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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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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).
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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."
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > 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.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • 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.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • High school > Upper Secondary > Trained teachers > Women: Percentage of female upper secondary level (high school) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the upper secondary level.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14: Number of males aged 10-14 years, who are illiterate.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 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.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education (% of total). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education (% of total). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Female 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.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Male: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Total enrollment, primary > % net: Total enrollment, primary (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Total enrollment, primary, female > % net: Total enrollment, primary, female (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % 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.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Men: Percentage of male primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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, 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.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
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STAT Kuwait Nigeria HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 94.46
Ranked 7th. 57% more than Nigeria 		60.1
Ranked 93th.
Children out of school, primary 3,490
Ranked 103th. 		11.13 million
Ranked 1st. 3189 times more than Kuwait
Children out of school, primary per 1000 1.37
Ranked 98th. 		69.68
Ranked 3rd. 51 times more than Kuwait
Children out of school, primary, female 2,336
Ranked 87th. 		5.75 million
Ranked 1st. 2463 times more than Kuwait
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.914
Ranked 83th. 		36.03
Ranked 3rd. 39 times more than Kuwait
College and university > Gender parity index 2.2
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		0.712
Ranked 97th.
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 49th. The same as Nigeria 		9
Ranked 121st.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.76%
Ranked 75th. 23% more than Nigeria 		3.06%
Ranked 38th.
Literacy > Female 91%
Ranked 4th. 50% more than Nigeria 		60.6%
Ranked 121st.
Literacy > Total population 93.3%
Ranked 4th. 37% more than Nigeria 		68%
Ranked 126th.
Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 149th. 		6
Ranked 116th. 20% more than Kuwait
Primary education, teachers per 1000 8.24
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Nigeria 		3.59
Ranked 98th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 8.6
Ranked 73th. 		36.03
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Kuwait
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 8.17
Ranked 103th. 		33.08
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Kuwait
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 24th. 17% more than Nigeria 		6
Ranked 146th.
College and university > Gender ratio 214.26
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		69.55
Ranked 90th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 131st. 		3
Ranked 100th. 50% more than Kuwait
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 9.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Nigeria 		1.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.
Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 100th. 33% more than Nigeria 		6 years
Ranked 147th.
Secondary education, pupils 274,202
Ranked 47th. 		9.06 million
Ranked 9th. 33 times more than Kuwait
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 63th. 14% more than Nigeria 		0.86
Ranked 131st.
Literacy > Adult literacy 93.9%
Ranked 39th. 30% more than Nigeria 		72%
Ranked 89th.
Primary education, pupils 230,280
Ranked 61st. 		20.68 million
Ranked 6th. 90 times more than Kuwait
Primary education, teachers 26,775
Ranked 40th. 		574,078
Ranked 5th. 21 times more than Kuwait
Adult literacy rate > Female 93.12
Ranked 7th. 91% more than Nigeria 		48.8
Ranked 97th.
Tertiary enrollment 21.1%
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Nigeria 		4.3%
Ranked 2nd.
High school > Gender ratio 103.54
Ranked 35th. 34% more than Nigeria 		77.23
Ranked 125th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 20th. The same as Nigeria 		6
Ranked 115th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 2.87
Ranked 45th. 14 times more than Nigeria 		0.207
Ranked 83th.
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 55th. The same as Nigeria 		3
Ranked 118th.
Literacy > Male 94.4%
Ranked 3rd. 25% more than Nigeria 		75.7%
Ranked 123th.
Spending > USD 4.78 billion
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		1.66 billion
Ranked 63th.
High school > Private school share 33.86%
Ranked 9th. 57% more than Nigeria 		21.53%
Ranked 42nd.
Spending > Proportion 3.02
Ranked 123th. 4 times more than Nigeria 		0.85
Ranked 167th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 12.06
Ranked 89th. 		37.18
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Kuwait
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 17th. 33% more than Nigeria 		3
Ranked 172nd.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 99.7%
Ranked 1st. 18% more than Nigeria 		84.2%
Ranked 28th.
Preschool enrollment rate 95.47
Ranked 109th. 3% more than Nigeria 		93.09
Ranked 139th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 11,039.69
Ranked 73th. 		46,874.68
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Kuwait
Primary completion rate 100
Ranked 26th. 25% more than Nigeria 		80
Ranked 82nd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 32,320
Ranked 81st. 		947,538
Ranked 26th. 29 times more than Kuwait
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 158th. 		6
Ranked 122nd. 20% more than Kuwait
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 10.95
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Nigeria 		1.71
Ranked 83th.
Secondary education, teachers 31,206
Ranked 56th. 		273,781
Ranked 13th. 9 times more than Kuwait
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 10.74
Ranked 45th. 		28.91
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Kuwait
High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 21st. 33% more than Nigeria 		3
Ranked 160th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.452
Ranked 97th. 		33.65
Ranked 2nd. 74 times more than Kuwait
Secondary education, general pupils 269,487
Ranked 54th. 		4.45 million
Ranked 13th. 17 times more than Kuwait
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 16.5%
Ranked 59th. 		31.9%
Ranked 35th. 93% more than Kuwait
High school > Gender parity index 1.07
Ranked 33th. 21% more than Nigeria 		0.881
Ranked 119th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 244
Ranked 62nd. 		384
Ranked 53th. 57% more than Kuwait
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 27%
Ranked 4th. 59% more than Nigeria 		17%
Ranked 5th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 17.92%
Ranked 26th. 10 times more than Nigeria 		1.83%
Ranked 98th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 18.77
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		7.33
Ranked 96th.
Scouting > Genders admitted boys only boys only
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 52nd. The same as Nigeria 		6
Ranked 144th.
Children out of school, primary, male 1,155
Ranked 98th. 		5.37 million
Ranked 1st. 4653 times more than Kuwait
High school > Students per teacher 8.17
Ranked 105th. 		33.08
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Kuwait
Secondary education > General pupils 234,073
Ranked 59th. 		3.84 million
Ranked 16th. 16 times more than Kuwait
Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 139th. 		12
Ranked 112th. 9% more than Kuwait
High school starting age > Years 10
Ranked 163th. 		12
Ranked 103th. 20% more than Kuwait
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 6.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 57% more than Nigeria 		4.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 37.39
Ranked 7th. 		39.39
Ranked 5th. 5% more than Kuwait
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 154,056
Ranked 129th. 		24.56 million
Ranked 5th. 159 times more than Kuwait
Elementary school graduate rate 99.53
Ranked 9th. 33% more than Nigeria 		74.88
Ranked 69th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 98.45
Ranked 10th. 38% more than Nigeria 		71.5
Ranked 96th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 84.36
Ranked 28th. 49% more than Nigeria 		56.71
Ranked 128th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 70.84
Ranked 69th. 		129.5
Ranked 54th. 83% more than Kuwait
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 2.19
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Nigeria 		0.55
Ranked 111th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 253,000
Ranked 87th. 		21.82 million
Ranked 5th. 86 times more than Kuwait
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.06
Ranked 32nd. 26% more than Nigeria 		0.84
Ranked 112th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 345.22
Ranked 3rd. 57% more than Nigeria 		220.31
Ranked 4th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 15.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 2 times more than Nigeria 		7.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 3.53
Ranked 54th. 12 times more than Nigeria 		0.285
Ranked 168th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 8
Ranked 4th. 33% more than Nigeria 		6
Ranked 129th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 9.08
Ranked 90th. 		28.44
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Kuwait
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 110,900
Ranked 92nd. 		13.31 million
Ranked 5th. 120 times more than Kuwait
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 9.11
Ranked 125th. 		46.34
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Kuwait
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 98.51
Ranked 12th. 52% more than Nigeria 		64.6
Ranked 98th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 99.4%
Ranked 8th. 59% more than Nigeria 		62.6%
Ranked 88th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 208,608
Ranked 102nd. 		21.63 million
Ranked 5th. 104 times more than Kuwait
Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 146th. 		6 years
Ranked 114th. 20% more than Kuwait
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $8,009.96
Ranked 25th. 22 times more than Nigeria 		$362.99
Ranked 83th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 94.01
Ranked 105th. 		107.49
Ranked 48th. 14% more than Kuwait
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 82.91
Ranked 27th. 97% more than Nigeria 		42.09
Ranked 108th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 78.11
Ranked 7th. 		82.94
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Kuwait
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 142nd. 		12
Ranked 115th. 9% more than Kuwait
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 40.99%
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Nigeria 		7.85%
Ranked 85th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 98.22
Ranked 70th. 12% more than Nigeria 		87.53
Ranked 140th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 18.3%
Ranked 64th. 		39%
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Kuwait
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 87%
Ranked 101st. 24% more than Nigeria 		70%
Ranked 126th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 8
Ranked 4th. 33% more than Nigeria 		6
Ranked 124th.
Primary education > Pupils 202,826
Ranked 69th. 		22.27 million
Ranked 1st. 110 times more than Kuwait
Secondary education > Pupils 248,895
Ranked 57th. 		3.01 million
Ranked 20th. 12 times more than Kuwait
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 98.4
Ranked 10th. 26% more than Nigeria 		78.3
Ranked 93th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 67.66%
Ranked 5th. 69% more than Nigeria 		40.08%
Ranked 102nd.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 111.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Nigeria 		48.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 4,715
Ranked 45th. 		216,726
Ranked 28th. 46 times more than Kuwait
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 8.6
Ranked 73th. 		36.03
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Kuwait
Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes 77.74%
Ranked 41st. 18% more than Nigeria 		66.15%
Ranked 49th.
Secondary education > Teachers 24,062
Ranked 30th. 		159,283
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Kuwait
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 13 years
Ranked 54th. 63% more than Nigeria 		8 years
Ranked 15th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 99.53
Ranked 8th. 20% more than Nigeria 		82.85
Ranked 45th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 260,695
Ranked 108th. 		6.31 million
Ranked 15th. 24 times more than Kuwait
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 6.03
Ranked 4th. 		19.59
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Kuwait
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 115.29
Ranked 33th. 40 times more than Nigeria 		2.9
Ranked 84th.
Duration of education > Primary level 4
Ranked 151st. 		6
Ranked 108th. 50% more than Kuwait
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 2nd. 30% more than Nigeria 		0.77
Ranked 17th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 14,384
Ranked 64th. 		8.65 million
Ranked 1st. 601 times more than Kuwait
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 101.13%
Ranked 37th. 19% more than Nigeria 		85.11%
Ranked 127th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 119.55
Ranked 55th. 		164.64
Ranked 39th. 38% more than Kuwait
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.98%
Ranked 26th. 11% more than Nigeria 		43.97%
Ranked 159th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 99.8%
Ranked 1st. 23% more than Nigeria 		81.3%
Ranked 28th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 179,357
Ranked 6th. 		11.89 million
Ranked 1st. 66 times more than Kuwait
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 22,774
Ranked 6th. 		2.11 million
Ranked 2nd. 93 times more than Kuwait
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 86%
Ranked 99th. 32% more than Nigeria 		65%
Ranked 122nd.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 69th. The same as Nigeria 		15
Ranked 147th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 51st. The same as Nigeria 		6
Ranked 127th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.92
Ranked 100th. 		2.89
Ranked 74th. 3 times more than Kuwait
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 92.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		31.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 15%
Ranked 57th. 		24.5%
Ranked 32nd. 63% more than Kuwait
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.066 per capita
Ranked 139th. 		0.187 per capita
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Kuwait
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 75.21
Ranked 135th. 		190.08
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Kuwait
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 87%
Ranked 98th. 18% more than Nigeria 		74%
Ranked 118th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 99.7%
Ranked 1st. 15% more than Nigeria 		87%
Ranked 28th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 13.8
Ranked 23th. 		37.2
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Kuwait
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 90%
Ranked 16th. 88% more than Nigeria 		48%
Ranked 37th.
Primary education > Teachers 16,815
Ranked 54th. 		598,981
Ranked 1st. 36 times more than Kuwait
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 14,822
Ranked 45th. 		121,977
Ranked 44th. 8 times more than Kuwait
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 49.68%
Ranked 64th. 13% more than Nigeria 		43.79%
Ranked 138th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 6.52
Ranked 2nd. 14% more than Nigeria 		5.7
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 39
Ranked 7th. 		4.66 million
Ranked 2nd. 119508 times more than Kuwait
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 992.19
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Nigeria 		480.23
Ranked 4th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 158th. 		6
Ranked 106th. 50% more than Kuwait
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 108.39
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Nigeria 		30.71
Ranked 123th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 7.32
Ranked 15th. 71% more than Nigeria 		4.29
Ranked 53th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 94.4%
Ranked 2nd. 21% more than Nigeria 		78.2%
Ranked 28th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.9%
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Nigeria 		44.5%
Ranked 3rd.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $12.70 billion
Ranked 57th. 		$61.29 billion
Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Kuwait
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 52nd. The same as Nigeria 		6
Ranked 143th.
Scouting > Members 5,950
Ranked 90th. 		46,701
Ranked 28th. 8 times more than Kuwait
High school > Lower Secondary > Trained teachers > Women 82.14%
Ranked 15th. 		85.66%
Ranked 10th. 4% more than Kuwait
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 246,005
Ranked 88th. 		5.81 million
Ranked 14th. 24 times more than Kuwait
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 101.93
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		32.08
Ranked 126th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 10.48
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Nigeria 		1.14
Ranked 66th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 98.19
Ranked 36th. 15% more than Nigeria 		85.56
Ranked 89th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1.03
Ranked 7th. 14% more than Nigeria 		0.91
Ranked 136th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49.5%
Ranked 10th. 9% more than Nigeria 		45.6%
Ranked 3rd.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 127.28
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		48.85
Ranked 133th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 3.4
Ranked 4th. 		9.04
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Kuwait
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 1,038
Ranked 7th. 		3.02 million
Ranked 2nd. 2913 times more than Kuwait
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 0.0501
Ranked 8th. 		21.02
Ranked 4th. 420 times more than Kuwait
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 2.04
Ranked 6th. 		21.67
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Kuwait
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 0.736
Ranked 7th. 		14.34
Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than Kuwait
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 100.37
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Nigeria 		29.3
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 7.29
Ranked 4th. 		12.66
Ranked 5th. 74% more than Kuwait
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 85,849
Ranked 6th. 		5.65 million
Ranked 1st. 66 times more than Kuwait
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 14,973
Ranked 6th. 		816,760
Ranked 2nd. 55 times more than Kuwait
Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.83
Ranked 67th. 7 times more than Nigeria 		0.277
Ranked 136th.
Primary completion rate > Women 97
Ranked 41st. 33% more than Nigeria 		73
Ranked 86th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.71
Ranked 103th. 		2.99
Ranked 67th. 4 times more than Kuwait
Elementary school repeaters > Male 1.11
Ranked 98th. 		2.8
Ranked 82nd. 3 times more than Kuwait
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 100%
Ranked 7th. 63% more than Nigeria 		61.4%
Ranked 81st.
High school teachers 27,496
Ranked 51st. 		213,366
Ranked 19th. 8 times more than Kuwait
Elementary school teachers 22,895
Ranked 76th. 		466,784
Ranked 6th. 20 times more than Kuwait
Literacy > Women above 14 years 91%
Ranked 2nd. 51% more than Nigeria 		60.1%
Ranked 28th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1%
Ranked 2nd. 30% more than Nigeria 		0.77%
Ranked 17th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 105.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 		162.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th. 54% more than Kuwait
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 52.4
Ranked 65th. 		100.39
Ranked 42nd. 92% more than Kuwait
Primary completion rate > Men 104
Ranked 14th. 20% more than Nigeria 		87
Ranked 69th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 248,895
Ranked 94th. 		6.4 million
Ranked 11th. 26 times more than Kuwait
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 88.33
Ranked 84th. 		159.52
Ranked 33th. 81% more than Kuwait
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 98.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		30.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 105.95
Ranked 25th. 26% more than Nigeria 		84.27
Ranked 71st.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 33.03%
Ranked 13th. 7 times more than Nigeria 		4.76%
Ranked 75th.
High school > Upper Secondary > Trained teachers > Women 100%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Nigeria 		37.18%
Ranked 19th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 10,524
Ranked 7th. 		1.27 million
Ranked 1st. 120 times more than Kuwait
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 26
Ranked 7th. 		2.38 million
Ranked 2nd. 91486 times more than Kuwait
Secondary education > Vocational pupils per 1000 6.45
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Nigeria 		1.24
Ranked 125th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 18,445
Ranked 6th. 		792,615
Ranked 1st. 43 times more than Kuwait
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 82.18
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Nigeria 		80.07
Ranked 4th.
Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24 99.79%
Ranked 14th. 50% more than Nigeria 		66.47%
Ranked 89th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % net 77.6% net
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		26.95% net
Ranked 56th.
Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population 54.69%
Ranked 41st. 		63.81%
Ranked 49th. 17% more than Kuwait
Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group 97.15%
Ranked 25th. 31% more than Nigeria 		74.35%
Ranked 57th.
Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group 103.65%
Ranked 11th. 17% more than Nigeria 		88.91%
Ranked 42nd.
Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment 1.95%
Ranked 69th. 		2.87%
Ranked 62nd. 47% more than Kuwait
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 98.75% gross
Ranked 73th. 		110.67% gross
Ranked 38th. 12% more than Kuwait
School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 74.12% gross
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Nigeria 		15.32% gross
Ranked 62nd.
Labor force with primary education > % of total 28.9%
Ranked 22nd. 38% more than Nigeria 		20.9%
Ranked 39th.
Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force 22.7%
Ranked 58th. 		40.9%
Ranked 18th. 80% more than Kuwait
Labor force with secondary education > % of total 20.7%
Ranked 66th. 		40.2%
Ranked 20th. 94% more than Kuwait
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 3,711
Ranked 7th. 		570,604
Ranked 1st. 154 times more than Kuwait
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 13
Ranked 7th. 		2.28 million
Ranked 2nd. 175551 times more than Kuwait
Primary education > Pupils > % female 48.47% female
Ranked 40th. 8% more than Nigeria 		44.88% female
Ranked 94th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita 5.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 5 times more than Nigeria 		1.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st.
High school teachers > % female 54.55%
Ranked 56th. 60% more than Nigeria 		34.14%
Ranked 88th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged over 10 69,091
Ranked 6th. 		16.87 million
Ranked 2nd. 244 times more than Kuwait
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 30-34 248,751
Ranked 4th. 		3.47 million
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Kuwait
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 3.87
Ranked 5th. 		6.13
Ranked 5th. 58% more than Kuwait
Elementary teachers > % trained 100%
Ranked 7th. 95% more than Nigeria 		51.22%
Ranked 55th.
Female elementary teachers > % trained 100%
Ranked 7th. 62% more than Nigeria 		61.62%
Ranked 45th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 1.49 million
Ranked 4th. 		37.25 million
Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Kuwait
Elementary school graduate rate > Male 100
Ranked 3rd. 34% more than Nigeria 		74.53
Ranked 62nd.
Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force 31.3%
Ranked 21st. 63% more than Nigeria 		19.2%
Ranked 37th.
Total enrollment, primary > % net 98.25%
Ranked 38th. 75% more than Nigeria 		56.23%
Ranked 126th.
Total enrollment, primary, female > % net 97.61%
Ranked 31st. 82% more than Nigeria 		53.67%
Ranked 109th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.83%
Ranked 42nd. 6% more than Nigeria 		45.99%
Ranked 147th.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group 101.75%
Ranked 93th. 19% more than Nigeria 		85.48%
Ranked 142nd.
Elementary school teachers > % female 89.2%
Ranked 20th. 85% more than Nigeria 		48.29%
Ranked 102nd.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 79.59% net
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		24.93% net
Ranked 55th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group 92.62%
Ranked 73th. 		115.69%
Ranked 25th. 25% more than Kuwait
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 6.59%
Ranked 101st. 		37.55%
Ranked 80th. 6 times more than Kuwait
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 3,779
Ranked 85th. 		262,479
Ranked 30th. 69 times more than Kuwait
Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Men 55.49%
Ranked 47th. 		61.01%
Ranked 42nd. 10% more than Kuwait
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 94.25%
Ranked 52nd. 43% more than Nigeria 		65.84%
Ranked 112th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 75.58
Ranked 44th. 5 times more than Nigeria 		15.92
Ranked 107th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 77.26
Ranked 45th. 5 times more than Nigeria 		16.03
Ranked 107th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 92.75
Ranked 102nd. 		98.35
Ranked 89th. 6% more than Kuwait
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 95.24
Ranked 102nd. 		116.39
Ranked 29th. 22% more than Kuwait
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 99.06
Ranked 14th. 18% more than Nigeria 		84.23
Ranked 38th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 100
Ranked 2nd. 22% more than Nigeria 		81.76
Ranked 42nd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 259,856
Ranked 4th. 		4.48 million
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Kuwait
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 158,815
Ranked 4th. 		2.49 million
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Kuwait
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 4,690
Ranked 7th. 		3.11 million
Ranked 2nd. 662 times more than Kuwait
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 148,437
Ranked 6th. 		5.21 million
Ranked 1st. 35 times more than Kuwait
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 5.34
Ranked 2nd. 18% more than Nigeria 		4.53
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 2.46
Ranked 5th. 		2.54
Ranked 5th. 4% more than Kuwait
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 96.05
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Nigeria 		19.85
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 90,639
Ranked 5th. 		5.35 million
Ranked 1st. 59 times more than Kuwait
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49 12,272
Ranked 6th. 		649,834
Ranked 2nd. 53 times more than Kuwait
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 8.03
Ranked 5th. 45% more than Nigeria 		5.53
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 114,694
Ranked 6th. 		3.19 million
Ranked 1st. 28 times more than Kuwait
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 94.45%
Ranked 41st. 59% more than Nigeria 		59.38%
Ranked 100th.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 48.53%
Ranked 124th. 84% more than Nigeria 		26.33%
Ranked 108th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 792,736
Ranked 5th. 		31.57 million
Ranked 1st. 40 times more than Kuwait
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 12.93%
Ranked 58th. 		21.13%
Ranked 5th. 63% more than Kuwait
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 168.75
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Nigeria 		63.53
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 20.26
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		8.03
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 6.2
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Nigeria 		3
Ranked 6th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 72.93% gross
Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Nigeria 		15.36% gross
Ranked 62nd.
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 218.76
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Nigeria 		54.59
Ranked 104th.
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 8.07
Ranked 36th. 		31.13
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Kuwait
Male elementary teachers > % trained 100%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Nigeria 		40.63%
Ranked 47th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 93.02%
Ranked 19th. 20% more than Nigeria 		77.29%
Ranked 73th.
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 49.75% female
Ranked 30th. 12% more than Nigeria 		44.61% female
Ranked 69th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 0.00566
Ranked 7th. 		15.92
Ranked 3rd. 2813 times more than Kuwait
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 39.47
Ranked 6th. 6% more than Nigeria 		37.33
Ranked 4th.
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 94.07%
Ranked 16th. 9% more than Nigeria 		86.33%
Ranked 62nd.
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 91.31%
Ranked 59th. 70% more than Nigeria 		53.67%
Ranked 109th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 66
Ranked 8th. 		1.29 million
Ranked 2nd. 19621 times more than Kuwait
Government spending on education > % of GDP 3.76%
Ranked 75th. 5 times more than Nigeria 		0.83%
Ranked 3rd.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 29.48%
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Nigeria 		13.68%
Ranked 52nd.
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 11.3% gross
Ranked 32nd. 		13.11% gross
Ranked 80th. 16% more than Kuwait
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 18.9%
Ranked 71st. 88% more than Nigeria 		10.07%
Ranked 82nd.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 26.62%
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		8.25%
Ranked 82nd.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 93.42%
Ranked 63th. 49% more than Nigeria 		62.78%
Ranked 121st.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 79.59%
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		29.05%
Ranked 98th.
Trained teachers in primary education > Female > % of female teachers 100%
Ranked 6th. 65% more than Nigeria 		60.49%
Ranked 49th.
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 40.99%
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Nigeria 		7.85%
Ranked 83th.
Primary education, pupils > % female 49.06%
Ranked 21st. 5% more than Nigeria 		46.59%
Ranked 149th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 105.49%
Ranked 56th. 36% more than Nigeria 		77.59%
Ranked 149th.
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 107.76%
Ranked 8th. 47% more than Nigeria 		73.26%
Ranked 104th.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 101.4%
Ranked 90th. 26% more than Nigeria 		80.48%
Ranked 140th.
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 50.16%
Ranked 28th. 10% more than Nigeria 		45.64%
Ranked 99th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 13,856
Ranked 7th. 		2.81 million
Ranked 2nd. 203 times more than Kuwait
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 98.86%
Ranked 16th. 69% more than Nigeria 		58.67%
Ranked 109th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 14,232
Ranked 7th. 		430,314
Ranked 2nd. 30 times more than Kuwait
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 94.07%
Ranked 21st. 18% more than Nigeria 		79.92%
Ranked 78th.

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