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Education Stats: compare key data on Philippines & Tanzania

Definitions

  • 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."
  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers 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.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • 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).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 > 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 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 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 > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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 literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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 illiterates > Aged 15-19:

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

  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 40 to 44. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total female enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 55 to 59. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14: Number of males aged 10-14 years, who are illiterate.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% 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.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % gross: School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Male is the total male enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Progression to secondary school, male > %: Progression to secondary school, male (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Male is the number of new male entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of male pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • 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.
  • Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Tertiary is the total public expenditure per student in tertiary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • 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.
  • Progression to secondary school > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • 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.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • 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.
  • School attendance of non-orphans: Percentage of children aged 10-14 who live with at least one parent and who are enrolled in school. 
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • School attendance of orphans: Percentage of orphans aged 10-14 who attend school. 
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • High school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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."
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • 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 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.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males: Number of male entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the male population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Literacy > 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.
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49: Compares countries by number of male literates in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
  • 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 > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > 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 > Literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people:

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

    . Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: 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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
STAT Philippines Tanzania HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 93.6
Ranked 43th. 29% more than Tanzania
72.6
Ranked 82nd.

Average years of schooling of adults 8.2
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Tanzania
2.7
Ranked 85th.
Children out of school, primary 1.47 million
Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Tanzania
168,478
Ranked 34th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 15.99
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than Tanzania
3.98
Ranked 69th.

Children out of school, primary, female 665,779
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Tanzania
91,636
Ranked 31st.

College and university > Gender parity index 1.24
Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than Tanzania
0.548
Ranked 4th.

Compulsary education duration 6
Ranked 176th.
7
Ranked 90th. 17% more than Philippines

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 2.65%
Ranked 108th.
6.18%
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Philippines

High school enrolment rate 97.51
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Tanzania
46.12
Ranked 106th.

Literacy > Total population 95.9%
Ranked 56th. 23% more than Tanzania
78.2%
Ranked 113th.

Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 105th.
7
Ranked 22nd. 17% more than Philippines

Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.74
Ranked 67th. 25% more than Tanzania
3.79
Ranked 50th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 31.44
Ranked 38th.
45.57
Ranked 11th. 45% more than Philippines

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 34.81
Ranked 6th. 32% more than Tanzania
26.39
Ranked 12th.

Secondary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 197th.
6
Ranked 159th. 50% more than Philippines

College and university > Share of total education spending 11.96%
Ranked 91st.
28.3%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Philippines

Literacy > Female 95.8%
Ranked 52nd. 36% more than Tanzania
70.7%
Ranked 111th.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 7.25
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Tanzania
2.16
Ranked 62nd.

College and university > Gender ratio 124.04
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Tanzania
47.74
Ranked 95th.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 1
Ranked 200th.
2
Ranked 185th. Twice as much as Philippines

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th. 5 times more than Tanzania
0.376 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st.
Duration of compulsory education 7 years
Ranked 126th. The same as Tanzania
7 years
Ranked 128th.
Secondary education, pupils 6.77 million
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Tanzania
2.12 million
Ranked 15th.

College and university > Private school share 62.57%
Ranked 21st. 12 times more than Tanzania
5.43%
Ranked 66th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 52nd. 2% more than Tanzania
0.97
Ranked 5th.

School life expectancy > Total 11.2 years
Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Tanzania
5 years
Ranked 101st.
Literacy > Adult literacy 93.4%
Ranked 42nd. 29% more than Tanzania
72.3%
Ranked 87th.
Primary education, pupils 13.69 million
Ranked 10th. 66% more than Tanzania
8.25 million
Ranked 4th.

Primary education, teachers 435,385
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Tanzania
180,987
Ranked 8th.

Adult literacy rate > Female 93.9
Ranked 40th. 42% more than Tanzania
66.3
Ranked 81st.

Tertiary enrollment 31.2%
Ranked 39th. 45 times more than Tanzania
0.7%
Ranked 95th.
High school > Gender ratio 109.01
Ranked 13th. 34% more than Tanzania
81.59
Ranked 110th.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 109th.
7
Ranked 14th. 17% more than Philippines

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.379
Ranked 89th.
0.552
Ranked 38th. 46% more than Philippines

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write Kiswahili (Swahili), English, or Arabic
High school > Upper secondary school duration 1
Ranked 204th.
2
Ranked 198th. Twice as much as Philippines

Literacy > Male 96%
Ranked 58th. 12% more than Tanzania
85.9%
Ranked 98th.

Spending > USD 4.06 billion
Ranked 48th. 9 times more than Tanzania
475.69 million
Ranked 94th.

Spending > Proportion 2.19
Ranked 144th.
2.39
Ranked 139th. 9% more than Philippines

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 34.53
Ranked 38th.
55.86
Ranked 9th. 62% more than Philippines

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 5
Ranked 10th. The same as Tanzania
5
Ranked 14th.

High school repeaters > Male 4.32
Ranked 50th. 73% more than Tanzania
2.5
Ranked 66th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 95.1%
Ranked 2nd. 21% more than Tanzania
78.4%
Ranked 12th.

Preschool enrollment rate 110.09
Ranked 39th.
110.15
Ranked 38th. The same as Philippines

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 11,639.11
Ranked 70th. 95% more than Tanzania
5,955.19
Ranked 103th.

Primary completion rate 97
Ranked 42nd. 35% more than Tanzania
72
Ranked 4th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 2.43 million
Ranked 9th. 78 times more than Tanzania
31,049
Ranked 96th.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 110th.
7
Ranked 26th. 17% more than Philippines

Children out of school > Primary 646,449
Ranked 15th. 7% more than Tanzania
604,378
Ranked 10th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 2.12
Ranked 94th. 26% more than Tanzania
1.68
Ranked 34th.

Secondary education, teachers 194,373
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Tanzania
80,250
Ranked 9th.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 34.65
Ranked 7th.
56.61
Ranked 1st. 63% more than Philippines

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 151st.
4
Ranked 72nd. 33% more than Philippines

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 8.74
Ranked 28th. 5 times more than Tanzania
1.81
Ranked 67th.

Secondary education, general pupils 6.77 million
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Tanzania
1.88 million
Ranked 17th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 4.4%
Ranked 101st.
21.9%
Ranked 50th. 5 times more than Philippines

High school > Gender parity index 1.08
Ranked 21st. 24% more than Tanzania
0.875
Ranked 8th.

Scientific and technical journal articles 179
Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Tanzania
86
Ranked 85th.

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 56%
Ranked 1st. 87% more than Tanzania
30%
Ranked 3rd.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.384%
Ranked 130th.
7.24%
Ranked 52nd. 19 times more than Philippines

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 29.98
Ranked 48th. 35 times more than Tanzania
0.867
Ranked 125th.

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 136th.
7
Ranked 41st. 17% more than Philippines

Children out of school, primary, male 803,396
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Tanzania
76,842
Ranked 32nd.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 2.5%
Ranked 90th. 14% more than Tanzania
2.2%
Ranked 114th.
High school > Students per teacher 34.81
Ranked 6th. 32% more than Tanzania
26.39
Ranked 12th.

Secondary education > General pupils 6.31 million
Ranked 13th. 12 times more than Tanzania
524,325
Ranked 37th.

Spending per student > Elementary school 8.65
Ranked 72nd.
22.9
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Philippines
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 104th.
14
Ranked 4th. 17% more than Philippines

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 97th.
14
Ranked 4th. 17% more than Philippines

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 32% more than Tanzania
3.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 49.03
Ranked 5th. 35% more than Tanzania
36.43
Ranked 10th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 12.97 million
Ranked 10th. 98% more than Tanzania
6.56 million
Ranked 2nd.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 65.9%
Ranked 64th. 12 times more than Tanzania
5.6%
Ranked 150th.

Elementary school graduate rate 73.24
Ranked 73th.
82.8
Ranked 63th. 13% more than Philippines

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 94.8
Ranked 68th. 22% more than Tanzania
77.5
Ranked 88th.

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 73.64
Ranked 103th. 66% more than Tanzania
44.33
Ranked 63th.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 148.95
Ranked 39th.
172.6
Ranked 18th. 16% more than Philippines

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.23
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Tanzania
0.48
Ranked 85th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 2.26 million
Ranked 42nd.
4.6 million
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Philippines

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.12
Ranked 15th. 37% more than Tanzania
0.82
Ranked 120th.

Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 339.01
Ranked 9th. 58% more than Tanzania
214.76
Ranked 12th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 30.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 35 times more than Tanzania
0.872 per 1,000 people
Ranked 123th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.122
Ranked 196th.
0.128
Ranked 194th. 5% more than Philippines

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 177th.
6
Ranked 140th. 50% more than Philippines

Teacher student ratio > High school 35.13
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Tanzania
17.44
Ranked 48th.

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 7.67
Ranked 47th.
15.57
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Philippines

Inequality adjusted index 0.587
Ranked 62nd. 80% more than Tanzania
0.326
Ranked 101st.
High school repeaters > Female 1.43
Ranked 66th.
4.08
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Philippines

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 1.15 million
Ranked 47th.
3.14 million
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Philippines

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 33.67
Ranked 36th.
52.24
Ranked 7th. 55% more than Philippines

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 95.7
Ranked 66th. 25% more than Tanzania
76.3
Ranked 89th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 71.5%
Ranked 69th.
79.2%
Ranked 3rd. 11% more than Philippines

Elementary school > Enrolled students 13.41 million
Ranked 8th. 56% more than Tanzania
8.6 million
Ranked 11th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 103th.
7 years
Ranked 22nd. 17% more than Philippines

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $846.14
Ranked 66th. 4 times more than Tanzania
$209.25
Ranked 95th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 134.64
Ranked 11th. 27% more than Tanzania
106.09
Ranked 55th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 73.64
Ranked 69th. 87% more than Tanzania
39.43
Ranked 77th.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 97.54
Ranked 6th. 33% more than Tanzania
73.35
Ranked 10th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 8.13%
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than Tanzania
2.76%
Ranked 65th.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 106th.
14
Ranked 4th. 17% more than Philippines

Elementary school > Gender ratio 98.34
Ranked 69th.
98.56
Ranked 63th. About the same as Philippines

High school enrolment rate > Female 96.55
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Tanzania
45.19
Ranked 98th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 4.5%
Ranked 102nd.
29.4%
Ranked 48th. 7 times more than Philippines

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 94%
Ranked 73th.
98%
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Philippines

Duration of education > Secondary level 4
Ranked 176th.
6
Ranked 134th. 50% more than Philippines
Primary education > Pupils 13.02 million
Ranked 9th. 73% more than Tanzania
7.54 million
Ranked 5th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 63.7%
Ranked 67th. 7 times more than Tanzania
9.2%
Ranked 151st.

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 93.9
Ranked 66th. 19% more than Tanzania
78.7
Ranked 91st.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 55.26%
Ranked 45th. 80% more than Tanzania
30.71%
Ranked 115th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 77.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 99th. 9 times more than Tanzania
8.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 147th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 0.0
Ranked 83th.
233,795
Ranked 12th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 31.44
Ranked 35th.
45.57
Ranked 11th. 45% more than Philippines

Secondary education > Teachers 168,058
Ranked 24th. 17 times more than Tanzania
9,904
Ranked 86th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 76.84
Ranked 59th.
87.19
Ranked 46th. 13% more than Philippines

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 6.07 million
Ranked 16th. 22 times more than Tanzania
271,146
Ranked 88th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people 3.89
Ranked 7th.
12.36
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Philippines
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 2.17
Ranked 88th.
2.34
Ranked 87th. 8% more than Philippines

Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 99th.
7
Ranked 21st. 17% more than Philippines
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1.03
Ranked 2nd. 10% more than Tanzania
0.94
Ranked 10th.

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 101.69%
Ranked 28th. 3% more than Tanzania
98.89%
Ranked 81st.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 961,298
Ranked 7th. 29 times more than Tanzania
32,731
Ranked 54th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 27.34
Ranked 102nd.
125.24
Ranked 52nd. 5 times more than Philippines

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.58%
Ranked 72nd.
48.72%
Ranked 3rd. About the same as Philippines

Progression to secondary school 96.62%
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Tanzania
33.62%
Ranked 77th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 96.6%
Ranked 2nd. 27% more than Tanzania
76.2%
Ranked 12th.

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 7.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.
15.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 98% more than Philippines

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 319,250
Ranked 5th.
378,245
Ranked 1st. 18% more than Philippines
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 7.57 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Tanzania
2.63 million
Ranked 2nd.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 96%
Ranked 53th.
97%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Philippines

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 140th.
18
Ranked 1st. 20% more than Philippines

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 122nd.
7
Ranked 42nd. 17% more than Philippines

Elementary school repeaters > All 2.31
Ranked 82nd.
4.22
Ranked 60th. 83% more than Philippines

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 77.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 6 times more than Tanzania
13.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.165 per capita
Ranked 30th.
0.18 per capita
Ranked 2nd. 9% more than Philippines

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 4.3%
Ranked 97th.
14.2%
Ranked 60th. 3 times more than Philippines

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 160.22
Ranked 39th.
178.53
Ranked 2nd. 11% more than Philippines

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 93%
Ranked 69th.
99%
Ranked 2nd. 6% more than Philippines

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 93.6%
Ranked 2nd. 16% more than Tanzania
80.9%
Ranked 13th.

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 35.2
Ranked 40th.
40.4
Ranked 31st. 15% more than Philippines
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 90%
Ranked 3rd. 73% more than Tanzania
52%
Ranked 5th.
Primary education > Teachers 376,988
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Tanzania
135,013
Ranked 14th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.48%
Ranked 24th. 15% more than Tanzania
44.82%
Ranked 122nd.

Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 677.11
Ranked 9th. 50% more than Tanzania
450.29
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 2.11
Ranked 5th.
3.16
Ranked 4th. 50% more than Philippines
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14 840,905
Ranked 2nd.
1.09 million
Ranked 1st. 29% more than Philippines
Private school enrolment > Primary level 7.3
Ranked 43th. 37 times more than Tanzania
0.2
Ranked 37th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 97th.
7
Ranked 21st. 17% more than Philippines

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.48
Ranked 78th. 29% more than Tanzania
3.48
Ranked 65th.

Literacy > Men above 14 years 91.6%
Ranked 2nd. 18% more than Tanzania
77.5%
Ranked 12th.

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 3.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th.
8.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Philippines

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.9%
Ranked 30th.
49.9%
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Philippines
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $81.83 billion
Ranked 18th. 8 times more than Tanzania
$10.00 billion
Ranked 47th.

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 136th.
7
Ranked 41st. 17% more than Philippines

Scouting > Members 1.76 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Tanzania
538,933
Ranked 8th.
High school > Share of total education spending 29.69%
Ranked 67th. 3 times more than Tanzania
11.32%
Ranked 96th.

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 52.6%
Ranked 63th. 11 times more than Tanzania
4.8%
Ranked 93th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 6.51 million
Ranked 9th. 10 times more than Tanzania
675,672
Ranked 58th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 74.9
Ranked 65th. 6 times more than Tanzania
13.51
Ranked 100th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 2
Ranked 109th. 5 times more than Tanzania
0.376
Ranked 133th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 98.5
Ranked 74th. 2% more than Tanzania
96.41
Ranked 54th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male 391,596
Ranked 12th. 43% more than Tanzania
273,267
Ranked 11th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.978
Ranked 99th.
1.03
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Philippines

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.3%
Ranked 25th. 15% more than Tanzania
44.8%
Ranked 105th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 13,450
Ranked 2nd. 86% more than Tanzania
7,215
Ranked 2nd.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 30.8
Ranked 5th.
43.1
Ranked 14th. 40% more than Philippines
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 74.97
Ranked 105th. 9 times more than Tanzania
8.17
Ranked 151st.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 5.37
Ranked 4th.
20.89
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Philippines
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 49.81
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Tanzania
24.39
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 3.17
Ranked 11th.
11.95
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Philippines
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 1.82
Ranked 10th.
10.06
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Philippines
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 321,105
Ranked 4th.
624,399
Ranked 1st. 94% more than Philippines
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 3.97
Ranked 7th.
15.91
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Philippines
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 163,971
Ranked 4th. 45% more than Tanzania
113,093
Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 2
Ranked 9th.
7.41
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Philippines
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 3.81 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Tanzania
1.3 million
Ranked 2nd.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 18.2
Ranked 5th. 61% more than Tanzania
11.28
Ranked 13th.
Primary completion rate > Women 100
Ranked 32nd. 43% more than Tanzania
70
Ranked 4th.

Elementary school repeaters > Female 1.62
Ranked 87th.
4.18
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than Philippines

Elementary school repeaters > Male 2.96
Ranked 76th.
4.26
Ranked 65th. 44% more than Philippines

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 66.3%
Ranked 66th.
77.6%
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than Philippines

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 4.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.
7.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 48% more than Philippines

Elementary school teachers 390,432
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Tanzania
164,668
Ranked 24th.

High school teachers 181,193
Ranked 21st. 15 times more than Tanzania
12,496
Ranked 42nd.

High school enrolment rate > Male 98.5
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Tanzania
47
Ranked 98th.

Literacy > Women above 14 years 93.6%
Ranked 1st. 50% more than Tanzania
62.2%
Ranked 12th.

Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 1.03%
Ranked 2nd. 10% more than Tanzania
0.94%
Ranked 11th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 13.97
Ranked 102nd.
85.42
Ranked 50th. 6 times more than Philippines

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 28.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th.
125.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 4 times more than Philippines

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 6.35 million
Ranked 12th. 23 times more than Tanzania
271,146
Ranked 84th.

Primary completion rate > Men 93
Ranked 56th. 27% more than Tanzania
73
Ranked 4th.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 154.55
Ranked 44th.
194.24
Ranked 11th. 26% more than Philippines

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 110.79
Ranked 13th. 36% more than Tanzania
81.56
Ranked 116th.

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 178,882
Ranked 4th.
414,663
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Philippines
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44 283,518
Ranked 5th.
427,908
Ranked 1st. 51% more than Philippines
Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment 1.78%
Ranked 84th.
2.53%
Ranked 49th. 42% more than Philippines

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 55-59 831,203
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Tanzania
195,693
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 465,144
Ranked 2nd.
550,917
Ranked 1st. 18% more than Philippines
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 60-64 233,707
Ranked 6th.
365,611
Ranked 1st. 56% more than Philippines
School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 7.26%
Ranked 69th. 8 times more than Tanzania
0.86%
Ranked 71st.

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group 125.36%
Ranked 19th. 36% more than Tanzania
92.4%
Ranked 67th.

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group 130.19%
Ranked 18th. 41% more than Tanzania
92.07%
Ranked 67th.

School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 106.89%
Ranked 69th. 17% more than Tanzania
91.55%
Ranked 69th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 32.36% gross
Ranked 57th. 36 times more than Tanzania
0.9% gross
Ranked 58th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 246,221
Ranked 6th.
427,947
Ranked 1st. 74% more than Philippines
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64 676,434
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Tanzania
169,339
Ranked 5th.
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 51.5%
Ranked 87th. 50% more than Tanzania
34.37%
Ranked 38th.

School enrollment, primary > % net 88.22%
Ranked 97th.
97.59%
Ranked 25th. 11% more than Philippines

School enrollment, secondary > % gross 84.6%
Ranked 87th. 2 times more than Tanzania
34.97%
Ranked 54th.

Progression to secondary school, male > % 99.19%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Tanzania
44.74%
Ranked 102nd.

School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 31.27%
Ranked 74th. 11 times more than Tanzania
2.77%
Ranked 49th.

Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 9.66%
Ranked 79th.
870.92%
Ranked 2nd. 90 times more than Philippines

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people 1.62
Ranked 11th.
8.69
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Philippines
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita 14.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 106th.
85.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th. 6 times more than Philippines

Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 106.25%
Ranked 31st. 12% more than Tanzania
94.92%
Ranked 47th.

Net intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of official school-age population 51.96%
Ranked 68th.
90.5%
Ranked 5th. 74% more than Philippines

Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group 99.88%
Ranked 34th. 88% more than Tanzania
53.1%
Ranked 69th.

Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group 93.37%
Ranked 64th. 69% more than Tanzania
55.27%
Ranked 75th.

Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment 2.15%
Ranked 93th.
4.27%
Ranked 56th. 99% more than Philippines

Progression to secondary school > Female 96.15%
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Tanzania
33.3%
Ranked 75th.

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 113.18% gross
Ranked 39th. 5% more than Tanzania
107.95% gross
Ranked 47th.

School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 40.74% gross
Ranked 82nd. 41% more than Tanzania
28.94% gross
Ranked 55th.

Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort 75.31%
Ranked 59th.
75.81%
Ranked 36th. 1% more than Philippines

Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 101.34%
Ranked 13th. 8% more than Tanzania
94.17%
Ranked 75th.

Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment 1.49%
Ranked 93th.
4.39%
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Philippines

School attendance of non-orphans 92.3
Ranked 1st. 7% more than Tanzania
86.6
Ranked 9th.

Primary education > Pupils > % female 48.54% female
Ranked 69th.
48.87% female
Ranked 20th. 1% more than Philippines

School attendance of orphans 86.4
Ranked 1st. 9% more than Tanzania
79.6
Ranked 6th.

Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.16 per capita
Ranked 36th.
0.196 per capita
Ranked 8th. 23% more than Philippines

Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 46.65%
Ranked 73th.
88.64%
Ranked 8th. 90% more than Philippines

Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort 79.6%
Ranked 43th. 5% more than Tanzania
76%
Ranked 29th.

High school teachers > % female 76.23%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Tanzania
26.43%
Ranked 46th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 82.46%
Ranked 71st. 13 times more than Tanzania
6.12%
Ranked 146th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 78.98%
Ranked 71st. 12 times more than Tanzania
6.73%
Ranked 142nd.

Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 1.4 million
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Tanzania
235,206
Ranked 6th.
Elementary school graduate rate > Female 78.43
Ranked 57th.
84.92
Ranked 52nd. 8% more than Philippines

Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 138,127
Ranked 17th. 42 times more than Tanzania
3,303
Ranked 40th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 554,742
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Tanzania
137,737
Ranked 21st.

Secondary education, teachers > % female 76.38%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Tanzania
28.19%
Ranked 26th.

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 1.88
Ranked 6th.
3.2
Ranked 4th. 70% more than Philippines
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 406,556
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Tanzania
178,786
Ranked 20th.

Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 159.68
Ranked 16th. 6% more than Tanzania
150.99
Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 338.1
Ranked 9th. 44% more than Tanzania
235.53
Ranked 12th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 91.09%
Ranked 65th.
96.29%
Ranked 38th. 6% more than Philippines

Preschool enrollment rate > Female 49.23
Ranked 68th. 42% more than Tanzania
34.61
Ranked 83th.

Preschool enrollment rate > Male 48.08
Ranked 71st. 42% more than Tanzania
33.86
Ranked 82nd.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 130.07
Ranked 14th. 23% more than Tanzania
105.47
Ranked 54th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 139
Ranked 10th. 30% more than Tanzania
106.71
Ranked 57th.

School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 81.35
Ranked 48th.
89.21
Ranked 35th. 10% more than Philippines

School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 72.83
Ranked 52nd.
85.25
Ranked 39th. 17% more than Philippines

Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 2.87 million
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Tanzania
1.02 million
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 24.51
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Tanzania
9.7
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24 3.33 million
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Tanzania
1.07 million
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 17.99
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Tanzania
6.57
Ranked 12th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males None
None

Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people 1.42
Ranked 10th.
2.61
Ranked 4th. 84% more than Philippines
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 29.9
Ranked 14th. 58% more than Tanzania
18.88
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 2.32 million
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Tanzania
676,065
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 45-49 1.56 million
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Tanzania
354,603
Ranked 4th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 66.15%
Ranked 60th. 14 times more than Tanzania
4.67%
Ranked 37th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 4.14
Ranked 7th.
17.44
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Philippines
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people 56.61
Ranked 7th.
188.25
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Philippines
Literacy > Literates > Aged 35-39 4.57 million
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Tanzania
1.24 million
Ranked 2nd.
Secondary education, teachers, female 148,459
Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Tanzania
22,622
Ranked 8th.

Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 1.53%
Ranked 84th. 16% more than Tanzania
1.33%
Ranked 56th.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people 2.3
Ranked 5th.
11.58
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Philippines
Literacy rate > Adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 92.54%
Ranked 51st. 19% more than Tanzania
77.51%
Ranked 81st.

School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 88.03%
Ranked 82nd. 3 times more than Tanzania
32.63%
Ranked 52nd.

Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 141,421
Ranked 5th.
360,144
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Philippines
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 35-39 2.25 million
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Tanzania
562,140
Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 155,279
Ranked 5th.
265,152
Ranked 1st. 71% more than Philippines
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 24.2%
Ranked 2nd. 26 times more than Tanzania
0.93%
Ranked 7th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 26.32 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Tanzania
7.69 million
Ranked 3rd.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 46.8%
Ranked 40th. 6 times more than Tanzania
7.8%
Ranked 73th.

Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people 4.11
Ranked 8th.
10.56
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Philippines
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 3.87 million
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Tanzania
873,172
Ranked 4th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 2.65%
Ranked 107th.
6.18%
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Philippines

Literacy > Female literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people 9.28
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Tanzania
1.84
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people 73.91
Ranked 8th. 25% more than Tanzania
59.11
Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24 per thousand people 43.67
Ranked 6th. 22% more than Tanzania
35.86
Ranked 10th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people 1.77
Ranked 11th.
8.75
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Philippines

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