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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.
  • 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.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • 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.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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).
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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 > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • 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 > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • 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.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • School enrollment, 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment, 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.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Male is the total male enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
STAT Kenya Sweden HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 4.2
Ranked 72nd.
11.4
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Kenya
Children out of school, primary 1.09 million
Ranked 9th. 359 times more than Sweden
3,027
Ranked 93th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 27.32
Ranked 21st. 85 times more than Sweden
0.32
Ranked 108th.

Children out of school, primary, female 524,749
Ranked 7th. 244 times more than Sweden
2,155
Ranked 76th.

College and university > Gender parity index 0.703
Ranked 101st.
1.52
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Kenya

College and university > Share of total education spending 15.42%
Ranked 65th.
29.02%
Ranked 14th. 88% more than Kenya

Compulsary education duration 8
Ranked 144th.
10
Ranked 52nd. 25% more than Kenya

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 6.66%
Ranked 20th.
6.98%
Ranked 12th. 5% more than Kenya

Literacy > Female 79.7%
Ranked 97th.
99%
Ranked 16th. 24% more than Kenya
Literacy > Total population 85.1%
Ranked 97th.
99%
Ranked 19th. 16% more than Kenya
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 66th. The same as Sweden
6
Ranked 52nd.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.84
Ranked 90th.
6.61
Ranked 27th. 72% more than Kenya

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 46.78
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Sweden
9.27
Ranked 125th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 29.68
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Sweden
9.51
Ranked 84th.

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 110th. The same as Sweden
6
Ranked 101st.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 13.18
Ranked 23th. 58 times more than Sweden
0.228
Ranked 93th.

College and university > Gender ratio 70.31
Ranked 6th.
159.23
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Kenya

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 62nd.
4
Ranked 12th. 33% more than Kenya

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th.
8.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Kenya

Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 107th.
10 years
Ranked 41st. 25% more than Kenya
Secondary education, pupils 3.2 million
Ranked 30th. 5 times more than Sweden
698,968
Ranked 62nd.

College and university > Private school share 13.21%
Ranked 82nd. 50% more than Sweden
8.81%
Ranked 91st.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.96
Ranked 92nd.
1
Ranked 26th. 4% more than Kenya

Primary education, pupils 7.15 million
Ranked 17th. 12 times more than Sweden
578,486
Ranked 77th.

Primary education, teachers 152,848
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Sweden
62,429
Ranked 42nd.

Tertiary enrollment 3%
Ranked 83th.
70%
Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Kenya
Spending per student > College and university 273.42
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Sweden
38.99
Ranked 16th.

High school > Gender ratio 91.67
Ranked 89th.
99.24
Ranked 62nd. 8% more than Kenya

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 80th.
7
Ranked 12th. 17% more than Kenya

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.745
Ranked 76th.
1.01
Ranked 70th. 35% 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 Sweden
3
Ranked 72nd.

Literacy > Male 90.6%
Ranked 89th.
99%
Ranked 27th. 9% more than Kenya
Spending > USD 2.02 billion
Ranked 59th.
31.41 billion
Ranked 17th. 16 times more than Kenya

High school > Private school share 12.65%
Ranked 59th.
19.39%
Ranked 45th. 53% more than Kenya

Spending > Proportion 6.63
Ranked 10th. 3% more than Sweden
6.41
Ranked 17th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 39.54
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Sweden
10.11
Ranked 143th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 121st. The same as Sweden
3
Ranked 102nd.

Preschool enrollment rate 111.55
Ranked 34th. 18% more than Sweden
94.9
Ranked 110th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 14,379.63
Ranked 56th.
16,287.14
Ranked 50th. 13% more than Kenya

Primary completion rate 95
Ranked 51st.
96
Ranked 22nd. 1% more than Kenya
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 98,607
Ranked 75th.
414,657
Ranked 40th. 4 times more than Kenya

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 72nd. The same as Sweden
6
Ranked 58th.

Children out of school > Primary 1.03 million
Ranked 6th. 108 times more than Sweden
9,536
Ranked 78th.

Secondary education, teachers 107,970
Ranked 27th. 47% more than Sweden
73,492
Ranked 33th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 2.71
Ranked 87th.
7.78
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Kenya

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 20.68
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Sweden
9.88
Ranked 114th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 2
Ranked 195th.
3
Ranked 104th. 50% more than Kenya

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 14.15
Ranked 22nd. 153 times more than Sweden
0.0923
Ranked 101st.

Spending per student > High school 21.99
Ranked 36th.
31.19
Ranked 9th. 42% more than Kenya

Secondary education, general pupils 3.19 million
Ranked 25th. 7 times more than Sweden
472,309
Ranked 70th.

High school > Gender parity index 0.904
Ranked 116th.
0.989
Ranked 57th. 9% more than Kenya

Scientific and technical journal articles 258
Ranked 61st.
10,237
Ranked 15th. 40 times more than Kenya

Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 8.21%
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Sweden
3.51%
Ranked 76th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 3.07
Ranked 114th.
46.46
Ranked 19th. 15 times more than Kenya

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 93th.
7
Ranked 19th. 17% more than Kenya

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 29.2%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Sweden
12.9%
Ranked 51st.

Children out of school, primary, male 563,421
Ranked 6th. 646 times more than Sweden
872
Ranked 90th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 6.8%
Ranked 13th.
7.3%
Ranked 9th. 7% more than Kenya

High school > Students per teacher 29.68
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Sweden
9.51
Ranked 85th.

Secondary education > General pupils 2.45 million
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Sweden
519,183
Ranked 64th.

Spending per student > Elementary school 22.31
Ranked 18th.
25.44
Ranked 8th. 14% more than Kenya

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 74th.
13
Ranked 15th. 8% more than Kenya

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 69th.
13
Ranked 15th. 8% more than Kenya

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.
7.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 69% more than Kenya

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 5.59 million
Ranked 21st. 7 times more than Sweden
774,888
Ranked 83th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 25.3%
Ranked 118th.
84.4%
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Kenya

Elementary school graduate rate 83.58
Ranked 59th.
99.93
Ranked 1st. 20% more than Kenya

Public spending per student > Primary level 0.4
Ranked 70th.
23.5
Ranked 9th. 59 times more than Kenya
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 80.46
Ranked 84th. 9% more than Sweden
73.97
Ranked 94th.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 179.54
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Sweden
61.22
Ranked 120th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.6
Ranked 108th.
1.55
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Kenya

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.95
Ranked 96th.
1
Ranked 64th. 5% more than Kenya

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 3.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.
46.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 15 times more than Kenya

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.342
Ranked 160th.
1.72
Ranked 89th. 5 times more than Kenya

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 96th. The same as Sweden
6
Ranked 85th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 29.89
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Sweden
9.68
Ranked 84th.

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 28.83
Ranked 17th. 27 times more than Sweden
1.06
Ranked 98th.

Inequality adjusted index 0.405
Ranked 86th.
0.878
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Kenya
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 46.54
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Sweden
9.55
Ranked 124th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 83.6%
Ranked 53th.
99.8%
Ranked 3rd. 19% more than Kenya

Elementary school > Enrolled students 6.87 million
Ranked 15th. 12 times more than Sweden
584,726
Ranked 73th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 66th. The same as Sweden
6 years
Ranked 53th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $299.42
Ranked 87th.
$27,094.66
Ranked 8th. 90 times more than Kenya

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 109.26
Ranked 42nd. 6% more than Sweden
103.26
Ranked 55th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 80.07
Ranked 51st. 60% more than Sweden
49.98
Ranked 123th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 10.58%
Ranked 66th. 4% more than Sweden
10.15%
Ranked 70th.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 75th.
13
Ranked 16th. 8% more than Kenya

Elementary school > Gender ratio 97.89
Ranked 75th.
99.32
Ranked 46th. 1% more than Kenya

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 79%
Ranked 117th.
96%
Ranked 52nd. 22% more than Kenya

Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 153th.
6
Ranked 80th. 20% more than Kenya
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 496.9
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Sweden
53.5
Ranked 28th.
Primary education > Pupils 6.08 million
Ranked 8th. 9 times more than Sweden
690,758
Ranked 83th.

Secondary education > Pupils 2.46 million
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Sweden
711,798
Ranked 58th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 52.3%
Ranked 87th.
85.5%
Ranked 33th. 63% more than Kenya

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 34.67%
Ranked 107th.
59.59%
Ranked 21st. 72% more than Kenya

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 43.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 134th.
102.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Kenya

Secondary education, vocational pupils 15,672
Ranked 88th.
226,659
Ranked 34th. 14 times more than Kenya

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 46.78
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Sweden
9.27
Ranked 127th.

Secondary education > Teachers 78,096
Ranked 16th. 4% more than Sweden
75,243
Ranked 43th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 10 years
Ranked 11th.
16 years
Ranked 14th. 60% more than Kenya
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 82.89
Ranked 53th.
99.84
Ranked 1st. 20% more than Kenya

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 1.39 million
Ranked 46th. 51% more than Sweden
917,978
Ranked 61st.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 7.61
Ranked 74th.
1,142.75
Ranked 2nd. 150 times more than Kenya

Duration of education > Primary level 7
Ranked 12th. 17% more than Sweden
6
Ranked 50th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 1.09 million
Ranked 6th. 33 times more than Sweden
33,098
Ranked 52nd.

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 95.88%
Ranked 89th.
99.28%
Ranked 64th. 4% more than Kenya

Public spending per student > Secondary level 1.2
Ranked 65th.
28.3
Ranked 16th. 24 times more than Kenya
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.31%
Ranked 94th.
49.36%
Ranked 18th. 2% more than Kenya

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 30.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 28 times more than Sweden
1.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 99th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 80%
Ranked 109th.
96%
Ranked 50th. 20% more than Kenya

High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 185th.
16
Ranked 29th. 14% more than Kenya

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 86th.
7
Ranked 19th. 17% more than Kenya

Elementary school repeaters > All 5.83
Ranked 58th.
0.0
Ranked 115th.

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 71.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 24% more than Sweden
57.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.174 per capita
Ranked 21st. Twice as much as Sweden
0.087 per capita
Ranked 117th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 169.4
Ranked 29th. 95% more than Sweden
86.82
Ranked 117th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 79%
Ranked 111th.
96%
Ranked 48th. 22% more than Kenya

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 29.8
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than Sweden
11.4
Ranked 129th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 44%
Ranked 10th.
82%
Ranked 37th. 86% more than Kenya
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 14,313
Ranked 47th.
192,615
Ranked 39th. 13 times more than Kenya

Primary education > Teachers 153,678
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Sweden
68,325
Ranked 43th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 47.88%
Ranked 112th.
52.87%
Ranked 10th. 10% more than Kenya

Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 61st. The same as Sweden
6
Ranked 48th.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.29
Ranked 52nd.
7.6
Ranked 18th. 77% more than Kenya

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 68.86
Ranked 54th.
79.15
Ranked 75th. 15% more than Kenya

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 14.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 26 times more than Sweden
0.576 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th.

Female enrolment share > Primary level 49.5%
Ranked 12th. About the same as Sweden
49.3%
Ranked 16th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $12.93 billion
Ranked 43th.
$254.10 billion
Ranked 16th. 20 times more than Kenya

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 94th.
7
Ranked 18th. 17% more than Kenya

Scouting > Members 323,884
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Sweden
43,729
Ranked 31st.
High school > Share of total education spending 21.68%
Ranked 65th.
35.59%
Ranked 49th. 64% more than Kenya

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 23.1%
Ranked 83th.
96.1%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Kenya
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 3.08 million
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than Sweden
531,393
Ranked 59th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 68.46
Ranked 52nd. 19% more than Sweden
57.73
Ranked 113th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 2.18
Ranked 59th.
8.37
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Kenya

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 96.06
Ranked 57th.
99.79
Ranked 31st. 4% more than Kenya

Children out of school > Primary > Male 525,858
Ranked 5th. 121 times more than Sweden
4,358
Ranked 73th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.977
Ranked 100th.
0.996
Ranked 35th. 2% more than Kenya

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 47.6%
Ranked 94th.
54.4%
Ranked 4th. 14% more than Kenya
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 1,688
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Sweden
457
Ranked 14th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 42.12
Ranked 143th.
102.86
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Kenya

Scouting > Members per thousand people 7.5
Ranked 22nd. 63% more than Sweden
4.6
Ranked 32nd.
Primary completion rate > Women 94
Ranked 53th.
96
Ranked 18th. 2% more than Kenya
Elementary school repeaters > Female 5.63
Ranked 54th.
0.0
Ranked 111th.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 6.02
Ranked 57th.
0.0
Ranked 112th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 74%
Ranked 64th.
99.6%
Ranked 3rd. 35% more than Kenya

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 15.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 32 times more than Sweden
0.485 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th.

High school teachers 103,956
Ranked 22nd. 32% more than Sweden
78,978
Ranked 31st.

Elementary school teachers 147,596
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Sweden
61,220
Ranked 45th.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 2.46 million
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Sweden
735,494
Ranked 54th.

Primary completion rate > Men 96
Ranked 41st. The same as Sweden
96
Ranked 18th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 95.29
Ranked 59th.
103.84
Ranked 45th. 9% more than Kenya

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 71.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th.
79.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th. 10% more than Kenya

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 169.78
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Sweden
76.81
Ranked 126th.

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 26.1
Ranked 25th. 71% more than Sweden
15.3
Ranked 77th.
Pupils reaching grade 5 71.2
Ranked 59th.
97.1
Ranked 4th. 36% more than Kenya
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 0.0
Ranked 17th.
29.42%
Ranked 10th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 6.66%
Ranked 20th.
6.98%
Ranked 12th. 5% more than Kenya

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 111.78% gross
Ranked 21st. 13% more than Sweden
98.96% gross
Ranked 105th.

Primary education > Teachers > % female 44.76% female
Ranked 67th.
80.78% female
Ranked 48th. 80% more than Kenya

Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 23.5%
Ranked 9th.
26.75%
Ranked 21st. 14% more than Kenya

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 120.43%
Ranked 22nd. 31% more than Sweden
92.26%
Ranked 123th.

Government spending on education > % of GDP 6.66%
Ranked 20th.
6.98%
Ranked 12th. 5% more than Kenya

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 82.04%
Ranked 88th.
94.25%
Ranked 42nd. 15% more than Kenya

Government spending on education > % of government spending 17.86%
Ranked 20th. 40% more than Sweden
12.73%
Ranked 43th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 110.35%
Ranked 29th. 17% more than Sweden
94.57%
Ranked 108th.

School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 10.58%
Ranked 65th. 4% more than Sweden
10.15%
Ranked 68th.

School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 110.61%
Ranked 30th. 10% more than Sweden
100.29%
Ranked 86th.

Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 90.66%
Ranked 88th.
101.52%
Ranked 29th. 12% more than Kenya

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 107.07%
Ranked 41st. 6% more than Sweden
101.2%
Ranked 68th.

Secondary education, general pupils > % female 47.21%
Ranked 130th.
50.5%
Ranked 50th. 7% more than Kenya

Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 82.46%
Ranked 95th.
99.7%
Ranked 4th. 21% more than Kenya

Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 47.59%
Ranked 72nd.
101.53%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Kenya

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 81.52%
Ranked 91st.
94.63%
Ranked 43th. 16% more than Kenya

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 112.73%
Ranked 37th. 18% more than Sweden
95.21%
Ranked 116th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 81.01%
Ranked 92nd.
94.99%
Ranked 40th. 17% more than Kenya

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 10.79%
Ranked 52nd. 29% more than Sweden
8.39%
Ranked 65th.

Primary education, pupils > % female 49.16%
Ranked 23th. 1% more than Sweden
48.59%
Ranked 70th.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 5.92%
Ranked 27th.
6.22%
Ranked 20th. 5% more than Kenya

Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 70.27%
Ranked 101st.
151.31%
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Kenya

Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 77.63%
Ranked 71st.
95.58%
Ranked 38th. 23% more than Kenya

School enrollment, primary > % gross 111.88%
Ranked 30th. 11% more than Sweden
100.5%
Ranked 96th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 47.7% gross
Ranked 61st.
104.56% gross
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Kenya

School enrollment, primary, male > % net 81.3%
Ranked 95th.
99.7%
Ranked 1st. 23% more than Kenya

Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 71.4%
Ranked 66th.
95.57%
Ranked 42nd. 34% more than Kenya

Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 6.02%
Ranked 53th.
0.0
Ranked 122nd.

Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 29.19%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Sweden
12.83%
Ranked 40th.

School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 57.06%
Ranked 111th.
96.39%
Ranked 47th. 69% more than Kenya

School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 51.55%
Ranked 79th.
91.44%
Ranked 18th. 77% more than Kenya

Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 7.54%
Ranked 25th.
0.0
Ranked 107th.

Secondary education, teachers, female 44,159
Ranked 34th. 2% more than Sweden
43,121
Ranked 26th.

School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 4.75%
Ranked 118th.
59.12%
Ranked 22nd. 12 times more than Kenya

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