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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."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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 > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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+ > 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.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • School attendance of non-orphans: Percentage of children aged 10-14 who live with at least one parent and who are enrolled in school. 
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 85: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School attendance of orphans: Percentage of orphans aged 10-14 who attend school. 
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary 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.
  • School enrollment, primary > % net: School enrollment, primary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Total is the ratio of children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the total population of the official primary school age.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % gross: School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the total enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary: School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Percentage of private enrolment. Secondary is the enrolment in private secondary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in secondary 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.
  • Progression to secondary school, male > %: Progression to secondary school, male (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Male is the number of new male entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of male pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Female is the total female enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Tertiary is the total public expenditure per student in tertiary 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).
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Progression to secondary school > 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.
  • 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.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Female: 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.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % net: School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the ratio of male children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the male population of the official secondary school age.
  • 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."
  • 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 > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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 > Literates > Aged 35-39: 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • 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.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
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STAT Malawi Zimbabwe HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 72.8
Ranked 81st. 		91.4
Ranked 52nd. 26% more than Malawi
Average years of schooling of adults 3.2
Ranked 81st. 		5.4
Ranked 60th. 69% more than Malawi
Children out of school, primary 62,649
Ranked 52nd. 		401,888
Ranked 23th. 6 times more than Malawi
Children out of school, primary per 1000 4.3
Ranked 63th. 		31.71
Ranked 23th. 7 times more than Malawi
Children out of school, primary, female 39,276
Ranked 40th. 		189,926
Ranked 25th. 5 times more than Malawi
College and university > Gender parity index 0.649
Ranked 74th. 		0.761
Ranked 67th. 17% more than Malawi
Compulsary education duration 8
Ranked 148th. 14% more than Zimbabwe 		7
Ranked 153th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.35%
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Zimbabwe 		2.5%
Ranked 107th.
High school enrolment rate 76.8
Ranked 78th. 10% more than Zimbabwe 		69.72
Ranked 95th.
Literacy > Total population 62.7%
Ranked 131st. 		90.7%
Ranked 80th. 45% more than Malawi
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 135th. 		7
Ranked 18th. 17% more than Malawi
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.13
Ranked 61st. 		4.83
Ranked 66th. 54% more than Malawi
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 74.09
Ranked 2nd. 92% more than Zimbabwe 		38.56
Ranked 24th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 41.52
Ranked 2nd. 86% more than Zimbabwe 		22.32
Ranked 31st.
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 155th. The same as Zimbabwe 		6
Ranked 127th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 26.63%
Ranked 14th. 17% more than Zimbabwe 		22.82%
Ranked 35th.
Literacy > Female 49.8%
Ranked 129th. 		87.2%
Ranked 79th. 75% more than Malawi
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 2.86
Ranked 55th. 		14.99
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Malawi
College and university > Gender ratio 50.59
Ranked 92nd. 		62.45
Ranked 103th. 23% more than Malawi
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 111th. The same as Zimbabwe 		3
Ranked 84th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 0.941 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st. 		2.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th. 3 times more than Malawi
Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 114th. 14% more than Zimbabwe 		7 years
Ranked 123th.
Secondary education, pupils 761,366
Ranked 25th. About the same as Zimbabwe 		758,229
Ranked 58th.
College and university > Private school share 10.28%
Ranked 89th. 		13.05%
Ranked 79th. 27% more than Malawi
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1.02
Ranked 12th. 4% more than Zimbabwe 		0.98
Ranked 97th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 71.8%
Ranked 90th. 		91.2%
Ranked 52nd. 27% more than Malawi
Primary education, pupils 3.69 million
Ranked 15th. 56% more than Zimbabwe 		2.36 million
Ranked 44th.
Primary education, teachers 49,775
Ranked 25th. 		61,251
Ranked 44th. 23% more than Malawi
Adult literacy rate > Female 65.8
Ranked 83th. 		88.8
Ranked 57th. 35% more than Malawi
Tertiary enrollment 0.3%
Ranked 40th. 		3.9%
Ranked 79th. 13 times more than Malawi
High school > Gender ratio 84.82
Ranked 99th. 		92.38
Ranked 105th. 9% more than Malawi
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 128th. The same as Zimbabwe 		6
Ranked 101st.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 2.61
Ranked 25th. 48% more than Zimbabwe 		1.76
Ranked 69th.
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write English
High school > Upper secondary school duration 2
Ranked 195th. 		4
Ranked 36th. Twice as much as Malawi
Literacy > Male 76.1%
Ranked 122nd. 		94.2%
Ranked 70th. 24% more than Malawi
Spending > USD 151.2 million
Ranked 121st. 		221.09 million
Ranked 105th. 46% more than Malawi
High school > Private school share 5.92%
Ranked 44th. 		71.27%
Ranked 7th. 12 times more than Malawi
Spending > Proportion 3.51
Ranked 109th. 		6.87
Ranked 8th. 96% more than Malawi
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 63.63
Ranked 6th. 65% more than Zimbabwe 		38.56
Ranked 26th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 186th. The same as Zimbabwe 		3
Ranked 152nd.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 76%
Ranked 2nd. 		97.7%
Ranked 11th. 29% more than Malawi
Preschool enrollment rate 120.15
Ranked 11th. 16% more than Zimbabwe 		103.6
Ranked 78th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 2,157.6
Ranked 149th. 		28,274.8
Ranked 30th. 13 times more than Malawi
Primary completion rate 57
Ranked 103th. 		80
Ranked 104th. 40% more than Malawi
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 4,565
Ranked 119th. 		55,689
Ranked 6th. 12 times more than Malawi
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 142nd. 		7
Ranked 20th. 17% more than Malawi
Children out of school > Primary 113,349
Ranked 27th. 		429,275
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Malawi
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 1.15
Ranked 39th. 		2.68
Ranked 89th. 2 times more than Malawi
Secondary education, teachers 18,336
Ranked 21st. 		33,964
Ranked 57th. 85% more than Malawi
High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 66th. Twice as much as Zimbabwe 		2
Ranked 199th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 8.6
Ranked 28th. 		16.73
Ranked 18th. 95% more than Malawi
Spending per student > High school 21.08
Ranked 40th. About the same as Zimbabwe 		20.98
Ranked 40th.
Secondary education, general pupils 761,366
Ranked 30th. About the same as Zimbabwe 		758,229
Ranked 52nd.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 37.3%
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Zimbabwe 		9.3%
Ranked 80th.
High school > Gender parity index 0.915
Ranked 78th. 7% more than Zimbabwe 		0.857
Ranked 75th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 36
Ranked 100th. 		96
Ranked 82nd. 3 times more than Malawi
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 26%
Ranked 58th. 		32%
Ranked 53th. 23% more than Malawi
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 17.68%
Ranked 19th. 		30.31%
Ranked 13th. 71% more than Malawi
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 0.383
Ranked 128th. 		4.39
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Malawi
Scouting > Genders admitted NA boys only
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 161st. The same as Zimbabwe 		6
Ranked 124th.
Children out of school, primary, male 117,887
Ranked 21st. 		211,962
Ranked 21st. 80% more than Malawi
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.9%
Ranked 34th. 26% more than Zimbabwe 		4.7%
Ranked 54th.
High school > Students per teacher 41.52
Ranked 2nd. 86% more than Zimbabwe 		22.32
Ranked 31st.
Secondary education > General pupils 515,462
Ranked 38th. 		758,229
Ranked 55th. 47% more than Malawi
Spending per student > Elementary school 9.98
Ranked 74th. 		14.04
Ranked 47th. 41% more than Malawi
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 126th. 		13
Ranked 21st. 8% more than Malawi
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 113th. 		13
Ranked 21st. 8% more than Malawi
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 123th. 		4.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th. 2 times more than Malawi
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 2.85 million
Ranked 43th. 21% more than Zimbabwe 		2.36 million
Ranked 6th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 10.4%
Ranked 142nd. 		48.8%
Ranked 89th. 5 times more than Malawi
Elementary school graduate rate 35.66
Ranked 93th. 		62.07
Ranked 81st. 74% more than Malawi
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 85.7
Ranked 80th. 		98.9
Ranked 41st. 15% more than Malawi
Public spending per student > Primary level 8.2
Ranked 9th. 		13.2
Ranked 18th. 61% more than Malawi
Primary education, pupils per 1000 231.83
Ranked 1st. 24% more than Zimbabwe 		186.35
Ranked 13th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 47.87
Ranked 61st. 		59.83
Ranked 120th. 25% more than Malawi
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.54
Ranked 113th. 		0.63
Ranked 111th. 17% more than Malawi
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 2.43 million
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Zimbabwe 		691,300
Ranked 69th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.81
Ranked 119th. 		0.91
Ranked 132nd. 12% more than Malawi
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 0.378 per 1,000 people
Ranked 125th. 		4.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Malawi
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.14
Ranked 190th. 		2.12
Ranked 77th. 15 times more than Malawi
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 137th. The same as Zimbabwe 		6
Ranked 113th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 19.98
Ranked 35th. 		22.32
Ranked 34th. 12% more than Malawi
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 8.77
Ranked 42nd. 		33.87
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Malawi
Inequality adjusted index 0.309
Ranked 104th. 		0.469
Ranked 78th. 52% more than Malawi
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 1.66 million
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Zimbabwe 		474,700
Ranked 67th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 62.5
Ranked 3rd. 64% more than Zimbabwe 		38.21
Ranked 32nd.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 85
Ranked 78th. 		99.4
Ranked 33th. 17% more than Malawi
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 33.6%
Ranked 93th. 		62.1%
Ranked 85th. 85% more than Malawi
Elementary school > Enrolled students 3.2 million
Ranked 37th. 31% more than Zimbabwe 		2.45 million
Ranked 44th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 132nd. 		7 years
Ranked 18th. 17% more than Malawi
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $118.75
Ranked 117th. 		$217.97
Ranked 92nd. 84% more than Malawi
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 140.88
Ranked 8th. 16% more than Zimbabwe 		121.69
Ranked 22nd.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 47.87
Ranked 73th. 		59.83
Ranked 108th. 25% more than Malawi
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 66.71
Ranked 5th. 		117.54
Ranked 1st. 76% more than Malawi
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 128th. 		13
Ranked 21st. 8% more than Malawi
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 0.882%
Ranked 75th. 		86.91%
Ranked 3rd. 99 times more than Malawi
Elementary school > Gender ratio 102.79
Ranked 6th. 4% more than Zimbabwe 		98.96
Ranked 59th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 75.03
Ranked 73th. 7% more than Zimbabwe 		70.18
Ranked 87th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 50.3%
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Zimbabwe 		12.9%
Ranked 78th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 95%
Ranked 66th. 14% more than Zimbabwe 		83%
Ranked 107th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 8
Ranked 16th. 33% more than Zimbabwe 		6
Ranked 109th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 1,492
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Zimbabwe 		200.9
Ranked 4th.
Primary education > Pupils 2.87 million
Ranked 26th. 21% more than Zimbabwe 		2.36 million
Ranked 49th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 20.4%
Ranked 141st. 		62%
Ranked 69th. 3 times more than Malawi
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 86.5
Ranked 81st. 		98.3
Ranked 45th. 14% more than Malawi
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 29.18%
Ranked 116th. 		38.84%
Ranked 4th. 33% more than Malawi
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 42.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th. 		58.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 37% more than Malawi
Secondary education, vocational pupils 0.0
Ranked 125th. 		0.0
Ranked 82nd.
Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes 78.22%
Ranked 40th. 		79.29%
Ranked 10th. 1% more than Malawi
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 74.09
Ranked 2nd. 92% more than Zimbabwe 		38.56
Ranked 23th.
Secondary education > Teachers 11,360
Ranked 82nd. 		33,964
Ranked 73th. 3 times more than Malawi
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 9 years
Ranked 13th. The same as Zimbabwe 		9 years
Ranked 10th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 43.38
Ranked 76th. 		69.67
Ranked 57th. 61% more than Malawi
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 517,690
Ranked 79th. 		758,229
Ranked 7th. 46% more than Malawi
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 3.27
Ranked 122nd. 		7.58
Ranked 75th. 2 times more than Malawi
Duration of education > Primary level 4
Ranked 172nd. 		7
Ranked 17th. 75% more than Malawi
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.86
Ranked 2nd. 		1
Ranked 14th. 16% more than Malawi
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 234,764
Ranked 24th. 5% more than Zimbabwe 		223,637
Ranked 25th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 99.37%
Ranked 62nd. 2% more than Zimbabwe 		97.11%
Ranked 97th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level 25.4
Ranked 6th. 26% more than Zimbabwe 		20.1
Ranked 17th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 198.91
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Zimbabwe 		54.55
Ranked 84th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.91%
Ranked 34th. 		49.48%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Malawi
Progression to secondary school 74.31%
Ranked 50th. 7% more than Zimbabwe 		69.72%
Ranked 99th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 70.7%
Ranked 2nd. 		97.9%
Ranked 10th. 38% more than Malawi
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 8.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 		33.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Malawi
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 943,172
Ranked 3rd. 		1.49 million
Ranked 4th. 58% more than Malawi
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 97%
Ranked 46th. 17% more than Zimbabwe 		83%
Ranked 102nd.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 55th. 7% more than Zimbabwe 		15
Ranked 132nd.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 141st. The same as Zimbabwe 		6
Ranked 111th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 20.07
Ranked 6th. 		0.0
Ranked 85th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 40.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th. 		58.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th. 47% more than Malawi
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 23.9%
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Zimbabwe 		5.8%
Ranked 87th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 238.67
Ranked 3rd. 28% more than Zimbabwe 		186.35
Ranked 1st.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.236 per capita
Ranked 2nd. 28% more than Zimbabwe 		0.184 per capita
Ranked 1st.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 93%
Ranked 70th. 13% more than Zimbabwe 		82%
Ranked 111th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 82.1%
Ranked 1st. 		97.5%
Ranked 16th. 19% more than Malawi
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 56.3
Ranked 8th. 52% more than Zimbabwe 		37
Ranked 33th.
Primary education > Teachers 22,942
Ranked 76th. 		61,251
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Malawi
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 43.6%
Ranked 139th. 		47.52%
Ranked 4th. 9% more than Malawi
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 122nd. 		7
Ranked 17th. 17% more than Malawi
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 2.38
Ranked 124th. 		4.83
Ranked 71st. 2 times more than Malawi
Literacy > Men above 14 years 74.9%
Ranked 2nd. 		92.7%
Ranked 14th. 24% more than Malawi
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 2.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd. 		15.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 7 times more than Malawi
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.9%
Ranked 33th. 		49.1%
Ranked 21st. About the same as Malawi
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $1.84 billion
Ranked 87th. 		$2.99 billion
Ranked 73th. 63% more than Malawi
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 160th. The same as Zimbabwe 		6
Ranked 124th.
Scouting > Members 12,810
Ranked 66th. 2 times more than Zimbabwe 		5,880
Ranked 91st.
High school > Share of total education spending 30.4%
Ranked 26th. 19% more than Zimbabwe 		25.6%
Ranked 78th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 24.9%
Ranked 82nd. 		40.4%
Ranked 72nd. 62% more than Malawi
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 636,416
Ranked 54th. 		831,488
Ranked 49th. 31% more than Malawi
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 0.952
Ranked 123th. 		2.68
Ranked 107th. 3 times more than Malawi
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 102.37
Ranked 6th. 4% more than Zimbabwe 		98.25
Ranked 80th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 39.88
Ranked 87th. 		59.83
Ranked 110th. 50% more than Malawi
Children out of school > Primary > Male 82,971
Ranked 23th. 		223,598
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Malawi
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1.04
Ranked 6th. 7% more than Zimbabwe 		0.972
Ranked 73th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 42.7%
Ranked 112th. 		46.8%
Ranked 98th. 10% more than Malawi
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 29
Ranked 13th. 		779
Ranked 13th. 27 times more than Malawi
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 7.1
Ranked 58th. 		38.8
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Malawi
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 43.41
Ranked 141st. 		59.83
Ranked 6th. 38% more than Malawi
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 18.87
Ranked 4th. 		29.51
Ranked 10th. 56% more than Malawi
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.805
Ranked 98th. 88% more than Zimbabwe 		0.428
Ranked 126th.
Primary completion rate > Women 57
Ranked 94th. 		79
Ranked 102nd. 39% more than Malawi
Elementary school repeaters > Female 19.64
Ranked 6th. 		0.0
Ranked 68th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 20.52
Ranked 8th. 		0.0
Ranked 69th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 35.2%
Ranked 81st. 		61.6%
Ranked 80th. 75% more than Malawi
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 6.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 		17.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Malawi
High school teachers 2,170
Ranked 82nd. 		33,964
Ranked 68th. 16 times more than Malawi
Elementary school teachers 22,942
Ranked 56th. 		64,001
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Malawi
High school enrolment rate > Male 78.56
Ranked 72nd. 13% more than Zimbabwe 		69.28
Ranked 87th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 54%
Ranked 2nd. 		86.2%
Ranked 16th. 60% more than Malawi
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 0.86%
Ranked 2nd. 		0.98%
Ranked 7th. 14% more than Malawi
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 197.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 4 times more than Zimbabwe 		53.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 135.92
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Zimbabwe 		37.46
Ranked 78th.
Primary completion rate > Men 58
Ranked 101st. 		82
Ranked 99th. 41% more than Malawi
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 515,462
Ranked 68th. 		758,229
Ranked 62nd. 47% more than Malawi
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 81.47
Ranked 75th. 		90.6
Ranked 124th. 11% more than Malawi
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 221.9
Ranked 4th. 19% more than Zimbabwe 		186.35
Ranked 12th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
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Pupils reaching grade 5 49
Ranked 71st. 		78.6
Ranked 12th. 60% more than Malawi
School attendance of non-orphans 93.4
Ranked 4th. 		95.1
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Malawi
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 85 17,592
Ranked 1st. 16% more than Zimbabwe 		15,152
Ranked 1st.
School attendance of orphans 90.5
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Zimbabwe 		87.8
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 87,933
Ranked 3rd. 		136,564
Ranked 8th. 55% more than Malawi
Secondary education, teachers > % female 27.8%
Ranked 27th. 		39.81%
Ranked 86th. 43% more than Malawi
School enrollment, primary > % net 96.9%
Ranked 35th. 17% more than Zimbabwe 		82.78%
Ranked 98th.
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 34.24%
Ranked 55th. 		38%
Ranked 124th. 11% more than Malawi
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 5.92%
Ranked 43th. 		71.27%
Ranked 7th. 12 times more than Malawi
Progression to secondary school, male > % 74.79%
Ranked 52nd. 		75.66%
Ranked 66th. 1% more than Malawi
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 0.64%
Ranked 118th. 		5.2%
Ranked 41st. 8 times more than Malawi
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 1,753.98%
Ranked 1st. 22 times more than Zimbabwe 		78.88%
Ranked 15th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita 134.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Zimbabwe 		36.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 81st.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 97.86%
Ranked 94th. 3% more than Zimbabwe 		95.36%
Ranked 109th.
Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group 59.05%
Ranked 64th. 		78.64%
Ranked 96th. 33% more than Malawi
Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group 62.33%
Ranked 68th. 		81.83%
Ranked 95th. 31% more than Malawi
Progression to secondary school > Female 71.74%
Ranked 51st. 2% more than Zimbabwe 		70.18%
Ranked 93th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 120.86% gross
Ranked 12th. 25% more than Zimbabwe 		96.87% gross
Ranked 134th.
Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort 38.3%
Ranked 54th. 		69.67%
Ranked 64th. 82% more than Malawi
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 86.12%
Ranked 87th. 		94.55%
Ranked 69th. 10% more than Malawi
Primary education > Pupils > % female 50.24% female
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Zimbabwe 		49.48% female
Ranked 10th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 1.82
Ranked 14th. 		60.44
Ranked 22nd. 33 times more than Malawi
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.223 per capita
Ranked 4th. 21% more than Zimbabwe 		0.184 per capita
Ranked 13th.
Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort 36.84%
Ranked 49th. 		71.16%
Ranked 58th. 93% more than Malawi
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 29.41%
Ranked 110th. 		40.99%
Ranked 113th. 39% more than Malawi
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 31.81%
Ranked 108th. 		42.61%
Ranked 112th. 34% more than Malawi
Elementary school graduate rate > Female 34.66
Ranked 82nd. 		62.52
Ranked 78th. 80% more than Malawi
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 154,991
Ranked 18th. 28% more than Zimbabwe 		120,833
Ranked 25th.
Secondary education, teachers, female 5,097
Ranked 18th. 		13,522
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Malawi
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 79,773
Ranked 30th. 		102,804
Ranked 27th. 29% more than Malawi
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 12.43%
Ranked 16th. 86 times more than Zimbabwe 		0.144%
Ranked 40th.
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 30.35%
Ranked 32nd. 		36.74%
Ranked 74th. 21% more than Malawi
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 88.46%
Ranked 75th. 		89.79%
Ranked 75th. 2% more than Malawi
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 144.49
Ranked 7th. 20% more than Zimbabwe 		120.04
Ranked 22nd.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 137.34
Ranked 11th. 11% more than Zimbabwe 		123.32
Ranked 23th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 42.5
Ranked 68th. 		71.16
Ranked 54th. 67% more than Malawi
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 44.31
Ranked 66th. 		68.23
Ranked 58th. 54% more than Malawi
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 6.22
Ranked 3rd. 		10.8
Ranked 10th. 74% more than Malawi
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 24.03%
Ranked 74th. 		37.17%
Ranked 83th. 55% more than Malawi
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 390,767
Ranked 3rd. 		463,470
Ranked 7th. 19% more than Malawi
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 74.93%
Ranked 89th. 		86.6%
Ranked 54th. 16% more than Malawi
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 556,151
Ranked 2nd. 		706,892
Ranked 6th. 27% more than Malawi
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 0.488%
Ranked 1st. 		1.54%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Malawi
Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 98%
Ranked 80th. 		101%
Ranked 20th. 3% more than Malawi
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 19.87%
Ranked 7th. 23 times more than Zimbabwe 		0.851%
Ranked 65th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 123.73% gross
Ranked 7th. 30% more than Zimbabwe 		95.17% gross
Ranked 124th.
Primary education > Teachers > % female 37.28% female
Ranked 76th. 		50.63% female
Ranked 110th. 36% more than Malawi
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 57.71%
Ranked 47th. 		69.67%
Ranked 64th. 21% more than Malawi
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 176.56%
Ranked 3rd. 45% more than Zimbabwe 		121.78%
Ranked 28th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 62.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th. 4 times more than Zimbabwe 		16.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.
Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 64.13%
Ranked 93th. 		80.7%
Ranked 50th. 26% more than Malawi
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 96.04%
Ranked 31st. 15% more than Zimbabwe 		83.51%
Ranked 77th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 768,200
Ranked 42nd. 4 times more than Zimbabwe 		213,400
Ranked 71st.
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 60.7%
Ranked 73th. 		80.24%
Ranked 98th. 32% more than Malawi
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 93.35%
Ranked 49th. 3% more than Zimbabwe 		90.54%
Ranked 69th.
Government spending on education > % of government spending 24.58%
Ranked 7th. 75% more than Zimbabwe 		14.02%
Ranked 49th.

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