st. Twice as much as Swaziland 		50.46%
Ranked 108th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 49.62%
Ranked 78th. 5% more than Swaziland 		47.08%
Ranked 117th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 48.83%
Ranked 64th. 4% more than Swaziland 		47.08%
Ranked 113th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 98.44%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Swaziland 		26.34%
Ranked 94th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 100% net
Ranked 1st. 24% more than Swaziland 		80.47% net
Ranked 106th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.82% net
Ranked 2nd. 26% more than Swaziland 		79.47% net
Ranked 110th.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 72.65%
Ranked 22nd. 62% more than Swaziland 		44.83%
Ranked 105th.
Primary education, teachers > % female 64.88%
Ranked 83th. 		70.78%
Ranked 77th. 9% more than Japan
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 17.9%
Ranked 76th. 		55.23%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Japan
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 9.41%
Ranked 102nd. 		21.01%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Japan
Education spending > % of GDP 3.6%
Ranked 93th. 		7.1%
Ranked 19th. 97% more than Japan
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 101.92%
Ranked 5th. 58% more than Swaziland 		64.31%
Ranked 117th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 19.04%
Ranked 40th. 		0.0
Ranked 114th.
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 57.13% gross
Ranked 16th. 13 times more than Swaziland 		4.34% gross
Ranked 49th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 58.03%
Ranked 25th. 13 times more than Swaziland 		4.39%
Ranked 95th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 54.39%
Ranked 34th. 13 times more than Swaziland 		4.33%
Ranked 86th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 99.99%
Ranked 1st. 21% more than Swaziland 		82.91%
Ranked 104th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 98.09%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Swaziland 		30.75%
Ranked 94th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 100.09%
Ranked 53th. 9% more than Swaziland 		91.76%
Ranked 105th.
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 87.65%
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Swaziland 		25.65%
Ranked 102nd.
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 85.71%
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Swaziland 		25.1%
Ranked 103th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 6.71
Ranked 67th. 		0.0
Ranked 126th.
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 1.83
Ranked 44th. 		2.17
Ranked 64th. 18% more than Japan
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 88.79%
Ranked 30th. 6 times more than Swaziland 		15.77%
Ranked 109th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 99.99%
Ranked 1st. 21% more than Swaziland 		82.78%
Ranked 105th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 101.87%
Ranked 83th. 		111.93%
Ranked 43th. 10% more than Japan
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 100%
Ranked 2nd. 22% more than Swaziland 		81.91%
Ranked 101st.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 1.05%
Ranked 112th. 		0.0
Ranked 144th.
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 3.12% of GNI
Ranked 115th. 		6.27% of GNI
Ranked 21st. Twice as much as Japan
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 3.65%
Ranked 85th. 		6.23%
Ranked 12th. 71% more than Japan
Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita 22.63%
Ranked 17th. 82% more than Swaziland 		12.43%
Ranked 28th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 101.48% gross
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Swaziland 		45.79% gross
Ranked 125th.
Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita 19.61%
Ranked 56th. 		341.49%
Ranked 4th. 17 times more than Japan
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 100%
Ranked 5th. 41% more than Swaziland 		70.8%
Ranked 70th.
School enrollment > Primary > % net 99.91% net
Ranked 1st. 25% more than Swaziland 		79.97% net
Ranked 108th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 55.2%
Ranked 17th. 74% more than Swaziland 		31.63%
Ranked 70th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 15 years
Ranked 21st. 50% more than Swaziland 		10 years
Ranked 28th.
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 89.6%
Ranked 84th. 		104.16%
Ranked 71st. 16% more than Japan
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 101.71% gross
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Swaziland 		44.19% gross
Ranked 118th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 99.59%
Ranked 2nd. 16% more than Swaziland 		85.87%
Ranked 88th.
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 99.94%
Ranked 1st. 21% more than Swaziland 		82.38%
Ranked 58th.
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 0.0
Ranked 121st. 		17.67%
Ranked 12th.

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  • Over the years, Africa has had some of the worst literacy rates on Earth; up to 50% of the population is illiterate in some countries.

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