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Education Stats: compare key data on Nigeria & South Korea

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  • Average IQ: Average IQ of different countries according to the controversial book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations".
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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. 
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • 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.
  • 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 GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
STAT Nigeria South Korea HISTORY
Average IQ 67
Ranked 47th.
106
Ranked 2nd. 58% more than Nigeria
Children out of school, primary 11.13 million
Ranked 1st. 366 times more than South Korea
30,444
Ranked 54th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 69.68
Ranked 3rd. 114 times more than South Korea
0.612
Ranked 100th.

Children out of school, primary, female 5.75 million
Ranked 1st. 291 times more than South Korea
19,771
Ranked 44th.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 36.03
Ranked 3rd. 91 times more than South Korea
0.397
Ranked 83th.

College and university > Gender parity index 0.712
Ranked 97th.
0.721
Ranked 101st. 1% more than Nigeria

Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 121st. The same as South Korea
9
Ranked 134th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.06%
Ranked 38th.
5.05%
Ranked 60th. 65% more than Nigeria

Literacy > Female 60.6%
Ranked 121st.
97%
Ranked 44th. 60% more than Nigeria

Literacy > Total population 68%
Ranked 126th.
98.1%
Ranked 39th. 44% more than Nigeria

Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 116th. The same as South Korea
6
Ranked 138th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.59
Ranked 98th. 9% more than South Korea
3.31
Ranked 101st.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 36.03
Ranked 29th. 89% more than South Korea
19.05
Ranked 68th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 33.08
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than South Korea
16.16
Ranked 42nd.

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 146th. The same as South Korea
6
Ranked 158th.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 100th. The same as South Korea
3
Ranked 118th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 1.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th.
4.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th. 4 times more than Nigeria

Secondary education, pupils 9.06 million
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than South Korea
3.87 million
Ranked 21st.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.86
Ranked 131st.
0.99
Ranked 2nd. 15% more than Nigeria

Primary education, pupils 20.68 million
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than South Korea
3.14 million
Ranked 34th.

Primary education, teachers 574,078
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than South Korea
164,820
Ranked 23th.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 115th. The same as South Korea
6
Ranked 133th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.207
Ranked 83th.
0.325
Ranked 85th. 57% 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 Korea
3
Ranked 132nd.

Literacy > Male 75.7%
Ranked 123th.
99.3%
Ranked 17th. 31% more than Nigeria

High school > Private school share 21.53%
Ranked 42nd.
31.46%
Ranked 18th. 46% more than Nigeria

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 37.18
Ranked 29th. 28% more than South Korea
29.02
Ranked 43th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 172nd. The same as South Korea
3
Ranked 195th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 84.2%
Ranked 28th.
99.8%
Ranked 11th. 19% more than Nigeria

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 46,874.68
Ranked 14th.
128,241.27
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Nigeria

Primary completion rate 80
Ranked 82nd.
101
Ranked 1st. 26% more than Nigeria

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 947,538
Ranked 26th.
3.22 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Nigeria

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 122nd. The same as South Korea
6
Ranked 146th.

Secondary education, teachers 273,781
Ranked 13th. 14% more than South Korea
239,292
Ranked 16th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 1.71
Ranked 83th.
4.81
Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Nigeria

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 28.91
Ranked 12th. 36% more than South Korea
21.24
Ranked 32nd.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 160th. The same as South Korea
3
Ranked 179th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 33.65
Ranked 2nd. 157 times more than South Korea
0.214
Ranked 92nd.

Secondary education, general pupils 4.45 million
Ranked 13th. 29% more than South Korea
3.45 million
Ranked 19th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 31.9%
Ranked 35th. 17 times more than South Korea
1.9%
Ranked 115th.

High school > Gender parity index 0.881
Ranked 119th.
0.988
Ranked 88th. 12% more than Nigeria

Scientific and technical journal articles 384
Ranked 53th.
13,746
Ranked 12th. 36 times more than Nigeria

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 17%
Ranked 5th.
34%
Ranked 22nd. Twice as much as Nigeria
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 1.83%
Ranked 98th.
3.82%
Ranked 74th. 2 times more than Nigeria

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 7.33
Ranked 96th.
67.35
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Nigeria

Scouting > Genders admitted boys only both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 144th. The same as South Korea
6
Ranked 168th.

Children out of school, primary, male 5.37 million
Ranked 1st. 504 times more than South Korea
10,673
Ranked 54th.

High school > Students per teacher 33.08
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than South Korea
16.16
Ranked 43th.

Secondary education > General pupils 3.84 million
Ranked 16th. 21% more than South Korea
3.18 million
Ranked 10th.

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 112th. The same as South Korea
12
Ranked 128th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd. 44% more than South Korea
2.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 24.56 million
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than South Korea
4.19 million
Ranked 4th.

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 56.71
Ranked 128th.
77.7
Ranked 77th. 37% more than Nigeria

Primary education, pupils per 1000 129.5
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than South Korea
63.07
Ranked 117th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.55
Ranked 111th.
0.63
Ranked 2nd. 15% more than Nigeria

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 21.82 million
Ranked 5th. 30 times more than South Korea
724,200
Ranked 66th.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.84
Ranked 112th.
1
Ranked 3rd. 19% more than Nigeria

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 7.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.
67.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Nigeria

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.285
Ranked 168th.
2.58
Ranked 73th. 9 times more than Nigeria

Inequality adjusted index 0.25
Ranked 112th.
0.702
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Nigeria
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 13.31 million
Ranked 5th. 23 times more than South Korea
583,400
Ranked 59th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 62.6%
Ranked 88th.
98.6%
Ranked 2nd. 58% more than Nigeria

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 114th. The same as South Korea
6 years
Ranked 136th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $362.99
Ranked 83th.
$11,125.42
Ranked 7th. 31 times more than Nigeria

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 42.09
Ranked 108th.
69.34
Ranked 71st. 65% more than Nigeria

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 7.85%
Ranked 85th. 5 times more than South Korea
1.49%
Ranked 121st.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 115th. The same as South Korea
12
Ranked 131st.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 39%
Ranked 37th. 13 times more than South Korea
3%
Ranked 110th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 70%
Ranked 126th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 43% more than Nigeria

Secondary education > Pupils 3.01 million
Ranked 20th.
3.69 million
Ranked 10th. 23% more than Nigeria

Primary education > Pupils 22.27 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than South Korea
4.13 million
Ranked 15th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 40.08%
Ranked 102nd. 10% more than South Korea
36.55%
Ranked 5th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 48.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd.
76.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 59% more than Nigeria

Secondary education, vocational pupils 216,726
Ranked 28th.
416,394
Ranked 19th. 92% more than Nigeria

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 36.03
Ranked 28th. 89% more than South Korea
19.05
Ranked 68th.

Secondary education > Teachers 159,283
Ranked 9th.
207,878
Ranked 5th. 31% more than Nigeria

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 8 years
Ranked 15th.
17 years
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Nigeria
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 6.31 million
Ranked 15th. 73% more than South Korea
3.65 million
Ranked 2nd.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 2.9
Ranked 84th.
287.22
Ranked 26th. 99 times more than Nigeria

Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.77
Ranked 17th.
1
Ranked 56th. 30% more than Nigeria

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 164.64
Ranked 39th. 11 times more than South Korea
15.13
Ranked 111th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 43.97%
Ranked 159th.
46.95%
Ranked 7th. 7% more than Nigeria

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 81.3%
Ranked 28th.
99.8%
Ranked 11th. 23% more than Nigeria

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 65%
Ranked 122nd.
100%
Ranked 1st. 54% more than Nigeria

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 147th. The same as South Korea
15
Ranked 159th.

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 31.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th.
65.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Nigeria

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 24.5%
Ranked 32nd. 35 times more than South Korea
0.7%
Ranked 122nd.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 190.08
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than South Korea
87.45
Ranked 8th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.187 per capita
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than South Korea
0.087 per capita
Ranked 8th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 74%
Ranked 118th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 35% more than Nigeria

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 87%
Ranked 28th.
99.8%
Ranked 13th. 15% more than Nigeria

Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 48%
Ranked 37th.
78%
Ranked 25th. 63% more than Nigeria
Primary education > Teachers 598,981
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than South Korea
142,153
Ranked 13th.

Secondary education > Vocational pupils 121,977
Ranked 44th.
514,550
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Nigeria

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 43.79%
Ranked 138th.
47.35%
Ranked 5th. 8% more than Nigeria

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.29
Ranked 53th. 45% more than South Korea
2.95
Ranked 72nd.

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 30.71
Ranked 123th.
76.71
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Nigeria

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $61.29 billion
Ranked 22nd.
$556.32 billion
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Nigeria

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 143th. The same as South Korea
6
Ranked 166th.

Scouting > Members 46,701
Ranked 28th.
190,539
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Nigeria
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 32.08
Ranked 126th.
66.02
Ranked 58th. 2 times more than Nigeria

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 1.14
Ranked 66th.
4.32
Ranked 39th. 4 times more than Nigeria

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 85.56
Ranked 89th.
99.43
Ranked 25th. 16% more than Nigeria

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.91
Ranked 136th.
0.987
Ranked 83th. 8% more than Nigeria

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 48.85
Ranked 133th.
76.17
Ranked 4th. 56% more than Nigeria

Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.277
Ranked 136th.
3.81
Ranked 37th. 14 times more than Nigeria
Primary completion rate > Women 73
Ranked 86th.
100
Ranked 1st. 37% more than Nigeria

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 61.4%
Ranked 81st.
98.6%
Ranked 2nd. 61% more than Nigeria

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 162.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th. 11 times more than South Korea
15.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 100.39
Ranked 42nd. 8 times more than South Korea
12.19
Ranked 106th.

Primary completion rate > Men 87
Ranked 69th.
102
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Nigeria

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 84.27
Ranked 71st.
100.3
Ranked 44th. 19% more than Nigeria

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 159.52
Ranked 33th. 86% more than South Korea
85.7
Ranked 85th.

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 30.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st.
76.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Nigeria

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 26.33%
Ranked 108th.
58.22%
Ranked 53th. 2 times more than Nigeria

Primary education, teachers > % female 48.2%
Ranked 107th.
78.25%
Ranked 59th. 62% more than Nigeria

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 17.14%
Ranked 80th.
34.1%
Ranked 74th. 99% more than Nigeria

Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 3.06%
Ranked 39th.
5.05%
Ranked 60th. 65% more than Nigeria

Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 39.1%
Ranked 18th.
40.2%
Ranked 45th. 3% more than Nigeria

Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 54.59
Ranked 104th.
62.43
Ranked 44th. 14% more than Nigeria

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 123.6%
Ranked 18th. 18% more than South Korea
105.1%
Ranked 43th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 62.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 21 times more than South Korea
2.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 8.41 million
Ranked 6th. 60 times more than South Korea
140,900
Ranked 81st.

Government spending on education > % of GDP 0.83%
Ranked 3rd.
5.05%
Ranked 60th. 6 times more than Nigeria

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 7 years
Ranked 16th.
15 years
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Nigeria
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 90.57%
Ranked 121st.
98.76%
Ranked 72nd. 9% more than Nigeria

School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 13.3%
Ranked 119th.
117.49%
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Nigeria

School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 13.48%
Ranked 117th.
117.97%
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Nigeria

Secondary education, pupils > % female 45.84%
Ranked 127th.
47.2%
Ranked 107th. 3% more than Nigeria

Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 0.85%
Ranked 177th.
4.22%
Ranked 80th. 5 times more than Nigeria

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 9 years
Ranked 16th.
18 years
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as Nigeria
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 79.92%
Ranked 78th.
99.04%
Ranked 10th. 24% more than Nigeria

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 31.26% gross
Ranked 73th.
93.05% gross
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Nigeria

School enrollment, primary, male > % net 58.67%
Ranked 109th.
99.22%
Ranked 5th. 69% more than Nigeria

Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 83.02%
Ranked 72nd.
99.1%
Ranked 8th. 19% more than Nigeria

School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 41.17%
Ranked 123th.
95.99%
Ranked 51st. 2 times more than Nigeria

Secondary education, teachers, female 124,830
Ranked 14th.
135,274
Ranked 13th. 8% more than Nigeria

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