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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.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Men: Percentage of male pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Women: Percentage of female pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population 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 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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 > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 90-94: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 85-89: 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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 illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 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 50-54 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 75-79 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 85-89 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • 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 > 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.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Male is the number of males age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the male population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 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 > 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 90-94 per million people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per million 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 80-84 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 80 to 84. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is 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 55-59 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 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 85-89 per million people: Number of females aged 85-89 years, who are illiterate. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 90-94: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 80-84: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 80 to 84. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is 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 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers: Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers). Percentage of trained teachers. Primary. Female is the number of female teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the primary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female teachers at the primary level.
  • Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • 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 > Literates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 85 to 89. 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 10-14 per thousand people: Number of males aged 10-14 years, who are illiterate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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STAT Mauritius Sao Tome and Principe HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 87.5
Ranked 62nd. 		88.3
Ranked 60th. 1% more than Mauritius
Children out of school, primary 2,167
Ranked 55th. 6 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		339
Ranked 121st.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 1.68
Ranked 50th. 		1.9
Ranked 83th. 13% more than Mauritius
Children out of school, primary, female 1,081
Ranked 49th. 21 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		52
Ranked 115th.
College and university > Gender parity index 1.31
Ranked 35th. 34% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		0.976
Ranked 84th.
Compulsary education duration 14
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		6
Ranked 100th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.48%
Ranked 10th. 		9.48%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Mauritius
High school enrolment rate 69.3
Ranked 10th. 39% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		49.96
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Female 82.7%
Ranked 90th. 6% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		77.9%
Ranked 24th.
Literacy > Total population 85.6%
Ranked 96th. 1% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		84.9%
Ranked 23th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 127th. The same as Sao Tome and Principe 		6
Ranked 87th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.2
Ranked 41st. 		6.29
Ranked 18th. 50% more than Mauritius
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 20.94
Ranked 48th. 		28.65
Ranked 33th. 37% more than Mauritius
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 14.71
Ranked 27th. 		19.77
Ranked 33th. 34% more than Mauritius
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 70th. 40% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		5
Ranked 184th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.837
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		0.309
Ranked 107th.
College and university > Gender ratio 120.86
Ranked 3rd. 30% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		92.98
Ranked 4th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 181st. 		3
Ranked 78th. 50% more than Mauritius
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		2.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.
Duration of compulsory education 6 years
Ranked 150th. The same as Sao Tome and Principe 		6 years
Ranked 141st.
Secondary education, pupils 127,123
Ranked 52nd. 9 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		14,061
Ranked 68th.
College and university > Private school share 46.32%
Ranked 12th. 45% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		31.88%
Ranked 17th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 42nd. 2% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		0.98
Ranked 67th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 87.4%
Ranked 65th. 		87.9%
Ranked 64th. 1% more than Mauritius
Primary education, teachers 5,427
Ranked 59th. 5 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		1,183
Ranked 69th.
Primary education, pupils 113,634
Ranked 68th. 3 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		33,893
Ranked 78th.
Adult literacy rate > Female 84.8
Ranked 62nd. 2% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		83.3
Ranked 64th.
High school > Gender ratio 101.44
Ranked 47th. 		111.65
Ranked 1st. 10% more than Mauritius
Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 100th. 		6
Ranked 56th. 20% more than Mauritius
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 11.39
Ranked 15th. 		107.95
Ranked 10th. 9 times more than Mauritius
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. Twice as much as Sao Tome and Principe 		2
Ranked 176th.
Literacy > Male 88.6%
Ranked 92nd. 		92.2%
Ranked 20th. 4% more than Mauritius
High school > Private school share 56.84%
Ranked 5th. 22 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		2.61%
Ranked 51st.
Spending > Proportion 3.41
Ranked 111th. 		3.82
Ranked 77th. 12% more than Mauritius
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 22.34
Ranked 59th. 		30.78
Ranked 41st. 38% more than Mauritius
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 179th. The same as Sao Tome and Principe 		3
Ranked 142nd.
High school repeaters > Male 13.43
Ranked 17th. 		35.04
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Mauritius
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 94.5%
Ranked 19th. 		95.4%
Ranked 18th. 1% more than Mauritius
Preschool enrollment rate 99.42
Ranked 90th. 		133.28
Ranked 1st. 34% more than Mauritius
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 6,822.28
Ranked 95th. 3 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		2,500.96
Ranked 144th.
Primary completion rate 97
Ranked 44th. 26% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		77
Ranked 87th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 16,764
Ranked 103th. 92 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		183
Ranked 132nd.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 134th. The same as Sao Tome and Principe 		6
Ranked 92nd.
Children out of school > Primary 5,981
Ranked 53th. 181 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		33
Ranked 76th.
Secondary education, teachers 8,643
Ranked 26th. 14 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		601
Ranked 96th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 6.69
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		3.28
Ranked 79th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 13.91
Ranked 35th. 		19.12
Ranked 44th. 37% more than Mauritius
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 170th. The same as Sao Tome and Principe 		3
Ranked 134th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.841
Ranked 44th. 		1.39
Ranked 74th. 65% more than Mauritius
Secondary education, general pupils 115,677
Ranked 65th. 9 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		13,600
Ranked 81st.
High school > Gender parity index 0.978
Ranked 105th. 		1.13
Ranked 1st. 16% more than Mauritius
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 19%
Ranked 17th. 		331.72%
Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than Mauritius
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 13.85
Ranked 85th. 11 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		1.29
Ranked 127th.
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 5
Ranked 209th. 		6
Ranked 114th. 20% more than Mauritius
Children out of school, primary, male 1,086
Ranked 49th. 5 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		234
Ranked 111th.
High school > Students per teacher 14.71
Ranked 27th. 		19.77
Ranked 34th. 34% more than Mauritius
Secondary education > General pupils 110,287
Ranked 69th. 14 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		8,012
Ranked 96th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 175th. 		12
Ranked 89th. 9% more than Mauritius
High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 154th. 		13
Ranked 19th. 18% more than Mauritius
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 		6.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 42% more than Mauritius
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 38.61
Ranked 6th. 		58.34
Ranked 1st. 51% more than Mauritius
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 132,432
Ranked 132nd. 5 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		28,780
Ranked 156th.
Elementary school graduate rate 97.95
Ranked 4th. 33% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		73.92
Ranked 70th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 96.4
Ranked 60th. 1% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		95.2
Ranked 65th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 98.43
Ranked 17th. 32% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		74.75
Ranked 42nd.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 87.99
Ranked 61st. 		180.19
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Mauritius
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 78th. 		1.08
Ranked 23th. 9% more than Mauritius
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 369.13
Ranked 11th. 30% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		284.88
Ranked 20th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 13.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th. 11 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		1.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 125th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 5.3
Ranked 38th. 		13.65
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Mauritius
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 62nd. 40% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		5
Ranked 164th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 16.38
Ranked 39th. 		21.71
Ranked 30th. 33% more than Mauritius
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 4.81
Ranked 52nd. 23 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		0.213
Ranked 75th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.57
Ranked 64th. 50% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		0.379
Ranked 90th.
High school repeaters > Female 10.39
Ranked 21st. 		31.88
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Mauritius
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 21.66
Ranked 60th. 		26.17
Ranked 6th. 21% more than Mauritius
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 97.4
Ranked 56th. 2% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		95.6
Ranked 67th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 95.9%
Ranked 33th. 41% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		68%
Ranked 77th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 119,022
Ranked 109th. 4 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		33,789
Ranked 6th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 124th. The same as Sao Tome and Principe 		6 years
Ranked 85th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $3,984.19
Ranked 25th. 9 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		$461.25
Ranked 124th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 100.61
Ranked 67th. 		131.7
Ranked 1st. 31% more than Mauritius
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 89.57
Ranked 19th. 24% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		72.3
Ranked 39th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 77.23
Ranked 7th. 		118.1
Ranked 1st. 53% more than Mauritius
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 182nd. 		12
Ranked 90th. 9% more than Mauritius
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 28.85%
Ranked 12th. 57 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		0.507%
Ranked 81st.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.42
Ranked 44th. 		100.82
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Mauritius
High school enrolment rate > Female 74.75
Ranked 9th. 43% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		52.17
Ranked 86th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 95%
Ranked 65th. 		100%
Ranked 5th. 5% more than Mauritius
Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 172nd. 		6
Ranked 102nd. 20% more than Mauritius
Secondary education > Pupils 128,141
Ranked 65th. 16 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		8,091
Ranked 88th.
Primary education > Pupils 123,562
Ranked 74th. 4 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		30,468
Ranked 92nd.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 95.4
Ranked 64th. 1% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		94.7
Ranked 65th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 57.95%
Ranked 26th. 61% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		36.07%
Ranked 105th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 92.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 79% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		51.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 124th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 11,446
Ranked 40th. 25 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		461
Ranked 56th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 20.94
Ranked 47th. 		28.65
Ranked 31st. 37% more than Mauritius
Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes 100%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		48.1%
Ranked 71st.
Secondary education > Teachers 7,433
Ranked 43th. 20 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		373
Ranked 71st.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 14 years
Ranked 5th. 40% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		10 years
Ranked 82nd.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 98.62
Ranked 1st. 25% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		78.73
Ranked 57th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 111,766
Ranked 122nd. 15 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		7,367
Ranked 150th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 4.3
Ranked 2nd. 39% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		3.1
Ranked 11th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 117th. The same as Sao Tome and Principe 		6
Ranked 81st.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1.02
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		0.99
Ranked 20th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 100.47%
Ranked 45th. 		103.16%
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Mauritius
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 8,218
Ranked 74th. 20 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		409
Ranked 5th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 49.39%
Ranked 16th. 2% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		48.29%
Ranked 104th.
Progression to secondary school 64.17%
Ranked 61st. 15% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		55.91%
Ranked 67th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 95.4%
Ranked 17th. 1% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		94.9%
Ranked 18th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 4.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 23 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		0.211 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 99,316
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		16,745
Ranked 27th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 5,888
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		704
Ranked 24th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 96%
Ranked 55th. 		100%
Ranked 6th. 4% more than Mauritius
High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 196th. 		15
Ranked 123th. 7% more than Mauritius
Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Men 100%
Ranked 7th. 30% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		76.92%
Ranked 16th.
Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Both sexes 99.92%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		46.62%
Ranked 37th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 176th. 		7
Ranked 27th. 40% more than Mauritius
Elementary school repeaters > All 4
Ranked 56th. 		24.22
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Mauritius
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 88.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st. 73% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		51.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 109.43
Ranked 95th. 		202.99
Ranked 9th. 85% more than Mauritius
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.109 per capita
Ranked 95th. 		0.202 per capita
Ranked 9th. 85% more than Mauritius
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 94%
Ranked 65th. 		100%
Ranked 10th. 6% more than Mauritius
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 93.7%
Ranked 19th. 		96%
Ranked 17th. 2% more than Mauritius
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 26.1
Ranked 60th. 		34.3
Ranked 42nd. 31% more than Mauritius
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 71%
Ranked 58th. 27% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		56%
Ranked 3rd.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 17,854
Ranked 42nd. 226 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		79
Ranked 82nd.
Primary education > Teachers 5,531
Ranked 65th. 6 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		990
Ranked 82nd.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 49.4%
Ranked 72nd. 9% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		45.41%
Ranked 125th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 2.46
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		0.712
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 744.67
Ranked 12th. 24% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		600.64
Ranked 19th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 1,283
Ranked 8th. 67% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		770
Ranked 19th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 115th. The same as Sao Tome and Principe 		6
Ranked 79th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 103.07
Ranked 22nd. 97% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		52.33
Ranked 67th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.45
Ranked 47th. 		6.4
Ranked 22nd. 44% more than Mauritius
Literacy > Men above 14 years 88.2%
Ranked 17th. 		92.2%
Ranked 17th. 5% more than Mauritius
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 9 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		0.211 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 49.2%
Ranked 18th. 3% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		47.9%
Ranked 104th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $5.15 billion
Ranked 61st. 72 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		$71.32 million
Ranked 175th.
Primary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 198th. 		6
Ranked 115th. 20% more than Mauritius
Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Women 99.92%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		45.3%
Ranked 32nd.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 116,503
Ranked 97th. 12 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		9,506
Ranked 6th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 5.98
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		2.41
Ranked 55th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 100.21
Ranked 16th. 2% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		97.91
Ranked 39th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 88.71
Ranked 31st. 71% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		51.82
Ranked 71st.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 3,493
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		1,523
Ranked 78th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 17th. 3% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		0.972
Ranked 5th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 47.8%
Ranked 92nd. 		51.5%
Ranked 20th. 8% more than Mauritius
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 92.35
Ranked 67th. 78% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		51.96
Ranked 126th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 6.37
Ranked 2nd. 9% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		5.83
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 2,142
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		638
Ranked 22nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 2.12
Ranked 2nd. 		4.25
Ranked 6th. Twice as much as Mauritius
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 1.13
Ranked 2nd. 		5.8
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 62.98
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		31.2
Ranked 23th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 7.8
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		7.6
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 3
Ranked 2nd. 		3.05
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Mauritius
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 3,164
Ranked 5th. 31 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		101
Ranked 27th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 1.47
Ranked 2nd. 		2
Ranked 9th. 37% more than Mauritius
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 49,659
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		8,272
Ranked 27th.
Primary completion rate > Women 98
Ranked 39th. 23% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		80
Ranked 80th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people 0.799
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		0.19
Ranked 12th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 3.34
Ranked 56th. 		22.76
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Mauritius
Elementary school repeaters > Male 4.63
Ranked 57th. 		25.62
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Mauritius
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 95.5%
Ranked 31st. 40% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		68.4%
Ranked 62nd.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 2.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 		11.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Mauritius
Elementary school teachers 5,495
Ranked 100th. 4 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		1,291
Ranked 6th.
High school teachers 8,053
Ranked 70th. 21 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		375
Ranked 107th.
High school enrolment rate > Male 64.33
Ranked 10th. 45% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		44.36
Ranked 90th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 80.5%
Ranked 18th. 3% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		77.9%
Ranked 21st.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1.02%
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		0.99%
Ranked 20th.
Primary completion rate > Men 97
Ranked 39th. 29% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		75
Ranked 88th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 127,891
Ranked 105th. 16 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		8,091
Ranked 135th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 103.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. Twice as much as Sao Tome and Principe 		51.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 99.39
Ranked 76th. 		197.06
Ranked 8th. 98% more than Mauritius
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 98.99
Ranked 47th. 		107.67
Ranked 16th. 9% more than Mauritius
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 3,917
Ranked 4th. 23 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		169
Ranked 25th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 95,766
Ranked 11th. 13 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		7,337
Ranked 28th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 7,834
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		817
Ranked 22nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 1,322
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		248
Ranked 24th.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 71.87%
Ranked 16th. 7% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		67.3%
Ranked 49th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 90-94 92
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		10
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 7,085
Ranked 5th. 10 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		694
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 3,732
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		902
Ranked 20th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84 2,731
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		297
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 3,785
Ranked 4th. 30 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		126
Ranked 27th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 37,091
Ranked 11th. 52 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		720
Ranked 27th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 61,332
Ranked 12th. 44 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		1,406
Ranked 27th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 85-89 406
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		49
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 44,401
Ranked 10th. 38 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		1,183
Ranked 28th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 8,890
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		1,024
Ranked 22nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 7,556
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		826
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 6,420
Ranked 11th. 26 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		248
Ranked 18th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 80,996
Ranked 12th. 18 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		4,424
Ranked 28th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 3.48%
Ranked 10th. 		9.48%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 16.47
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		2.87
Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 0.638
Ranked 4th. 		2.75
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Mauritius
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 2.3
Ranked 1st. 10% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		2.09
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 74.47
Ranked 6th. 44% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		51.75
Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 3.05
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		1.19
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people 4.5
Ranked 1st. 28% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		3.52
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 85-89 per million people 342.08
Ranked 3rd. 		345.6
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Mauritius
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 34.53
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		8.34
Ranked 24th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 22.85
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		3.34
Ranked 23th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 95.48% gross
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		32.19% gross
Ranked 53th.
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 49.12% female
Ranked 41st. 		51.13% female
Ranked 14th. 4% more than Mauritius
Government spending on education > % of GDP 3.48%
Ranked 10th. 		9.48%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Mauritius
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 56.92%
Ranked 9th. 32 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		1.76%
Ranked 4th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 16.04%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		4.14%
Ranked 5th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 17.57%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		3.99%
Ranked 5th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 93.14%
Ranked 65th. 		98.39%
Ranked 2nd. 6% more than Mauritius
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 79.29%
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		36.13%
Ranked 92nd.
Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 97.05%
Ranked 7th. 28% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		75.76%
Ranked 31st.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 13 years
Ranked 14th. 30% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		10 years
Ranked 80th.
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 88.85%
Ranked 52nd. 28% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		69.54%
Ranked 23th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 101.53%
Ranked 15th. 		101.56%
Ranked 14th. The same as Mauritius
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 119.25%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		50.88%
Ranked 31st.
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 120.67%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		48.99%
Ranked 31st.
Secondary education, pupils > % female 50.51%
Ranked 14th. 		52.61%
Ranked 4th. 4% more than Mauritius
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 95.79%
Ranked 53th. 15% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		83.06%
Ranked 24th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 104.18%
Ranked 17th. 		113.61%
Ranked 5th. 9% more than Mauritius
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 98.62%
Ranked 30th. 2% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		96.84%
Ranked 47th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 12.15
Ranked 10th. 84% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		6.62
Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 24.84
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		6.57
Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 5.85
Ranked 2nd. 		7.25
Ranked 7th. 24% more than Mauritius
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people 3.28
Ranked 5th. 43% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		2.29
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 90-94 per million people 422.96
Ranked 2nd. 15% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		366.76
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 2.63
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		2.26
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 69.36
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		20.57
Ranked 25th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 3.07
Ranked 1st. 7% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		2.87
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 8.84
Ranked 2nd. 24% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		7.14
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 9.63
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		4.53
Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 31.4
Ranked 11th. 51% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		20.83
Ranked 22nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 85-89 per million people 1,243.6
Ranked 1st. 46% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		853.42
Ranked 6th.
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 98.37%
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		38.7%
Ranked 3rd.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 93.14%
Ranked 53th. 		96.11%
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Mauritius
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 99.71%
Ranked 98th. 		132.74%
Ranked 1st. 33% more than Mauritius
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 92.76%
Ranked 55th. 		94.85%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Mauritius
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 26.54%
Ranked 24th. 106 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		0.25%
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 102.12%
Ranked 8th. 10% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		93.11%
Ranked 23th.
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 3.93% of GNI
Ranked 91st. 3% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		3.82% of GNI
Ranked 72nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 90-94 326
Ranked 5th. 47 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		7
Ranked 12th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 89.05% gross
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		42.86% gross
Ranked 71st.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 96.3%
Ranked 29th. 42% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		67.7%
Ranked 63th.
School enrollment > Primary > % net 95.05% net
Ranked 18th. 		96.68% net
Ranked 11th. 2% more than Mauritius
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 6,117
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		909
Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 1,971
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		149
Ranked 26th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 49.04%
Ranked 17th. 		62.66%
Ranked 33th. 28% more than Mauritius
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 14 years
Ranked 5th. 40% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		10 years
Ranked 83th.
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 132.07%
Ranked 22nd. 53% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		86.44%
Ranked 36th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 75,866
Ranked 12th. 38 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		1,985
Ranked 27th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 5,524
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		439
Ranked 24th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 80-84 3,646
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		407
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 910
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		396
Ranked 22nd.
School enrollment, primary > % gross 108.17%
Ranked 35th. 		118.26%
Ranked 15th. 9% more than Mauritius
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 88.15% gross
Ranked 27th. 91% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		46.15% gross
Ranked 63th.
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 97.83%
Ranked 4th. 		97.88%
Ranked 18th. The same as Mauritius
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 97.54%
Ranked 13th. 30% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		74.78%
Ranked 77th.
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 102.19% gross
Ranked 58th. 		133.79% gross
Ranked 5th. 31% more than Mauritius
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 4.28%
Ranked 42nd. 		12.93%
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Mauritius
Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers 100%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		49.36%
Ranked 61st.
Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 102%
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		101%
Ranked 18th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 7.38
Ranked 2nd. 		7.94
Ranked 6th. 8% more than Mauritius
Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 14,426
Ranked 11th. 15 times more than Sao Tome and Principe 		939
Ranked 18th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 85-89 per thousand people 1.59
Ranked 1st. 32% more than Sao Tome and Principe 		1.2
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 0.639
Ranked 2nd. 		2.84
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Mauritius

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