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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • 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.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Trained teachers > Women: Percentage of female lower secondary level (middle school) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the lower secondary level.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > 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.
  • 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 > 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 > 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. 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 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 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people:

    Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are illiterate.

    . Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > 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 > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 > 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.
  • Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 70 to 74. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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.
  • 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."
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Trained teachers in primary education > Male > % of male teachers: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy > 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
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Male elementary teachers > % trained: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49: Compares countries by number of male literates 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
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males: Number of male entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the male population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Literacy > Female 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 > Male 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 > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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STAT Mozambique Nigeria HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 54
Ranked 102nd. 		60.1
Ranked 93th. 11% more than Mozambique
Children out of school, primary 691,512
Ranked 5th. 		11.13 million
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Mozambique
Children out of school, primary per 1000 27.44
Ranked 15th. 		69.68
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Mozambique
Children out of school, primary, female 405,033
Ranked 5th. 		5.75 million
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Mozambique
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 16.07
Ranked 14th. 		36.03
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Mozambique
College and university > Gender parity index 0.626
Ranked 76th. 		0.712
Ranked 97th. 14% more than Mozambique
Compulsary education duration 7
Ranked 89th. 		9
Ranked 121st. 29% more than Mozambique
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.01%
Ranked 45th. 63% more than Nigeria 		3.06%
Ranked 38th.
Literacy > Female 32.7%
Ranked 146th. 		60.6%
Ranked 121st. 85% more than Mozambique
Literacy > Total population 47.8%
Ranked 146th. 		68%
Ranked 126th. 42% more than Mozambique
Primary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Nigeria 		6
Ranked 116th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.88
Ranked 47th. 8% more than Nigeria 		3.59
Ranked 98th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 54.84
Ranked 5th. 52% more than Nigeria 		36.03
Ranked 29th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 33.07
Ranked 5th. 		33.08
Ranked 7th. The same as Mozambique
Secondary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 174th. 		6
Ranked 146th. 20% more than Mozambique
College and university > Gender ratio 49.41
Ranked 99th. 		69.55
Ranked 90th. 41% more than Mozambique
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 43th. The same as Nigeria 		3
Ranked 100th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 0.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 		1.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Mozambique
Duration of compulsory education 7 years
Ranked 116th. 17% more than Nigeria 		6 years
Ranked 147th.
Secondary education, pupils 727,895
Ranked 26th. 		9.06 million
Ranked 9th. 12 times more than Mozambique
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.85
Ranked 133th. 		0.86
Ranked 131st. 1% more than Mozambique
Literacy > Adult literacy 44.4%
Ranked 104th. 		72%
Ranked 89th. 62% more than Mozambique
Primary education, pupils 5.36 million
Ranked 8th. 		20.68 million
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Mozambique
Primary education, teachers 97,717
Ranked 16th. 		574,078
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Mozambique
Adult literacy rate > Female 40.1
Ranked 102nd. 		48.8
Ranked 97th. 22% more than Mozambique
Tertiary enrollment 0.6%
Ranked 96th. 		4.3%
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Mozambique
High school > Gender ratio 74.77
Ranked 106th. 		77.23
Ranked 125th. 3% more than Mozambique
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 32nd. The same as Nigeria 		6
Ranked 115th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 1.31
Ranked 30th. 6 times more than Nigeria 		0.207
Ranked 83th.
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 2
Ranked 157th. 		3
Ranked 118th. 50% more than Mozambique
Literacy > Male 63.5%
Ranked 138th. 		75.7%
Ranked 123th. 19% more than Mozambique
Spending > USD 339.67 million
Ranked 103th. 		1.66 billion
Ranked 63th. 5 times more than Mozambique
High school > Private school share 12.52%
Ranked 35th. 		21.53%
Ranked 42nd. 72% more than Mozambique
Spending > Proportion 3.75
Ranked 94th. 4 times more than Nigeria 		0.85
Ranked 167th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 66.34
Ranked 5th. 78% more than Nigeria 		37.18
Ranked 29th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 91st. The same as Nigeria 		3
Ranked 172nd.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 47%
Ranked 2nd. 		84.2%
Ranked 28th. 79% more than Mozambique
Preschool enrollment rate 114.19
Ranked 25th. 23% more than Nigeria 		93.09
Ranked 139th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 2,650.55
Ranked 141st. 		46,874.68
Ranked 14th. 18 times more than Mozambique
Primary completion rate 42
Ranked 115th. 		80
Ranked 82nd. 90% more than Mozambique
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 9,303
Ranked 98th. 		947,538
Ranked 26th. 102 times more than Mozambique
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 7
Ranked 11th. 17% more than Nigeria 		6
Ranked 122nd.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 0.873
Ranked 41st. 		1.71
Ranked 83th. 96% more than Mozambique
Secondary education, teachers 22,008
Ranked 19th. 		273,781
Ranked 13th. 12 times more than Mozambique
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 99th. The same as Nigeria 		3
Ranked 160th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 11.37
Ranked 16th. 		33.65
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Mozambique
Secondary education, general pupils 695,564
Ranked 32nd. 		4.45 million
Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Mozambique
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 52.2%
Ranked 15th. 64% more than Nigeria 		31.9%
Ranked 35th.
High school > Gender parity index 0.892
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Nigeria 		0.881
Ranked 119th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 14
Ranked 122nd. 		384
Ranked 53th. 27 times more than Mozambique
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 25%
Ranked 59th. 47% more than Nigeria 		17%
Ranked 5th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 2.34%
Ranked 91st. 27% more than Nigeria 		1.83%
Ranked 98th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 0.523
Ranked 121st. 		7.33
Ranked 96th. 14 times more than Mozambique
Scouting > Genders admitted both boys only
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 73th. The same as Nigeria 		6
Ranked 144th.
Children out of school, primary, male 286,479
Ranked 8th. 		5.37 million
Ranked 1st. 19 times more than Mozambique
High school > Students per teacher 33.07
Ranked 5th. 		33.08
Ranked 7th. The same as Mozambique
Secondary education > General pupils 280,590
Ranked 57th. 		3.84 million
Ranked 16th. 14 times more than Mozambique
Secondary school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 12th. 8% more than Nigeria 		12
Ranked 112th.
High school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 14th. 8% more than Nigeria 		12
Ranked 103th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 		4.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd. 41% more than Mozambique
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 26.77
Ranked 5th. 		39.39
Ranked 5th. 47% more than Mozambique
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 2.71 million
Ranked 47th. 		24.56 million
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Mozambique
Elementary school graduate rate 43.69
Ranked 87th. 		74.88
Ranked 69th. 71% more than Mozambique
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 69.9
Ranked 98th. 		71.5
Ranked 96th. 2% more than Mozambique
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 28.88
Ranked 71st. 		56.71
Ranked 128th. 96% more than Mozambique
Primary education, pupils per 1000 212.63
Ranked 4th. 64% more than Nigeria 		129.5
Ranked 54th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.49
Ranked 84th. 		0.55
Ranked 111th. 12% more than Mozambique
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 5.66 million
Ranked 18th. 		21.82 million
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Mozambique
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.69
Ranked 128th. 		0.84
Ranked 112th. 22% more than Mozambique
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 126.05
Ranked 4th. 		220.31
Ranked 4th. 75% more than Mozambique
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 0.531 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th. 		7.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th. 14 times more than Mozambique
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.108
Ranked 197th. 		0.285
Ranked 168th. 3 times more than Mozambique
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 154th. 		6
Ranked 129th. 20% more than Mozambique
Teacher student ratio > High school 32.8
Ranked 7th. 15% more than Nigeria 		28.44
Ranked 14th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.182
Ranked 126th. 		0.25
Ranked 112th. 37% more than Mozambique
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 3.7 million
Ranked 18th. 		13.31 million
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Mozambique
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 64.06
Ranked 3rd. 38% more than Nigeria 		46.34
Ranked 15th.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 62.1
Ranked 100th. 		64.6
Ranked 98th. 4% more than Mozambique
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 45.6%
Ranked 90th. 		62.6%
Ranked 88th. 37% more than Mozambique
Elementary school > Enrolled students 4.9 million
Ranked 21st. 		21.63 million
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Mozambique
Primary education > Duration > Years 7 years
Ranked 9th. 17% more than Nigeria 		6 years
Ranked 114th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $189.01
Ranked 111th. 		$362.99
Ranked 83th. 92% more than Mozambique
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 160.43
Ranked 3rd. 49% more than Nigeria 		107.49
Ranked 48th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 27.6
Ranked 83th. 		42.09
Ranked 108th. 53% more than Mozambique
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 59.48
Ranked 5th. 		82.94
Ranked 5th. 39% more than Mozambique
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 1.55%
Ranked 70th. 		7.85%
Ranked 85th. 5 times more than Mozambique
High school > Lower secondary starting age 13
Ranked 13th. 8% more than Nigeria 		12
Ranked 115th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 87.99
Ranked 120th. 1% more than Nigeria 		87.53
Ranked 140th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 67.3%
Ranked 13th. 73% more than Nigeria 		39%
Ranked 37th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 77%
Ranked 120th. 10% more than Nigeria 		70%
Ranked 126th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 148th. 		6
Ranked 124th. 20% more than Mozambique
Secondary education > Pupils 305,877
Ranked 53th. 		3.01 million
Ranked 20th. 10 times more than Mozambique
Primary education > Pupils 3.94 million
Ranked 18th. 		22.27 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Mozambique
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 77.7
Ranked 94th. 		78.3
Ranked 93th. 1% more than Mozambique
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 44.18%
Ranked 88th. 10% more than Nigeria 		40.08%
Ranked 102nd.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 26.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 150th. 		48.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd. 80% more than Mozambique
Secondary education, vocational pupils 32,331
Ranked 31st. 		216,726
Ranked 28th. 7 times more than Mozambique
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 54.84
Ranked 5th. 52% more than Nigeria 		36.03
Ranked 28th.
Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes 83.64%
Ranked 35th. 26% more than Nigeria 		66.15%
Ranked 49th.
Secondary education > Teachers 9,509
Ranked 41st. 		159,283
Ranked 9th. 17 times more than Mozambique
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 8 years
Ranked 31st. The same as Nigeria 		8 years
Ranked 15th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 60.41
Ranked 73th. 		82.85
Ranked 45th. 37% more than Mozambique
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 498,839
Ranked 80th. 		6.31 million
Ranked 15th. 13 times more than Mozambique
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 28.84
Ranked 2nd. 47% more than Nigeria 		19.59
Ranked 3rd.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 0.787
Ranked 152nd. 		2.9
Ranked 84th. 4 times more than Mozambique
Duration of education > Primary level 5
Ranked 134th. 		6
Ranked 108th. 20% more than Mozambique
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.61
Ranked 2nd. 		0.77
Ranked 17th. 26% more than Mozambique
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 863,325
Ranked 9th. 		8.65 million
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Mozambique
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 86.52%
Ranked 104th. 2% more than Nigeria 		85.11%
Ranked 127th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 44.65%
Ranked 153th. 2% more than Nigeria 		43.97%
Ranked 159th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 284.63
Ranked 19th. 73% more than Nigeria 		164.64
Ranked 39th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 36.6%
Ranked 2nd. 		81.3%
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Mozambique
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 1.32 million
Ranked 3rd. 		11.89 million
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Mozambique
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 547,955
Ranked 2nd. 		2.11 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Mozambique
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 74%
Ranked 116th. 14% more than Nigeria 		65%
Ranked 122nd.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 23th. 7% more than Nigeria 		15
Ranked 147th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 68th. The same as Nigeria 		6
Ranked 127th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 5.51
Ranked 47th. 91% more than Nigeria 		2.89
Ranked 74th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 14.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 101st. 		31.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th. 2 times more than Mozambique
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 36.6%
Ranked 19th. 49% more than Nigeria 		24.5%
Ranked 32nd.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.145 per capita
Ranked 51st. 		0.187 per capita
Ranked 14th. 29% more than Mozambique
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 140.01
Ranked 51st. 		190.08
Ranked 13th. 36% more than Mozambique
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 81%
Ranked 109th. 9% more than Nigeria 		74%
Ranked 118th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 59.5%
Ranked 2nd. 		87%
Ranked 28th. 46% more than Mozambique
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 64
Ranked 3rd. 72% more than Nigeria 		37.2
Ranked 1st.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 41%
Ranked 8th. 		48%
Ranked 37th. 17% more than Mozambique
Primary education > Teachers 59,434
Ranked 25th. 		598,981
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Mozambique
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 25,287
Ranked 31st. 		121,977
Ranked 44th. 5 times more than Mozambique
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 39.64%
Ranked 151st. 		43.79%
Ranked 138th. 10% more than Mozambique
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 892,690
Ranked 2nd. 		4.66 million
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Mozambique
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 7.65
Ranked 2nd. 34% more than Nigeria 		5.7
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 310.69
Ranked 4th. 		480.23
Ranked 4th. 55% more than Mozambique
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 9th. 17% more than Nigeria 		6
Ranked 106th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 2.83
Ranked 77th. 		4.29
Ranked 53th. 52% more than Mozambique
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 14.56
Ranked 88th. 		30.71
Ranked 123th. 2 times more than Mozambique
Literacy > Men above 14 years 54.8%
Ranked 3rd. 		78.2%
Ranked 28th. 43% more than Mozambique
Female enrolment share > Primary level 43.3%
Ranked 135th. 		44.5%
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Mozambique
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $4.65 billion
Ranked 69th. 		$61.29 billion
Ranked 22nd. 13 times more than Mozambique
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 73th. The same as Nigeria 		6
Ranked 143th.
Scouting > Members 21,487
Ranked 47th. 		46,701
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Mozambique
High school > Lower Secondary > Trained teachers > Women 68.35%
Ranked 26th. 		85.66%
Ranked 10th. 25% more than Mozambique
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 482,779
Ranked 62nd. 		5.81 million
Ranked 14th. 12 times more than Mozambique
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 0.453
Ranked 72nd. 		1.14
Ranked 66th. 3 times more than Mozambique
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 84.59
Ranked 92nd. 		85.56
Ranked 89th. 1% more than Mozambique
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 13.35
Ranked 102nd. 		32.08
Ranked 126th. 2 times more than Mozambique
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.91
Ranked 10th. 		0.91
Ranked 136th. The same as Mozambique
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 39.2%
Ranked 118th. 		45.6%
Ranked 3rd. 16% more than Mozambique
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 25.82
Ranked 155th. 		48.85
Ranked 133th. 89% more than Mozambique
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 26.47
Ranked 2nd. 26% more than Nigeria 		21.02
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 23.33
Ranked 2nd. 63% more than Nigeria 		14.34
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 593,532
Ranked 3rd. 		5.65 million
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Mozambique
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 169,679
Ranked 2nd. 		816,760
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Mozambique
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 33.72
Ranked 2nd. 56% more than Nigeria 		21.67
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 5.23
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Nigeria 		2.34
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 17.06
Ranked 2nd. 89% more than Nigeria 		9.04
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 16.5
Ranked 4th. 		29.3
Ranked 4th. 78% more than Mozambique
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 721,274
Ranked 2nd. 		3.02 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Mozambique
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 14.91
Ranked 2nd. 18% more than Nigeria 		12.66
Ranked 5th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.853
Ranked 96th. 3 times more than Nigeria 		0.277
Ranked 136th.
Primary completion rate > Women 35
Ranked 111th. 		73
Ranked 86th. 2 times more than Mozambique
Elementary school repeaters > Male 5.73
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Nigeria 		2.8
Ranked 82nd.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 5.26
Ranked 46th. 76% more than Nigeria 		2.99
Ranked 67th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 48.6%
Ranked 76th. 		61.4%
Ranked 81st. 26% more than Mozambique
Elementary school teachers 76,558
Ranked 39th. 		466,784
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Mozambique
High school teachers 15,620
Ranked 63th. 		213,366
Ranked 19th. 14 times more than Mozambique
Literacy > Women above 14 years 25%
Ranked 3rd. 		60.1%
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Mozambique
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 0.61%
Ranked 3rd. 		0.77%
Ranked 17th. 26% more than Mozambique
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 186.39
Ranked 16th. 86% more than Nigeria 		100.39
Ranked 42nd.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 296.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 83% more than Nigeria 		162.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 305,877
Ranked 88th. 		6.4 million
Ranked 11th. 21 times more than Mozambique
Primary completion rate > Men 49
Ranked 109th. 		87
Ranked 69th. 78% more than Mozambique
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 69.22
Ranked 85th. 		84.27
Ranked 71st. 22% more than Mozambique
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 187.66
Ranked 13th. 18% more than Nigeria 		159.52
Ranked 33th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 15.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 89th. 		30.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st. Twice as much as Mozambique
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 1.95%
Ranked 107th. 		11.87%
Ranked 77th. 6 times more than Mozambique
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 21.26
Ranked 4th. 		31.28
Ranked 4th. 47% more than Mozambique
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 278.85
Ranked 2nd. 38% more than Nigeria 		202.4
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 2.95
Ranked 3rd. 67% more than Nigeria 		1.76
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 9.7
Ranked 2nd. 10% more than Nigeria 		8.83
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 17.66
Ranked 2nd. 47% more than Nigeria 		11.99
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 49.3%
Ranked 107th. 		59.38%
Ranked 100th. 20% more than Mozambique
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 74.98% net
Ranked 64th. 		80.7% net
Ranked 105th. 8% more than Mozambique
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 451,596
Ranked 3rd. 		5.2 million
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Mozambique
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 82.4% net
Ranked 59th. 		94.64% net
Ranked 48th. 15% more than Mozambique
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 789,783
Ranked 3rd. 		9.11 million
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Mozambique
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 521,311
Ranked 2nd. 		1.99 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Mozambique
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 56,645
Ranked 2nd. 		172,021
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Mozambique
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 517,355
Ranked 2nd. 		2.05 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Mozambique
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 180,038
Ranked 2nd. 		446,163
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Mozambique
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 199,963
Ranked 2nd. 		1.03 million
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Mozambique
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 46.82%
Ranked 80th. 78% more than Nigeria 		26.33%
Ranked 108th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 74,069
Ranked 3rd. 		397,502
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Mozambique
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 268,338
Ranked 2nd. 		1.35 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Mozambique
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 117,036
Ranked 2nd. 		909,562
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Mozambique
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 45,258
Ranked 4th. 		869,249
Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than Mozambique
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 131,100
Ranked 3rd. 		1.26 million
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Mozambique
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 75,003
Ranked 4th. 		1.15 million
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than Mozambique
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 141,793
Ranked 2nd. 		695,237
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Mozambique
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 115,858
Ranked 2nd. 		335,840
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Mozambique
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 11,092
Ranked 5th. 		186,772
Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than Mozambique
Primary education, teachers > % female 40.97%
Ranked 57th. 		48.2%
Ranked 107th. 18% more than Mozambique
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 24.82%
Ranked 82nd. 45% more than Nigeria 		17.14%
Ranked 80th.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 21.05%
Ranked 12th. 		21.13%
Ranked 5th. About the same as Mozambique
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 365,882
Ranked 3rd. 		4.2 million
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Mozambique
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.01%
Ranked 46th. 63% more than Nigeria 		3.06%
Ranked 39th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 0.751
Ranked 4th. 		2.73
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Mozambique
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 35.62
Ranked 4th. 		63.53
Ranked 5th. 78% more than Mozambique
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 27.27
Ranked 4th. 		46.47
Ranked 4th. 70% more than Mozambique
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 4.26
Ranked 2nd. 		5.57
Ranked 4th. 31% more than Mozambique
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people 2.55
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Nigeria 		1.2
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 3.38
Ranked 4th. 		8.03
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Mozambique
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 1.24
Ranked 4th. 		3
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Mozambique
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 48.8%
Ranked 111th. 		73.58%
Ranked 86th. 51% more than Mozambique
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 96.06% gross
Ranked 68th. 1% more than Nigeria 		94.69% gross
Ranked 71st.
Primary education > Teachers > % female 29.91% female
Ranked 83th. 		50.82% female
Ranked 60th. 70% more than Mozambique
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 1.28
Ranked 50th. 		2.27
Ranked 86th. 77% more than Mozambique
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 0.166
Ranked 37th. 		0.782
Ranked 78th. 5 times more than Mozambique
Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 2.66
Ranked 4th. 		3.92
Ranked 5th. 48% more than Mozambique
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 4.68
Ranked 4th. 		5.76
Ranked 5th. 23% more than Mozambique
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 17.38
Ranked 2nd. 10% more than Nigeria 		15.75
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people 0.841
Ranked 4th. 		1.18
Ranked 2nd. 40% more than Mozambique
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 1.99
Ranked 3rd. 		2.67
Ranked 4th. 34% more than Mozambique
Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 12.85
Ranked 4th. 		21.37
Ranked 6th. 66% more than Mozambique
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 5.33
Ranked 3rd. 		5.44
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Mozambique
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 35.18
Ranked 5th. 		42.74
Ranked 4th. 21% more than Mozambique
Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 1.55
Ranked 4th. 		3.84
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Mozambique
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 7.88
Ranked 4th. 		16.58
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Mozambique
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 15.59%
Ranked 68th. 		15.98%
Ranked 109th. 3% more than Mozambique
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 79.89%
Ranked 94th. 30% more than Nigeria 		61.4%
Ranked 122nd.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 121.47%
Ranked 13th. 22% more than Nigeria 		99.19%
Ranked 109th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 82.44%
Ranked 89th. 28% more than Nigeria 		64.45%
Ranked 120th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 1.79%
Ranked 101st. 		5.37%
Ranked 86th. 3 times more than Mozambique
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 1.8% of GNI
Ranked 151st. 2 times more than Nigeria 		0.85% of GNI
Ranked 166th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 3.69%
Ranked 46th. 4 times more than Nigeria 		0.89%
Ranked 136th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 15.99% gross
Ranked 93th. 		37.1% gross
Ranked 78th. 2 times more than Mozambique
Trained teachers in primary education > Male > % of male teachers 56.6%
Ranked 46th. 46% more than Nigeria 		38.85%
Ranked 51st.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 42.2%
Ranked 78th. 		64.1%
Ranked 76th. 52% more than Mozambique
School enrollment > Primary > % net 78.7% net
Ranked 65th. 		90.94% net
Ranked 35th. 16% more than Mozambique
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 230,351
Ranked 2nd. 		1.05 million
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Mozambique
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 36.97%
Ranked 53th. 58% more than Nigeria 		23.34%
Ranked 80th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 9 years
Ranked 30th. The same as Nigeria 		9 years
Ranked 16th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000 97.96
Ranked 24th. 54% more than Nigeria 		63.48
Ranked 41st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 180,816
Ranked 3rd. 		2.44 million
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Mozambique
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 639,377
Ranked 2nd. 		2.81 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Mozambique
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 195,326
Ranked 3rd. 		1.29 million
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Mozambique
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 11.06% gross
Ranked 93th. 		31.26% gross
Ranked 73th. 3 times more than Mozambique
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 88.6%
Ranked 32nd. 51% more than Nigeria 		58.67%
Ranked 109th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 29.39%
Ranked 58th. 		83.02%
Ranked 72nd. 3 times more than Mozambique
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 104.83% gross
Ranked 51st. 2% more than Nigeria 		102.88% gross
Ranked 57th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 31.69%
Ranked 58th. 		77.29%
Ranked 73th. 2 times more than Mozambique
Male elementary teachers > % trained 63.66%
Ranked 49th. 57% more than Nigeria 		40.63%
Ranked 47th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 77.35%
Ranked 89th. 30% more than Nigeria 		59.63%
Ranked 110th.
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 41.11
Ranked 4th. 32% more than Nigeria 		31.13
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 16.31
Ranked 2nd. 53% more than Nigeria 		10.66
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 65-69 58,937
Ranked 4th. 		562,455
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Mozambique
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 24.4%
Ranked 59th. 		41.17%
Ranked 123th. 69% more than Mozambique
Secondary education, teachers, female 4,196
Ranked 21st. 		124,830
Ranked 14th. 30 times more than Mozambique
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 209,811
Ranked 3rd. 		1.91 million
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Mozambique
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 309,167
Ranked 3rd. 		2.84 million
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Mozambique
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males None
None

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 5.34
Ranked 4th. 		11.96
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Mozambique
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 184.64
Ranked 4th. 		259.92
Ranked 4th. 41% more than Mozambique
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 2.98
Ranked 4th. 		5.53
Ranked 5th. 86% more than Mozambique
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 10.44
Ranked 4th. 		22.27
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Mozambique

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