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  • 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.
  • 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, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • 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).
  • 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).
  • Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • 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."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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 government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > 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. 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > 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. 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."
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • 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).
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • 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, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • 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.
STAT Sierra Leone United Kingdom HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 2.4
Ranked 92nd.
9.4
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone
Children out of school, primary 352,310
Ranked 16th. 26 times more than United Kingdom
13,333
Ranked 69th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 103.37
Ranked 2nd. 487 times more than United Kingdom
0.212
Ranked 110th.

Children out of school, primary, female 206,411
Ranked 15th. 28 times more than United Kingdom
7,256
Ranked 64th.

College and university > Gender parity index 0.387
Ranked 122nd.
1.38
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone

College and university > Share of total education spending 23.22%
Ranked 6th. 42% more than United Kingdom
16.39%
Ranked 76th.

Compulsary education duration 6
Ranked 103th.
12
Ranked 22nd. Twice as much as Sierra Leone

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 2.88%
Ranked 16th.
6.3%
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone

Literacy > Female 24.4%
Ranked 19th.
99%
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Sierra Leone
Literacy > Total population 35.1%
Ranked 19th.
99%
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone

Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 108th. The same as United Kingdom
6
Ranked 90th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 6.35
Ranked 16th. 56% more than United Kingdom
4.08
Ranked 80th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 32.99
Ranked 28th. 91% more than United Kingdom
17.27
Ranked 78th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 26.64
Ranked 13th. 87% more than United Kingdom
14.27
Ranked 55th.

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 137th.
7
Ranked 59th. 17% more than Sierra Leone

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 60.56
Ranked 2nd. 524 times more than United Kingdom
0.116
Ranked 101st.

College and university > Gender ratio 38.14
Ranked 112th.
140.15
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 94th. 50% more than United Kingdom
2
Ranked 164th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 1.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th.
6.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Sierra Leone

Secondary education, pupils 155,567
Ranked 106th.
5 million
Ranked 15th. 32 times more than Sierra Leone

College and university > Private school share 0.0
Ranked 75th.
100%
Ranked 3rd.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.81
Ranked 140th.
1
Ranked 42nd. 23% more than Sierra Leone

Primary education, teachers 37,957
Ranked 33th.
255,994
Ranked 14th. 7 times more than Sierra Leone

Primary education, pupils 1.25 million
Ranked 36th.
4.42 million
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Sierra Leone

Tertiary enrollment 2.2%
Ranked 87th.
59.5%
Ranked 9th. 27 times more than Sierra Leone
High school > Gender ratio 66.29
Ranked 134th.
102.39
Ranked 44th. 54% more than Sierra Leone

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 66th. 20% more than United Kingdom
5
Ranked 166th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 6.2
Ranked 41st. 27 times more than United Kingdom
0.232
Ranked 94th.

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 112th.
4
Ranked 32nd. 33% more than Sierra Leone

Literacy > Male 46.9%
Ranked 19th.
99%
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Sierra Leone
Spending > USD 74.68 million
Ranked 130th.
136.4 billion
Ranked 5th. 1826 times more than Sierra Leone

High school > Private school share 1.86%
Ranked 85th.
29.43%
Ranked 24th. 16 times more than Sierra Leone

Spending > Proportion 3.9
Ranked 88th.
5.06
Ranked 48th. 30% more than Sierra Leone

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 66.85
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
18.09
Ranked 98th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 167th. The same as United Kingdom
3
Ranked 145th.

High school repeaters > Male 6.16
Ranked 41st.
0.0
Ranked 43th.
Preschool enrollment rate 157.74
Ranked 1st. 48% more than United Kingdom
106.43
Ranked 57th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 842.5
Ranked 176th.
26,949.64
Ranked 31st. 32 times more than Sierra Leone

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 9,041
Ranked 108th.
2.29 million
Ranked 12th. 253 times more than Sierra Leone

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 113th. The same as United Kingdom
6
Ranked 95th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 1.36
Ranked 109th.
6.11
Ranked 59th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone

Secondary education, teachers 5,840
Ranked 81st.
375,385
Ranked 10th. 64 times more than Sierra Leone

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 21.14
Ranked 17th. 16% more than United Kingdom
18.19
Ranked 45th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 154th. The same as United Kingdom
3
Ranked 138th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 42.81
Ranked 4th. 442 times more than United Kingdom
0.0968
Ranked 100th.

Secondary education, general pupils 400,800
Ranked 44th.
4.55 million
Ranked 15th. 11 times more than Sierra Leone

High school > Gender parity index 0.682
Ranked 137th.
1.01
Ranked 63th. 49% more than Sierra Leone

Scientific and technical journal articles 3
Ranked 151st.
48,288
Ranked 3rd. 16096 times more than Sierra Leone

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 15%
Ranked 4th.
43%
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 9.36%
Ranked 45th. 9 times more than United Kingdom
1.08%
Ranked 110th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 2.1
Ranked 120th.
38.56
Ranked 30th. 18 times more than Sierra Leone

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 138th. 20% more than United Kingdom
5
Ranked 199th.

Children out of school, primary, male 145,899
Ranked 16th. 24 times more than United Kingdom
6,077
Ranked 64th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 3.9%
Ranked 30th.
5.3%
Ranked 46th. 36% more than Sierra Leone

High school > Students per teacher 26.64
Ranked 14th. 87% more than United Kingdom
14.27
Ranked 56th.

Secondary education > General pupils 191,042
Ranked 63th.
4.4 million
Ranked 15th. 23 times more than Sierra Leone

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 106th. 9% more than United Kingdom
11
Ranked 164th.

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 99th. 9% more than United Kingdom
11
Ranked 145th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 66th.
4.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd. 24% more than Sierra Leone

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 554,308
Ranked 92nd.
4.49 million
Ranked 27th. 8 times more than Sierra Leone

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 9.5%
Ranked 144th.
99.6%
Ranked 5th. 10 times more than Sierra Leone

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 36.21
Ranked 136th.
79.68
Ranked 73th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone

Primary education, pupils per 1000 209.47
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
70.43
Ranked 107th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.4
Ranked 120th.
1.37
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.74
Ranked 126th.
1.03
Ranked 58th. 39% more than Sierra Leone

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 1.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th.
38.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 20 times more than Sierra Leone

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.144
Ranked 188th.
0.429
Ranked 147th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 122nd.
7
Ranked 52nd. 17% more than Sierra Leone

Teacher student ratio > High school 23.9
Ranked 25th. 71% more than United Kingdom
14.01
Ranked 66th.

Inequality adjusted index 0.171
Ranked 129th.
0.806
Ranked 28th. 5 times more than Sierra Leone
High school repeaters > Female 7.12
Ranked 31st.
0.0
Ranked 43th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 43.73
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
18.27
Ranked 70th.

Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 70.3%
Ranked 3rd. 81% more than United Kingdom
38.87%
Ranked 37th.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 1.32 million
Ranked 64th.
4.47 million
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 106th. The same as United Kingdom
6 years
Ranked 88th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $130.66
Ranked 116th.
$26,253.64
Ranked 8th. 201 times more than Sierra Leone
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 67.04
Ranked 47th.
72.5
Ranked 62nd. 8% more than Sierra Leone

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 4.9%
Ranked 55th.
5.07%
Ranked 93th. 4% more than Sierra Leone

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 108th. 9% more than United Kingdom
11
Ranked 170th.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 88.2
Ranked 138th.
99.95
Ranked 30th. 13% more than Sierra Leone

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 43%
Ranked 124th.
100%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone

Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 117th.
7
Ranked 51st. 17% more than Sierra Leone
Primary education > Pupils 1.29 million
Ranked 37th.
4.69 million
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone

Secondary education > Pupils 213,839
Ranked 60th.
5.7 million
Ranked 14th. 27 times more than Sierra Leone

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 20.4%
Ranked 140th.
99.8%
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Sierra Leone

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 28.78%
Ranked 115th.
55.9%
Ranked 41st. 94% more than Sierra Leone

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 34.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd.
163.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Sierra Leone

Secondary education, vocational pupils 21,454
Ranked 71st.
451,007
Ranked 18th. 21 times more than Sierra Leone

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 75.21%
Ranked 21st. 13% more than United Kingdom
66.37%
Ranked 63th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 32.99
Ranked 26th. 91% more than United Kingdom
17.27
Ranked 78th.

Secondary education > Teachers 6,651
Ranked 46th.
372,887
Ranked 15th. 56 times more than Sierra Leone

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 7 years
Ranked 7th.
16 years
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 155,567
Ranked 109th.
9.71 million
Ranked 10th. 62 times more than Sierra Leone

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 0.744
Ranked 155th.
810.66
Ranked 7th. 1089 times more than Sierra Leone

Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 101st. The same as United Kingdom
6
Ranked 84th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 83.98%
Ranked 128th.
101.28%
Ranked 33th. 21% more than Sierra Leone

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 41.56%
Ranked 168th.
48.79%
Ranked 50th. 17% more than Sierra Leone

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 37%
Ranked 122nd.
100%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 142nd. 7% more than United Kingdom
14
Ranked 190th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 124th. 20% more than United Kingdom
5
Ranked 170th.

Library books 20,000
Ranked 43th.
27.9 million
Ranked 3rd. 1395 times more than Sierra Leone
Elementary school repeaters > All 9.94
Ranked 32nd.
0.0
Ranked 121st.

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 34.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th.
73.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 133.9
Ranked 64th. 77% more than United Kingdom
75.65
Ranked 132nd.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.123 per capita
Ranked 78th. 62% more than United Kingdom
0.076 per capita
Ranked 130th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 50%
Ranked 119th.
100%
Ranked 11th. Twice as much as Sierra Leone

Library books per 1000 4.96
Ranked 45th.
475.44
Ranked 20th. 96 times more than Sierra Leone
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 43.7
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
18.2
Ranked 98th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 25%
Ranked 94th.
87%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone
Primary education > Teachers 19,316
Ranked 50th.
258,966
Ranked 16th. 13 times more than Sierra Leone

Secondary education > Vocational pupils 22,797
Ranked 33th.
1.3 million
Ranked 10th. 57 times more than Sierra Leone

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 41.6%
Ranked 137th.
54.2%
Ranked 6th. 30% more than Sierra Leone

Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 100th. The same as United Kingdom
6
Ranked 82nd.

Library employees 15
Ranked 45th.
2,868
Ranked 2nd. 191 times more than Sierra Leone
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 41.77
Ranked 76th.
95.2
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 3.77
Ranked 59th.
4.33
Ranked 82nd. 15% more than Sierra Leone

Female enrolment share > Primary level 43.3%
Ranked 136th.
48.8%
Ranked 36th. 13% more than Sierra Leone
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $766.36 million
Ranked 102nd.
$1.58 trillion
Ranked 5th. 2063 times more than Sierra Leone
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 138th. 20% more than United Kingdom
5
Ranked 191st.

Scouting > Members 11,587
Ranked 68th.
528,263
Ranked 9th. 46 times more than Sierra Leone
High school > Share of total education spending 24.07%
Ranked 14th.
48.32%
Ranked 7th. Twice as much as Sierra Leone

Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 88.78%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than United Kingdom
33.34%
Ranked 48th.

High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 94.31%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than United Kingdom
45.26%
Ranked 45th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 91.25%
Ranked 13th. 29% more than United Kingdom
70.93%
Ranked 65th.

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 26.5%
Ranked 80th.
93.7%
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 227,661
Ranked 105th.
4.64 million
Ranked 14th. 20 times more than Sierra Leone

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 37.31
Ranked 88th.
73.53
Ranked 69th. 97% more than Sierra Leone

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 1.3
Ranked 63th.
6.23
Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Sierra Leone

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 81.29
Ranked 96th.
99.93
Ranked 27th. 23% more than Sierra Leone

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.928
Ranked 92nd.
0.994
Ranked 63th. 7% more than Sierra Leone

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 45.3%
Ranked 103th.
52.7%
Ranked 12th. 16% more than Sierra Leone
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 37.58
Ranked 134th.
163.61
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Sierra Leone

Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.94
Ranked 65th.
8.35
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone
Elementary school repeaters > Female 10.18
Ranked 30th.
0.0
Ranked 117th.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 9.73
Ranked 36th.
0.0
Ranked 118th.

High school teachers 10,024
Ranked 84th.
378,882
Ranked 13th. 38 times more than Sierra Leone

Elementary school teachers 30,239
Ranked 70th.
244,391
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Sierra Leone

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 155,567
Ranked 103th.
5.75 million
Ranked 14th. 37 times more than Sierra Leone

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 252.22
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United Kingdom
78.27
Ranked 121st.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 74.45
Ranked 81st.
102.94
Ranked 49th. 38% more than Sierra Leone

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 38.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th.
95.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone

Library members 10,000
Ranked 34th.
66,000
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Sierra Leone
Library members per 1000 2.48
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
1.12
Ranked 32nd.
Library employees per million 3.72
Ranked 43th.
48.87
Ranked 17th. 13 times more than Sierra Leone
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.234 per capita
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than United Kingdom
0.078 per capita
Ranked 124th.

High school teachers > % female 16.04%
Ranked 100th.
61.72%
Ranked 42nd. 4 times more than Sierra Leone

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 34.57%
Ranked 123th.
98.99%
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 41.77%
Ranked 120th.
97.85%
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone

Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 47.53%
Ranked 127th.
48.73%
Ranked 57th. 3% more than Sierra Leone

Elementary school teachers > % female 25.68%
Ranked 129th.
81.44%
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net 24.94%
Ranked 102nd.
93.23%
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 27.69%
Ranked 122nd.
100.19%
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 39.96%
Ranked 142nd.
49.31%
Ranked 85th. 23% more than Sierra Leone

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 40.97%
Ranked 137th.
49.19%
Ranked 52nd. 20% more than Sierra Leone

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 20.37%
Ranked 101st.
94.72%
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Sierra Leone

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 36.57% net
Ranked 121st.
98.7% net
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone

Primary education, teachers > % female 25.61%
Ranked 69th.
86.98%
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 14.61%
Ranked 86th.
43.51%
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 14.93%
Ranked 12th. 24% more than United Kingdom
12.01%
Ranked 63th.

School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 4.19% gross
Ranked 79th.
58.99% gross
Ranked 65th. 14 times more than Sierra Leone

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 139.11% gross
Ranked 2nd. 31% more than United Kingdom
106.5% gross
Ranked 52nd.

Primary education > Teachers > % female 31.91% female
Ranked 79th.
81.46% female
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone

Secondary education > Pupils > % female 42.83% female
Ranked 73th.
49.37% female
Ranked 51st. 15% more than Sierra Leone

Government spending on education > % of government spending 15.2%
Ranked 41st. 30% more than United Kingdom
11.66%
Ranked 56th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 147.97%
Ranked 2nd. 39% more than United Kingdom
106.4%
Ranked 47th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 6 years
Ranked 7th.
17 years
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 70.16%
Ranked 129th.
100.45%
Ranked 44th. 43% more than Sierra Leone

School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 9.54%
Ranked 53th.
85.76%
Ranked 43th. 9 times more than Sierra Leone

School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 8.94%
Ranked 54th.
85.2%
Ranked 44th. 10 times more than Sierra Leone

Secondary education, pupils > % female 41.6%
Ranked 127th.
49%
Ranked 55th. 18% more than Sierra Leone

Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 6.9%
Ranked 44th.
26.48%
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone

Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 4.99
Ranked 79th.
7.19
Ranked 65th. 44% more than Sierra Leone

Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 0.372
Ranked 99th.
3.81
Ranked 49th. 10 times more than Sierra Leone

Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 3.41%
Ranked 111th.
5.14%
Ranked 50th. 51% more than Sierra Leone

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 26.08%
Ranked 95th.
68.87%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 8 years
Ranked 7th.
16 years
Ranked 14th. Twice as much as Sierra Leone
School enrollment, primary > % gross 131.49%
Ranked 8th. 23% more than United Kingdom
106.88%
Ranked 50th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 25.67% gross
Ranked 78th.
106.08% gross
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone

School enrollment, primary, female > % net 37.7%
Ranked 59th.
99.62%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Sierra Leone

Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 14.08%
Ranked 12th.
0.0
Ranked 126th.

SOURCES: UNESCO; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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