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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • 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."
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • 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.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > 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.
  • 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.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population 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.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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 > Literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24). Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of female youth literacy rate to male youth literacy rate. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • CPIA building human resources rating > 1=low to 6=high per million: CPIA building human resources rating (1=low to 6=high). Building human resources assesses the national policies and public and private sector service delivery that affect the access to and quality of health and education services, including prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Male is the number of males age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the male population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > 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.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • 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."
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Trained teachers in primary education > Male > % of male teachers: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Repitition rate > Primary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of primary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
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STAT Malawi Tanzania HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 72.8
Ranked 81st. About the same as Tanzania 		72.6
Ranked 82nd.
Average years of schooling of adults 3.2
Ranked 81st. 19% more than Tanzania 		2.7
Ranked 85th.
Children out of school, primary 62,649
Ranked 52nd. 		168,478
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Malawi
Children out of school, primary per 1000 4.3
Ranked 63th. 8% more than Tanzania 		3.98
Ranked 69th.
Children out of school, primary, female 39,276
Ranked 40th. 		91,636
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Malawi
College and university > Gender parity index 0.649
Ranked 74th. 18% more than Tanzania 		0.548
Ranked 4th.
Compulsary education duration 8
Ranked 148th. 14% more than Tanzania 		7
Ranked 90th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.35%
Ranked 14th. 		6.18%
Ranked 27th. 15% more than Malawi
High school enrolment rate 76.8
Ranked 78th. 67% more than Tanzania 		46.12
Ranked 106th.
Literacy > Total population 62.7%
Ranked 131st. 		78.2%
Ranked 113th. 25% more than Malawi
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 135th. 		7
Ranked 22nd. 17% more than Malawi
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.13
Ranked 61st. 		3.79
Ranked 50th. 21% more than Malawi
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 74.09
Ranked 2nd. 63% more than Tanzania 		45.57
Ranked 11th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 41.52
Ranked 2nd. 57% more than Tanzania 		26.39
Ranked 12th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 155th. The same as Tanzania 		6
Ranked 159th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 26.63%
Ranked 14th. 		28.3%
Ranked 15th. 6% more than Malawi
Literacy > Female 49.8%
Ranked 129th. 		70.7%
Ranked 111th. 42% more than Malawi
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 2.86
Ranked 55th. 32% more than Tanzania 		2.16
Ranked 62nd.
College and university > Gender ratio 50.59
Ranked 92nd. 6% more than Tanzania 		47.74
Ranked 95th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 111th. 50% more than Tanzania 		2
Ranked 185th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 0.941 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st. 3 times more than Tanzania 		0.376 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st.
Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 114th. 14% more than Tanzania 		7 years
Ranked 128th.
Secondary education, pupils 761,366
Ranked 25th. 		2.12 million
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Malawi
College and university > Private school share 10.28%
Ranked 89th. 90% more than Tanzania 		5.43%
Ranked 66th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1.02
Ranked 12th. 5% more than Tanzania 		0.97
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 71.8%
Ranked 90th. 		72.3%
Ranked 87th. 1% more than Malawi
Primary education, pupils 3.69 million
Ranked 15th. 		8.25 million
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Malawi
Primary education, teachers 49,775
Ranked 25th. 		180,987
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Malawi
Adult literacy rate > Female 65.8
Ranked 83th. 		66.3
Ranked 81st. 1% more than Malawi
Tertiary enrollment 0.3%
Ranked 40th. 		0.7%
Ranked 95th. 2 times more than Malawi
High school > Gender ratio 84.82
Ranked 99th. 4% more than Tanzania 		81.59
Ranked 110th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 128th. 		7
Ranked 14th. 17% more than Malawi
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 2.61
Ranked 25th. 5 times more than Tanzania 		0.552
Ranked 38th.
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write Kiswahili (Swahili), English, or Arabic
High school > Upper secondary school duration 2
Ranked 195th. The same as Tanzania 		2
Ranked 198th.
Literacy > Male 76.1%
Ranked 122nd. 		85.9%
Ranked 98th. 13% more than Malawi
Spending > USD 151.2 million
Ranked 121st. 		475.69 million
Ranked 94th. 3 times more than Malawi
Spending > Proportion 3.51
Ranked 109th. 47% more than Tanzania 		2.39
Ranked 139th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 63.63
Ranked 6th. 14% more than Tanzania 		55.86
Ranked 9th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 186th. 		5
Ranked 14th. 67% more than Malawi
High school repeaters > Male 11.51
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Tanzania 		2.5
Ranked 66th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 76%
Ranked 2nd. 		78.4%
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Malawi
Preschool enrollment rate 120.15
Ranked 11th. 9% more than Tanzania 		110.15
Ranked 38th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 2,157.6
Ranked 149th. 		5,955.19
Ranked 103th. 3 times more than Malawi
Primary completion rate 57
Ranked 103th. 		72
Ranked 4th. 26% more than Malawi
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 4,565
Ranked 119th. 		31,049
Ranked 96th. 7 times more than Malawi
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 142nd. 		7
Ranked 26th. 17% more than Malawi
Children out of school > Primary 113,349
Ranked 27th. 		604,378
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Malawi
Secondary education, teachers 18,336
Ranked 21st. 		80,250
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Malawi
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 1.15
Ranked 39th. 		1.68
Ranked 34th. 46% more than Malawi
High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 66th. The same as Tanzania 		4
Ranked 72nd.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 8.6
Ranked 28th. 5 times more than Tanzania 		1.81
Ranked 67th.
Secondary education, general pupils 761,366
Ranked 30th. 		1.88 million
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Malawi
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 37.3%
Ranked 29th. 70% more than Tanzania 		21.9%
Ranked 50th.
High school > Gender parity index 0.915
Ranked 78th. 5% more than Tanzania 		0.875
Ranked 8th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 36
Ranked 100th. 		86
Ranked 85th. 2 times more than Malawi
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 26%
Ranked 58th. 		30%
Ranked 3rd. 15% more than Malawi
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 17.68%
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Tanzania 		7.24%
Ranked 52nd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 0.383
Ranked 128th. 		0.867
Ranked 125th. 2 times more than Malawi
Scouting > Genders admitted NA both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 161st. 		7
Ranked 41st. 17% more than Malawi
Children out of school, primary, male 117,887
Ranked 21st. 53% more than Tanzania 		76,842
Ranked 32nd.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.9%
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Tanzania 		2.2%
Ranked 114th.
High school > Students per teacher 41.52
Ranked 2nd. 57% more than Tanzania 		26.39
Ranked 12th.
Secondary education > General pupils 515,462
Ranked 38th. 		524,325
Ranked 37th. 2% more than Malawi
Spending per student > Elementary school 9.98
Ranked 74th. 		22.9
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Malawi
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 126th. 		14
Ranked 4th. 17% more than Malawi
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 113th. 		14
Ranked 4th. 17% more than Malawi
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 123th. 		3.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th. 48% more than Malawi
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 2.85 million
Ranked 43th. 		6.56 million
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Malawi
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 10.4%
Ranked 142nd. 86% more than Tanzania 		5.6%
Ranked 150th.
Elementary school graduate rate 35.66
Ranked 93th. 		82.8
Ranked 63th. 2 times more than Malawi
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 85.7
Ranked 80th. 11% more than Tanzania 		77.5
Ranked 88th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 231.83
Ranked 1st. 34% more than Tanzania 		172.6
Ranked 18th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 47.87
Ranked 61st. 8% more than Tanzania 		44.33
Ranked 63th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.54
Ranked 113th. 13% more than Tanzania 		0.48
Ranked 85th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 2.43 million
Ranked 37th. 		4.6 million
Ranked 26th. 89% more than Malawi
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.81
Ranked 119th. 		0.82
Ranked 120th. 1% more than Malawi
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 0.378 per 1,000 people
Ranked 125th. 		0.872 per 1,000 people
Ranked 123th. 2 times more than Malawi
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.14
Ranked 190th. 9% more than Tanzania 		0.128
Ranked 194th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 137th. The same as Tanzania 		6
Ranked 140th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 19.98
Ranked 35th. 15% more than Tanzania 		17.44
Ranked 48th.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 8.77
Ranked 42nd. 		15.57
Ranked 26th. 78% more than Malawi
Inequality adjusted index 0.309
Ranked 104th. 		0.326
Ranked 101st. 6% more than Malawi
High school repeaters > Female 11.88
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Tanzania 		4.08
Ranked 42nd.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 1.66 million
Ranked 37th. 		3.14 million
Ranked 21st. 89% more than Malawi
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 62.5
Ranked 3rd. 20% more than Tanzania 		52.24
Ranked 7th.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 85
Ranked 78th. 11% more than Tanzania 		76.3
Ranked 89th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 33.6%
Ranked 93th. 		79.2%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Malawi
Elementary school > Enrolled students 3.2 million
Ranked 37th. 		8.6 million
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Malawi
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 132nd. 		7 years
Ranked 22nd. 17% more than Malawi
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $118.75
Ranked 117th. 		$209.25
Ranked 95th. 76% more than Malawi
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 140.88
Ranked 8th. 33% more than Tanzania 		106.09
Ranked 55th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 47.87
Ranked 73th. 21% more than Tanzania 		39.43
Ranked 77th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 66.71
Ranked 5th. 		73.35
Ranked 10th. 10% more than Malawi
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 128th. 		14
Ranked 4th. 17% more than Malawi
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 0.882%
Ranked 75th. 		2.76%
Ranked 65th. 3 times more than Malawi
Elementary school > Gender ratio 102.79
Ranked 6th. 4% more than Tanzania 		98.56
Ranked 63th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 75.03
Ranked 73th. 66% more than Tanzania 		45.19
Ranked 98th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 50.3%
Ranked 27th. 71% more than Tanzania 		29.4%
Ranked 48th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 95%
Ranked 66th. 		98%
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Malawi
Duration of education > Secondary level 8
Ranked 16th. 33% more than Tanzania 		6
Ranked 134th.
Secondary education > Pupils 59,096
Ranked 124th. 		524,325
Ranked 36th. 9 times more than Malawi
Primary education > Pupils 2.87 million
Ranked 26th. 		7.54 million
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Malawi
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 20.4%
Ranked 141st. 2 times more than Tanzania 		9.2%
Ranked 151st.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 86.5
Ranked 81st. 10% more than Tanzania 		78.7
Ranked 91st.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 29.18%
Ranked 116th. 		30.71%
Ranked 115th. 5% more than Malawi
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 42.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th. 5 times more than Tanzania 		8.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 147th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 0.0
Ranked 125th. 		233,795
Ranked 12th.
Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes 78.22%
Ranked 40th. 		96.6%
Ranked 18th. 23% more than Malawi
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 74.09
Ranked 2nd. 63% more than Tanzania 		45.57
Ranked 11th.
Secondary education > Teachers 11,360
Ranked 82nd. 15% more than Tanzania 		9,904
Ranked 86th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 43.38
Ranked 76th. 		87.19
Ranked 46th. Twice as much as Malawi
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 517,690
Ranked 79th. 91% more than Tanzania 		271,146
Ranked 88th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 3.27
Ranked 122nd. 40% more than Tanzania 		2.34
Ranked 87th.
Duration of education > Primary level 4
Ranked 172nd. 		7
Ranked 21st. 75% more than Malawi
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.86
Ranked 2nd. 		0.94
Ranked 10th. 9% more than Malawi
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 99.37%
Ranked 62nd. About the same as Tanzania 		98.89%
Ranked 81st.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 234,764
Ranked 24th. 7 times more than Tanzania 		32,731
Ranked 54th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 198.91
Ranked 29th. 59% more than Tanzania 		125.24
Ranked 52nd.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.91%
Ranked 34th. About the same as Tanzania 		48.72%
Ranked 3rd.
Progression to secondary school 74.31%
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Tanzania 		33.62%
Ranked 77th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 70.7%
Ranked 2nd. 		76.2%
Ranked 12th. 8% more than Malawi
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 8.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 		15.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 79% more than Malawi
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 943,172
Ranked 3rd. 		2.63 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Malawi
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 97%
Ranked 46th. The same as Tanzania 		97%
Ranked 2nd.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 55th. 		18
Ranked 1st. 13% more than Malawi
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 141st. 		7
Ranked 42nd. 17% more than Malawi
Elementary school repeaters > All 20.07
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Tanzania 		4.22
Ranked 60th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 40.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th. 3 times more than Tanzania 		13.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 23.9%
Ranked 35th. 68% more than Tanzania 		14.2%
Ranked 60th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.236 per capita
Ranked 2nd. 31% more than Tanzania 		0.18 per capita
Ranked 2nd.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 238.67
Ranked 3rd. 34% more than Tanzania 		178.53
Ranked 2nd.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 93%
Ranked 70th. 		99%
Ranked 2nd. 6% more than Malawi
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 82.1%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Tanzania 		80.9%
Ranked 13th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 56.3
Ranked 8th. 39% more than Tanzania 		40.4
Ranked 31st.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 40%
Ranked 82nd. 		52%
Ranked 5th. 30% more than Malawi
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 780
Ranked 143th. 		23,567
Ranked 72nd. 30 times more than Malawi
Primary education > Teachers 22,942
Ranked 76th. 		135,013
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Malawi
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 43.6%
Ranked 139th. 		44.82%
Ranked 122nd. 3% more than Malawi
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 122nd. 		7
Ranked 21st. 17% more than Malawi
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 6.12
Ranked 162nd. 		13.51
Ranked 90th. 2 times more than Malawi
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 2.38
Ranked 124th. 		3.48
Ranked 65th. 46% more than Malawi
Literacy > Men above 14 years 74.9%
Ranked 2nd. 		77.5%
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Malawi
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 2.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd. 		8.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Malawi
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.9%
Ranked 33th. 		49.9%
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Malawi
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $1.84 billion
Ranked 87th. 		$10.00 billion
Ranked 47th. 5 times more than Malawi
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 160th. 		7
Ranked 41st. 17% more than Malawi
Scouting > Members 12,810
Ranked 66th. 		538,933
Ranked 8th. 42 times more than Malawi
High school > Share of total education spending 30.4%
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Tanzania 		11.32%
Ranked 96th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 24.9%
Ranked 82nd. 5 times more than Tanzania 		4.8%
Ranked 93th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 636,416
Ranked 54th. 		675,672
Ranked 58th. 6% more than Malawi
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 0.952
Ranked 123th. 3 times more than Tanzania 		0.376
Ranked 133th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 102.37
Ranked 6th. 6% more than Tanzania 		96.41
Ranked 54th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 39.88
Ranked 87th. 3 times more than Tanzania 		13.51
Ranked 100th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 82,971
Ranked 23th. 		273,267
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Malawi
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1.04
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Tanzania 		1.03
Ranked 1st.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 42.7%
Ranked 112th. 		44.8%
Ranked 105th. 5% more than Malawi
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 29
Ranked 13th. 		7,215
Ranked 2nd. 249 times more than Malawi
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 7.1
Ranked 58th. 		43.1
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Malawi
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 43.41
Ranked 141st. 5 times more than Tanzania 		8.17
Ranked 151st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 18.87
Ranked 4th. 		24.39
Ranked 12th. 29% more than Malawi
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.805
Ranked 98th. 		11.28
Ranked 13th. 14 times more than Malawi
Primary completion rate > Women 57
Ranked 94th. 		70
Ranked 4th. 23% more than Malawi
Elementary school repeaters > Male 20.52
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Tanzania 		4.26
Ranked 65th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 19.64
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Tanzania 		4.18
Ranked 57th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 35.2%
Ranked 81st. 		77.6%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Malawi
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 6.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 		7.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 10% more than Malawi
High school teachers 2,170
Ranked 82nd. 		12,496
Ranked 42nd. 6 times more than Malawi
Elementary school teachers 22,942
Ranked 56th. 		164,668
Ranked 24th. 7 times more than Malawi
High school enrolment rate > Male 78.56
Ranked 72nd. 67% more than Tanzania 		47
Ranked 98th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 54%
Ranked 2nd. 		62.2%
Ranked 12th. 15% more than Malawi
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 0.86%
Ranked 2nd. 		0.94%
Ranked 11th. 9% more than Malawi
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 135.92
Ranked 29th. 59% more than Tanzania 		85.42
Ranked 50th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 197.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 57% more than Tanzania 		125.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 515,462
Ranked 68th. 90% more than Tanzania 		271,146
Ranked 84th.
Primary completion rate > Men 58
Ranked 101st. 		73
Ranked 4th. 26% more than Malawi
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 221.9
Ranked 4th. 14% more than Tanzania 		194.24
Ranked 11th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 81.47
Ranked 75th. 		81.56
Ranked 116th. About the same as Malawi
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 6.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 162nd. 		13.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th. 2 times more than Malawi
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
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Pupils reaching grade 5 49
Ranked 71st. 		81.8
Ranked 45th. 67% more than Malawi
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 24.03%
Ranked 74th. 5 times more than Tanzania 		4.67%
Ranked 37th.
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 74.93%
Ranked 89th. 		77.51%
Ranked 81st. 3% more than Malawi
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 556,151
Ranked 2nd. 		1.7 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Malawi
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 50.49%
Ranked 87th. 7% more than Tanzania 		47.4%
Ranked 79th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 126,820
Ranked 3rd. 		284,112
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Malawi
Primary education, teachers > % female 40.1%
Ranked 60th. 		51.6%
Ranked 48th. 29% more than Malawi
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 25.64%
Ranked 81st. 		29.82%
Ranked 33th. 16% more than Malawi
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 14.74%
Ranked 30th. 		18.33%
Ranked 24th. 24% more than Malawi
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 266,836
Ranked 3rd. 		873,172
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Malawi
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.35%
Ranked 14th. 		6.18%
Ranked 28th. 15% more than Malawi
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 56.64
Ranked 3rd. 		59.11
Ranked 12th. 4% more than Malawi
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 54.36
Ranked 105th. 13% more than Tanzania 		48.01
Ranked 49th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 176.56%
Ranked 3rd. 41% more than Tanzania 		125.13%
Ranked 16th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 62.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th. 56% more than Tanzania 		40.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th.
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 60.7%
Ranked 73th. 12% more than Tanzania 		54.19%
Ranked 79th.
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 0.54% gross
Ranked 124th. 		1.88% gross
Ranked 59th. 3 times more than Malawi
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 0.49%
Ranked 106th. 		1.48%
Ranked 104th. 3 times more than Malawi
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 0.33%
Ranked 102nd. 		0.96%
Ranked 100th. 3 times more than Malawi
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 91.18%
Ranked 70th. 		99.58%
Ranked 6th. 9% more than Malawi
Trained teachers in primary education > Female > % of female teachers 88.56%
Ranked 26th. 		100%
Ranked 1st. 13% more than Malawi
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 94.23%
Ranked 30th. 		95.14%
Ranked 28th. 1% more than Malawi
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 61.31%
Ranked 31st. 		67.8%
Ranked 29th. 11% more than Malawi
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 101.11%
Ranked 17th. 1% more than Tanzania 		99.67%
Ranked 27th.
Secondary education, pupils > % female 46.97%
Ranked 50th. 1% more than Tanzania 		46.48%
Ranked 55th.
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 7.81%
Ranked 40th. 		10.92%
Ranked 73th. 40% more than Malawi
CPIA building human resources rating > 1=low to 6=high per million 0.22
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Tanzania 		0.0732
Ranked 72nd.
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 74.27%
Ranked 32nd. 		76.49%
Ranked 31st. 3% more than Malawi
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 89.9%
Ranked 43th. 3% more than Tanzania 		87.5%
Ranked 46th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 103.75%
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Tanzania 		103.21%
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 197,464
Ranked 3rd. 		577,904
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Malawi
Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 13.97
Ranked 4th. 		16.14
Ranked 12th. 16% more than Malawi
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 90.62%
Ranked 62nd. 		99.34%
Ranked 7th. 10% more than Malawi
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 118.51%
Ranked 21st. 7% more than Tanzania 		110.95%
Ranked 41st.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 87.94%
Ranked 81st. 		99.57%
Ranked 4th. 13% more than Malawi
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 1.08%
Ranked 109th. 		1.42%
Ranked 105th. 31% more than Malawi
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 25.95%
Ranked 76th. 5 times more than Tanzania 		4.91%
Ranked 37th.
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 5.05% of GNI
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Tanzania 		2.39% of GNI
Ranked 142nd.
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 5.81%
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Tanzania 		2.17%
Ranked 115th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 31.17% gross
Ranked 83th. 5 times more than Tanzania 		6.47% gross
Ranked 147th.
Trained teachers in primary education > Male > % of male teachers 84.1%
Ranked 26th. 		100%
Ranked 1st. 19% more than Malawi
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 32.1%
Ranked 80th. 		80.9%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Malawi
School enrollment > Primary > % net 94.51% net
Ranked 20th. 3% more than Tanzania 		91.38% net
Ranked 31st.
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 28.29% gross
Ranked 84th. 5 times more than Tanzania 		5.87% gross
Ranked 150th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 32.66%
Ranked 67th. 		35.39%
Ranked 47th. 8% more than Malawi
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 64.89%
Ranked 97th. 19% more than Tanzania 		54.73%
Ranked 43th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000 62.77
Ranked 42nd. 58% more than Tanzania 		39.8
Ranked 62nd.
School enrollment, primary > % gross 141.29%
Ranked 2nd. 52% more than Tanzania 		93.01%
Ranked 64th.
Repitition rate > Primary level 15.4
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Tanzania 		3.2
Ranked 70th.
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 89.58%
Ranked 76th. 		97.84%
Ranked 19th. 9% more than Malawi
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 47.72%
Ranked 51st. 		86.68%
Ranked 67th. 82% more than Malawi
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 122.29% gross
Ranked 9th. 15% more than Tanzania 		106.02% gross
Ranked 46th.
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 19.87%
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Tanzania 		2.76%
Ranked 50th.

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