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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Literacy > 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."
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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 organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 75-79: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 75-79: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 75 to 79. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 65 to 69. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19: Compares countries by number of male literates, 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
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54: 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
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • School enrollment, preprimary > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Total is the total enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total 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, primary > % net: School enrollment, primary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Total is the ratio of children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the total population of the official primary school age.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % gross: School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the total enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the 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.
  • School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary: School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Percentage of private enrolment. Secondary is the enrolment in private secondary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in secondary 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.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Female is the total female enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Literacy > 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.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % 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.
  • Primary completion rate > Female > % 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.
  • Primary completion rate > Male > % 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.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment: 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.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment: 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.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education (% of total). 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 secondary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education, male (% of male 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.
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education (% of total). 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.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19: 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
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Researchers in R&D > Per million people: Researchers in R&D (per million people). Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education, male (% of male 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.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Female: 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.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female: Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. Technical/vocational programmes is the number of female students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the total male enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Male: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% 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.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > 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. 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.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % 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."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44: Compares countries by number of male literates, 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
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54: Compares countries by number of male literates, 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.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > 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 > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's high school, or secondary, teachers that are female.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > 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. 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 literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people:

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

    . Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary 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.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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 > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
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STAT Nigeria Spain HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 60.1
Ranked 93th. 		97.63
Ranked 31st. 62% more than Nigeria
Children out of school, primary 11.13 million
Ranked 1st. 1469 times more than Spain 		7,575
Ranked 75th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 69.68
Ranked 3rd. 425 times more than Spain 		0.164
Ranked 112th.
Children out of school, primary, female 5.75 million
Ranked 1st. 2848 times more than Spain 		2,020
Ranked 78th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 36.03
Ranked 3rd. 824 times more than Spain 		0.0437
Ranked 102nd.
College and university > Gender parity index 0.712
Ranked 97th. 		1.23
Ranked 42nd. 72% more than Nigeria
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 121st. 		11
Ranked 36th. 22% more than Nigeria
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.06%
Ranked 38th. 		4.97%
Ranked 57th. 62% more than Nigeria
Literacy > Female 60.6%
Ranked 121st. 		97.2%
Ranked 42nd. 60% more than Nigeria
Literacy > Total population 68%
Ranked 126th. 		97.9%
Ranked 41st. 44% more than Nigeria
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 116th. The same as Spain 		6
Ranked 75th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.59
Ranked 98th. 		4.84
Ranked 59th. 35% more than Nigeria
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 36.03
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Spain 		12.4
Ranked 109th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 33.08
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Spain 		11.05
Ranked 74th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 146th. The same as Spain 		6
Ranked 115th.
College and university > Gender ratio 69.55
Ranked 90th. 		123.68
Ranked 47th. 78% more than Nigeria
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 100th. The same as Spain 		3
Ranked 72nd.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 1.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 67th. 		6.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th. 6 times more than Nigeria
Duration of compulsory education 6 years
Ranked 147th. 		11 years
Ranked 26th. 83% more than Nigeria
Secondary education, pupils 9.06 million
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Spain 		3.25 million
Ranked 23th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.86
Ranked 131st. 		0.98
Ranked 66th. 14% more than Nigeria
Literacy > Adult literacy 72%
Ranked 89th. 		97.4%
Ranked 28th. 35% more than Nigeria
Primary education, pupils 20.68 million
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Spain 		2.77 million
Ranked 38th.
Primary education, teachers 574,078
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Spain 		223,644
Ranked 17th.
Adult literacy rate > Female 48.8
Ranked 97th. 		96.89
Ranked 32nd. 99% more than Nigeria
Tertiary enrollment 4.3%
Ranked 2nd. 		59.4%
Ranked 10th. 14 times more than Nigeria
High school > Gender ratio 77.23
Ranked 125th. 		105.83
Ranked 26th. 37% more than Nigeria
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 115th. The same as Spain 		6
Ranked 88th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.207
Ranked 83th. 		0.239
Ranked 87th. 16% 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. 50% more than Spain 		2
Ranked 173th.
Literacy > Male 75.7%
Ranked 123th. 		98.7%
Ranked 42nd. 30% more than Nigeria
Spending > USD 1.66 billion
Ranked 63th. 		61 billion
Ranked 10th. 37 times more than Nigeria
High school > Private school share 21.53%
Ranked 42nd. 		27.31%
Ranked 28th. 27% more than Nigeria
Spending > Proportion 0.85
Ranked 167th. 		3.9
Ranked 87th. 5 times more than Nigeria
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 37.18
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Spain 		13.93
Ranked 125th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 172nd. The same as Spain 		3
Ranked 134th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 84.2%
Ranked 28th. 		99.6%
Ranked 2nd. 18% more than Nigeria
Preschool enrollment rate 93.09
Ranked 139th. 		106.72
Ranked 55th. 15% more than Nigeria
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 46,874.68
Ranked 14th. 81% more than Spain 		25,884.4
Ranked 34th.
Primary completion rate 80
Ranked 82nd. 		108
Ranked 12th. 35% more than Nigeria
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 947,538
Ranked 26th. 		1.84 million
Ranked 21st. 94% more than Nigeria
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 122nd. The same as Spain 		6
Ranked 81st.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 1.71
Ranked 83th. 		6.36
Ranked 46th. 4 times more than Nigeria
Secondary education, teachers 273,781
Ranked 13th. 		293,861
Ranked 13th. 7% more than Nigeria
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 28.91
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Spain 		12.05
Ranked 84th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 160th. 		4
Ranked 47th. 33% more than Nigeria
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 33.65
Ranked 2nd. 280 times more than Spain 		0.12
Ranked 98th.
Secondary education, general pupils 4.45 million
Ranked 13th. 66% more than Spain 		2.68 million
Ranked 24th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 31.9%
Ranked 35th. 15 times more than Spain 		2.1%
Ranked 114th.
High school > Gender parity index 0.881
Ranked 119th. 		1.01
Ranked 47th. 15% more than Nigeria
Scientific and technical journal articles 384
Ranked 53th. 		16,826
Ranked 9th. 44 times more than Nigeria
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 17%
Ranked 5th. 		40%
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Nigeria
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 1.83%
Ranked 98th. 38% more than Spain 		1.33%
Ranked 106th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 7.33
Ranked 96th. 		44.55
Ranked 23th. 6 times more than Nigeria
Scouting > Genders admitted boys only both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 144th. The same as Spain 		6
Ranked 105th.
Children out of school, primary, male 5.37 million
Ranked 1st. 967 times more than Spain 		5,555
Ranked 66th.
High school > Students per teacher 33.08
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Spain 		11.05
Ranked 75th.
Secondary education > General pupils 3.84 million
Ranked 16th. 46% more than Spain 		2.63 million
Ranked 27th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 112th. The same as Spain 		12
Ranked 80th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 103th. The same as Spain 		12
Ranked 75th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd. 1% more than Spain 		4.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 39.39
Ranked 5th. 34% more than Spain 		29.33
Ranked 25th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 24.56 million
Ranked 5th. 10 times more than Spain 		2.49 million
Ranked 50th.
Elementary school graduate rate 74.88
Ranked 69th. 		99.86
Ranked 2nd. 33% more than Nigeria
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 71.5
Ranked 96th. 		99.56
Ranked 26th. 39% more than Nigeria
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 56.71
Ranked 128th. 		70.34
Ranked 105th. 24% more than Nigeria
Primary education, pupils per 1000 129.5
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Spain 		60.05
Ranked 121st.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.55
Ranked 111th. 		1.22
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Nigeria
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 21.82 million
Ranked 5th. 30 times more than Spain 		718,300
Ranked 67th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.84
Ranked 112th. 		1.05
Ranked 38th. 25% more than Nigeria
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 220.31
Ranked 4th. 		446.74
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Nigeria
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 7.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th. 		44.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 6 times more than Nigeria
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.285
Ranked 168th. 		0.561
Ranked 139th. 96% more than Nigeria
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 129th. The same as Spain 		6
Ranked 98th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 28.44
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Spain 		10.8
Ranked 70th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.25
Ranked 112th. 		0.823
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Nigeria
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 13.31 million
Ranked 5th. 26 times more than Spain 		503,500
Ranked 65th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 46.34
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Spain 		12.42
Ranked 112th.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 64.6
Ranked 98th. 		99.6
Ranked 27th. 54% more than Nigeria
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 62.6%
Ranked 88th. 		99.9%
Ranked 2nd. 60% more than Nigeria
Elementary school > Enrolled students 21.63 million
Ranked 5th. 8 times more than Spain 		2.63 million
Ranked 39th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 114th. The same as Spain 		6 years
Ranked 74th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $362.99
Ranked 83th. 		$16,332.08
Ranked 17th. 45 times more than Nigeria
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 107.49
Ranked 48th. 2% more than Spain 		105.18
Ranked 50th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 42.09
Ranked 108th. 		58.07
Ranked 99th. 38% more than Nigeria
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 82.94
Ranked 5th. 38% more than Spain 		60.14
Ranked 25th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 115th. The same as Spain 		12
Ranked 81st.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 7.85%
Ranked 85th. 		32.62%
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Nigeria
Elementary school > Gender ratio 87.53
Ranked 140th. 		98.93
Ranked 55th. 13% more than Nigeria
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 39%
Ranked 37th. 13 times more than Spain 		2.9%
Ranked 111th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 70%
Ranked 126th. 		99%
Ranked 17th. 41% more than Nigeria
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 124th. The same as Spain 		6
Ranked 93th.
Primary education > Pupils 22.27 million
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Spain 		2.5 million
Ranked 46th.
Secondary education > Pupils 3.01 million
Ranked 20th. 		3.05 million
Ranked 26th. 1% more than Nigeria
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 78.3
Ranked 93th. 		99.53
Ranked 25th. 27% more than Nigeria
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 48.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd. 		73.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th. 54% more than Nigeria
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 40.08%
Ranked 102nd. 		53.14%
Ranked 61st. 33% more than Nigeria
Secondary education, vocational pupils 216,726
Ranked 28th. 		566,815
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Nigeria
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 36.03
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Spain 		12.4
Ranked 110th.
Secondary education > Teachers 159,283
Ranked 9th. 		276,928
Ranked 17th. 74% more than Nigeria
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 8 years
Ranked 15th. 		16 years
Ranked 17th. Twice as much as Nigeria
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 82.85
Ranked 45th. 		99.82
Ranked 6th. 20% more than Nigeria
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 6.31 million
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Spain 		3.05 million
Ranked 30th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 19.59
Ranked 3rd. 35 times more than Spain 		0.556
Ranked 19th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 2.9
Ranked 84th. 		400.58
Ranked 23th. 138 times more than Nigeria
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 108th. The same as Spain 		6
Ranked 70th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.77
Ranked 17th. 		1
Ranked 7th. 30% more than Nigeria
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 8.65 million
Ranked 1st. 2224 times more than Spain 		3,890
Ranked 86th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 85.11%
Ranked 127th. 		102.59%
Ranked 17th. 21% more than Nigeria
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 43.97%
Ranked 159th. 		48.33%
Ranked 92nd. 10% more than Nigeria
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 164.64
Ranked 39th. 10 times more than Spain 		17.1
Ranked 107th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 81.3%
Ranked 28th. 		99.6%
Ranked 2nd. 23% more than Nigeria
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 2.11 million
Ranked 2nd. 83 times more than Spain 		25,595
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 11.89 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Spain 		2.45 million
Ranked 6th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 65%
Ranked 122nd. 		99%
Ranked 17th. 52% more than Nigeria
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 147th. 		16
Ranked 33th. 7% more than Nigeria
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 127th. The same as Spain 		6
Ranked 95th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 2.89
Ranked 74th. 		0.0
Ranked 119th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 31.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th. 		61.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th. 94% more than Nigeria
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.187 per capita
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Spain 		0.06 per capita
Ranked 143th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 190.08
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Spain 		60.23
Ranked 146th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 24.5%
Ranked 32nd. 19 times more than Spain 		1.3%
Ranked 114th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 74%
Ranked 118th. 		100%
Ranked 7th. 35% more than Nigeria
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 87%
Ranked 28th. 		99.5%
Ranked 3rd. 14% more than Nigeria
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 37.2
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Spain 		14.3
Ranked 119th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 48%
Ranked 37th. 		75%
Ranked 51st. 56% more than Nigeria
Primary education > Teachers 598,981
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Spain 		179,271
Ranked 24th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 121,977
Ranked 44th. 		422,790
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Nigeria
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 43.79%
Ranked 138th. 		50.01%
Ranked 56th. 14% more than Nigeria
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 5.7
Ranked 4th. 18 times more than Spain 		0.318
Ranked 18th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 4.66 million
Ranked 2nd. 159 times more than Spain 		29,385
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 480.23
Ranked 4th. 		880.93
Ranked 5th. 83% more than Nigeria
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 106th. The same as Spain 		6
Ranked 68th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.29
Ranked 53th. 2% more than Spain 		4.2
Ranked 87th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 30.71
Ranked 123th. 		71.4
Ranked 99th. 2 times more than Nigeria
Literacy > Men above 14 years 78.2%
Ranked 28th. 		98%
Ranked 3rd. 25% more than Nigeria
Female enrolment share > Primary level 44.5%
Ranked 3rd. 		48.4%
Ranked 82nd. 9% more than Nigeria
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $61.29 billion
Ranked 22nd. 		$752.43 billion
Ranked 7th. 12 times more than Nigeria
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 143th. The same as Spain 		6
Ranked 106th.
Scouting > Members 46,701
Ranked 28th. 		59,408
Ranked 26th. 27% more than Nigeria
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 5.81 million
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Spain 		2.57 million
Ranked 24th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 85.56
Ranked 89th. 		98.25
Ranked 79th. 15% more than Nigeria
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 32.08
Ranked 126th. 		61.5
Ranked 98th. 92% more than Nigeria
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 1.14
Ranked 66th. 		6.49
Ranked 49th. 6 times more than Nigeria
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.91
Ranked 136th. 		0.994
Ranked 40th. 9% more than Nigeria
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 45.6%
Ranked 3rd. 		50%
Ranked 52nd. 10% more than Nigeria
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 48.85
Ranked 133th. 		73.89
Ranked 110th. 51% more than Nigeria
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 5.65 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Spain 		1.19 million
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 3.02 million
Ranked 2nd. 207 times more than Spain 		14,594
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 816,760
Ranked 2nd. 63 times more than Spain 		12,967
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 12.66
Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Spain 		0.913
Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 14.34
Ranked 3rd. 64 times more than Spain 		0.224
Ranked 19th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 21.67
Ranked 3rd. 43 times more than Spain 		0.502
Ranked 19th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 21.02
Ranked 4th. 76 times more than Spain 		0.278
Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 29.3
Ranked 4th. 		73.51
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Nigeria
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 9.04
Ranked 3rd. 29 times more than Spain 		0.31
Ranked 19th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 2.34
Ranked 4th. 4% more than Spain 		2.25
Ranked 10th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.277
Ranked 136th. 		1.29
Ranked 79th. 5 times more than Nigeria
Primary completion rate > Women 73
Ranked 86th. 		107
Ranked 13th. 47% more than Nigeria
Elementary school repeaters > Male 2.8
Ranked 82nd. 		0.0
Ranked 116th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 2.99
Ranked 67th. 		0.0
Ranked 115th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 61.4%
Ranked 81st. 		100%
Ranked 3rd. 63% more than Nigeria
Elementary school teachers 466,784
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Spain 		211,320
Ranked 19th.
High school teachers 213,366
Ranked 19th. 		284,084
Ranked 12th. 33% more than Nigeria
Literacy > Women above 14 years 60.1%
Ranked 28th. 		95.1%
Ranked 3rd. 58% more than Nigeria
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 0.77%
Ranked 17th. 		1%
Ranked 7th. 30% more than Nigeria
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 162.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th. 9 times more than Spain 		17.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 100.39
Ranked 42nd. 8 times more than Spain 		11.99
Ranked 107th.
Primary completion rate > Men 87
Ranked 69th. 		109
Ranked 11th. 25% more than Nigeria
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 6.4 million
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Spain 		3.11 million
Ranked 23th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 30.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st. 		71.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th. 2 times more than Nigeria
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 159.52
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Spain 		58.5
Ranked 146th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 84.27
Ranked 71st. 		105.82
Ranked 33th. 26% more than Nigeria
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 75-79 per thousand people 0.561
Ranked 3rd. 		18.14
Ranked 6th. 32 times more than Nigeria
School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 4.76%
Ranked 75th. 		33.44%
Ranked 19th. 7 times more than Nigeria
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 1.27 million
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Spain 		79,827
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 75-79 80,401
Ranked 1st. 		738,550
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Nigeria
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 75-79 330,387
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Spain 		111,725
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 65-69 588,593
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Spain 		126,497
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 15-19 6.24 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Spain 		1.25 million
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 1.81 million
Ranked 1st. 49 times more than Spain 		37,166
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 792,615
Ranked 1st. 		860,162
Ranked 4th. 9% more than Nigeria
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 13.39%
Ranked 120th. 		126.88%
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Nigeria
School enrollment, primary > % net 56.23%
Ranked 125th. 		99.66%
Ranked 6th. 77% more than Nigeria
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 43.83%
Ranked 126th. 		128.51%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Nigeria
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 21.53%
Ranked 42nd. 		27.31%
Ranked 28th. 27% more than Nigeria
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 8.66%
Ranked 92nd. 		91.27%
Ranked 11th. 11 times more than Nigeria
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people 80.07
Ranked 4th. 57% more than Spain 		50.87
Ranked 23th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % net 26.95% net
Ranked 56th. 		96.66% net
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Nigeria
Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group 74.35%
Ranked 57th. 		109.01%
Ranked 6th. 47% more than Nigeria
Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group 88.91%
Ranked 42nd. 		109.54%
Ranked 9th. 23% more than Nigeria
Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment 2.87%
Ranked 62nd. 28% more than Spain 		2.25%
Ranked 86th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 110.67% gross
Ranked 38th. 2% more than Spain 		108.63% gross
Ranked 59th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 15.32% gross
Ranked 62nd. 		111.23% gross
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Nigeria
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 29.01 million
Ranked 2nd. 32 times more than Spain 		899,219
Ranked 8th.
Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment 2.98%
Ranked 57th. 61% more than Spain 		1.85%
Ranked 83th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49 1.53 million
Ranked 2nd. 53 times more than Spain 		29,042
Ranked 10th.
Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force 21%
Ranked 15th. 		38.9%
Ranked 13th. 85% more than Nigeria
Labor force with primary education > % of total 20.9%
Ranked 39th. 		41.6%
Ranked 7th. Twice as much as Nigeria
Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force 40.9%
Ranked 18th. 79% more than Spain 		22.8%
Ranked 41st.
Labor force with secondary education > % of total 40.2%
Ranked 20th. 70% more than Spain 		23.6%
Ranked 42nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64 570,604
Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Spain 		22,393
Ranked 9th.
Primary education > Pupils > % female 44.88% female
Ranked 94th. 		48.36% female
Ranked 82nd. 8% more than Nigeria
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14 2.28 million
Ranked 2nd. 166 times more than Spain 		13,735
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 3.01 million
Ranked 2nd. 266 times more than Spain 		11,333
Ranked 14th.
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.158 per capita
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Spain 		0.059 per capita
Ranked 147th.
Researchers in R&D > Per million people 38.63
Ranked 67th. 		2,922.35
Ranked 18th. 76 times more than Nigeria
Literacy > Literates > Aged 70-74 550,721
Ranked 2nd. 		1.69 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Nigeria
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 30.48%
Ranked 129th. 		119.92%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Nigeria
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 34.35%
Ranked 128th. 		116.62%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Nigeria
Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force 19.2%
Ranked 37th. 		45.8%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Nigeria
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people 6.13
Ranked 5th. 15 times more than Spain 		0.403
Ranked 18th.
Elementary school graduate rate > Female 75.32
Ranked 60th. 		99.71
Ranked 14th. 32% more than Nigeria
Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female 44.46%
Ranked 42nd. 		45.85%
Ranked 34th. 3% more than Nigeria
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 46.37%
Ranked 128th. 		127.81%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Nigeria
Elementary school graduate rate > Male 74.53
Ranked 62nd. 		100
Ranked 4th. 34% more than Nigeria
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group 85.48%
Ranked 142nd. 		100.21%
Ranked 79th. 17% more than Nigeria
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 45.99%
Ranked 147th. 		48.38%
Ranked 81st. 5% more than Nigeria
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 24.93% net
Ranked 55th. 		98.71% net
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Nigeria
Elementary school teachers > % female 48.29%
Ranked 102nd. 		75.2%
Ranked 67th. 56% more than Nigeria
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 25.81%
Ranked 98th. 		94.99%
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Nigeria
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 26.53%
Ranked 124th. 		123.42%
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Nigeria
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 43.22%
Ranked 134th. 		50.17%
Ranked 67th. 16% more than Nigeria
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 42.98%
Ranked 131st. 		50.02%
Ranked 36th. 16% more than Nigeria
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group 115.69%
Ranked 25th. 13% more than Spain 		102.34%
Ranked 69th.
School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 7.16% gross
Ranked 91st. 		72.44% gross
Ranked 15th. 10 times more than Nigeria
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 4.48 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Spain 		1.77 million
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 40-44 2.49 million
Ranked 1st. 66% more than Spain 		1.49 million
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 70-74 167,107
Ranked 2nd. 		910,947
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Nigeria
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 5.21 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Spain 		1.62 million
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 50-54 1.57 million
Ranked 1st. 32% more than Spain 		1.19 million
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 8.26
Ranked 6th. 		43.19
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Nigeria
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 2.54
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Spain 		0.393
Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 19.85
Ranked 4th. 		40.23
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Nigeria
High school > Upper Secondary > Students per teacher 35.86
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Spain 		11.35
Ranked 56th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 9.04
Ranked 4th. 59 times more than Spain 		0.153
Ranked 21st.
High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 46%
Ranked 31st. 		55%
Ranked 37th. 20% more than Nigeria
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 5.37%
Ranked 86th. 		32.92%
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Nigeria
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 10-14 5.35 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Spain 		1.01 million
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 45-49 649,834
Ranked 2nd. 51 times more than Spain 		12,631
Ranked 10th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 22.5%
Ranked 95th. 		96.6%
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Nigeria
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 31.28
Ranked 4th. 		43.49
Ranked 2nd. 39% more than Nigeria
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 202.4
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Spain 		22.08
Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 65-69 per thousand people 1.76
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Spain 		0.852
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 8.83
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Spain 		1.96
Ranked 15th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 68.82 million
Ranked 1st. 92% more than Spain 		35.87 million
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 1.71 million
Ranked 1st. 14% more than Spain 		1.5 million
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 364,363
Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Spain 		15,988
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 11.99
Ranked 3rd. 96 times more than Spain 		0.125
Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 10-14 11.48 million
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Spain 		2.07 million
Ranked 8th.
Secondary education, teachers > % female 45.59%
Ranked 71st. 		54.69%
Ranked 53th. 20% more than Nigeria
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 70-74 per thousand people 2.68
Ranked 4th. 		19.15
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Nigeria
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 80.7% net
Ranked 105th. 		99.13% net
Ranked 5th. 23% more than Nigeria
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 5.2 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Spain 		1.55 million
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 6.35
Ranked 4th. 20 times more than Spain 		0.319
Ranked 18th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 80-84 288,472
Ranked 1st. 		756,346
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Nigeria
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 9.11 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Spain 		3.47 million
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24 1.99 million
Ranked 2nd. 301 times more than Spain 		6,626
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 797,667
Ranked 2nd. 60 times more than Spain 		13,233
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 6.66 million
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as Spain 		3.35 million
Ranked 4th.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 26.33%
Ranked 108th. 		71.13%
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Nigeria
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 70-74 397,502
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Spain 		95,937
Ranked 3rd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 1.35 million
Ranked 1st. 93 times more than Spain 		14,417
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 80-84 247,778
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Spain 		68,349
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 909,562
Ranked 2nd. 70 times more than Spain 		13,010
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54 869,249
Ranked 2nd. 		1.2 million
Ranked 4th. 38% more than Nigeria

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