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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, 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.
  • 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.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • 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.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > 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.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > 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.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • 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."
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • School enrollment > Primary > 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24: 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69: 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • 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)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-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.
  • 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.
  • Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education (% of total). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Male is the number of males age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the male population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59: Compares countries by number of male iliterate individuals, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 70 to 74. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 75 to 79. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 70 to 74. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Male elementary teachers > % trained: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 65 to 69. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
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STAT Mauritius Nigeria HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 87.5
Ranked 62nd. 46% more than Nigeria 		60.1
Ranked 93th.
Children out of school, primary 2,167
Ranked 55th. 		11.13 million
Ranked 1st. 5135 times more than Mauritius
Children out of school, primary per 1000 1.68
Ranked 50th. 		69.68
Ranked 3rd. 42 times more than Mauritius
Children out of school, primary, female 1,081
Ranked 49th. 		5.75 million
Ranked 1st. 5323 times more than Mauritius
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.837
Ranked 47th. 		36.03
Ranked 3rd. 43 times more than Mauritius
College and university > Gender parity index 1.31
Ranked 35th. 84% more than Nigeria 		0.712
Ranked 97th.
Compulsary education duration 14
Ranked 4th. 56% more than Nigeria 		9
Ranked 121st.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.48%
Ranked 10th. 14% more than Nigeria 		3.06%
Ranked 38th.
Literacy > Female 82.7%
Ranked 90th. 36% more than Nigeria 		60.6%
Ranked 121st.
Literacy > Total population 85.6%
Ranked 96th. 26% more than Nigeria 		68%
Ranked 126th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 127th. The same as Nigeria 		6
Ranked 116th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.2
Ranked 41st. 17% more than Nigeria 		3.59
Ranked 98th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 20.94
Ranked 48th. 		36.03
Ranked 29th. 72% more than Mauritius
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 14.71
Ranked 27th. 		33.08
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Mauritius
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 70th. 17% more than Nigeria 		6
Ranked 146th.
College and university > Gender ratio 120.86
Ranked 3rd. 74% more than Nigeria 		69.55
Ranked 90th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 181st. 		3
Ranked 100th. 50% more than Mauritius
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 5 times more than Nigeria 		1.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.
Duration of compulsory education 6 years
Ranked 150th. The same as Nigeria 		6 years
Ranked 147th.
Secondary education, pupils 127,123
Ranked 52nd. 		9.06 million
Ranked 9th. 71 times more than Mauritius
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 42nd. 16% more than Nigeria 		0.86
Ranked 131st.
Literacy > Adult literacy 87.4%
Ranked 65th. 21% more than Nigeria 		72%
Ranked 89th.
Primary education, teachers 5,427
Ranked 59th. 		574,078
Ranked 5th. 106 times more than Mauritius
Primary education, pupils 113,634
Ranked 68th. 		20.68 million
Ranked 6th. 182 times more than Mauritius
Adult literacy rate > Female 84.8
Ranked 62nd. 74% more than Nigeria 		48.8
Ranked 97th.
Tertiary enrollment 11.4%
Ranked 67th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		4.3%
Ranked 2nd.
High school > Gender ratio 101.44
Ranked 47th. 31% more than Nigeria 		77.23
Ranked 125th.
Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 100th. 		6
Ranked 115th. 20% more than Mauritius
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 11.39
Ranked 15th. 55 times more than Nigeria 		0.207
Ranked 83th.
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 42nd. 33% more than Nigeria 		3
Ranked 118th.
Literacy > Male 88.6%
Ranked 92nd. 17% more than Nigeria 		75.7%
Ranked 123th.
Spending > USD 323.34 million
Ranked 104th. 		1.66 billion
Ranked 63th. 5 times more than Mauritius
High school > Private school share 56.84%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		21.53%
Ranked 42nd.
Spending > Proportion 3.41
Ranked 111th. 4 times more than Nigeria 		0.85
Ranked 167th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 22.34
Ranked 59th. 		37.18
Ranked 29th. 66% more than Mauritius
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 179th. The same as Nigeria 		3
Ranked 172nd.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 94.5%
Ranked 19th. 12% more than Nigeria 		84.2%
Ranked 28th.
Preschool enrollment rate 99.42
Ranked 90th. 7% more than Nigeria 		93.09
Ranked 139th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 6,822.28
Ranked 95th. 		46,874.68
Ranked 14th. 7 times more than Mauritius
Primary completion rate 97
Ranked 44th. 21% more than Nigeria 		80
Ranked 82nd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 16,764
Ranked 103th. 		947,538
Ranked 26th. 57 times more than Mauritius
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 134th. The same as Nigeria 		6
Ranked 122nd.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 6.69
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Nigeria 		1.71
Ranked 83th.
Secondary education, teachers 8,643
Ranked 26th. 		273,781
Ranked 13th. 32 times more than Mauritius
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 13.91
Ranked 35th. 		28.91
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Mauritius
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 170th. The same as Nigeria 		3
Ranked 160th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.841
Ranked 44th. 		33.65
Ranked 2nd. 40 times more than Mauritius
Secondary education, general pupils 115,677
Ranked 65th. 		4.45 million
Ranked 13th. 38 times more than Mauritius
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 14.4%
Ranked 66th. 		31.9%
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Mauritius
High school > Gender parity index 0.978
Ranked 105th. 11% more than Nigeria 		0.881
Ranked 119th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 16
Ranked 120th. 		384
Ranked 53th. 24 times more than Mauritius
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 19%
Ranked 17th. 10 times more than Nigeria 		1.83%
Ranked 98th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 13.85
Ranked 85th. 89% more than Nigeria 		7.33
Ranked 96th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both boys only
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 5
Ranked 209th. 		6
Ranked 144th. 20% more than Mauritius
Children out of school, primary, male 1,086
Ranked 49th. 		5.37 million
Ranked 1st. 4949 times more than Mauritius
High school > Students per teacher 14.71
Ranked 27th. 		33.08
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Mauritius
Secondary education > General pupils 110,287
Ranked 69th. 		3.84 million
Ranked 16th. 35 times more than Mauritius
Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 175th. 		12
Ranked 112th. 9% more than Mauritius
High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 154th. 		12
Ranked 103th. 9% more than Mauritius
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 5% more than Nigeria 		4.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 38.61
Ranked 6th. 		39.39
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Mauritius
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 132,432
Ranked 132nd. 		24.56 million
Ranked 5th. 185 times more than Mauritius
Elementary school graduate rate 97.95
Ranked 4th. 31% more than Nigeria 		74.88
Ranked 69th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 96.4
Ranked 60th. 35% more than Nigeria 		71.5
Ranked 96th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 98.43
Ranked 17th. 74% more than Nigeria 		56.71
Ranked 128th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 87.99
Ranked 61st. 		129.5
Ranked 54th. 47% more than Mauritius
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.26
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Nigeria 		0.55
Ranked 111th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 129,000
Ranked 100th. 		21.82 million
Ranked 5th. 169 times more than Mauritius
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 78th. 18% more than Nigeria 		0.84
Ranked 112th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 369.13
Ranked 11th. 68% more than Nigeria 		220.31
Ranked 4th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 13.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th. 92% more than Nigeria 		7.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 5.3
Ranked 38th. 19 times more than Nigeria 		0.285
Ranked 168th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 62nd. 17% more than Nigeria 		6
Ranked 129th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 16.38
Ranked 39th. 		28.44
Ranked 14th. 74% more than Mauritius
Inequality adjusted index 0.57
Ranked 64th. 2 times more than Nigeria 		0.25
Ranked 112th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 78,500
Ranked 101st. 		13.31 million
Ranked 5th. 170 times more than Mauritius
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 21.66
Ranked 60th. 		46.34
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Mauritius
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 97.4
Ranked 56th. 51% more than Nigeria 		64.6
Ranked 98th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 95.9%
Ranked 33th. 53% more than Nigeria 		62.6%
Ranked 88th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 119,022
Ranked 109th. 		21.63 million
Ranked 5th. 182 times more than Mauritius
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 124th. The same as Nigeria 		6 years
Ranked 114th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $3,984.19
Ranked 25th. 11 times more than Nigeria 		$362.99
Ranked 83th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 100.61
Ranked 67th. 		107.49
Ranked 48th. 7% more than Mauritius
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 89.57
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Nigeria 		42.09
Ranked 108th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 77.23
Ranked 7th. 		82.94
Ranked 5th. 7% more than Mauritius
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 182nd. 		12
Ranked 115th. 9% more than Mauritius
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 28.85%
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Nigeria 		7.85%
Ranked 85th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.42
Ranked 44th. 14% more than Nigeria 		87.53
Ranked 140th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 17.4%
Ranked 68th. 		39%
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Mauritius
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 95%
Ranked 65th. 36% more than Nigeria 		70%
Ranked 126th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 172nd. 		6
Ranked 124th. 20% more than Mauritius
Primary education > Pupils 123,562
Ranked 74th. 		22.27 million
Ranked 1st. 180 times more than Mauritius
Secondary education > Pupils 128,141
Ranked 65th. 		3.01 million
Ranked 20th. 24 times more than Mauritius
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 95.4
Ranked 64th. 22% more than Nigeria 		78.3
Ranked 93th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 92.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 92% more than Nigeria 		48.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 57.95%
Ranked 26th. 45% more than Nigeria 		40.08%
Ranked 102nd.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 11,446
Ranked 40th. 		216,726
Ranked 28th. 19 times more than Mauritius
Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes 100%
Ranked 8th. 51% more than Nigeria 		66.15%
Ranked 49th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 20.94
Ranked 47th. 		36.03
Ranked 28th. 72% more than Mauritius
Secondary education > Teachers 7,433
Ranked 43th. 		159,283
Ranked 9th. 21 times more than Mauritius
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 14 years
Ranked 5th. 75% more than Nigeria 		8 years
Ranked 15th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 98.62
Ranked 1st. 19% more than Nigeria 		82.85
Ranked 45th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 111,766
Ranked 122nd. 		6.31 million
Ranked 15th. 56 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 4.3
Ranked 2nd. 		19.59
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Mauritius
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 13.61
Ranked 85th. 5 times more than Nigeria 		2.9
Ranked 84th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 117th. The same as Nigeria 		6
Ranked 108th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1.02
Ranked 3rd. 32% more than Nigeria 		0.77
Ranked 17th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 100.47%
Ranked 45th. 18% more than Nigeria 		85.11%
Ranked 127th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 8,218
Ranked 74th. 		8.65 million
Ranked 1st. 1053 times more than Mauritius
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 105.49
Ranked 57th. 		164.64
Ranked 39th. 56% more than Mauritius
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 49.39%
Ranked 16th. 12% more than Nigeria 		43.97%
Ranked 159th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 95.4%
Ranked 17th. 17% more than Nigeria 		81.3%
Ranked 28th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 5,888
Ranked 6th. 		2.11 million
Ranked 2nd. 359 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 99,316
Ranked 11th. 		11.89 million
Ranked 1st. 120 times more than Mauritius
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 96%
Ranked 55th. 48% more than Nigeria 		65%
Ranked 122nd.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 196th. 		15
Ranked 147th. 7% more than Mauritius
Elementary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 176th. 		6
Ranked 127th. 20% more than Mauritius
Elementary school repeaters > All 4
Ranked 56th. 38% more than Nigeria 		2.89
Ranked 74th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 88.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Nigeria 		31.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.109 per capita
Ranked 95th. 		0.187 per capita
Ranked 14th. 72% more than Mauritius
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 11.4%
Ranked 65th. 		24.5%
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Mauritius
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 109.43
Ranked 95th. 		190.08
Ranked 13th. 74% more than Mauritius
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 94%
Ranked 65th. 27% more than Nigeria 		74%
Ranked 118th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 93.7%
Ranked 19th. 8% more than Nigeria 		87%
Ranked 28th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 26.1
Ranked 60th. 		37.2
Ranked 1st. 43% more than Mauritius
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 71%
Ranked 58th. 48% more than Nigeria 		48%
Ranked 37th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 17,854
Ranked 42nd. 		121,977
Ranked 44th. 7 times more than Mauritius
Primary education > Teachers 5,531
Ranked 65th. 		598,981
Ranked 1st. 108 times more than Mauritius
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 49.4%
Ranked 72nd. 13% more than Nigeria 		43.79%
Ranked 138th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 744.67
Ranked 12th. 55% more than Nigeria 		480.23
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 1,283
Ranked 8th. 		4.66 million
Ranked 2nd. 3633 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 2.46
Ranked 1st. 		5.7
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Mauritius
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 115th. The same as Nigeria 		6
Ranked 106th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 103.07
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Nigeria 		30.71
Ranked 123th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.45
Ranked 47th. 4% more than Nigeria 		4.29
Ranked 53th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 88.2%
Ranked 17th. 13% more than Nigeria 		78.2%
Ranked 28th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 49.2%
Ranked 18th. 11% more than Nigeria 		44.5%
Ranked 3rd.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $5.15 billion
Ranked 61st. 		$61.29 billion
Ranked 22nd. 12 times more than Mauritius
Primary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 198th. 		6
Ranked 143th. 20% more than Mauritius
Scouting > Members 3,463
Ranked 108th. 		46,701
Ranked 28th. 13 times more than Mauritius
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 116,503
Ranked 97th. 		5.81 million
Ranked 14th. 50 times more than Mauritius
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 5.98
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Nigeria 		1.14
Ranked 66th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 88.71
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Nigeria 		32.08
Ranked 126th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 100.21
Ranked 16th. 17% more than Nigeria 		85.56
Ranked 89th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 17th. 10% more than Nigeria 		0.91
Ranked 136th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 47.8%
Ranked 92nd. 5% more than Nigeria 		45.6%
Ranked 3rd.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 92.35
Ranked 67th. 89% more than Nigeria 		48.85
Ranked 133th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 1.47
Ranked 2nd. 		14.34
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 7.8
Ranked 2nd. 		12.66
Ranked 5th. 62% more than Mauritius
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 62.98
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Nigeria 		29.3
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 2.12
Ranked 2nd. 		9.04
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 6.37
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Nigeria 		2.34
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 3
Ranked 2nd. 		21.67
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 1.13
Ranked 2nd. 		21.02
Ranked 4th. 19 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 3,164
Ranked 5th. 		816,760
Ranked 2nd. 258 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 49,659
Ranked 10th. 		5.65 million
Ranked 1st. 114 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 2,142
Ranked 8th. 		3.02 million
Ranked 2nd. 1412 times more than Mauritius
Scouting > Members per thousand people 2.68
Ranked 52nd. 10 times more than Nigeria 		0.277
Ranked 136th.
Primary completion rate > Women 98
Ranked 39th. 34% more than Nigeria 		73
Ranked 86th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 4.63
Ranked 57th. 65% more than Nigeria 		2.8
Ranked 82nd.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 3.34
Ranked 56th. 12% more than Nigeria 		2.99
Ranked 67th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 95.5%
Ranked 31st. 56% more than Nigeria 		61.4%
Ranked 81st.
Elementary school teachers 5,495
Ranked 100th. 		466,784
Ranked 6th. 85 times more than Mauritius
High school teachers 8,053
Ranked 70th. 		213,366
Ranked 19th. 26 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Women above 14 years 80.5%
Ranked 18th. 34% more than Nigeria 		60.1%
Ranked 28th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1.02%
Ranked 3rd. 32% more than Nigeria 		0.77%
Ranked 17th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 105.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 		162.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th. 54% more than Mauritius
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 64.2
Ranked 59th. 		100.39
Ranked 42nd. 56% more than Mauritius
Primary completion rate > Men 97
Ranked 39th. 11% more than Nigeria 		87
Ranked 69th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 127,891
Ranked 105th. 		6.4 million
Ranked 11th. 50 times more than Mauritius
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 99.39
Ranked 76th. 		159.52
Ranked 33th. 61% more than Mauritius
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 103.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		30.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 98.99
Ranked 47th. 17% more than Nigeria 		84.27
Ranked 71st.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 94.32% net
Ranked 20th. 		94.64% net
Ranked 48th. About the same as Mauritius
Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84 3,457
Ranked 6th. 		288,472
Ranked 1st. 83 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 84,644
Ranked 12th. 		9.11 million
Ranked 1st. 108 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 820
Ranked 7th. 		1.99 million
Ranked 2nd. 2432 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 5,341
Ranked 4th. 		172,021
Ranked 1st. 32 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 1,885
Ranked 6th. 		2.05 million
Ranked 2nd. 1090 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 3,917
Ranked 4th. 		797,667
Ranked 2nd. 204 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 95,766
Ranked 11th. 		6.66 million
Ranked 1st. 70 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 7,834
Ranked 4th. 		446,163
Ranked 2nd. 57 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 1,322
Ranked 7th. 		1.03 million
Ranked 2nd. 779 times more than Mauritius
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 71.87%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		26.33%
Ranked 108th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 7,085
Ranked 5th. 		397,502
Ranked 2nd. 56 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 3,732
Ranked 4th. 		1.35 million
Ranked 1st. 361 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84 2,731
Ranked 4th. 		247,778
Ranked 1st. 91 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 3,785
Ranked 4th. 		909,562
Ranked 2nd. 240 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 37,091
Ranked 11th. 		869,249
Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 61,332
Ranked 12th. 		1.26 million
Ranked 2nd. 20 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 44,401
Ranked 10th. 		1.15 million
Ranked 1st. 26 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 8,890
Ranked 4th. 		695,237
Ranked 1st. 78 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 7,556
Ranked 6th. 		335,840
Ranked 2nd. 44 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 6,420
Ranked 11th. 		186,772
Ranked 2nd. 29 times more than Mauritius
Primary education, teachers > % female 72.16%
Ranked 34th. 50% more than Nigeria 		48.2%
Ranked 107th.
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 25.74%
Ranked 36th. 50% more than Nigeria 		17.14%
Ranked 80th.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 11.8%
Ranked 16th. 		21.13%
Ranked 5th. 79% more than Mauritius
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.638
Ranked 4th. 		13.92
Ranked 3rd. 22 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 4.28
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Nigeria 		1.17
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 34.7
Ranked 8th. 		36.3
Ranked 5th. 5% more than Mauritius
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 2.9
Ranked 2nd. 		9.4
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 6.09
Ranked 2nd. 96% more than Nigeria 		3.11
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 1.03
Ranked 2nd. 		7.18
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 6.91
Ranked 2nd. 42% more than Nigeria 		4.85
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 34.53
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Nigeria 		8.03
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 22.85
Ranked 10th. 8 times more than Nigeria 		3
Ranked 6th.
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 10.3%
Ranked 72nd. 		32%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Mauritius
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 94.54%
Ranked 61st. 28% more than Nigeria 		73.58%
Ranked 86th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 95.48% gross
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Nigeria 		15.36% gross
Ranked 62nd.
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 126.4
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Nigeria 		54.59
Ranked 104th.
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 49.12% female
Ranked 41st. 10% more than Nigeria 		44.61% female
Ranked 69th.
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 97.49%
Ranked 24th. 19% more than Nigeria 		81.81%
Ranked 54th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 93.53%
Ranked 47th. 61% more than Nigeria 		58.26%
Ranked 119th.
Government spending on education > % of government spending 12.7%
Ranked 36th. 		14.84%
Ranked 6th. 17% more than Mauritius
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 99.13%
Ranked 88th. 14% more than Nigeria 		86.82%
Ranked 140th.
Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 97.05%
Ranked 7th. 36% more than Nigeria 		71.14%
Ranked 57th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 13 years
Ranked 14th. 86% more than Nigeria 		7 years
Ranked 16th.
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 102.12%
Ranked 8th. 33% more than Nigeria 		76.69%
Ranked 26th.
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 88.85%
Ranked 52nd. 74% more than Nigeria 		51.08%
Ranked 26th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 101.53%
Ranked 15th. 12% more than Nigeria 		90.57%
Ranked 121st.
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 119.25%
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Nigeria 		13.3%
Ranked 119th.
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 120.67%
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Nigeria 		13.48%
Ranked 117th.
Secondary education, pupils > % female 50.51%
Ranked 14th. 10% more than Nigeria 		45.84%
Ranked 127th.
Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 41.8%
Ranked 15th. 79% more than Nigeria 		23.4%
Ranked 30th.
Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 11.2%
Ranked 75th. 		27.3%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Mauritius
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $5,136.03
Ranked 28th. 13 times more than Nigeria 		$403.17
Ranked 91st.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 63.22%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Nigeria 		25.92%
Ranked 105th.
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 95.79%
Ranked 53th. 27% more than Nigeria 		75.57%
Ranked 26th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 104.18%
Ranked 17th. 17% more than Nigeria 		88.78%
Ranked 121st.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 98.62%
Ranked 30th. 8% more than Nigeria 		91.33%
Ranked 135th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 11,364
Ranked 4th. 		810,526
Ranked 3rd. 71 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 4,992
Ranked 4th. 		878,584
Ranked 1st. 176 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 89,196
Ranked 11th. 		3.06 million
Ranked 1st. 34 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74 6,350
Ranked 8th. 		383,614
Ranked 1st. 60 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 1.53
Ranked 2nd. 		7.34
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 24.84
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Nigeria 		5.76
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 31.69
Ranked 10th. 83% more than Nigeria 		17.35
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 5.85
Ranked 2nd. 		15.75
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people 3.28
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		1.18
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 34.76
Ranked 10th. 		36.34
Ranked 4th. 5% more than Mauritius
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 2.63
Ranked 1st. 		2.67
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Mauritius
Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 69.36
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		21.37
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 8.6
Ranked 2nd. 58% more than Nigeria 		5.44
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 36.11
Ranked 5th. 		42.74
Ranked 4th. 18% more than Mauritius
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 2.52
Ranked 2nd. 		3.98
Ranked 5th. 58% more than Mauritius
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 38.61
Ranked 6th. 		43.55
Ranked 4th. 13% more than Mauritius
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 62.68
Ranked 12th. 72% more than Nigeria 		36.42
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people 6.22
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Nigeria 		1.74
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 5.97
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Nigeria 		2.77
Ranked 4th.
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 3.93% of GNI
Ranked 91st. 5 times more than Nigeria 		0.85% of GNI
Ranked 166th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 4.46%
Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Nigeria 		0.89%
Ranked 136th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 89.05% gross
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Nigeria 		37.1% gross
Ranked 78th.
Trained teachers in primary education > Male > % of male teachers 100%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		38.85%
Ranked 51st.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 96.3%
Ranked 29th. 50% more than Nigeria 		64.1%
Ranked 76th.
School enrollment > Primary > % net 95.05% net
Ranked 18th. 5% more than Nigeria 		90.94% net
Ranked 35th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 6,117
Ranked 4th. 		1.02 million
Ranked 1st. 166 times more than Mauritius
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 88.61% gross
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Nigeria 		34.25% gross
Ranked 75th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 1,971
Ranked 6th. 		1.05 million
Ranked 2nd. 533 times more than Mauritius
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 3.08%
Ranked 123th. 4 times more than Nigeria 		0.85%
Ranked 177th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 14 years
Ranked 5th. 56% more than Nigeria 		9 years
Ranked 16th.
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 132.07%
Ranked 22nd. 84% more than Nigeria 		71.79%
Ranked 94th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000 41.38
Ranked 58th. 		63.48
Ranked 41st. 53% more than Mauritius
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 29,389
Ranked 11th. 		430,314
Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Mauritius
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 97.78%
Ranked 4th. 82% more than Nigeria 		53.67%
Ranked 109th.
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 98.61%
Ranked 5th. 14% more than Nigeria 		86.33%
Ranked 62nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 35.64
Ranked 5th. 		37.33
Ranked 4th. 5% more than Mauritius
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 0.358
Ranked 3rd. 		15.92
Ranked 3rd. 44 times more than Mauritius
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 102.19% gross
Ranked 58th. 		102.88% gross
Ranked 57th. 1% more than Mauritius
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 97.13%
Ranked 10th. 26% more than Nigeria 		77.29%
Ranked 73th.
Male elementary teachers > % trained 100%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Nigeria 		40.63%
Ranked 47th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 93.53%
Ranked 56th. 57% more than Nigeria 		59.63%
Ranked 110th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 7.38
Ranked 2nd. 		10.66
Ranked 5th. 44% more than Mauritius
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 9.51
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Nigeria 		4.11
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 14,426
Ranked 11th. 		562,455
Ranked 2nd. 39 times more than Mauritius

SOURCES: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. 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