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Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
Literacy > Adult literacy: Adult literacy rate (%).
Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
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.
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.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Number of females older than 10 years, who are literate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 30 to 34. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 10 to 14. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
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 > 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.
Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19: Number of females aged 15-19 years, who are literate.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds: Literacy gender parity rate of 15-24 year olds in each country. This number is achieved by dividing the total amount of females who are literate by the total amount of males who are literate. Numbers below 1 mean that more males are literate, while numbers over 1 indicate that more females are literate, with the difference in the numbers indicating to what extent this is true. For instance, in Chad (with a parity rate of .42%) a substantial amount of more males are literate than females. These numbers are only for 15-24 year olds.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
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 organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 60 to 64. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Services, etc., value added > Current US$: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency.
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Total is the number of people age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
School enrollment > Preprimary > 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Progression to secondary school > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 45 to 49. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
High school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Elementary school graduate rate > Female: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Total is the total enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Repeaters, secondary, total > % of total enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, total (% of total enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Total is the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
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.
Progression to secondary school, female > %: Progression to secondary school, female (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Female is the number of new female entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of female pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the total male enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
Progression to secondary school > %: Progression to secondary school (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Total is the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems
Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total female enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male literates, in the age range 35 to 39. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
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.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to primary education.
School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of male illiterates, in the age range 25 to 29. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Men: Percentage of male primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
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.
School attendance of non-orphans: Percentage of children aged 10-14 who live with at least one parent and who are enrolled in school.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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).
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people: Population by literacy, age, sex and urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males: Number of male entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the male population at entrance age to the last grade.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people: Number of males aged 10-14 years, who are illiterate. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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.
Grade 1 intake rate: Total number of new entrants in first grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population at the official primary school-entrance age

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STAT	South Africa	Tanzania
Adult literacy rate > Total	89 Ranked 58th. 23% more than Tanzania	72.6 Ranked 82nd.
Average years of schooling of adults	6.1 Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Tanzania	2.7 Ranked 85th.
Children out of school, primary	656,487 Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Tanzania	168,478 Ranked 34th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000	12.82 Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Tanzania	3.98 Ranked 69th.
Children out of school, primary, female	320,723 Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Tanzania	91,636 Ranked 31st.
College and university > Gender parity index	0.913 Ranked 48th. 67% more than Tanzania	0.548 Ranked 4th.
Compulsary education duration	9 Ranked 56th. 29% more than Tanzania	7 Ranked 90th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP	5.96% Ranked 28th.	6.18% Ranked 27th. 4% more than South Africa
High school enrolment rate	93.52 Ranked 57th. 2 times more than Tanzania	46.12 Ranked 106th.
Literacy > Total population	86.4% Ranked 92nd. 10% more than Tanzania	78.2% Ranked 113th.
Primary education, duration > Years	7 Ranked 11th. The same as Tanzania	7 Ranked 22nd.
Primary education, teachers per 1000	4.64 Ranked 34th. 22% more than Tanzania	3.79 Ranked 50th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	29.5 Ranked 31st.	45.57 Ranked 11th. 54% more than South Africa
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary	25.05 Ranked 18th.	26.39 Ranked 12th. 5% more than South Africa
Secondary education, duration > Years	5 Ranked 175th.	6 Ranked 159th. 20% more than South Africa
College and university > Share of total education spending	11.88% Ranked 91st.	28.3% Ranked 15th. 2 times more than South Africa
Literacy > Female	85.7% Ranked 82nd. 21% more than Tanzania	70.7% Ranked 111th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000	6.27 Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Tanzania	2.16 Ranked 62nd.
College and university > Gender ratio	91.28 Ranked 50th. 91% more than Tanzania	47.74 Ranked 95th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration	1 Ranked 195th.	2 Ranked 185th. Twice as much as South Africa
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita	3.22 per 1,000 people Ranked 94th. 9 times more than Tanzania	0.376 per 1,000 people Ranked 131st.
Duration of compulsory education	9 years Ranked 73th. 29% more than Tanzania	7 years Ranked 128th.
Secondary education, pupils	4.84 million Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Tanzania	2.12 million Ranked 15th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment	0.96 Ranked 119th.	0.97 Ranked 5th. 1% more than South Africa
School life expectancy > Total	14.1 years Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Tanzania	5 years Ranked 101st.
Literacy > Adult literacy	88% Ranked 63th. 22% more than Tanzania	72.3% Ranked 87th.
Primary education, pupils	7 million Ranked 6th.	8.25 million Ranked 4th. 18% more than South Africa
Primary education, teachers	237,429 Ranked 6th. 31% more than Tanzania	180,987 Ranked 8th.
Adult literacy rate > Female	88.1 Ranked 59th. 33% more than Tanzania	66.3 Ranked 81st.
Tertiary enrollment	15.2% Ranked 60th. 22 times more than Tanzania	0.7% Ranked 95th.
High school > Gender ratio	104.66 Ranked 34th. 28% more than Tanzania	81.59 Ranked 110th.
Compulsary education starting age	7 Ranked 5th. The same as Tanzania	7 Ranked 14th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million	0.508 Ranked 85th.	0.552 Ranked 38th. 9% more than South Africa
Literacy > Definition	age 15 and over can read and write	age 15 and over can read and write Kiswahili (Swahili), English, or Arabic
High school > Upper secondary school duration	3 Ranked 68th. 50% more than Tanzania	2 Ranked 198th.
Literacy > Male	87% Ranked 94th. 1% more than Tanzania	85.9% Ranked 98th.
Spending > USD	13.74 billion Ranked 27th. 29 times more than Tanzania	475.69 million Ranked 94th.
Spending > Proportion	5.14 Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Tanzania	2.39 Ranked 139th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary	35.64 Ranked 33th.	55.86 Ranked 9th. 57% more than South Africa
Child care (preschool) > Starting age	6 Ranked 1st. 20% more than Tanzania	5 Ranked 14th.
High school repeaters > Male	14.64 Ranked 17th. 6 times more than Tanzania	2.5 Ranked 66th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24	93.9% Ranked 5th. 20% more than Tanzania	78.4% Ranked 12th.
Preschool enrollment rate	104.54 Ranked 77th.	110.15 Ranked 38th. 5% more than South Africa
Tertiary > Students studying abroad	6,268.93 Ranked 99th. 5% more than Tanzania	5,955.19 Ranked 103th.
Primary completion rate	99 Ranked 42nd. 38% more than Tanzania	72 Ranked 4th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level	675,160 Ranked 31st. 22 times more than Tanzania	31,049 Ranked 96th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration	7 Ranked 12th. The same as Tanzania	7 Ranked 26th.
Children out of school > Primary	568,936 Ranked 17th.	604,378 Ranked 10th. 6% more than South Africa
Secondary education, teachers per 1000	3.79 Ranked 79th. 2 times more than Tanzania	1.68 Ranked 34th.
Secondary education, teachers	187,162 Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Tanzania	80,250 Ranked 9th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher	23.51 Ranked 26th.	56.61 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than South Africa
High school > Lower secondary school duration	2 Ranked 192nd.	4 Ranked 72nd. Twice as much as South Africa
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000	6.56 Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Tanzania	1.81 Ranked 67th.
Secondary education, general pupils	4.6 million Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Tanzania	1.88 million Ranked 17th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+	13.6% Ranked 68th.	21.9% Ranked 50th. 61% more than South Africa
High school > Gender parity index	1.05 Ranked 33th. 20% more than Tanzania	0.875 Ranked 8th.
Scientific and technical journal articles	2,364 Ranked 34th. 27 times more than Tanzania	86 Ranked 85th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000	14.83 Ranked 83th. 17 times more than Tanzania	0.867 Ranked 125th.
Scouting > Genders admitted	both	both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age	7 Ranked 14th. The same as Tanzania	7 Ranked 41st.
Children out of school, primary, male	335,764 Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Tanzania	76,842 Ranked 32nd.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI	5.5% Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Tanzania	2.2% Ranked 114th.
High school > Students per teacher	25.05 Ranked 18th.	26.39 Ranked 12th. 5% more than South Africa
Secondary education > General pupils	4.32 million Ranked 17th. 8 times more than Tanzania	524,325 Ranked 37th.
Spending per student > Elementary school	13.69 Ranked 20th.	22.9 Ranked 7th. 67% more than South Africa
Secondary school starting age > Years	14 Ranked 3rd. The same as Tanzania	14 Ranked 4th.
High school starting age > Years	14 Ranked 3rd. The same as Tanzania	14 Ranked 4th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita	4.51 per 1,000 people Ranked 77th. 28% more than Tanzania	3.51 per 1,000 people Ranked 64th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	49.69 Ranked 4th. 36% more than Tanzania	36.43 Ranked 10th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level	7.47 million Ranked 15th. 14% more than Tanzania	6.56 million Ranked 2nd.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women	68.9% Ranked 57th. 12 times more than Tanzania	5.6% Ranked 150th.
Elementary school graduate rate	76.98 Ranked 66th.	82.8 Ranked 63th. 8% more than South Africa
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24	96.8 Ranked 56th. 25% more than Tanzania	77.5 Ranked 88th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000	136.83 Ranked 37th.	172.6 Ranked 18th. 26% more than South Africa
Secondary education, pupils per 1000	94.63 Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Tanzania	44.33 Ranked 63th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment	1.22 Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Tanzania	0.48 Ranked 85th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+	4.05 million Ranked 27th.	4.6 million Ranked 26th. 14% more than South Africa
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment	1.07 Ranked 28th. 30% more than Tanzania	0.82 Ranked 120th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	324.47 Ranked 4th. 51% more than Tanzania	214.76 Ranked 12th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita	14.9 per 1,000 people Ranked 82nd. 17 times more than Tanzania	0.872 per 1,000 people Ranked 123th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people	0.124 Ranked 195th.	0.128 Ranked 194th. 4% more than South Africa
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years	5 Ranked 155th.	6 Ranked 140th. 20% more than South Africa
Teacher student ratio > High school	29.02 Ranked 12th. 66% more than Tanzania	17.44 Ranked 48th.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000	12.19 Ranked 33th.	15.57 Ranked 26th. 28% more than South Africa
Inequality adjusted index	0.558 Ranked 67th. 71% more than Tanzania	0.326 Ranked 101st.
High school repeaters > Female	13.73 Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Tanzania	4.08 Ranked 42nd.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women	2.17 million Ranked 29th.	3.14 million Ranked 21st. 45% more than South Africa
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school	30.98 Ranked 41st.	52.24 Ranked 7th. 69% more than South Africa
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24	97.5 Ranked 54th. 28% more than Tanzania	76.3 Ranked 89th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5	77% Ranked 66th.	79.2% Ranked 3rd. 3% more than South Africa
Elementary school > Enrolled students	7.31 million Ranked 15th.	8.6 million Ranked 11th. 18% more than South Africa
Primary education > Duration > Years	7 years Ranked 10th. The same as Tanzania	7 years Ranked 22nd.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	$3,430.12 Ranked 31st. 16 times more than Tanzania	$209.25 Ranked 95th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade	107.68 Ranked 49th. 1% more than Tanzania	106.09 Ranked 55th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000	89.81 Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Tanzania	39.43 Ranked 77th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	96.79 Ranked 4th. 32% more than Tanzania	73.35 Ranked 10th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share	3.71% Ranked 60th. 35% more than Tanzania	2.76% Ranked 65th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age	14 Ranked 3rd. The same as Tanzania	14 Ranked 4th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio	96.37 Ranked 110th.	98.56 Ranked 63th. 2% more than South Africa
High school enrolment rate > Female	94.06 Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Tanzania	45.19 Ranked 98th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women	14.3% Ranked 75th.	29.4% Ranked 48th. 2 times more than South Africa
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level	92% Ranked 82nd.	98% Ranked 2nd. 7% more than South Africa
Duration of education > Secondary level	5 Ranked 149th.	6 Ranked 134th. 20% more than South Africa
Primary education > Pupils	7.44 million Ranked 13th.	7.54 million Ranked 5th. 1% more than South Africa
Secondary education > Pupils	4.59 million Ranked 17th. 9 times more than Tanzania	524,325 Ranked 36th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men	72.2% Ranked 59th. 8 times more than Tanzania	9.2% Ranked 151st.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24	96.1 Ranked 59th. 22% more than Tanzania	78.7 Ranked 91st.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita	95.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 59th. 12 times more than Tanzania	8.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 147th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level	53.68% Ranked 56th. 75% more than Tanzania	30.71% Ranked 115th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils	246,515 Ranked 11th. 5% more than Tanzania	233,795 Ranked 12th.
Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes	87.44% Ranked 43th.	96.6% Ranked 18th. 10% more than South Africa
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher	29.5 Ranked 29th.	45.57 Ranked 11th. 54% more than South Africa
Secondary education > Teachers	149,375 Ranked 28th. 15 times more than Tanzania	9,904 Ranked 86th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade	82.45 Ranked 46th.	87.19 Ranked 46th. 6% more than South Africa
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level	4.31 million Ranked 23th. 16 times more than Tanzania	271,146 Ranked 88th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people	9.58 Ranked 2nd.	12.36 Ranked 3rd. 29% more than South Africa
Scientific and technical journal articles per million	51.26 Ranked 48th. 22 times more than Tanzania	2.34 Ranked 87th.
Duration of education > Primary level	7 Ranked 8th. The same as Tanzania	7 Ranked 21st.
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24	1.01 Ranked 3rd. 7% more than Tanzania	0.94 Ranked 10th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary	503,390 Ranked 14th. 15 times more than Tanzania	32,731 Ranked 54th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education	99.56% Ranked 70th. 1% more than Tanzania	98.89% Ranked 81st.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000	87.92 Ranked 68th.	125.24 Ranked 52nd. 42% more than South Africa
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level	48.92% Ranked 32nd. About the same as Tanzania	48.72% Ranked 3rd.
Progression to secondary school	89.72% Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Tanzania	33.62% Ranked 77th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women	94.3% Ranked 5th. 24% more than Tanzania	76.2% Ranked 12th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita	12.27 per 1,000 people Ranked 34th.	15.71 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 28% more than South Africa
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 35-39	427,729 Ranked 2nd. 13% more than Tanzania	378,245 Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 15-19	3.87 million Ranked 2nd. 47% more than Tanzania	2.63 million Ranked 2nd.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women	93% Ranked 77th.	97% Ranked 2nd. 4% more than South Africa
High school > Upper secondary starting age	16 Ranked 25th.	18 Ranked 1st. 13% more than South Africa
Elementary school starting age > Years	7 Ranked 15th. The same as Tanzania	7 Ranked 42nd.
Elementary school repeaters > All	7.96 Ranked 40th. 89% more than Tanzania	4.22 Ranked 60th.
School life expectancy > Male	14.1 years Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Tanzania	5.1 years Ranked 94th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita	93.14 per 1,000 people Ranked 35th. 7 times more than Tanzania	13.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 102nd.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000	163.96 Ranked 34th.	178.53 Ranked 2nd. 9% more than South Africa
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men	13% Ranked 63th.	14.2% Ranked 60th. 9% more than South Africa
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita	0.165 per capita Ranked 29th.	0.18 per capita Ranked 2nd. 9% more than South Africa
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men	91% Ranked 88th.	99% Ranked 2nd. 9% more than South Africa
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men	93.5% Ranked 6th. 16% more than Tanzania	80.9% Ranked 13th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level	33.5 Ranked 44th.	40.4 Ranked 31st. 21% more than South Africa
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female	77% Ranked 6th. 48% more than Tanzania	52% Ranked 5th.
Primary education > Teachers	208,877 Ranked 20th. 55% more than Tanzania	135,013 Ranked 14th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils	275,589 Ranked 32nd. 12 times more than Tanzania	23,567 Ranked 72nd.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level	51.87% Ranked 19th. 16% more than Tanzania	44.82% Ranked 122nd.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 10-14	706,159 Ranked 1st.	1.09 million Ranked 1st. 54% more than South Africa
Literacy > Literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	622.71 Ranked 4th. 38% more than Tanzania	450.29 Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	4.67 Ranked 2nd. 48% more than Tanzania	3.16 Ranked 4th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level	1.7 Ranked 75th. 9 times more than Tanzania	0.2 Ranked 37th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years	7 Ranked 10th. The same as Tanzania	7 Ranked 21st.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000	4.48 Ranked 77th. 29% more than Tanzania	3.48 Ranked 65th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000	98.44 Ranked 40th. 7 times more than Tanzania	13.51 Ranked 90th.
Literacy > Men above 14 years	84.1% Ranked 4th. 9% more than Tanzania	77.5% Ranked 12th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita	5.35 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.	8.61 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th. 61% more than South Africa
Female enrolment share > Primary level	48.6% Ranked 55th.	49.9% Ranked 6th. 3% more than South Africa
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$	$175.59 billion Ranked 12th. 18 times more than Tanzania	$10.00 billion Ranked 47th.
Primary school starting age > Years	7 Ranked 13th. The same as Tanzania	7 Ranked 41st.
Scouting > Members	69,316 Ranked 22nd.	538,933 Ranked 8th. 8 times more than South Africa
High school > Share of total education spending	31.45% Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Tanzania	11.32% Ranked 96th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	57.2% Ranked 61st. 12 times more than Tanzania	4.8% Ranked 93th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils	4.55 million Ranked 17th. 7 times more than Tanzania	675,672 Ranked 58th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000	3.2 Ranked 96th. 9 times more than Tanzania	0.376 Ranked 133th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000	92.53 Ranked 37th. 7 times more than Tanzania	13.51 Ranked 100th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment	96.47 Ranked 104th. The same as Tanzania	96.41 Ranked 54th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male	320,779 Ranked 16th. 17% more than Tanzania	273,267 Ranked 11th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index	0.958 Ranked 123th.	1.03 Ranked 1st. 8% more than South Africa
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	52.4% Ranked 14th. 17% more than Tanzania	44.8% Ranked 105th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women	3,645 Ranked 6th.	7,215 Ranked 2nd. 98% more than South Africa
Private school enrolment > Secondary level	2.4 Ranked 78th.	43.1 Ranked 14th. 18 times more than South Africa
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000	94.7 Ranked 61st. 12 times more than Tanzania	8.17 Ranked 151st.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	40.14 Ranked 3rd. 65% more than Tanzania	24.39 Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	8.73 Ranked 2nd.	11.95 Ranked 3rd. 37% more than South Africa
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	4.13 Ranked 2nd.	10.06 Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Africa
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people	5.47 Ranked 3rd.	20.89 Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than South Africa
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	7.83 Ranked 3rd.	15.91 Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than South Africa
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 15-19	1.99 million Ranked 2nd. 52% more than Tanzania	1.3 million Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 35-39	186,944 Ranked 2nd. 65% more than Tanzania	113,093 Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24	266,090 Ranked 2nd.	624,399 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than South Africa
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	6.02 Ranked 2nd.	7.41 Ranked 3rd. 23% more than South Africa
Scouting > Members per thousand people	1.35 Ranked 77th.	11.28 Ranked 13th. 8 times more than South Africa
Primary completion rate > Women	99 Ranked 42nd. 41% more than Tanzania	70 Ranked 4th.
School life expectancy > Female	14.1 years Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Tanzania	5 years Ranked 88th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female	7.51 Ranked 39th. 80% more than Tanzania	4.18 Ranked 57th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male	8.39 Ranked 42nd. 97% more than Tanzania	4.26 Ranked 65th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men	75% Ranked 60th.	77.6% Ranked 3rd. 3% more than South Africa
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita	6.92 per 1,000 people Ranked 33th.	7.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 3% more than South Africa
High school teachers	164,697 Ranked 25th. 13 times more than Tanzania	12,496 Ranked 42nd.
Elementary school teachers	236,032 Ranked 19th. 43% more than Tanzania	164,668 Ranked 24th.
High school enrolment rate > Male	93.01 Ranked 50th. 98% more than Tanzania	47 Ranked 98th.
Literacy > Women above 14 years	80.9% Ranked 4th. 30% more than Tanzania	62.2% Ranked 12th.
Gender ratio > Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds	1.01% Ranked 3rd. 7% more than Tanzania	0.94% Ranked 11th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000	47.04 Ranked 68th.	85.42 Ranked 50th. 82% more than South Africa
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita	88.45 per 1,000 people Ranked 67th.	125.96 per 1,000 people Ranked 51st. 42% more than South Africa
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils	4.59 million Ranked 18th. 17 times more than Tanzania	271,146 Ranked 84th.
Primary completion rate > Men	99 Ranked 37th. 36% more than Tanzania	73 Ranked 4th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita	99.08 per 1,000 people Ranked 38th. 7 times more than Tanzania	13.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 90th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment	107.48 Ranked 22nd. 32% more than Tanzania	81.56 Ranked 116th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000	159.52 Ranked 39th.	194.24 Ranked 11th. 22% more than South Africa
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females	None	None
Pupils reaching grade 5	64.5 Ranked 65th.	81.8 Ranked 45th. 27% more than South Africa
School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary	2.6% Ranked 96th.	50.72% Ranked 6th. 20 times more than South Africa
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54	349,299 Ranked 2nd.	427,947 Ranked 1st. 23% more than South Africa
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 60-64	212,123 Ranked 2nd. 25% more than Tanzania	169,339 Ranked 5th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$	$238.35 billion Ranked 12th. 20 times more than Tanzania	$12.16 billion Ranked 54th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU	1.21 trillion Ranked 29th.	9.3 trillion Ranked 12th. 8 times more than South Africa
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24	98.78% Ranked 34th. 32% more than Tanzania	74.56% Ranked 31st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	4.88 Ranked 2nd.	8.69 Ranked 3rd. 78% more than South Africa
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita	47.33 per 1,000 people Ranked 68th.	85.91 per 1,000 people Ranked 50th. 82% more than South Africa
Literacy rate > Youth female > % of females ages 15-24	94.29% Ranked 61st. 24% more than Tanzania	76.2% Ranked 80th.
School enrollment > Secondary > % net	61.66% net Ranked 65th. 13 times more than Tanzania	4.61% net Ranked 37th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita	23,635.09 Ranked 47th.	194,719.58 Ranked 19th. 8 times more than South Africa
School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross	36.99% gross Ranked 86th. 30% more than Tanzania	28.51% gross Ranked 55th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net	58.23% net Ranked 64th. 12 times more than Tanzania	4.73% net Ranked 37th.
Secondary education > Teachers > % female	51.82% female Ranked 75th. 2 times more than Tanzania	22.78% female Ranked 105th.
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population	51.49% Ranked 69th.	89.56% Ranked 7th. 74% more than South Africa
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment	12.5% Ranked 72nd.	69.3% Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than South Africa
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10	5.29 million Ranked 2nd.	6.74 million Ranked 1st. 27% more than South Africa
Progression to secondary school > Male	88.52% Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Tanzania	33.95% Ranked 76th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 45-49	409,142 Ranked 2nd. 9% more than Tanzania	377,040 Ranked 1st.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita	5.94 per 1,000 people Ranked 79th. 8 times more than Tanzania	0.713 per 1,000 people Ranked 104th.
High school teachers > % female	53.2% Ranked 68th. 2 times more than Tanzania	26.43% Ranked 46th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross	95.07% Ranked 43th. 16 times more than Tanzania	6.12% Ranked 146th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross	92.92% Ranked 47th. 14 times more than Tanzania	6.73% Ranked 142nd.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 60-64	121,535 Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Tanzania	117,536 Ranked 1st.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 10-14	296,544 Ranked 1st.	534,823 Ranked 1st. 80% more than South Africa
Elementary school graduate rate > Female	79.13 Ranked 56th.	84.92 Ranked 52nd. 7% more than South Africa
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female	87,621 Ranked 22nd. 27 times more than Tanzania	3,303 Ranked 40th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male	283,981 Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Tanzania	137,737 Ranked 21st.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19	218,827 Ranked 2nd.	748,083 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than South Africa
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross	15% Ranked 63th. 4 times more than Tanzania	3.92% Ranked 50th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female	219,409 Ranked 18th. 23% more than Tanzania	178,786 Ranked 20th.
Repeaters, secondary, total > % of total enrollment	14.16% Ranked 18th. 11 times more than Tanzania	1.24% Ranked 60th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % net	71.85% Ranked 63th. 15 times more than Tanzania	4.79% Ranked 37th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross	97.24% Ranked 38th. 18 times more than Tanzania	5.49% Ranked 140th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female	51.6% Ranked 32nd. 10% more than Tanzania	47% Ranked 110th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female	51% Ranked 22nd. 14% more than Tanzania	44.82% Ranked 115th.
Progression to secondary school, female > %	90.9% Ranked 53th. 2 times more than Tanzania	37.11% Ranked 102nd.
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross	100.29% Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Tanzania	37.3% Ranked 54th.
Progression to secondary school > %	89.72% Ranked 63th. 2 times more than Tanzania	40.94% Ranked 108th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 20-24	1.73 million Ranked 2nd. 61% more than Tanzania	1.07 million Ranked 2nd.
Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment	7.51% Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Tanzania	2.53% Ranked 49th.
Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort	81.58% Ranked 42nd.	87.04% Ranked 54th. 7% more than South Africa
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64 per thousand people	12.41 Ranked 4th. 89% more than Tanzania	6.57 Ranked 12th.
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort	83.39% Ranked 40th.	92.72% Ranked 49th. 11% more than South Africa
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people	3.77 Ranked 2nd. 44% more than Tanzania	2.61 Ranked 4th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 35-39 per thousand people	25.85 Ranked 3rd. 37% more than Tanzania	18.88 Ranked 10th.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group	97.15% Ranked 58th. 5% more than Tanzania	92.4% Ranked 67th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net	65.13% net Ranked 64th. 14 times more than Tanzania	4.5% net Ranked 37th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group	113.97% Ranked 33th.	124.68% Ranked 11th. 9% more than South Africa
Elementary (primary) school) > Share of total education spending	42.46% Ranked 21st. 1% more than Tanzania	41.91% Ranked 24th.
School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross	15.65% gross Ranked 79th. 11 times more than Tanzania	1.39% gross Ranked 60th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group	111.23% Ranked 37th.	124.23% Ranked 10th. 12% more than South Africa
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net	74.04% Ranked 59th. 16 times more than Tanzania	4.67% Ranked 37th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross	15.73% Ranked 44th. 8 times more than Tanzania	2% Ranked 100th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	36.13 Ranked 2nd. 26% more than Tanzania	28.61 Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	132.28 Ranked 2nd.	188.25 Ranked 4th. 42% more than South Africa
Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Men	93.38% Ranked 27th.	96.29% Ranked 19th. 3% more than South Africa
Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI	5.29% of GNI Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Tanzania	2.39% of GNI Ranked 142nd.
School attendance of non-orphans	99.3 Ranked 1st. 15% more than Tanzania	86.6 Ranked 9th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net	87.2% net Ranked 86th.	90.51% net Ranked 32nd. 4% more than South Africa
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 20-24	1.87 million Ranked 2nd. 46% more than Tanzania	1.28 million Ranked 2nd.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net	86.94% net Ranked 93th.	92.23% net Ranked 30th. 6% more than South Africa
Literacy > Literates > Aged 60-64	496,381 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Tanzania	235,206 Ranked 6th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29	3.02 million Ranked 2nd. 43% more than Tanzania	2.12 million Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 20-24	135,111 Ranked 2nd.	393,711 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than South Africa
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 25-29	165,233 Ranked 2nd.	360,144 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than South Africa
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP	69.02% Ranked 20th. 46% more than Tanzania	47.4% Ranked 79th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 40-44	247,875 Ranked 2nd.	313,249 Ranked 1st. 26% more than South Africa
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44	192,038 Ranked 2nd. 67% more than Tanzania	114,659 Ranked 1st.
Secondary education, teachers > % female	54.76% Ranked 59th. 94% more than Tanzania	28.19% Ranked 26th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 50-54	446,500 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Tanzania	162,900 Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 55-59	654,909 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Tanzania	284,112 Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49	606,465 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Tanzania	223,301 Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female illiterates > Aged 60-64	233,588 Ranked 2nd.	248,075 Ranked 1st. 6% more than South Africa
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	4.8 Ranked 2nd. 50% more than Tanzania	3.2 Ranked 4th.
Primary education, teachers > % female	78.98% Ranked 22nd. 53% more than Tanzania	51.6% Ranked 48th.
Tertiary education, teachers > % female	37.39% Ranked 6th. 25% more than Tanzania	29.82% Ranked 33th.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure	19.2% Ranked 19th. 5% more than Tanzania	18.33% Ranked 24th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 25-29 per thousand people	75.41 Ranked 2nd. 28% more than Tanzania	59.11 Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Literates > Aged 30-34 per thousand people	64.29 Ranked 3rd. 36% more than Tanzania	47.37 Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people	3.85 Ranked 2nd. 18% more than Tanzania	3.27 Ranked 5th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 45-49 per thousand people	15.16 Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Tanzania	6.24 Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 55-59 per thousand people	8.69 Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Tanzania	2.47 Ranked 12th.
Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 10 per thousand people	298.25 Ranked 5th. 27% more than Tanzania	235.53 Ranked 12th.
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment	84% Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Tanzania	6.7% Ranked 72nd.
Literacy > Female literates > Aged 40-44 per thousand people	20.51 Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Tanzania	9.7 Ranked 12th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males	None	None
Literacy > Male illiterates > Aged 10-14 per thousand people	10.24 Ranked 1st.	15.39 Ranked 3rd. 50% more than South Africa
Literacy rate > Youth total > % of people ages 15-24	93.91% Ranked 66th. 20% more than Tanzania	78.4% Ranked 80th.
Grade 1 intake rate	37.5 Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Tanzania	13.3 Ranked 35th.

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