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Education Stats: compare key data on Kenya & Mauritania

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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • 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.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Men: Percentage of male pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Women: Percentage of female pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Trained teachers > Women: Percentage of female lower secondary level (middle school) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the lower secondary level.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: 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.
  • Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
  • 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."
  • Trained teachers in primary education > Female > % of female teachers: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary 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.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% 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.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% 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.
  • Economically active children, study and work > % of economically active children, ages 7-14: Economically active children, study and work (% of economically active children, ages 7-14). Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Work only refers to children involved in economic activity and not attending school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: 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. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Male is the number of males age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the male population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: 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.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: 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.
  • 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.
  • Trained teachers in primary education > Male > % of male teachers: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Repitition rate > Primary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of primary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Male elementary teachers > % trained: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: 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.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % net: School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the ratio of male children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the male population of the official secondary school age.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males: Number of male entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the male population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • 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.
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STAT Kenya Mauritania HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 86.5
Ranked 65th. 52% more than Mauritania 		56.8
Ranked 97th.
Children out of school, primary 1.09 million
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Mauritania 		169,318
Ranked 18th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 27.32
Ranked 21st. 		44.6
Ranked 5th. 63% more than Kenya
Children out of school, primary, female 524,749
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Mauritania 		76,533
Ranked 17th.
College and university > Gender parity index 0.703
Ranked 101st. 69% more than Mauritania 		0.417
Ranked 85th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 15.42%
Ranked 65th. 20% more than Mauritania 		12.83%
Ranked 44th.
Compulsary education duration 8
Ranked 144th. 		10
Ranked 37th. 25% more than Kenya
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 6.66%
Ranked 20th. 81% more than Mauritania 		3.69%
Ranked 33th.
Literacy > Female 79.7%
Ranked 97th. 2 times more than Mauritania 		31.9%
Ranked 147th.
Literacy > Total population 85.1%
Ranked 97th. 2 times more than Mauritania 		41.7%
Ranked 155th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 66th. The same as Mauritania 		6
Ranked 92nd.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.84
Ranked 90th. 6% more than Mauritania 		3.63
Ranked 52nd.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 46.78
Ranked 15th. 17% more than Mauritania 		40.13
Ranked 22nd.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 29.68
Ranked 11th. 12% more than Mauritania 		26.58
Ranked 20th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 110th. 		7
Ranked 60th. 17% more than Kenya
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 13.18
Ranked 23th. 		20.16
Ranked 9th. 53% more than Kenya
College and university > Gender ratio 70.31
Ranked 6th. 93% more than Mauritania 		36.47
Ranked 99th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 62nd. The same as Mauritania 		3
Ranked 83th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 2 times more than Mauritania 		0.976 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th.
Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 107th. 		9 years
Ranked 84th. 13% more than Kenya
Secondary education, pupils 3.2 million
Ranked 30th. 21 times more than Mauritania 		152,011
Ranked 50th.
College and university > Private school share 13.21%
Ranked 82nd. 		0.0
Ranked 43th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.96
Ranked 92nd. 		1.01
Ranked 15th. 5% more than Kenya
Literacy > Adult literacy 73.6%
Ranked 7th. 32% more than Mauritania 		55.8%
Ranked 98th.
Primary education, pupils 7.15 million
Ranked 17th. 13 times more than Mauritania 		553,584
Ranked 45th.
Primary education, teachers 152,848
Ranked 30th. 11 times more than Mauritania 		13,795
Ranked 48th.
Adult literacy rate > Female 82.8
Ranked 66th. 67% more than Mauritania 		49.5
Ranked 96th.
Tertiary enrollment 3%
Ranked 83th. 		3.7%
Ranked 80th. 23% more than Kenya
Spending per student > College and university 273.42
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Mauritania 		39.18
Ranked 27th.
High school > Gender ratio 91.67
Ranked 89th. 3% more than Mauritania 		88.64
Ranked 112th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 80th. The same as Mauritania 		6
Ranked 60th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.745
Ranked 76th. 		7.98
Ranked 28th. 11 times more than Kenya
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 26th. 33% more than Mauritania 		3
Ranked 99th.
Literacy > Male 90.6%
Ranked 89th. 75% more than Mauritania 		51.8%
Ranked 151st.
Spending > USD 2.02 billion
Ranked 59th. 27 times more than Mauritania 		75.72 million
Ranked 131st.
High school > Private school share 12.65%
Ranked 59th. 		24.99%
Ranked 20th. 98% more than Kenya
Spending > Proportion 6.63
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Mauritania 		2.75
Ranked 130th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 39.54
Ranked 27th. 		40.32
Ranked 25th. 2% more than Kenya
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 121st. The same as Mauritania 		3
Ranked 151st.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 80.3%
Ranked 23th. 31% more than Mauritania 		61.3%
Ranked 31st.
Preschool enrollment rate 111.55
Ranked 34th. 14% more than Mauritania 		98.22
Ranked 99th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 14,379.63
Ranked 56th. 4 times more than Mauritania 		3,856.85
Ranked 124th.
Primary completion rate 95
Ranked 51st. 2 times more than Mauritania 		45
Ranked 114th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 98,607
Ranked 75th. 11 times more than Mauritania 		9,198
Ranked 111th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 72nd. The same as Mauritania 		6
Ranked 97th.
Children out of school > Primary 1.03 million
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Mauritania 		130,224
Ranked 24th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 2.71
Ranked 87th. 2 times more than Mauritania 		1.15
Ranked 108th.
Secondary education, teachers 107,970
Ranked 27th. 28 times more than Mauritania 		3,843
Ranked 96th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 20.68
Ranked 33th. 7% more than Mauritania 		19.38
Ranked 52nd.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 2
Ranked 195th. 		4
Ranked 51st. Twice as much as Kenya
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 14.15
Ranked 22nd. 		24.44
Ranked 5th. 73% more than Kenya
Spending per student > High school 21.99
Ranked 36th. 		24.2
Ranked 26th. 10% more than Kenya
Secondary education, general pupils 3.19 million
Ranked 25th. 21 times more than Mauritania 		149,633
Ranked 61st.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 14.9%
Ranked 64th. 		58.3%
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Kenya
High school > Gender parity index 0.904
Ranked 116th. 8% more than Mauritania 		0.84
Ranked 87th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 258
Ranked 61st. 129 times more than Mauritania 		2
Ranked 157th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 8.21%
Ranked 48th. 		23.88%
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Kenya
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 3.07
Ranked 114th. 		3.2
Ranked 112th. 4% more than Kenya
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 93th. The same as Mauritania 		6
Ranked 121st.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 29.2%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Mauritania 		8.3%
Ranked 46th.
Children out of school, primary, male 563,421
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Mauritania 		92,785
Ranked 15th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 6.8%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Mauritania 		2.4%
Ranked 46th.
High school > Students per teacher 29.68
Ranked 11th. 12% more than Mauritania 		26.58
Ranked 20th.
Secondary education > General pupils 2.45 million
Ranked 13th. 27 times more than Mauritania 		89,540
Ranked 73th.
Spending per student > Elementary school 22.31
Ranked 18th. 74% more than Mauritania 		12.8
Ranked 22nd.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 74th. The same as Mauritania 		12
Ranked 94th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 69th. The same as Mauritania 		12
Ranked 88th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 25% more than Mauritania 		3.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 5.59 million
Ranked 21st. 14 times more than Mauritania 		394,401
Ranked 108th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 25.3%
Ranked 118th. 3 times more than Mauritania 		8%
Ranked 145th.
Elementary school graduate rate 83.58
Ranked 59th. 2% more than Mauritania 		81.89
Ranked 8th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 92.3
Ranked 73th. 38% more than Mauritania 		67
Ranked 101st.
Public spending per student > Primary level 0.4
Ranked 70th. 		11.7
Ranked 48th. 29 times more than Kenya
Primary education, pupils per 1000 179.54
Ranked 19th. 23% more than Mauritania 		145.83
Ranked 32nd.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 80.46
Ranked 84th. Twice as much as Mauritania 		40.04
Ranked 67th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.6
Ranked 108th. 82% more than Mauritania 		0.33
Ranked 93th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 2.81 million
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Mauritania 		947,800
Ranked 61st.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.95
Ranked 96th. 12% more than Mauritania 		0.85
Ranked 110th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 3.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th. 		3.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th. 4% more than Kenya
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.342
Ranked 160th. 		1.04
Ranked 114th. 3 times more than Kenya
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 96th. The same as Mauritania 		6
Ranked 111th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 29.89
Ranked 9th. 12% more than Mauritania 		26.58
Ranked 20th.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 28.83
Ranked 17th. 		41.39
Ranked 10th. 44% more than Kenya
Inequality adjusted index 0.405
Ranked 86th. 91% more than Mauritania 		0.212
Ranked 120th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 1.94 million
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Mauritania 		562,900
Ranked 61st.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 46.54
Ranked 15th. 25% more than Mauritania 		37.23
Ranked 27th.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 92.9
Ranked 73th. 47% more than Mauritania 		63.4
Ranked 99th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 83.6%
Ranked 53th. 2 times more than Mauritania 		39.4%
Ranked 92nd.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 6.87 million
Ranked 15th. 15 times more than Mauritania 		473,688
Ranked 80th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 66th. The same as Mauritania 		6 years
Ranked 90th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $299.42
Ranked 87th. 17% more than Mauritania 		$255.60
Ranked 89th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 109.26
Ranked 42nd. 		120.79
Ranked 24th. 11% more than Kenya
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 80.07
Ranked 51st. 2 times more than Mauritania 		39.42
Ranked 79th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 75th. The same as Mauritania 		12
Ranked 95th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 10.58%
Ranked 66th. 		12.84%
Ranked 38th. 21% more than Kenya
Elementary school > Gender ratio 97.89
Ranked 75th. 		107.19
Ranked 1st. 10% more than Kenya
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 20.3%
Ranked 59th. 		68.1%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Kenya
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 79%
Ranked 117th. 8% more than Mauritania 		73%
Ranked 123th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 153th. 		6
Ranked 107th. 20% more than Kenya
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 496.9
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Mauritania 		191.2
Ranked 4th.
Primary education > Pupils 6.08 million
Ranked 8th. 14 times more than Mauritania 		443,615
Ranked 57th.
Secondary education > Pupils 2.46 million
Ranked 12th. 27 times more than Mauritania 		92,796
Ranked 69th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 52.3%
Ranked 87th. 3 times more than Mauritania 		20.8%
Ranked 138th.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 91.8
Ranked 70th. 30% more than Mauritania 		70.5
Ranked 102nd.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 34.67%
Ranked 107th. 61% more than Mauritania 		21.47%
Ranked 123th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 43.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 134th. 44% more than Mauritania 		30.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 145th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 15,672
Ranked 88th. 5 times more than Mauritania 		3,174
Ranked 102nd.
Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes 96.81%
Ranked 25th. 		100%
Ranked 10th. 3% more than Kenya
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 46.78
Ranked 14th. 17% more than Mauritania 		40.13
Ranked 20th.
Secondary education > Teachers 78,096
Ranked 16th. 26 times more than Mauritania 		2,995
Ranked 54th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 10 years
Ranked 11th. 25% more than Mauritania 		8 years
Ranked 86th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 82.89
Ranked 53th. 1% more than Mauritania 		82.08
Ranked 8th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 1.39 million
Ranked 46th. 16 times more than Mauritania 		84,407
Ranked 124th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 7.61
Ranked 74th. 10 times more than Mauritania 		0.761
Ranked 154th.
Duration of education > Primary level 7
Ranked 12th. 17% more than Mauritania 		6
Ranked 87th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1.01
Ranked 7th. 23% more than Mauritania 		0.82
Ranked 30th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 1.09 million
Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Mauritania 		111,424
Ranked 33th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 95.88%
Ranked 89th. 		102.65%
Ranked 23th. 7% more than Kenya
Public spending per student > Secondary level 1.2
Ranked 65th. 		36.4
Ranked 4th. 30 times more than Kenya
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.31%
Ranked 94th. 		49.17%
Ranked 21st. 2% more than Kenya
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 82.8
Ranked 72nd. 		319.59
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Kenya
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 80.7%
Ranked 22nd. 45% more than Mauritania 		55.5%
Ranked 31st.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 30.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 		42.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 41% more than Kenya
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 80%
Ranked 109th. 10% more than Mauritania 		73%
Ranked 118th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 185th. 		16
Ranked 36th. 14% more than Kenya
Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Men 92.49%
Ranked 12th. 		0.0
Ranked 33th.
Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Both sexes 77.34%
Ranked 25th. 		100%
Ranked 4th. 29% more than Kenya
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 86th. The same as Mauritania 		6
Ranked 109th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 5.83
Ranked 58th. 3 times more than Mauritania 		1.99
Ranked 73th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 71.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Mauritania 		29.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 93th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 9.4%
Ranked 69th. 		48.2%
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Kenya
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 169.4
Ranked 29th. 24% more than Mauritania 		137.07
Ranked 55th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.174 per capita
Ranked 21st. 24% more than Mauritania 		0.14 per capita
Ranked 53th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 79%
Ranked 111th. 8% more than Mauritania 		73%
Ranked 119th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 79.8%
Ranked 25th. 18% more than Mauritania 		67.7%
Ranked 33th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 29.8
Ranked 51st. 		41.8
Ranked 27th. 40% more than Kenya
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 44%
Ranked 10th. 22% more than Mauritania 		36%
Ranked 85th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 14,313
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Mauritania 		3,256
Ranked 61st.
Primary education > Teachers 153,678
Ranked 10th. 14 times more than Mauritania 		11,001
Ranked 56th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 47.88%
Ranked 112th. 9% more than Mauritania 		44.08%
Ranked 137th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 61st. The same as Mauritania 		6
Ranked 85th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 68.86
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Mauritania 		29.49
Ranked 81st.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.29
Ranked 52nd. 23% more than Mauritania 		3.5
Ranked 64th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 77.7%
Ranked 22nd. 31% more than Mauritania 		59.5%
Ranked 31st.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 14.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 		21.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 43% more than Kenya
Female enrolment share > Primary level 49.5%
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Mauritania 		48.2%
Ranked 94th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $12.93 billion
Ranked 43th. 13 times more than Mauritania 		$970.31 million
Ranked 86th.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 94th. The same as Mauritania 		6
Ranked 122nd.
Scouting > Members 323,884
Ranked 10th. 87 times more than Mauritania 		3,724
Ranked 106th.
Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Women 74.34%
Ranked 22nd. 		100%
Ranked 4th. 35% more than Kenya
High school > Lower Secondary > Trained teachers > Women 98.12%
Ranked 6th. 		100%
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Kenya
High school > Share of total education spending 21.68%
Ranked 65th. 3% more than Mauritania 		21.11%
Ranked 45th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 23.1%
Ranked 83th. 59% more than Mauritania 		14.5%
Ranked 88th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 3.08 million
Ranked 21st. 32 times more than Mauritania 		95,497
Ranked 99th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 2.18
Ranked 59th. 2 times more than Mauritania 		0.952
Ranked 68th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 68.46
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Mauritania 		28.46
Ranked 93th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 96.06
Ranked 57th. 		100.58
Ranked 12th. 5% more than Kenya
Children out of school > Primary > Male 525,858
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Mauritania 		65,404
Ranked 25th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.977
Ranked 100th. 		1.06
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Kenya
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 47.6%
Ranked 94th. 2% more than Mauritania 		46.7%
Ranked 99th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 1,688
Ranked 9th. 77 times more than Mauritania 		22
Ranked 29th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 42.12
Ranked 143th. 44% more than Mauritania 		29.33
Ranked 151st.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 7.5
Ranked 22nd. 8 times more than Mauritania 		0.981
Ranked 91st.
Primary completion rate > Women 94
Ranked 53th. 2 times more than Mauritania 		43
Ranked 109th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 6.02
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than Mauritania 		2.06
Ranked 75th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 5.63
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Mauritania 		1.91
Ranked 71st.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 74%
Ranked 64th. 95% more than Mauritania 		38%
Ranked 80th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 15.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 		21.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 39% more than Kenya
High school teachers 103,956
Ranked 22nd. 27 times more than Mauritania 		3,843
Ranked 100th.
Elementary school teachers 147,596
Ranked 26th. 12 times more than Mauritania 		12,724
Ranked 87th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 70.2%
Ranked 20th. 62% more than Mauritania 		43.4%
Ranked 29th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1.01%
Ranked 7th. 23% more than Mauritania 		0.82%
Ranked 29th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 57.07
Ranked 61st. 		189.81
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Kenya
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 85.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 		327.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Kenya
Primary completion rate > Men 96
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Mauritania 		46
Ranked 110th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 2.46 million
Ranked 28th. 27 times more than Mauritania 		92,796
Ranked 110th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 71.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Mauritania 		30.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 95.29
Ranked 59th. 12% more than Mauritania 		85.2
Ranked 69th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 169.78
Ranked 27th. 20% more than Mauritania 		141
Ranked 43th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 26.1
Ranked 25th. 		26.2
Ranked 24th. About the same as Kenya
Pupils reaching grade 5 71.2
Ranked 59th. 16% more than Mauritania 		61.2
Ranked 68th.
Primary education, teachers > % female 43.94%
Ranked 112th. 20% more than Mauritania 		36.7%
Ranked 65th.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 17.21%
Ranked 29th. 17% more than Mauritania 		14.73%
Ranked 31st.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 53.91% gross
Ranked 31st. 31 times more than Mauritania 		1.73% gross
Ranked 84th.
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 60.07
Ranked 101st. 85% more than Mauritania 		32.54
Ranked 57th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 120.43%
Ranked 22nd. 8% more than Mauritania 		111.87%
Ranked 31st.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 26.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th. 		133.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Kenya
Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 73.61%
Ranked 79th. 44% more than Mauritania 		51.21%
Ranked 101st.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 880,200
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Mauritania 		384,800
Ranked 60th.
Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers 98.8%
Ranked 14th. 		100%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Kenya
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 95.05%
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Mauritania 		44.54%
Ranked 84th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 11.35%
Ranked 62nd. 		16.78%
Ranked 45th. 48% more than Kenya
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 3.64% gross
Ranked 106th. 		4.81% gross
Ranked 45th. 32% more than Kenya
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 4.05%
Ranked 6th. 6% more than Mauritania 		3.83%
Ranked 98th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 3.34%
Ranked 6th. 88% more than Mauritania 		1.78%
Ranked 97th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 82.33%
Ranked 92nd. 7% more than Mauritania 		76.9%
Ranked 98th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 50.11%
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Mauritania 		17.31%
Ranked 104th.
Trained teachers in primary education > Female > % of female teachers 99.21%
Ranked 12th. 		100%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Kenya
Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 80.85%
Ranked 23th. 58% more than Mauritania 		51.09%
Ranked 46th.
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 10.58%
Ranked 65th. 		12.84%
Ranked 38th. 21% more than Kenya
Primary education, pupils > % female 49.16%
Ranked 23th. 		50.53%
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Kenya
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 110.61%
Ranked 30th. 11% more than Mauritania 		99.22%
Ranked 51st.
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 90.66%
Ranked 88th. 32% more than Mauritania 		68.69%
Ranked 57th.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 107.07%
Ranked 41st. 		110.02%
Ranked 26th. 3% more than Kenya
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 47.21%
Ranked 130th. 4% more than Mauritania 		45.2%
Ranked 71st.
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 82.46%
Ranked 95th. 21% more than Mauritania 		68.08%
Ranked 52nd.
Economically active children, study and work > % of economically active children, ages 7-14 85.9%
Ranked 8th. 69% more than Mauritania 		50.8%
Ranked 16th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $439.42
Ranked 90th. 20% more than Mauritania 		$367.66
Ranked 93th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 50.82%
Ranked 63th. 53% more than Mauritania 		33.24%
Ranked 99th.
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 83.21%
Ranked 25th. 16% more than Mauritania 		71.64%
Ranked 76th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 90.33%
Ranked 117th. 7% more than Mauritania 		84.66%
Ranked 52nd.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 97.77%
Ranked 98th. 		105.33%
Ranked 5th. 8% more than Kenya
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 47.59%
Ranked 72nd. 25 times more than Mauritania 		1.92%
Ranked 137th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 81.52%
Ranked 91st. 7% more than Mauritania 		76.53%
Ranked 97th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 112.73%
Ranked 37th. 19% more than Mauritania 		94.91%
Ranked 120th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 81.01%
Ranked 92nd. 10% more than Mauritania 		73.88%
Ranked 100th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 10.79%
Ranked 52nd. 11% more than Mauritania 		9.69%
Ranked 57th.
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 6.57% of GNI
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Mauritania 		3.23% of GNI
Ranked 113th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 6.74%
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Mauritania 		2.3%
Ranked 45th.
Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita 23.57%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Mauritania 		9.82%
Ranked 28th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 50.06% gross
Ranked 66th. 2 times more than Mauritania 		22.17% gross
Ranked 90th.
Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita 262.63%
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Mauritania 		39.92%
Ranked 18th.
Trained teachers in primary education > Male > % of male teachers 98.47%
Ranked 11th. 		100%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Kenya
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 71.4%
Ranked 64th. 75% more than Mauritania 		40.8%
Ranked 79th.
School enrollment > Primary > % net 79.92% net
Ranked 62nd. 11% more than Mauritania 		72.24% net
Ranked 72nd.
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 48.88% gross
Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than Mauritania 		20.53% gross
Ranked 89th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 34.63%
Ranked 50th. 50% more than Mauritania 		23.11%
Ranked 81st.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 10 years
Ranked 14th. 25% more than Mauritania 		8 years
Ranked 88th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000 25.96
Ranked 72nd. 		129.75
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Kenya
School enrollment, primary > % gross 111.88%
Ranked 30th. 16% more than Mauritania 		96.68%
Ranked 57th.
Repitition rate > Primary level 2
Ranked 22nd. 		15.2
Ranked 20th. 8 times more than Kenya
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 82.24%
Ranked 95th. 14% more than Mauritania 		72.09%
Ranked 46th.
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 80.61%
Ranked 58th. 		81.88%
Ranked 72nd. 2% more than Kenya
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 114.09% gross
Ranked 22nd. 22% more than Mauritania 		93.28% gross
Ranked 81st.
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 74.01%
Ranked 62nd. 		80.47%
Ranked 66th. 9% more than Kenya
Male elementary teachers > % trained 98.36%
Ranked 14th. 		100%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Kenya
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 82.87%
Ranked 81st. 4% more than Mauritania 		79.69%
Ranked 86th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 29.19%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Mauritania 		8.31%
Ranked 44th.
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 33
Ranked 11th. 		39.67
Ranked 5th. 20% more than Kenya
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 57.06%
Ranked 111th. 2 times more than Mauritania 		24.53%
Ranked 58th.
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 51.55%
Ranked 79th. 3 times more than Mauritania 		16.71%
Ranked 93th.
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 7.54%
Ranked 25th. 1% more than Mauritania 		7.5%
Ranked 26th.
Secondary education, teachers, female 44,159
Ranked 34th. 111 times more than Mauritania 		399
Ranked 99th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males None
None

Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 42.39
Ranked 24th. 6 times more than Mauritania 		6.79
Ranked 30th.

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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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