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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • 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.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 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 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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.
  • 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."
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • 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.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Trained teachers in primary education > Female > % of female teachers: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education 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 > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% net). Adjusted net 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.
  • 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.
  • Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education (% of total). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Male is the number of males age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the male population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59: Compares countries by number of male iliterate individuals, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 70 to 74. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 70 to 74. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Trained teachers in primary education > Male > % of male teachers: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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STAT Nigeria South Africa HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 60.1
Ranked 93th. 		89
Ranked 58th. 48% more than Nigeria
Children out of school, primary 11.13 million
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than South Africa 		656,487
Ranked 6th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 69.68
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than South Africa 		12.82
Ranked 23th.
Children out of school, primary, female 5.75 million
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than South Africa 		320,723
Ranked 9th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 36.03
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than South Africa 		6.27
Ranked 22nd.
College and university > Gender parity index 0.712
Ranked 97th. 		0.913
Ranked 48th. 28% more than Nigeria
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 121st. The same as South Africa 		9
Ranked 56th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.06%
Ranked 38th. 		5.96%
Ranked 28th. 95% more than Nigeria
Literacy > Female 60.6%
Ranked 121st. 		85.7%
Ranked 82nd. 41% more than Nigeria
Literacy > Total population 68%
Ranked 126th. 		86.4%
Ranked 92nd. 27% more than Nigeria
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 116th. 		7
Ranked 11th. 17% more than Nigeria
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.59
Ranked 98th. 		4.64
Ranked 34th. 29% more than Nigeria
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 36.03
Ranked 29th. 22% more than South Africa 		29.5
Ranked 31st.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 33.08
Ranked 7th. 32% more than South Africa 		25.05
Ranked 18th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 146th. 20% more than South Africa 		5
Ranked 175th.
College and university > Gender ratio 69.55
Ranked 90th. 		91.28
Ranked 50th. 31% more than Nigeria
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 100th. 3 times more than South Africa 		1
Ranked 195th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 1.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 		3.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th. 3 times more than Nigeria
Duration of compulsory education 6 years
Ranked 147th. 		9 years
Ranked 73th. 50% more than Nigeria
Secondary education, pupils 9.06 million
Ranked 9th. 87% more than South Africa 		4.84 million
Ranked 5th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.86
Ranked 131st. 		0.96
Ranked 119th. 12% more than Nigeria
Literacy > Adult literacy 72%
Ranked 89th. 		88%
Ranked 63th. 22% more than Nigeria
Primary education, teachers 574,078
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than South Africa 		237,429
Ranked 6th.
Primary education, pupils 20.68 million
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than South Africa 		7 million
Ranked 6th.
Adult literacy rate > Female 48.8
Ranked 97th. 		88.1
Ranked 59th. 81% more than Nigeria
Tertiary enrollment 4.3%
Ranked 2nd. 		15.2%
Ranked 60th. 4 times more than Nigeria
High school > Gender ratio 77.23
Ranked 125th. 		104.66
Ranked 34th. 36% more than Nigeria
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 115th. 		7
Ranked 5th. 17% more than Nigeria
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.207
Ranked 83th. 		0.508
Ranked 85th. 2 times more than Nigeria
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 118th. The same as South Africa 		3
Ranked 68th.
Literacy > Male 75.7%
Ranked 123th. 		87%
Ranked 94th. 15% more than Nigeria
Spending > USD 1.66 billion
Ranked 63th. 		13.74 billion
Ranked 27th. 8 times more than Nigeria
High school > Private school share 21.53%
Ranked 42nd. 5 times more than South Africa 		4.11%
Ranked 47th.
Spending > Proportion 0.85
Ranked 167th. 		5.14
Ranked 45th. 6 times more than Nigeria
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 37.18
Ranked 29th. 4% more than South Africa 		35.64
Ranked 33th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 172nd. 		6
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as Nigeria
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 84.2%
Ranked 28th. 		93.9%
Ranked 5th. 12% more than Nigeria
Preschool enrollment rate 93.09
Ranked 139th. 		104.54
Ranked 77th. 12% more than Nigeria
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 46,874.68
Ranked 14th. 7 times more than South Africa 		6,268.93
Ranked 99th.
Primary completion rate 80
Ranked 82nd. 		99
Ranked 42nd. 24% more than Nigeria
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 947,538
Ranked 26th. 40% more than South Africa 		675,160
Ranked 31st.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 122nd. 		7
Ranked 12th. 17% more than Nigeria
Secondary education, teachers 273,781
Ranked 13th. 46% more than South Africa 		187,162
Ranked 21st.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 1.71
Ranked 83th. 		3.79
Ranked 79th. 2 times more than Nigeria
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 28.91
Ranked 12th. 23% more than South Africa 		23.51
Ranked 26th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 160th. 50% more than South Africa 		2
Ranked 192nd.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 33.65
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than South Africa 		6.56
Ranked 21st.
Secondary education, general pupils 4.45 million
Ranked 13th. 		4.6 million
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Nigeria
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 31.9%
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than South Africa 		13.6%
Ranked 68th.
High school > Gender parity index 0.881
Ranked 119th. 		1.05
Ranked 33th. 19% more than Nigeria
Scientific and technical journal articles 384
Ranked 53th. 		2,364
Ranked 34th. 6 times more than Nigeria
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 7.33
Ranked 96th. 		14.83
Ranked 83th. 2 times more than Nigeria
Scouting > Genders admitted boys only both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 144th. 		7
Ranked 14th. 17% more than Nigeria
Children out of school, primary, male 5.37 million
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than South Africa 		335,764
Ranked 5th.
High school > Students per teacher 33.08
Ranked 7th. 32% more than South Africa 		25.05
Ranked 18th.
Secondary education > General pupils 3.84 million
Ranked 16th. 		4.32 million
Ranked 17th. 12% more than Nigeria
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 112th. 		14
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than Nigeria
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 103th. 		14
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than Nigeria
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd. 		4.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th. 6% more than Nigeria
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 39.39
Ranked 5th. 		49.69
Ranked 4th. 26% more than Nigeria
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 24.56 million
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than South Africa 		7.47 million
Ranked 15th.
Elementary school graduate rate 74.88
Ranked 69th. 		76.98
Ranked 66th. 3% more than Nigeria
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 71.5
Ranked 96th. 		96.8
Ranked 56th. 35% more than Nigeria
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 56.71
Ranked 128th. 		94.63
Ranked 20th. 67% more than Nigeria
Primary education, pupils per 1000 129.5
Ranked 54th. 		136.83
Ranked 37th. 6% more than Nigeria
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.55
Ranked 111th. 		1.22
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Nigeria
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 21.82 million
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than South Africa 		4.05 million
Ranked 27th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.84
Ranked 112th. 		1.07
Ranked 28th. 27% more than Nigeria
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 220.31
Ranked 4th. 		324.47
Ranked 4th. 47% more than Nigeria
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 7.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th. 		14.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd. 2 times more than Nigeria
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.285
Ranked 168th. 2 times more than South Africa 		0.124
Ranked 195th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 129th. 20% more than South Africa 		5
Ranked 155th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 28.44
Ranked 14th. 		29.02
Ranked 12th. 2% more than Nigeria
Inequality adjusted index 0.25
Ranked 112th. 		0.558
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Nigeria
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 13.31 million
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than South Africa 		2.17 million
Ranked 29th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 46.34
Ranked 15th. 50% more than South Africa 		30.98
Ranked 41st.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 64.6
Ranked 98th. 		97.5
Ranked 54th. 51% more than Nigeria
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 62.6%
Ranked 88th. 		77%
Ranked 66th. 23% more than Nigeria
Elementary school > Enrolled students 21.63 million
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than South Africa 		7.31 million
Ranked 15th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 114th. 		7 years
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Nigeria
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $362.99
Ranked 83th. 		$3,430.12
Ranked 31st. 9 times more than Nigeria
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 107.49
Ranked 48th. 		107.68
Ranked 49th. About the same as Nigeria
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 42.09
Ranked 108th. 		89.81
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Nigeria
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 82.94
Ranked 5th. 		96.79
Ranked 4th. 17% more than Nigeria
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 115th. 		14
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than Nigeria
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 7.85%
Ranked 85th. 2 times more than South Africa 		3.71%
Ranked 60th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 87.53
Ranked 140th. 		96.37
Ranked 110th. 10% more than Nigeria
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 39%
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than South Africa 		14.3%
Ranked 75th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 70%
Ranked 126th. 		92%
Ranked 82nd. 31% more than Nigeria
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 124th. 20% more than South Africa 		5
Ranked 149th.
Primary education > Pupils 22.27 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than South Africa 		7.44 million
Ranked 13th.
Secondary education > Pupils 3.01 million
Ranked 20th. 		4.59 million
Ranked 17th. 52% more than Nigeria
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 78.3
Ranked 93th. 		96.1
Ranked 59th. 23% more than Nigeria
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 40.08%
Ranked 102nd. 		53.68%
Ranked 56th. 34% more than Nigeria
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 48.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd. 		95.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 98% more than Nigeria
Secondary education, vocational pupils 216,726
Ranked 28th. 		246,515
Ranked 11th. 14% more than Nigeria
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 36.03
Ranked 28th. 22% more than South Africa 		29.5
Ranked 29th.
Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes 66.15%
Ranked 49th. 		87.44%
Ranked 43th. 32% more than Nigeria
Secondary education > Teachers 159,283
Ranked 9th. 7% more than South Africa 		149,375
Ranked 28th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 8 years
Ranked 15th. 		13 years
Ranked 4th. 63% more than Nigeria
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 82.85
Ranked 45th. About the same as South Africa 		82.45
Ranked 46th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 6.31 million
Ranked 15th. 46% more than South Africa 		4.31 million
Ranked 23th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 19.59
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Africa 		9.58
Ranked 2nd.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 2.9
Ranked 84th. 		51.26
Ranked 48th. 18 times more than Nigeria
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 108th. 		7
Ranked 8th. 17% more than Nigeria
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.77
Ranked 17th. 		1.01
Ranked 3rd. 31% more than Nigeria
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 8.65 million
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than South Africa 		503,390
Ranked 14th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 85.11%
Ranked 127th. 		99.56%
Ranked 70th. 17% more than Nigeria
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 43.97%
Ranked 159th. 		48.92%
Ranked 32nd. 11% more than Nigeria
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 164.64
Ranked 39th. 87% more than South Africa 		87.92
Ranked 68th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 81.3%
Ranked 28th. 		94.3%
Ranked 5th. 16% more than Nigeria
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 11.89 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than South Africa 		3.87 million
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 2.11 million
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than South Africa 		427,729
Ranked 2nd.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 65%
Ranked 122nd. 		93%
Ranked 77th. 43% more than Nigeria
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 147th. 		16
Ranked 25th. 7% more than Nigeria
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 127th. 		7
Ranked 15th. 17% more than Nigeria
Elementary school repeaters > All 2.89
Ranked 74th. 		7.96
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Nigeria
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 31.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th. 		93.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Nigeria
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.187 per capita
Ranked 14th. 13% more than South Africa 		0.165 per capita
Ranked 29th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 24.5%
Ranked 32nd. 88% more than South Africa 		13%
Ranked 63th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 190.08
Ranked 13th. 16% more than South Africa 		163.96
Ranked 34th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 74%
Ranked 118th. 		91%
Ranked 88th. 23% more than Nigeria
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 87%
Ranked 28th. 		93.5%
Ranked 6th. 7% more than Nigeria
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 37.2
Ranked 1st. 11% more than South Africa 		33.5
Ranked 44th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 48%
Ranked 37th. 		77%
Ranked 6th. 60% more than Nigeria
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 121,977
Ranked 44th. 		275,589
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Nigeria
Primary education > Teachers 598,981
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than South Africa 		208,877
Ranked 20th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 43.79%
Ranked 138th. 		51.87%
Ranked 19th. 18% more than Nigeria
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 5.7
Ranked 4th. 22% more than South Africa 		4.67
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 4.66 million
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than South Africa 		706,159
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 480.23
Ranked 4th. 		622.71
Ranked 4th. 30% more than Nigeria
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 106th. 		7
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Nigeria
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.29
Ranked 53th. 		4.48
Ranked 77th. 4% more than Nigeria
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 30.71
Ranked 123th. 		98.44
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Nigeria
Literacy > Men above 14 years 78.2%
Ranked 28th. 		84.1%
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Nigeria
Female enrolment share > Primary level 44.5%
Ranked 3rd. 		48.6%
Ranked 55th. 9% more than Nigeria
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $61.29 billion
Ranked 22nd. 		$175.59 billion
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Nigeria
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 143th. 		7
Ranked 13th. 17% more than Nigeria
Scouting > Members 46,701
Ranked 28th. 		69,316
Ranked 22nd. 48% more than Nigeria
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 5.81 million
Ranked 14th. 28% more than South Africa 		4.55 million
Ranked 17th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 32.08
Ranked 126th. 		92.53
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Nigeria
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 1.14
Ranked 66th. 		3.2
Ranked 96th. 3 times more than Nigeria
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 85.56
Ranked 89th. 		96.47
Ranked 104th. 13% more than Nigeria
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.91
Ranked 136th. 		0.958
Ranked 123th. 5% more than Nigeria
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 45.6%
Ranked 3rd. 		52.4%
Ranked 14th. 15% more than Nigeria
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 48.85
Ranked 133th. 		94.7
Ranked 61st. 94% more than Nigeria
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 3.02 million
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than South Africa 		266,090
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 29.3
Ranked 4th. 		40.14
Ranked 3rd. 37% more than Nigeria
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 2.34
Ranked 4th. 		5.65
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Nigeria
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 14.34
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than South Africa 		4.13
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 816,760
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than South Africa 		186,944
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 5.65 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than South Africa 		1.99 million
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 12.66
Ranked 5th. 45% more than South Africa 		8.73
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 9.04
Ranked 3rd. 50% more than South Africa 		6.02
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 21.02
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than South Africa 		5.47
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 21.67
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than South Africa 		7.83
Ranked 3rd.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.277
Ranked 136th. 		1.35
Ranked 77th. 5 times more than Nigeria
Primary completion rate > Women 73
Ranked 86th. 		99
Ranked 42nd. 36% more than Nigeria
Elementary school repeaters > Female 2.99
Ranked 67th. 		7.51
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Nigeria
Elementary school repeaters > Male 2.8
Ranked 82nd. 		8.39
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Nigeria
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 61.4%
Ranked 81st. 		75%
Ranked 60th. 22% more than Nigeria
High school teachers 213,366
Ranked 19th. 30% more than South Africa 		164,697
Ranked 25th.
Elementary school teachers 466,784
Ranked 6th. 98% more than South Africa 		236,032
Ranked 19th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years 60.1%
Ranked 28th. 		80.9%
Ranked 4th. 35% more than Nigeria
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 0.77%
Ranked 17th. 		1.01%
Ranked 3rd. 31% more than Nigeria
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 100.39
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than South Africa 		47.04
Ranked 68th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 162.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th. 83% more than South Africa 		88.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 6.4 million
Ranked 11th. 39% more than South Africa 		4.59 million
Ranked 18th.
Primary completion rate > Men 87
Ranked 69th. 		99
Ranked 37th. 14% more than Nigeria
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 159.52
Ranked 33th. The same as South Africa 		159.52
Ranked 39th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 30.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st. 		99.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Nigeria
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 84.27
Ranked 71st. 		107.48
Ranked 22nd. 28% more than Nigeria
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 21.1
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than South Africa 		6.65
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 5.22 million
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than South Africa 		2.12 million
Ranked 2nd.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 80.7% net
Ranked 105th. 		87.2% net
Ranked 86th. 8% more than Nigeria
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 5.2 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than South Africa 		1.87 million
Ranked 2nd.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 94.64% net
Ranked 48th. 9% more than South Africa 		86.94% net
Ranked 93th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 9.11 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than South Africa 		3.02 million
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 1.99 million
Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than South Africa 		135,111
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 2.05 million
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than South Africa 		165,233
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 55-59 446,163
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than South Africa 		215,187
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 20-24 1.03 million
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than South Africa 		130,979
Ranked 2nd.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 26.33%
Ranked 108th. 		69.02%
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Nigeria
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 397,502
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than South Africa 		134,468
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 1.35 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than South Africa 		247,875
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 909,562
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than South Africa 		192,038
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 869,249
Ranked 2nd. 95% more than South Africa 		446,500
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59 1.26 million
Ranked 2nd. 92% more than South Africa 		654,909
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 1.15 million
Ranked 1st. 90% more than South Africa 		606,465
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64 695,237
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than South Africa 		233,588
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 335,840
Ranked 2nd. 49% more than South Africa 		225,969
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 65-69 186,772
Ranked 2nd. 		210,251
Ranked 1st. 13% more than Nigeria
Primary education, teachers > % female 48.2%
Ranked 107th. 		78.98%
Ranked 22nd. 64% more than Nigeria
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 17.14%
Ranked 80th. 		37.39%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Nigeria
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 21.13%
Ranked 5th. 10% more than South Africa 		19.2%
Ranked 19th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 63.53
Ranked 5th. 		75.41
Ranked 2nd. 19% more than Nigeria
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 46.47
Ranked 4th. 		64.29
Ranked 3rd. 38% more than Nigeria
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 5.57
Ranked 4th. 45% more than South Africa 		3.85
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 8.03
Ranked 6th. 		15.16
Ranked 4th. 89% more than Nigeria
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 3
Ranked 6th. 		8.69
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Nigeria
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 39.1%
Ranked 18th. 		75.8%
Ranked 2nd. 94% more than Nigeria
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 15.36% gross
Ranked 62nd. 		37.46% gross
Ranked 89th. 2 times more than Nigeria
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 54.59
Ranked 104th. 		119.79
Ranked 55th. 2 times more than Nigeria
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 123.6%
Ranked 18th. 6% more than South Africa 		116.66%
Ranked 36th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 62.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 52% more than South Africa 		41.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st.
Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 48.66%
Ranked 96th. 		82.4%
Ranked 65th. 69% more than Nigeria
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 8.41 million
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than South Africa 		1.88 million
Ranked 23th.
Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers 49.85%
Ranked 55th. 		78.66%
Ranked 26th. 58% more than Nigeria
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 81.81%
Ranked 54th. 		98.66%
Ranked 45th. 21% more than Nigeria
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 13.68%
Ranked 52nd. 5 times more than South Africa 		2.84%
Ranked 95th.
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 13.11% gross
Ranked 80th. 		14.25% gross
Ranked 75th. 9% more than Nigeria
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 10.07%
Ranked 82nd. 		15.04%
Ranked 55th. 49% more than Nigeria
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 8.25%
Ranked 82nd. 		14.36%
Ranked 48th. 74% more than Nigeria
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 62.78%
Ranked 121st. 		92.8%
Ranked 78th. 48% more than Nigeria
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 29.05%
Ranked 98th. 		69.68%
Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than Nigeria
Trained teachers in primary education > Female > % of female teachers 60.49%
Ranked 49th. 		79.31%
Ranked 23th. 31% more than Nigeria
Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 71.14%
Ranked 57th. 		81.58%
Ranked 42nd. 15% more than Nigeria
Primary education, pupils > % female 46.59%
Ranked 149th. 		48.51%
Ranked 40th. 4% more than Nigeria
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 77.59%
Ranked 149th. 		98.85%
Ranked 53th. 27% more than Nigeria
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 73.26%
Ranked 104th. 		98.51%
Ranked 46th. 34% more than Nigeria
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 80.48%
Ranked 140th. 		95.34%
Ranked 56th. 18% more than Nigeria
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 45.64%
Ranked 99th. 		51.46%
Ranked 14th. 13% more than Nigeria
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 58.67%
Ranked 109th. 		90.29%
Ranked 34th. 54% more than Nigeria
Economically active children, study and work > % of economically active children, ages 7-14 69.1%
Ranked 11th. 		94.9%
Ranked 1st. 37% more than Nigeria
Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 23.4%
Ranked 30th. 64% more than South Africa 		14.3%
Ranked 63th.
Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 27.3%
Ranked 7th. 65% more than South Africa 		16.5%
Ranked 61st.
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 75.57%
Ranked 26th. 		98.41%
Ranked 41st. 30% more than Nigeria
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 88.78%
Ranked 121st. 		103.18%
Ranked 19th. 16% more than Nigeria
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 91.33%
Ranked 135th. 		94.78%
Ranked 54th. 4% more than Nigeria
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59 810,526
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Africa 		365,811
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 878,584
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than South Africa 		225,055
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 3.06 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than South Africa 		1.19 million
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74 383,614
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than South Africa 		99,952
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 7.34
Ranked 4th. 98% more than South Africa 		3.7
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 5.76
Ranked 5th. 		7.68
Ranked 4th. 33% more than Nigeria
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 15.75
Ranked 3rd. 43% more than South Africa 		11
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 36.34
Ranked 4th. 		43.14
Ranked 3rd. 19% more than Nigeria
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 2.67
Ranked 4th. 26% more than South Africa 		2.11
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 21.37
Ranked 6th. 		29.83
Ranked 3rd. 40% more than Nigeria
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 5.44
Ranked 4th. 		5.47
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Nigeria
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 42.74
Ranked 4th. 		46.12
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Nigeria
Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 3.84
Ranked 5th. 		5.96
Ranked 2nd. 55% more than Nigeria
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 16.58
Ranked 5th. 		27.05
Ranked 3rd. 63% more than Nigeria
Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 15.98%
Ranked 109th. 		51.13%
Ranked 79th. 3 times more than Nigeria
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 61.4%
Ranked 122nd. 		87.47%
Ranked 91st. 42% more than Nigeria
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 99.19%
Ranked 109th. 		106.46%
Ranked 70th. 7% more than Nigeria
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 64.45%
Ranked 120th. 		87.38%
Ranked 91st. 36% more than Nigeria
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 5.37%
Ranked 86th. 2 times more than South Africa 		2.47%
Ranked 106th.
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 7.85%
Ranked 83th. 2 times more than South Africa 		3.71%
Ranked 60th.
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 0.85% of GNI
Ranked 166th. 		5.29% of GNI
Ranked 44th. 6 times more than Nigeria
Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 0.89%
Ranked 136th. 		5.39%
Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Nigeria
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 37.1% gross
Ranked 78th. 		90.06% gross
Ranked 59th. 2 times more than Nigeria
Trained teachers in primary education > Male > % of male teachers 38.85%
Ranked 51st. 		76.76%
Ranked 20th. 98% more than Nigeria
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 64.1%
Ranked 76th. 		79.1%
Ranked 55th. 23% more than Nigeria
School enrollment > Primary > % net 90.94% net
Ranked 35th. 4% more than South Africa 		87.07% net
Ranked 91st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 1.02 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than South Africa 		195,352
Ranked 2nd.
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 34.25% gross
Ranked 75th. 		93.41% gross
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than Nigeria
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 25-29 1.05 million
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than South Africa 		147,911
Ranked 2nd.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 23.34%
Ranked 80th. 		45.69%
Ranked 21st. 96% more than Nigeria
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 9 years
Ranked 16th. 		13 years
Ranked 4th. 44% more than Nigeria
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men per 1000 63.48
Ranked 41st. 55% more than South Africa 		40.86
Ranked 60th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 430,314
Ranked 2nd. 24% more than South Africa 		347,628
Ranked 1st.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 31.26% gross
Ranked 73th. 		96.8% gross
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Nigeria
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 53.67%
Ranked 109th. 		84.36%
Ranked 35th. 57% more than Nigeria
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 86.33%
Ranked 62nd. 5% more than South Africa 		82.45%
Ranked 47th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 37.33
Ranked 4th. 		49.91
Ranked 4th. 34% more than Nigeria

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