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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)
  • 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.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • 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.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • 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."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Lower Secondary > Trained teachers > Women: Percentage of female lower secondary level (middle school) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the lower secondary level.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
  • 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.
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged over 85: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of 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 rate > Youth total > % of people 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24). Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of female youth literacy rate to male youth literacy rate. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary 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).
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: 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. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Male is the number of males age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the male population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 85 per thousand people: Number of females older than 85 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males 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.
  • Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % 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.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers: Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers). Percentage of trained teachers. Primary. Female is the number of female teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the primary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female teachers at the primary level.
  • Outcomes > 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."
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
STAT Sierra Leone Singapore HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 39.8
Ranked 107th.
94.5
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Sierra Leone

Average years of schooling of adults 2.4
Ranked 92nd.
7
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 94th. The same as Singapore
3
Ranked 25th.

College and university > Share of total education spending 23.22%
Ranked 6th.
38.04%
Ranked 1st. 64% more than Sierra Leone

Compulsary education duration 6
Ranked 103th. The same as Singapore
6
Ranked 157th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 2.88%
Ranked 16th.
3.23%
Ranked 13th. 12% more than Sierra Leone

Literacy > Female 24.4%
Ranked 19th.
89.7%
Ranked 75th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone

Literacy > Total population 35.1%
Ranked 19th.
93.2%
Ranked 68th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone

Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 108th. The same as Singapore
6
Ranked 26th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 6.35
Ranked 16th. 87% more than Singapore
3.39
Ranked 107th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 32.99
Ranked 28th. 89% more than Singapore
17.44
Ranked 81st.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 26.64
Ranked 13th. 79% more than Singapore
14.91
Ranked 47th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 1.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th.
3.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 137th. 50% more than Singapore
4
Ranked 196th.

Secondary education, pupils 155,567
Ranked 106th.
232,003
Ranked 109th. 49% more than Sierra Leone

College and university > Private school share 0.0
Ranked 75th.
65.31%
Ranked 4th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.81
Ranked 140th.
1
Ranked 18th. 23% more than Sierra Leone

Literacy > Adult literacy 38.1%
Ranked 107th.
94.4%
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone

Primary education, pupils 1.25 million
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Singapore
294,602
Ranked 117th.

Primary education, teachers 37,957
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Singapore
16,893
Ranked 91st.

Adult literacy rate > Female 28.9
Ranked 106th.
91.6
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone

Tertiary enrollment 2.2%
Ranked 87th.
33.7%
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Sierra Leone
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 66th. The same as Singapore
6
Ranked 32nd.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 6.2
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Singapore
2.99
Ranked 43th.

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 112th. 50% more than Singapore
2
Ranked 141st.

Literacy > Male 46.9%
Ranked 19th.
96.7%
Ranked 53th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone

Spending > USD 74.68 million
Ranked 130th.
4.8 billion
Ranked 45th. 64 times more than Sierra Leone

High school > Private school share 1.86%
Ranked 85th.
6.37%
Ranked 87th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone

Spending > Proportion 3.9
Ranked 88th. 44% more than Singapore
2.71
Ranked 131st.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 66.85
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Singapore
26.44
Ranked 72nd.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 167th. The same as Singapore
3
Ranked 65th.

High school repeaters > Male 6.16
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Singapore
1.99
Ranked 69th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 47.9%
Ranked 33th.
99.5%
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 842.5
Ranked 176th.
21,121.5
Ranked 43th. 25 times more than Sierra Leone

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 9,041
Ranked 108th.
92,140
Ranked 48th. 10 times more than Sierra Leone

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 113th. The same as Singapore
6
Ranked 30th.

Secondary education, teachers 5,840
Ranked 81st.
15,560
Ranked 71st. 3 times more than Sierra Leone

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 1.36
Ranked 109th.
3.12
Ranked 85th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 21.14
Ranked 17th.
23.01
Ranked 37th. 9% more than Sierra Leone

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 154th. 50% more than Singapore
2
Ranked 185th.

Secondary education, general pupils 400,800
Ranked 44th. 95% more than Singapore
205,171
Ranked 114th.

Scientific and technical journal articles 3
Ranked 151st.
3,122
Ranked 28th. 1041 times more than Sierra Leone

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 15%
Ranked 4th.
38%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Sierra Leone
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 9.36%
Ranked 45th. 5% more than Singapore
8.92%
Ranked 36th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 2.1
Ranked 120th.
25.1
Ranked 27th. 12 times more than Sierra Leone

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 138th. The same as Singapore
6
Ranked 45th.

High school > Students per teacher 26.64
Ranked 14th. 79% more than Singapore
14.91
Ranked 48th.

Secondary education > General pupils 191,042
Ranked 63th. 3% more than Singapore
185,713
Ranked 94th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 106th. The same as Singapore
12
Ranked 38th.

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 99th. The same as Singapore
12
Ranked 39th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th. 11% more than Singapore
3.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 554,308
Ranked 92nd. 2 times more than Singapore
269,668
Ranked 94th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 9.5%
Ranked 144th.
71.3%
Ranked 54th. 8 times more than Sierra Leone

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 55.7
Ranked 108th.
99.8
Ranked 5th. 79% more than Sierra Leone

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 36.21
Ranked 136th.
46.52
Ranked 139th. 28% more than Sierra Leone

Primary education, pupils per 1000 209.47
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Singapore
59.07
Ranked 141st.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.4
Ranked 120th.
0.71
Ranked 63th. 78% more than Sierra Leone

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.74
Ranked 126th.
1.03
Ranked 44th. 39% more than Sierra Leone

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 1.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th.
25.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 13 times more than Sierra Leone

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.144
Ranked 188th.
4.07
Ranked 47th. 28 times more than Sierra Leone

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 122nd. 50% more than Singapore
4
Ranked 185th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 23.9
Ranked 25th. 46% more than Singapore
16.36
Ranked 40th.

High school repeaters > Female 7.12
Ranked 31st. 6 times more than Singapore
1.2
Ranked 68th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 43.73
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Singapore
19.3
Ranked 65th.

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 45.9
Ranked 108th.
99.8
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone

Elementary school > Enrolled students 1.32 million
Ranked 64th. 4 times more than Singapore
299,704
Ranked 95th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 106th. The same as Singapore
6 years
Ranked 26th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $130.66
Ranked 116th.
$21,703.68
Ranked 4th. 166 times more than Sierra Leone

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 67.04
Ranked 47th. 63% more than Singapore
41.14
Ranked 153th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 4.9%
Ranked 55th.
7.59%
Ranked 88th. 55% more than Sierra Leone

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 108th. The same as Singapore
12
Ranked 38th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 43%
Ranked 124th.
96%
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 117th.
7
Ranked 21st. 17% more than Sierra Leone
Secondary education > Pupils 213,839
Ranked 60th.
214,584
Ranked 88th. About the same as Sierra Leone
Primary education > Pupils 1.29 million
Ranked 37th. 5 times more than Singapore
260,286
Ranked 124th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 20.4%
Ranked 140th.
78.9%
Ranked 46th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 66
Ranked 107th.
99.7
Ranked 14th. 51% more than Sierra Leone

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 28.78%
Ranked 115th.
44.28%
Ranked 69th. 54% more than Sierra Leone

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 34.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd.
58.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 71% more than Sierra Leone

Secondary education, vocational pupils 21,454
Ranked 71st.
26,832
Ranked 79th. 25% more than Sierra Leone

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 32.99
Ranked 26th. 89% more than Singapore
17.44
Ranked 79th.

Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes 54.6%
Ranked 52nd.
94.35%
Ranked 30th. 73% more than Sierra Leone

Secondary education > Teachers 6,651
Ranked 46th.
12,000
Ranked 80th. 80% more than Sierra Leone
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 155,567
Ranked 109th.
215,952
Ranked 74th. 39% more than Sierra Leone

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 0.744
Ranked 155th.
758.72
Ranked 10th. 1019 times more than Sierra Leone

Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 101st. The same as Singapore
6
Ranked 25th.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.63
Ranked 33th.
1
Ranked 8th. 59% more than Sierra Leone

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 41.56%
Ranked 168th.
47.58%
Ranked 81st. 14% more than Sierra Leone

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 37.4%
Ranked 33th.
99.6%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 37%
Ranked 122nd.
96%
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Sierra Leone
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 142nd. 7% more than Singapore
14
Ranked 169th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 124th. The same as Singapore
6
Ranked 48th.

Library books 20,000
Ranked 43th.
5.42 million
Ranked 11th. 271 times more than Sierra Leone
Elementary school repeaters > All 9.94
Ranked 32nd. 32 times more than Singapore
0.31
Ranked 100th.

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 34.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th.
59.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 71% more than Sierra Leone
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 133.9
Ranked 64th. 82% more than Singapore
73.47
Ranked 100th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.123 per capita
Ranked 78th. 68% more than Singapore
0.073 per capita
Ranked 100th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 50%
Ranked 119th.
97%
Ranked 31st. 94% more than Sierra Leone
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 59.6%
Ranked 33th.
99.4%
Ranked 5th. 67% more than Sierra Leone

Library books per 1000 4.96
Ranked 45th.
1,369.09
Ranked 10th. 276 times more than Sierra Leone
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 43.7
Ranked 24th. 73% more than Singapore
25.3
Ranked 4th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 25%
Ranked 94th.
81%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone
Primary education > Teachers 19,316
Ranked 50th. 96% more than Singapore
9,843
Ranked 97th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 22,797
Ranked 33th.
28,871
Ranked 83th. 27% more than Sierra Leone
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 41.6%
Ranked 137th.
47.94%
Ranked 75th. 15% more than Sierra Leone

Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 100th. The same as Singapore
6
Ranked 27th.

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 41.77
Ranked 76th.
68.45
Ranked 72nd. 64% more than Sierra Leone
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 3.77
Ranked 59th. 20% more than Singapore
3.14
Ranked 109th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years 46.7%
Ranked 33th.
95.1%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Sierra Leone
Female enrolment share > Primary level 43.3%
Ranked 136th.
47.6%
Ranked 2nd. 10% more than Sierra Leone
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $766.36 million
Ranked 102nd.
$115.30 billion
Ranked 13th. 150 times more than Sierra Leone

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 138th. The same as Singapore
6
Ranked 45th.

Scouting > Members 11,587
Ranked 68th. 1% more than Singapore
11,451
Ranked 69th.
High school > Lower Secondary > Trained teachers > Women 80.63%
Ranked 17th.
92.61%
Ranked 13th. 15% more than Sierra Leone

High school > Share of total education spending 24.07%
Ranked 14th. 12% more than Singapore
21.47%
Ranked 16th.

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 227,661
Ranked 105th. 12% more than Singapore
204,146
Ranked 94th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 1.3
Ranked 63th.
3.83
Ranked 66th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 37.31
Ranked 88th.
59.24
Ranked 80th. 59% more than Sierra Leone
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 81.29
Ranked 96th.
97.12
Ranked 82nd. 19% more than Sierra Leone
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 45.3%
Ranked 103th.
46.8%
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Sierra Leone
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 1,064
Ranked 11th.
3,527
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 37.58
Ranked 134th.
58.83
Ranked 80th. 57% more than Sierra Leone

Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.94
Ranked 65th.
2.16
Ranked 61st. 11% more than Sierra Leone
Elementary school repeaters > Male 9.73
Ranked 36th. 29 times more than Singapore
0.34
Ranked 100th.

Elementary school repeaters > Female 10.18
Ranked 30th. 36 times more than Singapore
0.28
Ranked 98th.

High school teachers 10,024
Ranked 84th.
14,128
Ranked 64th. 41% more than Sierra Leone

Elementary school teachers 30,239
Ranked 70th. 95% more than Singapore
15,525
Ranked 84th.

Literacy > Women above 14 years 24.2%
Ranked 32nd.
83%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds 0.63%
Ranked 16th.
1%
Ranked 5th. 59% more than Sierra Leone
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 155,567
Ranked 103th.
241,964
Ranked 96th. 56% more than Sierra Leone

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 38.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.
68.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th. 77% more than Sierra Leone
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 74.45
Ranked 81st.
92.8
Ranked 85th. 25% more than Sierra Leone
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 252.22
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Singapore
83.02
Ranked 124th.
Library members 10,000
Ranked 34th.
1.72 million
Ranked 2nd. 172 times more than Sierra Leone
Library members per 1000 2.48
Ranked 29th.
434.39
Ranked 3rd. 175 times more than Sierra Leone
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged over 85 15,078
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Singapore
1,682
Ranked 2nd.
Primary education, teachers > % female 25.61%
Ranked 69th.
81.23%
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Sierra Leone

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 14.61%
Ranked 86th.
38.12%
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone

Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 2.88%
Ranked 16th.
3.23%
Ranked 13th. 12% more than Sierra Leone

Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24 47.56%
Ranked 101st.
99.5%
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone

Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 40.09
Ranked 115th.
71.27
Ranked 63th. 78% more than Sierra Leone
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 42.83% female
Ranked 73th.
46.56% female
Ranked 95th. 9% more than Sierra Leone
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 6.93%
Ranked 74th. 16% more than Singapore
5.96%
Ranked 76th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 3.06% gross
Ranked 113th.
23.92% gross
Ranked 33th. 8 times more than Sierra Leone
Literacy > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 73.87%
Ranked 79th.
100.03%
Ranked 19th. 35% more than Sierra Leone

Literacy > Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 43.28%
Ranked 79th.
95.86%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone

Secondary education, pupils > % female 41.6%
Ranked 127th.
48.18%
Ranked 108th. 16% more than Sierra Leone

Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 6.9%
Ranked 44th.
11.17%
Ranked 72nd. 62% more than Sierra Leone

Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $168.88
Ranked 128th.
$35,564.43
Ranked 3rd. 211 times more than Sierra Leone

Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 33.71%
Ranked 123th.
68.78%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone

Literacy > Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 70.47%
Ranked 77th.
99.74%
Ranked 1st. 42% more than Sierra Leone

Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 85 per thousand people 0.148
Ranked 3rd.
1.49
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Sierra Leone
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 1.01% of GNI
Ranked 162nd.
2.7% of GNI
Ranked 133th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone

Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 3.79%
Ranked 32nd. 2% more than Singapore
3.72%
Ranked 86th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 34.48% gross
Ranked 80th.
69.52% gross
Ranked 55th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone
Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24 59.13%
Ranked 101st.
99.41%
Ranked 23th. 68% more than Sierra Leone

Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 24.42%
Ranked 106th.
88.65%
Ranked 48th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 26.08%
Ranked 95th.
41.97%
Ranked 27th. 61% more than Sierra Leone

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 25.67% gross
Ranked 78th.
64.51% gross
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 31.4%
Ranked 30th.
98.82%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 155.06% gross
Ranked 1st. 50% more than Singapore
103.37% gross
Ranked 55th.
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 14.08%
Ranked 12th. 33 times more than Singapore
0.423%
Ranked 116th.

Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers 68.94%
Ranked 47th.
94.61%
Ranked 27th. 37% more than Sierra Leone

Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 69%
Ranked 109th.
100%
Ranked 27th. 45% more than Sierra Leone

High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 20.74
Ranked 16th. 39% more than Singapore
14.92
Ranked 50th.

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