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Education Stats: compare key data on Namibia & Zimbabwe

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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • 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.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > 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.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > 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.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education (% of total unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • School attendance of non-orphans: Percentage of children aged 10-14 who live with at least one parent and who are enrolled in school. 
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • High school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School attendance of orphans: Percentage of orphans aged 10-14 who attend school. 
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age."
  • Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age."
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Male: 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 > Literates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: 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."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: 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."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29: 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
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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 > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • 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 80-84: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 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 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.
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Literacy 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.
  • Grade 1 intake rate: Total number of new entrants in first grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population at the official primary school-entrance age
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • School enrollment > 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.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 80-84: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 80 to 84. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > 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
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24). Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of female youth literacy rate to male youth literacy rate. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of 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.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Economically active children, study and work > % of economically active children, ages 7-14: Economically active children, study and work (% of economically active children, ages 7-14). Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Work only refers to children involved in economic activity and not attending school.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Male is the number of males age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the male population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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STAT Namibia Zimbabwe HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 88.2
Ranked 61st. 		91.4
Ranked 52nd. 4% more than Namibia
Children out of school, primary 43,474
Ranked 29th. 		401,888
Ranked 23th. 9 times more than Namibia
Children out of school, primary per 1000 19.24
Ranked 20th. 		31.71
Ranked 23th. 65% more than Namibia
Children out of school, primary, female 18,706
Ranked 29th. 		189,926
Ranked 25th. 10 times more than Namibia
College and university > Gender parity index 1.32
Ranked 46th. 74% more than Zimbabwe 		0.761
Ranked 67th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 23.09%
Ranked 34th. 1% more than Zimbabwe 		22.82%
Ranked 35th.
Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 19th. 57% more than Zimbabwe 		7
Ranked 153th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 8.37%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Zimbabwe 		2.5%
Ranked 107th.
High school enrolment rate 77.68
Ranked 77th. 11% more than Zimbabwe 		69.72
Ranked 95th.
Literacy > Total population 84%
Ranked 100th. 		90.7%
Ranked 80th. 8% more than Namibia
Primary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 3rd. The same as Zimbabwe 		7
Ranked 18th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.52
Ranked 37th. 		4.83
Ranked 66th. 7% more than Namibia
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 40.68
Ranked 21st. 6% more than Zimbabwe 		38.56
Ranked 24th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 24.62
Ranked 24th. 10% more than Zimbabwe 		22.32
Ranked 31st.
Secondary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 165th. 		6
Ranked 127th. 20% more than Namibia
Literacy > Female 83.7%
Ranked 89th. 		87.2%
Ranked 79th. 4% more than Namibia
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 8.28
Ranked 21st. 		14.99
Ranked 23th. 81% more than Namibia
College and university > Gender ratio 131.59
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Zimbabwe 		62.45
Ranked 103th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 126th. 		3
Ranked 84th. 50% more than Namibia
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th. 24% more than Zimbabwe 		2.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th.
Duration of compulsory education 10 years
Ranked 33th. 43% more than Zimbabwe 		7 years
Ranked 123th.
Secondary education, pupils 158,162
Ranked 117th. 		758,229
Ranked 58th. 5 times more than Namibia
College and university > Private school share 88.28%
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Zimbabwe 		13.05%
Ranked 79th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1.01
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Zimbabwe 		0.98
Ranked 97th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 88%
Ranked 62nd. 		91.2%
Ranked 52nd. 4% more than Namibia
Primary education, pupils 415,454
Ranked 49th. 		2.36 million
Ranked 44th. 6 times more than Namibia
Primary education, teachers 10,213
Ranked 52nd. 		61,251
Ranked 44th. 6 times more than Namibia
Adult literacy rate > Female 87.7
Ranked 60th. 		88.8
Ranked 57th. 1% more than Namibia
Tertiary enrollment 5.9%
Ranked 27th. 51% more than Zimbabwe 		3.9%
Ranked 79th.
Spending per student > College and university 117.79
Ranked 10th. 		192.99
Ranked 7th. 64% more than Namibia
High school > Gender ratio 116.83
Ranked 6th. 26% more than Zimbabwe 		92.38
Ranked 105th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 16th. The same as Zimbabwe 		6
Ranked 101st.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 11.83
Ranked 25th. 7 times more than Zimbabwe 		1.76
Ranked 69th.
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write English
High school > Upper secondary school duration 2
Ranked 140th. 		4
Ranked 36th. Twice as much as Namibia
Literacy > Male 84.4%
Ranked 105th. 		94.2%
Ranked 70th. 12% more than Namibia
Spending > USD 628.17 million
Ranked 88th. 3 times more than Zimbabwe 		221.09 million
Ranked 105th.
High school > Private school share 4.92%
Ranked 88th. 		71.27%
Ranked 7th. 14 times more than Namibia
Spending > Proportion 7.28
Ranked 6th. 6% more than Zimbabwe 		6.87
Ranked 8th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 33.09
Ranked 35th. 		38.56
Ranked 26th. 17% more than Namibia
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 5
Ranked 3rd. 67% more than Zimbabwe 		3
Ranked 152nd.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 92.3%
Ranked 19th. 		97.7%
Ranked 11th. 6% more than Namibia
Preschool enrollment rate 112.36
Ranked 31st. 8% more than Zimbabwe 		103.6
Ranked 78th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 7,456.6
Ranked 89th. 		28,274.8
Ranked 30th. 4 times more than Namibia
Primary completion rate 74
Ranked 93th. 		80
Ranked 104th. 8% more than Namibia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 13,536
Ranked 105th. 		55,689
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Namibia
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 7
Ranked 3rd. The same as Zimbabwe 		7
Ranked 20th.
Children out of school > Primary 112,813
Ranked 28th. 		429,275
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Namibia
Secondary education, teachers 6,423
Ranked 88th. 		33,964
Ranked 57th. 5 times more than Namibia
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.09
Ranked 87th. 15% more than Zimbabwe 		2.68
Ranked 89th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 77th. 50% more than Zimbabwe 		2
Ranked 199th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 10.96
Ranked 17th. 		16.73
Ranked 18th. 53% more than Namibia
Spending per student > High school 15.96
Ranked 19th. 		20.98
Ranked 40th. 31% more than Namibia
Secondary education, general pupils 182,945
Ranked 60th. 		758,229
Ranked 52nd. 4 times more than Namibia
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 16%
Ranked 61st. 72% more than Zimbabwe 		9.3%
Ranked 80th.
High school > Gender parity index 1.18
Ranked 6th. 37% more than Zimbabwe 		0.857
Ranked 75th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 13
Ranked 124th. 		96
Ranked 82nd. 7 times more than Namibia
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 41%
Ranked 3rd. 28% more than Zimbabwe 		32%
Ranked 53th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 42.52%
Ranked 15th. 40% more than Zimbabwe 		30.31%
Ranked 13th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 6.91
Ranked 97th. 57% more than Zimbabwe 		4.39
Ranked 4th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both boys only
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Zimbabwe 		6
Ranked 124th.
Children out of school, primary, male 24,768
Ranked 27th. 		211,962
Ranked 21st. 9 times more than Namibia
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 6.8%
Ranked 20th. 45% more than Zimbabwe 		4.7%
Ranked 54th.
High school > Students per teacher 24.62
Ranked 25th. 10% more than Zimbabwe 		22.32
Ranked 31st.
Secondary education > General pupils 159,249
Ranked 65th. 		758,229
Ranked 55th. 5 times more than Namibia
Spending per student > Elementary school 15.71
Ranked 17th. 12% more than Zimbabwe 		14.04
Ranked 47th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 14
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Zimbabwe 		13
Ranked 21st.
High school starting age > Years 14
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Zimbabwe 		13
Ranked 21st.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 26% more than Zimbabwe 		4.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 49.25
Ranked 4th. 		59.93
Ranked 1st. 22% more than Namibia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 404,783
Ranked 107th. 		2.36 million
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Namibia
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 33%
Ranked 108th. 		48.8%
Ranked 89th. 48% more than Namibia
Elementary school graduate rate 76.56
Ranked 73th. 23% more than Zimbabwe 		62.07
Ranked 81st.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 92.9
Ranked 72nd. 		98.9
Ranked 41st. 6% more than Namibia
Public spending per student > Primary level 20.7
Ranked 15th. 57% more than Zimbabwe 		13.2
Ranked 18th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 76.01
Ranked 103th. 27% more than Zimbabwe 		59.83
Ranked 120th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 183.88
Ranked 13th. 		186.35
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Namibia
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.15
Ranked 70th. 83% more than Zimbabwe 		0.63
Ranked 111th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 167,600
Ranked 97th. 		691,300
Ranked 69th. 4 times more than Namibia
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.15
Ranked 9th. 26% more than Zimbabwe 		0.91
Ranked 132nd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 6.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th. 60% more than Zimbabwe 		4.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 3.36
Ranked 56th. 59% more than Zimbabwe 		2.12
Ranked 77th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 146th. 		6
Ranked 113th. 20% more than Namibia
Teacher student ratio > High school 24.48
Ranked 16th. 10% more than Zimbabwe 		22.32
Ranked 34th.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 55.65
Ranked 7th. 64% more than Zimbabwe 		33.87
Ranked 18th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.402
Ranked 87th. 		0.469
Ranked 78th. 17% more than Namibia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 87,400
Ranked 96th. 		474,700
Ranked 67th. 5 times more than Namibia
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 29.41
Ranked 40th. 		38.21
Ranked 32nd. 30% more than Namibia
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 94.8
Ranked 69th. 		99.4
Ranked 33th. 5% more than Namibia
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 76.2%
Ranked 63th. 23% more than Zimbabwe 		62.1%
Ranked 85th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 407,402
Ranked 85th. 		2.45 million
Ranked 44th. 6 times more than Namibia
Primary education > Duration > Years 7 years
Ranked 2nd. The same as Zimbabwe 		7 years
Ranked 18th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $2,240.96
Ranked 73th. 10 times more than Zimbabwe 		$217.97
Ranked 92nd.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 101.02
Ranked 65th. 		121.69
Ranked 22nd. 20% more than Namibia
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 80.97
Ranked 29th. 35% more than Zimbabwe 		59.83
Ranked 108th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 94.68
Ranked 5th. 		117.54
Ranked 1st. 24% more than Namibia
High school > Lower secondary starting age 14
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Zimbabwe 		13
Ranked 21st.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 5.92%
Ranked 50th. 		86.91%
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Namibia
Elementary school > Gender ratio 98.78
Ranked 58th. 		98.96
Ranked 59th. About the same as Namibia
High school enrolment rate > Female 79.27
Ranked 68th. 13% more than Zimbabwe 		70.18
Ranked 87th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 16.3%
Ranked 69th. 26% more than Zimbabwe 		12.9%
Ranked 78th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 72%
Ranked 124th. 		83%
Ranked 107th. 15% more than Namibia
Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 137th. 		6
Ranked 109th. 20% more than Namibia
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 147.1
Ranked 10th. 		200.9
Ranked 4th. 37% more than Namibia
Primary education > Pupils 402,812
Ranked 61st. 		2.36 million
Ranked 49th. 6 times more than Namibia
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 34%
Ranked 125th. 		62%
Ranked 69th. 82% more than Namibia
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 91.1
Ranked 73th. 		98.3
Ranked 45th. 8% more than Namibia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 70.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th. 20% more than Zimbabwe 		58.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 47.16%
Ranked 85th. 21% more than Zimbabwe 		38.84%
Ranked 4th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 90
Ranked 26th. 		0.0
Ranked 82nd.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 40.68
Ranked 19th. 6% more than Zimbabwe 		38.56
Ranked 23th.
Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes 97.64%
Ranked 15th. 23% more than Zimbabwe 		79.29%
Ranked 10th.
Secondary education > Teachers 6,665
Ranked 45th. 		33,964
Ranked 73th. 5 times more than Namibia
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 11 years
Ranked 70th. 22% more than Zimbabwe 		9 years
Ranked 10th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 86.84
Ranked 53th. 25% more than Zimbabwe 		69.67
Ranked 57th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 138,099
Ranked 118th. 		758,229
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Namibia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 8.43
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Zimbabwe 		1.8
Ranked 6th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 7
Ranked 102nd. 		7.58
Ranked 75th. 8% more than Namibia
Duration of education > Primary level 7
Ranked 1st. The same as Zimbabwe 		7
Ranked 17th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1.03
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Zimbabwe 		1
Ranked 14th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 33,682
Ranked 51st. 		223,637
Ranked 25th. 7 times more than Namibia
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 103.59%
Ranked 8th. 7% more than Zimbabwe 		97.11%
Ranked 97th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level 34
Ranked 6th. 69% more than Zimbabwe 		20.1
Ranked 17th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 50.07%
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Zimbabwe 		49.48%
Ranked 1st.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 84.59
Ranked 69th. 55% more than Zimbabwe 		54.55
Ranked 84th.
Progression to secondary school 91.34%
Ranked 31st. 31% more than Zimbabwe 		69.72%
Ranked 99th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 93.5%
Ranked 19th. 		97.9%
Ranked 10th. 5% more than Namibia
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 55.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 66% more than Zimbabwe 		33.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 15,570
Ranked 13th. 		40,491
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Namibia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 182,855
Ranked 22nd. 		1.49 million
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Namibia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 74%
Ranked 115th. 		83%
Ranked 102nd. 12% more than Namibia
High school > Upper secondary starting age 17
Ranked 2nd. 13% more than Zimbabwe 		15
Ranked 132nd.
Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Zimbabwe 		6
Ranked 111th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 18.11
Ranked 8th. 		0.0
Ranked 85th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 78.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 33% more than Zimbabwe 		58.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.207 per capita
Ranked 7th. 13% more than Zimbabwe 		0.184 per capita
Ranked 1st.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 15.6%
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Zimbabwe 		5.8%
Ranked 87th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 206.7
Ranked 7th. 11% more than Zimbabwe 		186.35
Ranked 1st.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 69%
Ranked 123th. 		82%
Ranked 111th. 19% more than Namibia
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 91.2%
Ranked 19th. 		97.5%
Ranked 16th. 7% more than Namibia
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 31.6
Ranked 50th. 		37
Ranked 33th. 17% more than Namibia
Primary education > Teachers 12,173
Ranked 55th. 		61,251
Ranked 50th. 5 times more than Namibia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 52.7%
Ranked 11th. 11% more than Zimbabwe 		47.52%
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 4.15
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Zimbabwe 		0.609
Ranked 8th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 4.1
Ranked 30th. 		88.1
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than Namibia
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 2nd. The same as Zimbabwe 		7
Ranked 17th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 6.01
Ranked 25th. 24% more than Zimbabwe 		4.83
Ranked 71st.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 86.8%
Ranked 19th. 		92.7%
Ranked 14th. 7% more than Namibia
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 24.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 55% more than Zimbabwe 		15.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 50%
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Zimbabwe 		49.1%
Ranked 21st.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $4.73 billion
Ranked 91st. 58% more than Zimbabwe 		$2.99 billion
Ranked 73th.
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Zimbabwe 		6
Ranked 124th.
Scouting > Members 2,836
Ranked 114th. 		5,880
Ranked 91st. 2 times more than Namibia
High school > Share of total education spending 23.54%
Ranked 86th. 		25.6%
Ranked 78th. 9% more than Namibia
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 37.7%
Ranked 75th. 		40.4%
Ranked 72nd. 7% more than Namibia
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 163,873
Ranked 95th. 		831,488
Ranked 49th. 5 times more than Namibia
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 78.56
Ranked 40th. 31% more than Zimbabwe 		59.83
Ranked 110th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 3.29
Ranked 47th. 23% more than Zimbabwe 		2.68
Ranked 107th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 101.56
Ranked 10th. 3% more than Zimbabwe 		98.25
Ranked 80th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 62,368
Ranked 26th. 		223,598
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Namibia
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.986
Ranked 87th. 1% more than Zimbabwe 		0.972
Ranked 73th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 52.8%
Ranked 11th. 13% more than Zimbabwe 		46.8%
Ranked 98th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 50
Ranked 28th. 		779
Ranked 13th. 16 times more than Namibia
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 4.4
Ranked 68th. 		38.8
Ranked 16th. 9 times more than Namibia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 70.52
Ranked 118th. 18% more than Zimbabwe 		59.83
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 4.08
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Zimbabwe 		1.01
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 8,009
Ranked 13th. 4% more than Zimbabwe 		7,704
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 95,113
Ranked 21st. 		757,631
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Namibia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 9.78
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Zimbabwe 		1.38
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 3.92
Ranked 8th. 51% more than Zimbabwe 		2.59
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 6.77
Ranked 8th. 30% more than Zimbabwe 		5.2
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 30.03
Ranked 24th. 2% more than Zimbabwe 		29.51
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 9.94
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Zimbabwe 		1.56
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 20,361
Ranked 11th. 11% more than Zimbabwe 		18,341
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 3.11
Ranked 8th. 37% more than Zimbabwe 		2.26
Ranked 6th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.26
Ranked 80th. 3 times more than Zimbabwe 		0.428
Ranked 126th.
Primary completion rate > Women 77
Ranked 83th. 		79
Ranked 102nd. 3% more than Namibia
Elementary school repeaters > Female 14.37
Ranked 17th. 		0.0
Ranked 68th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 21.79
Ranked 6th. 		0.0
Ranked 69th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 73.5%
Ranked 56th. 19% more than Zimbabwe 		61.6%
Ranked 80th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 30.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 77% more than Zimbabwe 		17.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.
Elementary school teachers 13,854
Ranked 85th. 		64,001
Ranked 45th. 5 times more than Namibia
High school teachers 6,695
Ranked 73th. 		33,964
Ranked 68th. 5 times more than Namibia
High school enrolment rate > Male 75.95
Ranked 73th. 10% more than Zimbabwe 		69.28
Ranked 87th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 83.5%
Ranked 18th. 		86.2%
Ranked 16th. 3% more than Namibia
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1.03%
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Zimbabwe 		0.98%
Ranked 7th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 84.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th. 57% more than Zimbabwe 		53.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 44.11
Ranked 72nd. 18% more than Zimbabwe 		37.46
Ranked 78th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 148,104
Ranked 104th. 		758,229
Ranked 62nd. 5 times more than Namibia
Primary completion rate > Men 70
Ranked 94th. 		82
Ranked 99th. 17% more than Namibia
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 100.56
Ranked 41st. 11% more than Zimbabwe 		90.6
Ranked 124th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 198.72
Ranked 7th. 7% more than Zimbabwe 		186.35
Ranked 12th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils reaching grade 5 92.2
Ranked 26th. 17% more than Zimbabwe 		78.6
Ranked 12th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 30.48% gross
Ranked 97th. 		38.99% gross
Ranked 89th. 28% more than Namibia
Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort 84.79%
Ranked 39th. 22% more than Zimbabwe 		69.67%
Ranked 64th.
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 102.55%
Ranked 8th. 8% more than Zimbabwe 		94.55%
Ranked 69th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 2.96
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Zimbabwe 		1.15
Ranked 7th.
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 1.2%
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Zimbabwe 		0.3%
Ranked 82nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 80-84 per thousand people 1.56
Ranked 12th. 59% more than Zimbabwe 		0.983
Ranked 8th.
Primary education > Pupils > % female 49.95% female
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Zimbabwe 		49.48% female
Ranked 10th.
School attendance of non-orphans 94
Ranked 2nd. 		95.1
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Namibia
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.198 per capita
Ranked 7th. 8% more than Zimbabwe 		0.184 per capita
Ranked 13th.
Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 52.47%
Ranked 67th. 18% more than Zimbabwe 		44.52%
Ranked 75th.
Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort 85.39%
Ranked 37th. 20% more than Zimbabwe 		71.16%
Ranked 58th.
High school teachers > % female 49.8%
Ranked 80th. 25% more than Zimbabwe 		39.81%
Ranked 103th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74 11,958
Ranked 15th. 		71,448
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Namibia
School attendance of orphans 93.6
Ranked 1st. 7% more than Zimbabwe 		87.8
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 3.54
Ranked 9th. 11% more than Zimbabwe 		3.2
Ranked 5th.
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 56.55%
Ranked 50th. 23% more than Zimbabwe 		45.83%
Ranked 60th.
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population 58.51%
Ranked 50th. 26% more than Zimbabwe 		46.57%
Ranked 59th.
Elementary school graduate rate > Male 72.95
Ranked 68th. 18% more than Zimbabwe 		61.62
Ranked 76th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 22,245
Ranked 20th. 		136,564
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Namibia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 5.67
Ranked 22nd. 		5.91
Ranked 10th. 4% more than Namibia
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 24.67
Ranked 33th. 		60.44
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Namibia
Efficiency > Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 54.61%
Ranked 54th. 21% more than Zimbabwe 		45.09%
Ranked 62nd.
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 49.49%
Ranked 14th. 		49.61%
Ranked 9th. About the same as Namibia
Elementary school teachers > % female 66.86%
Ranked 82nd. 32% more than Zimbabwe 		50.63%
Ranked 110th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 88.14%
Ranked 76th. 		89.79%
Ranked 75th. 2% more than Namibia
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 31.51
Ranked 91st. 		39.71
Ranked 87th. 26% more than Namibia
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 31.37
Ranked 89th. 		38.04
Ranked 88th. 21% more than Namibia
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 100.87
Ranked 66th. 		120.04
Ranked 22nd. 19% more than Namibia
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 101.17
Ranked 66th. 		123.32
Ranked 23th. 22% more than Namibia
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 89.64
Ranked 40th. 26% more than Zimbabwe 		71.16
Ranked 54th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 84.03
Ranked 47th. 23% more than Zimbabwe 		68.23
Ranked 58th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 61,849
Ranked 22nd. 		466,779
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Namibia
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 73,339
Ranked 23th. 		556,581
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Namibia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 17.67
Ranked 21st. 		18.57
Ranked 10th. 5% more than Namibia
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 7.72%
Ranked 75th. 65% more than Zimbabwe 		4.68%
Ranked 103th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 32.02
Ranked 19th. 		36.93
Ranked 6th. 15% more than Namibia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 79,738
Ranked 22nd. 		463,470
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Namibia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 3.97
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Zimbabwe 		0.722
Ranked 7th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 74.84% net
Ranked 66th. 		82.44% net
Ranked 97th. 10% more than Namibia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 79,654
Ranked 22nd. 		647,548
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Namibia
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 69.52% net
Ranked 72nd. 		81.29% net
Ranked 104th. 17% more than Namibia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84 5,958
Ranked 13th. 		27,432
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Namibia
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 130,027
Ranked 21st. 		967,517
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Namibia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 8,067
Ranked 11th. 		11,119
Ranked 7th. 38% more than Namibia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 75-79 5,310
Ranked 10th. 		19,048
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Namibia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 7,877
Ranked 11th. 		12,801
Ranked 6th. 63% more than Namibia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 3,301
Ranked 9th. 		19,094
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Namibia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 43,453
Ranked 21st. 		235,759
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Namibia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 7,561
Ranked 12th. 		32,787
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Namibia
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 2.23%
Ranked 8th. 45% more than Zimbabwe 		1.54%
Ranked 6th.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 22.1%
Ranked 10th. 		83.6%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Namibia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 4.18
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Zimbabwe 		0.88
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 3.11
Ranked 13th. 29% more than Zimbabwe 		2.41
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 41.24
Ranked 10th. 		51.23
Ranked 1st. 24% more than Namibia
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 4.06
Ranked 9th. 9% more than Zimbabwe 		3.71
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 3.06
Ranked 10th. 9% more than Zimbabwe 		2.79
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 6.37
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Zimbabwe 		0.571
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 3.82
Ranked 11th. 29% more than Zimbabwe 		2.95
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 9.13
Ranked 21st. 		9.72
Ranked 10th. 6% more than Namibia
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 4.03
Ranked 14th. 31% more than Zimbabwe 		3.09
Ranked 9th.
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 65.1%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Zimbabwe 		14.3%
Ranked 75th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 0.9%
Ranked 14th. 9 times more than Zimbabwe 		0.1%
Ranked 80th.
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 1.5%
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Zimbabwe 		0.7%
Ranked 80th.
Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 104%
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Zimbabwe 		101%
Ranked 20th.
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 92.34%
Ranked 68th. 		93.95%
Ranked 52nd. 2% more than Namibia
Grade 1 intake rate 58.4
Ranked 42nd. 47% more than Zimbabwe 		39.6
Ranked 26th.
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 92.83%
Ranked 50th. 33% more than Zimbabwe 		69.67%
Ranked 64th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 28.86% gross
Ranked 102nd. 		43.2% gross
Ranked 88th. 50% more than Namibia
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 99.77% gross
Ranked 60th. 5% more than Zimbabwe 		95.17% gross
Ranked 124th.
Primary education > Teachers > % female 64.22% female
Ranked 49th. 27% more than Zimbabwe 		50.63% female
Ranked 110th.
Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 24.12%
Ranked 29th. 42% more than Zimbabwe 		16.97%
Ranked 56th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 88.99%
Ranked 31st. 7% more than Zimbabwe 		83.51%
Ranked 77th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 93.48%
Ranked 73th. 		121.78%
Ranked 28th. 30% more than Namibia
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 40.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than Zimbabwe 		16.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.
Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 85.04%
Ranked 63th. 5% more than Zimbabwe 		80.7%
Ranked 50th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 60.74% gross
Ranked 58th. 76% more than Zimbabwe 		34.57% gross
Ranked 134th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 11,217
Ranked 10th. 34% more than Zimbabwe 		8,368
Ranked 7th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 80,300
Ranked 90th. 		213,400
Ranked 71st. 3 times more than Namibia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 80-84 7,785
Ranked 7th. 		31,363
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Namibia
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 16,278
Ranked 12th. 		22,747
Ranked 6th. 40% more than Namibia
Government spending on education > % of GDP 8.37%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Zimbabwe 		2.5%
Ranked 107th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 91.11%
Ranked 61st. 1% more than Zimbabwe 		90.54%
Ranked 69th.
Government spending on education > % of government spending 22.4%
Ranked 9th. 60% more than Zimbabwe 		14.02%
Ranked 49th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 12,558
Ranked 21st. 		76,924
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Namibia
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 111.67%
Ranked 26th. 8% more than Zimbabwe 		103.06%
Ranked 67th.
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 108.86%
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Zimbabwe 		102.83%
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 76.49%
Ranked 23th. 		83.58%
Ranked 60th. 9% more than Namibia
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 103.03%
Ranked 16th. 7% more than Zimbabwe 		96.34%
Ranked 101st.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 84.46%
Ranked 74th. 36% more than Zimbabwe 		62.07%
Ranked 83th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 11 years
Ranked 70th. 22% more than Zimbabwe 		9 years
Ranked 10th.
Secondary education, pupils > % female 53.86%
Ranked 6th. 13% more than Zimbabwe 		47.52%
Ranked 103th.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 7.97%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Zimbabwe 		2.54%
Ranked 145th.
Economically active children, study and work > % of economically active children, ages 7-14 90.51%
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Zimbabwe 		88%
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 83.24%
Ranked 24th. 		89.59%
Ranked 62nd. 8% more than Namibia
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 115.74%
Ranked 9th. 28% more than Zimbabwe 		90.34%
Ranked 107th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 96.87%
Ranked 46th. 		98.58%
Ranked 70th. 2% more than Namibia
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 5.86
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Zimbabwe 		0.546
Ranked 9th.

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