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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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 > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
  • 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.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Men: Percentage of male pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • 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 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • 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.
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Women: Percentage of female pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • CPIA building human resources rating > 1=low to 6=high: CPIA building human resources rating (1=low to 6=high). Building human resources assesses the national policies and public and private sector service delivery that affect the access to and quality of health and education services, including prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$: Services, etc., value added (current 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 current U.S. dollars.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). 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 local currency.
  • 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).
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). 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 local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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."
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • 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 > 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • 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).
  • 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).
  • Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Trained teachers in primary education > Male > % of male teachers: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
  • School enrollment > 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.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Trained teachers in primary education > Female > % of female teachers: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in their country.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
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STAT Rwanda Tanzania HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 70.3
Ranked 85th. 		72.6
Ranked 82nd. 3% more than Rwanda
Average years of schooling of adults 2.6
Ranked 87th. 		2.7
Ranked 85th. 4% more than Rwanda
Children out of school, primary 23,118
Ranked 38th. 		168,478
Ranked 34th. 7 times more than Rwanda
Children out of school, primary per 1000 2.02
Ranked 47th. 		3.98
Ranked 69th. 97% more than Rwanda
Children out of school, primary, female 94,943
Ranked 25th. 4% more than Tanzania 		91,636
Ranked 31st.
College and university > Gender parity index 0.746
Ranked 68th. 36% more than Tanzania 		0.548
Ranked 4th.
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 75th. 29% more than Tanzania 		7
Ranked 90th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 4.19%
Ranked 6th. 		6.18%
Ranked 27th. 48% more than Rwanda
High school enrolment rate 11.96
Ranked 59th. 		46.12
Ranked 106th. 4 times more than Rwanda
Literacy > Total population 70.4%
Ranked 121st. 		78.2%
Ranked 113th. 11% more than Rwanda
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 112th. 		7
Ranked 22nd. 17% more than Rwanda
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.53
Ranked 55th. 		3.79
Ranked 50th. 7% more than Rwanda
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 59.28
Ranked 4th. 30% more than Tanzania 		45.57
Ranked 11th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 22.91
Ranked 17th. 		26.39
Ranked 12th. 15% more than Rwanda
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 141st. The same as Tanzania 		6
Ranked 159th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 13.27%
Ranked 12th. 		28.3%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Rwanda
Literacy > Female 64.7%
Ranked 115th. 		70.7%
Ranked 111th. 9% more than Rwanda
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 8.76
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Tanzania 		2.16
Ranked 62nd.
College and university > Gender ratio 61.83
Ranked 92nd. 30% more than Tanzania 		47.74
Ranked 95th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 97th. 50% more than Tanzania 		2
Ranked 185th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 0.859 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Tanzania 		0.376 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st.
Duration of compulsory education 6 years
Ranked 146th. 		7 years
Ranked 128th. 17% more than Rwanda
Secondary education, pupils 534,712
Ranked 32nd. 		2.12 million
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Rwanda
College and university > Private school share 55.06%
Ranked 8th. 10 times more than Tanzania 		5.43%
Ranked 66th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1.02
Ranked 11th. 5% more than Tanzania 		0.97
Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Adult literacy 64.9%
Ranked 9th. 		72.3%
Ranked 87th. 11% more than Rwanda
Primary education, pupils 2.39 million
Ranked 23th. 		8.25 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Rwanda
Primary education, teachers 40,397
Ranked 32nd. 		180,987
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Rwanda
Adult literacy rate > Female 66.1
Ranked 82nd. 		66.3
Ranked 81st. About the same as Rwanda
Tertiary enrollment 1.7%
Ranked 90th. 2 times more than Tanzania 		0.7%
Ranked 95th.
High school > Gender ratio 90.08
Ranked 92nd. 10% more than Tanzania 		81.59
Ranked 110th.
Compulsary education starting age 7
Ranked 10th. The same as Tanzania 		7
Ranked 14th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 2
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Tanzania 		0.552
Ranked 38th.
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 3
Ranked 115th. 50% more than Tanzania 		2
Ranked 198th.
Literacy > Male 76.3%
Ranked 118th. 		85.9%
Ranked 98th. 13% more than Rwanda
Spending > USD 221.87 million
Ranked 111th. 		475.69 million
Ranked 94th. 2 times more than Rwanda
Spending > Proportion 4.61
Ranked 67th. 93% more than Tanzania 		2.39
Ranked 139th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 62.03
Ranked 8th. 11% more than Tanzania 		55.86
Ranked 9th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 48th. 		5
Ranked 14th. 25% more than Rwanda
High school repeaters > Male 6.9
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Tanzania 		2.5
Ranked 66th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 77.6%
Ranked 24th. 		78.4%
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Rwanda
Preschool enrollment rate 150.92
Ranked 2nd. 37% more than Tanzania 		110.15
Ranked 38th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 3,657.26
Ranked 127th. 		5,955.19
Ranked 103th. 63% more than Rwanda
Primary completion rate 39
Ranked 116th. 		72
Ranked 4th. 85% more than Rwanda
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 20,393
Ranked 100th. 		31,049
Ranked 96th. 52% more than Rwanda
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 118th. 		7
Ranked 26th. 17% more than Rwanda
Children out of school > Primary 373,055
Ranked 16th. 		604,378
Ranked 10th. 62% more than Rwanda
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 2.04
Ranked 32nd. 21% more than Tanzania 		1.68
Ranked 34th.
Secondary education, teachers 23,335
Ranked 18th. 		80,250
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Rwanda
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 40.16
Ranked 1st. 		56.61
Ranked 1st. 41% more than Rwanda
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 157th. 		4
Ranked 72nd. 33% more than Rwanda
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 11.08
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than Tanzania 		1.81
Ranked 67th.
Secondary education, general pupils 476,281
Ranked 41st. 		1.88 million
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Rwanda
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 29.6%
Ranked 40th. 35% more than Tanzania 		21.9%
Ranked 50th.
High school > Gender parity index 1.05
Ranked 26th. 20% more than Tanzania 		0.875
Ranked 8th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 4
Ranked 144th. 		86
Ranked 85th. 22 times more than Rwanda
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 16%
Ranked 28th. 		30%
Ranked 3rd. 88% more than Rwanda
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 4.96%
Ranked 66th. 		7.24%
Ranked 52nd. 46% more than Rwanda
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 2.27
Ranked 117th. 3 times more than Tanzania 		0.867
Ranked 125th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 33th. The same as Tanzania 		7
Ranked 41st.
Children out of school, primary, male 120,058
Ranked 20th. 56% more than Tanzania 		76,842
Ranked 32nd.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 3.9%
Ranked 31st. 77% more than Tanzania 		2.2%
Ranked 114th.
High school > Students per teacher 22.91
Ranked 17th. 		26.39
Ranked 12th. 15% more than Rwanda
Secondary education > General pupils 131,139
Ranked 68th. 		524,325
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Rwanda
Spending per student > Elementary school 8.24
Ranked 32nd. 		22.9
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Rwanda
Secondary school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 27th. 		14
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Rwanda
High school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 27th. 		14
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Rwanda
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 		3.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th. 14% more than Rwanda
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 1.64 million
Ranked 61st. 		6.56 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Rwanda
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 7.4%
Ranked 147th. 32% more than Tanzania 		5.6%
Ranked 150th.
Elementary school graduate rate 30.9
Ranked 97th. 		82.8
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Rwanda
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 77.1
Ranked 89th. 		77.5
Ranked 88th. 1% more than Rwanda
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 46.67
Ranked 62nd. 5% more than Tanzania 		44.33
Ranked 63th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 209
Ranked 6th. 21% more than Tanzania 		172.6
Ranked 18th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.62
Ranked 79th. 29% more than Tanzania 		0.48
Ranked 85th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 1.37 million
Ranked 50th. 		4.6 million
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Rwanda
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.89
Ranked 107th. 9% more than Tanzania 		0.82
Ranked 120th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 2.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th. 3 times more than Tanzania 		0.872 per 1,000 people
Ranked 123th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.328
Ranked 161st. 3 times more than Tanzania 		0.128
Ranked 194th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 126th. The same as Tanzania 		6
Ranked 140th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 22.02
Ranked 30th. 26% more than Tanzania 		17.44
Ranked 48th.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 39.56
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Tanzania 		15.57
Ranked 26th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.285
Ranked 107th. 		0.326
Ranked 101st. 14% more than Rwanda
High school repeaters > Female 8.45
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Tanzania 		4.08
Ranked 42nd.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 828,700
Ranked 50th. 		3.14 million
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Rwanda
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 67.73
Ranked 2nd. 30% more than Tanzania 		52.24
Ranked 7th.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 77.1
Ranked 88th. 1% more than Tanzania 		76.3
Ranked 89th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 30.9%
Ranked 98th. 		79.2%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Rwanda
Elementary school > Enrolled students 2.19 million
Ranked 44th. 		8.6 million
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Rwanda
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 111th. 		7 years
Ranked 22nd. 17% more than Rwanda
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $212.56
Ranked 94th. 2% more than Tanzania 		$209.25
Ranked 95th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 210
Ranked 1st. 98% more than Tanzania 		106.09
Ranked 55th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 41.57
Ranked 75th. 5% more than Tanzania 		39.43
Ranked 77th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 2.37%
Ranked 67th. 		2.76%
Ranked 65th. 17% more than Rwanda
High school > Lower secondary starting age 13
Ranked 27th. 		14
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Rwanda
Elementary school > Gender ratio 101.48
Ranked 10th. 3% more than Tanzania 		98.56
Ranked 63th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 35.2%
Ranked 42nd. 20% more than Tanzania 		29.4%
Ranked 48th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 74%
Ranked 122nd. 		98%
Ranked 2nd. 32% more than Rwanda
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 120th. The same as Tanzania 		6
Ranked 134th.
Primary education > Pupils 1.72 million
Ranked 33th. 		7.54 million
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Rwanda
Secondary education > Pupils 203,822
Ranked 61st. 		524,325
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Rwanda
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 8%
Ranked 152nd. 		9.2%
Ranked 151st. 15% more than Rwanda
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 77.1
Ranked 96th. 		78.7
Ranked 91st. 2% more than Rwanda
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 36.76%
Ranked 106th. 20% more than Tanzania 		30.71%
Ranked 115th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 21.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 152nd. 3 times more than Tanzania 		8.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 147th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 58,431
Ranked 24th. 		233,795
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Rwanda
Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes 95.56%
Ranked 20th. 		96.6%
Ranked 18th. 1% more than Rwanda
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 59.28
Ranked 4th. 30% more than Tanzania 		45.57
Ranked 11th.
Secondary education > Teachers 7,764
Ranked 42nd. 		9,904
Ranked 86th. 28% more than Rwanda
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 45.78
Ranked 79th. 		87.19
Ranked 46th. 90% more than Rwanda
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 189,153
Ranked 114th. 		271,146
Ranked 88th. 43% more than Rwanda
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 0.509
Ranked 160th. 		2.34
Ranked 87th. 5 times more than Rwanda
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 105th. 		7
Ranked 21st. 17% more than Rwanda
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.98
Ranked 22nd. 4% more than Tanzania 		0.94
Ranked 10th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 60,070
Ranked 43th. 84% more than Tanzania 		32,731
Ranked 54th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 100.15%
Ranked 49th. 1% more than Tanzania 		98.89%
Ranked 81st.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 50.47%
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Tanzania 		48.72%
Ranked 3rd.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 150.5
Ranked 43th. 20% more than Tanzania 		125.24
Ranked 52nd.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 76.9%
Ranked 24th. 1% more than Tanzania 		76.2%
Ranked 12th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 41.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Tanzania 		15.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 76%
Ranked 113th. 		97%
Ranked 2nd. 28% more than Rwanda
Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Both sexes 37.88%
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Tanzania 		18.11%
Ranked 50th.
Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Men 32.71%
Ranked 36th. 5 times more than Tanzania 		6.52%
Ranked 38th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 45th. 		18
Ranked 1st. 13% more than Rwanda
Elementary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 35th. The same as Tanzania 		7
Ranked 42nd.
Elementary school repeaters > All 17.7
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Tanzania 		4.22
Ranked 60th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 14.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 100th. 6% more than Tanzania 		13.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 182.09
Ranked 17th. 2% more than Tanzania 		178.53
Ranked 2nd.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.19 per capita
Ranked 10th. 6% more than Tanzania 		0.18 per capita
Ranked 2nd.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 23.8%
Ranked 37th. 68% more than Tanzania 		14.2%
Ranked 60th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 72%
Ranked 121st. 		99%
Ranked 2nd. 38% more than Rwanda
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 78.5%
Ranked 26th. 		80.9%
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Rwanda
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 51.4
Ranked 12th. 27% more than Tanzania 		40.4
Ranked 31st.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 52%
Ranked 74th. The same as Tanzania 		52%
Ranked 5th.
Primary education > Teachers 27,793
Ranked 40th. 		135,013
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Rwanda
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 72,683
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Tanzania 		23,567
Ranked 72nd.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 47.49%
Ranked 115th. 6% more than Tanzania 		44.82%
Ranked 122nd.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 104th. 		7
Ranked 21st. 17% more than Rwanda
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 2.95
Ranked 73th. 		3.48
Ranked 65th. 18% more than Rwanda
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 21.62
Ranked 87th. 60% more than Tanzania 		13.51
Ranked 90th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 71.4%
Ranked 24th. 		77.5%
Ranked 12th. 9% more than Rwanda
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 19.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Tanzania 		8.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 50%
Ranked 5th. About the same as Tanzania 		49.9%
Ranked 6th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $2.44 billion
Ranked 75th. 		$10.00 billion
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Rwanda
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 33th. The same as Tanzania 		7
Ranked 41st.
Scouting > Members 18,859
Ranked 52nd. 		538,933
Ranked 8th. 29 times more than Rwanda
High school > Share of total education spending 36.49%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Tanzania 		11.32%
Ranked 96th.
Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Women 39.17%
Ranked 48th. 41% more than Tanzania 		27.85%
Ranked 43th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 223,169
Ranked 106th. 		675,672
Ranked 58th. 3 times more than Rwanda
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 101.66
Ranked 9th. 5% more than Tanzania 		96.41
Ranked 54th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 0.823
Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Tanzania 		0.376
Ranked 133th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 13.91
Ranked 99th. 3% more than Tanzania 		13.51
Ranked 100th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 196,473
Ranked 16th. 		273,267
Ranked 11th. 39% more than Rwanda
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1.03
Ranked 13th. 		1.03
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Rwanda
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49.1%
Ranked 14th. 10% more than Tanzania 		44.8%
Ranked 105th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 93
Ranked 8th. 		7,215
Ranked 2nd. 78 times more than Rwanda
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 46.4
Ranked 11th. 8% more than Tanzania 		43.1
Ranked 14th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 21.05
Ranked 157th. 3 times more than Tanzania 		8.17
Ranked 151st.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.65
Ranked 71st. 		11.28
Ranked 13th. 7 times more than Rwanda
Primary completion rate > Women 38
Ranked 110th. 		70
Ranked 4th. 84% more than Rwanda
Elementary school repeaters > Female 17.8
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Tanzania 		4.18
Ranked 57th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 17.6
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Tanzania 		4.26
Ranked 65th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 29.7%
Ranked 89th. 		77.6%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Rwanda
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 21.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Tanzania 		7.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th.
Elementary school teachers 32,338
Ranked 64th. 		164,668
Ranked 24th. 5 times more than Rwanda
High school teachers 12,103
Ranked 80th. 		12,496
Ranked 42nd. 3% more than Rwanda
Literacy > Women above 14 years 59.8%
Ranked 24th. 		62.2%
Ranked 12th. 4% more than Rwanda
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 0.98%
Ranked 21st. 4% more than Tanzania 		0.94%
Ranked 11th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 156.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st. 25% more than Tanzania 		125.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 90.8
Ranked 48th. 6% more than Tanzania 		85.42
Ranked 50th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 203,822
Ranked 99th. 		271,146
Ranked 84th. 33% more than Rwanda
Primary completion rate > Men 40
Ranked 115th. 		73
Ranked 4th. 83% more than Rwanda
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 22.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th. 65% more than Tanzania 		13.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 89.21
Ranked 66th. 9% more than Tanzania 		81.56
Ranked 116th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 182.83
Ranked 15th. 		194.24
Ranked 11th. 6% more than Rwanda
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
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Pupils reaching grade 5 39.1
Ranked 73th. 		81.8
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Rwanda
CPIA building human resources rating > 1=low to 6=high 4.5
Ranked 10th. 29% more than Tanzania 		3.5
Ranked 42nd.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $3.63 billion
Ranked 81st. 		$12.16 billion
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Rwanda
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 1.44 trillion
Ranked 26th. 		9.3 trillion
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Rwanda
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 13.28%
Ranked 49th. 		34.37%
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Rwanda
School enrollment, primary > % net 98.71%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Tanzania 		97.59%
Ranked 25th.
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 31.83%
Ranked 56th. 		34.97%
Ranked 54th. 10% more than Rwanda
Progression to secondary school, male > % 77.82%
Ranked 47th. 74% more than Tanzania 		44.74%
Ranked 102nd.
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 6.02%
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Tanzania 		2.77%
Ranked 49th.
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 88.87%
Ranked 4th. 		870.92%
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Rwanda
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita 94.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 10% more than Tanzania 		85.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th.
Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24 76.87%
Ranked 79th. 1% more than Tanzania 		76.2%
Ranked 80th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % net 7.32% net
Ranked 50th. 59% more than Tanzania 		4.61% net
Ranked 37th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 126,100.84
Ranked 24th. 		194,719.58
Ranked 19th. 54% more than Rwanda
Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort 45.78%
Ranked 77th. 		75.81%
Ranked 36th. 66% more than Rwanda
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 97.88%
Ranked 67th. 4% more than Tanzania 		94.17%
Ranked 75th.
Repetition rate > Primary > Female > % of total enrollment 18.91%
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Tanzania 		4.39%
Ranked 50th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita 8.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 11 times more than Tanzania 		0.713 per 1,000 people
Ranked 104th.
High school teachers > % female 53.36%
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Tanzania 		26.43%
Ranked 46th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 21.93%
Ranked 112th. 4 times more than Tanzania 		6.12%
Ranked 146th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 23.09%
Ranked 112th. 3 times more than Tanzania 		6.73%
Ranked 142nd.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 34.29%
Ranked 51st. 		35.39%
Ranked 47th. 3% more than Rwanda
Elementary school graduate rate > Female 32.04
Ranked 86th. 		84.92
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Rwanda
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 6,458
Ranked 74th. 96% more than Tanzania 		3,303
Ranked 40th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 38,391
Ranked 38th. 		137,737
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Rwanda
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 21,679
Ranked 47th. 		178,786
Ranked 20th. 8 times more than Rwanda
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 7.58%
Ranked 17th. 58% more than Tanzania 		4.79%
Ranked 37th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 20.8%
Ranked 111th. 4 times more than Tanzania 		5.49%
Ranked 140th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 47.2%
Ranked 115th. About the same as Tanzania 		47%
Ranked 110th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 47.85%
Ranked 91st. 7% more than Tanzania 		44.82%
Ranked 115th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 14.24% gross
Ranked 93th. 2 times more than Tanzania 		5.87% gross
Ranked 150th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 6.45%
Ranked 12th. 38% more than Tanzania 		4.67%
Ranked 37th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 3.27%
Ranked 100th. 64% more than Tanzania 		2%
Ranked 100th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 75.3% net
Ranked 63th. 		90.51% net
Ranked 32nd. 20% more than Rwanda
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 72.08% net
Ranked 69th. 		92.23% net
Ranked 30th. 28% more than Rwanda
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 51.12%
Ranked 70th. 8% more than Tanzania 		47.4%
Ranked 79th.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 23%
Ranked 59th. 3 times more than Tanzania 		7.8%
Ranked 73th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 4.19%
Ranked 6th. 		6.18%
Ranked 28th. 48% more than Rwanda
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 24.9%
Ranked 64th. 4 times more than Tanzania 		6.7%
Ranked 72nd.
School enrollment > Primary > % net 73.71% net
Ranked 71st. 		91.38% net
Ranked 31st. 24% more than Rwanda
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 32%
Ranked 88th. 		80.9%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Rwanda
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 2.51% gross
Ranked 146th. 		28.73% gross
Ranked 55th. 11 times more than Rwanda
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 61.76
Ranked 45th. 29% more than Tanzania 		48.01
Ranked 49th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 177.75%
Ranked 2nd. 42% more than Tanzania 		125.13%
Ranked 16th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 62.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 55% more than Tanzania 		40.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th.
Trained teachers in primary education > Male > % of male teachers 78.7%
Ranked 26th. 		100%
Ranked 1st. 27% more than Rwanda
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 15.06% gross
Ranked 95th. 2 times more than Tanzania 		6.47% gross
Ranked 147th.
Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 38.95%
Ranked 86th. 		54.19%
Ranked 79th. 39% more than Rwanda
School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 3.36% gross
Ranked 53th. 79% more than Tanzania 		1.88% gross
Ranked 59th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 3.97%
Ranked 80th. 3 times more than Tanzania 		1.48%
Ranked 104th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 2.02%
Ranked 97th. 2 times more than Tanzania 		0.96%
Ranked 100th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 95.86%
Ranked 49th. 		99.58%
Ranked 6th. 4% more than Rwanda
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 8.75%
Ranked 12th. 78% more than Tanzania 		4.91%
Ranked 37th.
Trained teachers in primary education > Female > % of female teachers 84.58%
Ranked 23th. 		100%
Ranked 1st. 18% more than Rwanda
Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 42.91%
Ranked 70th. 		75.64%
Ranked 32nd. 76% more than Rwanda
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 2.37%
Ranked 67th. 		2.76%
Ranked 65th. 17% more than Rwanda
Primary education, pupils > % female 50.7%
Ranked 4th. About the same as Tanzania 		50.45%
Ranked 6th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 135.1%
Ranked 6th. 43% more than Tanzania 		94.49%
Ranked 58th.
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 57.74%
Ranked 64th. 		80.75%
Ranked 45th. 40% more than Rwanda
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 184.28%
Ranked 1st. 99% more than Tanzania 		92.73%
Ranked 60th.
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 52.7%
Ranked 6th. 14% more than Tanzania 		46.37%
Ranked 64th.
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 87.21%
Ranked 87th. 		98.03%
Ranked 31st. 12% more than Rwanda

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