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Education Stats: compare key data on United Arab Emirates & Zimbabwe

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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."
  • 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 > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Spending per student > College and university: 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)."
  • 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.
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • 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.
  • 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: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Spending per student > High 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 education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • 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.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Men above 14 years: Percent of male population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Literacy > Women above 14 years: Percent of female population above the age of 14 years that is literate.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Public spending on education, total > % of 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).
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary 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).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% net). Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % net: School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the ratio of male children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the male population of the official secondary school age.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
STAT United Arab Emirates Zimbabwe HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 90.03
Ranked 7th.
91.4
Ranked 52nd. 2% more than United Arab Emirates

Children out of school, primary 5,761
Ranked 49th.
401,888
Ranked 23th. 70 times more than United Arab Emirates

Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.626
Ranked 60th.
31.71
Ranked 23th. 51 times more than United Arab Emirates

Children out of school, primary, female 4,302
Ranked 39th.
189,926
Ranked 25th. 44 times more than United Arab Emirates

College and university > Gender parity index 4.15
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Zimbabwe
0.761
Ranked 67th.

Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 65th. 29% more than Zimbabwe
7
Ranked 153th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 1.11%
Ranked 34th.
2.5%
Ranked 107th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates

High school enrolment rate 98.38
Ranked 30th. 41% more than Zimbabwe
69.72
Ranked 95th.

Literacy > Female 81.7%
Ranked 94th.
87.2%
Ranked 79th. 7% more than United Arab Emirates
Literacy > Total population 77.9%
Ranked 114th.
90.7%
Ranked 80th. 16% more than United Arab Emirates
Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 161st.
7
Ranked 18th. 40% more than United Arab Emirates

Primary education, teachers per 1000 2.2
Ranked 72nd.
4.83
Ranked 66th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.97
Ranked 52nd.
38.56
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 14.3
Ranked 30th.
22.32
Ranked 31st. 56% more than United Arab Emirates

Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 51st. 17% more than Zimbabwe
6
Ranked 127th.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.467
Ranked 49th.
14.99
Ranked 23th. 32 times more than United Arab Emirates

College and university > Gender ratio 205.37
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Zimbabwe
62.45
Ranked 103th.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 153th.
3
Ranked 84th. 50% more than United Arab Emirates

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 35th. 82% more than Zimbabwe
2.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th.

Duration of compulsory education 7 years
Ranked 119th. The same as Zimbabwe
7 years
Ranked 123th.
Secondary education, pupils 357,526
Ranked 39th.
758,229
Ranked 58th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.97
Ranked 82nd.
0.98
Ranked 97th. 1% more than United Arab Emirates

Literacy > Adult literacy 90.4%
Ranked 55th.
91.2%
Ranked 52nd. 1% more than United Arab Emirates

Primary education, pupils 364,017
Ranked 52nd.
2.36 million
Ranked 44th. 6 times more than United Arab Emirates

Primary education, teachers 20,259
Ranked 43th.
61,251
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates

Adult literacy rate > Female 91.47
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Zimbabwe
88.8
Ranked 57th.

Tertiary enrollment 12.1%
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Zimbabwe
3.9%
Ranked 79th.
Spending per student > College and university 12.87
Ranked 21st.
192.99
Ranked 7th. 15 times more than United Arab Emirates
High school > Gender ratio 101.56
Ranked 60th. 10% more than Zimbabwe
92.38
Ranked 105th.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 47th. The same as Zimbabwe
6
Ranked 101st.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 1.55
Ranked 29th.
1.76
Ranked 69th. 13% more than United Arab Emirates

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write English
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 82nd.
4
Ranked 36th. 33% more than United Arab Emirates

Literacy > Male 76.1%
Ranked 121st.
94.2%
Ranked 70th. 24% more than United Arab Emirates
High school > Private school share 60.58%
Ranked 4th.
71.27%
Ranked 7th. 18% more than United Arab Emirates

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 15.23
Ranked 83th.
38.56
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 33th. 33% more than Zimbabwe
3
Ranked 152nd.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 97%
Ranked 14th.
97.7%
Ranked 11th. 1% more than United Arab Emirates

Preschool enrollment rate 107.94
Ranked 55th. 4% more than Zimbabwe
103.6
Ranked 78th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 8,391.23
Ranked 85th.
28,274.8
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates

Primary completion rate 76
Ranked 91st.
80
Ranked 104th. 5% more than United Arab Emirates

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 68,182
Ranked 89th. 22% more than Zimbabwe
55,689
Ranked 6th.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 170th.
7
Ranked 20th. 40% more than United Arab Emirates

Children out of school > Primary 75,754
Ranked 32nd.
429,275
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than United Arab Emirates

Secondary education, teachers 24,994
Ranked 15th.
33,964
Ranked 57th. 36% more than United Arab Emirates

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 2.72
Ranked 28th. 1% more than Zimbabwe
2.68
Ranked 89th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 41st. Twice as much as Zimbabwe
2
Ranked 199th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.158
Ranked 55th.
16.73
Ranked 18th. 106 times more than United Arab Emirates

Spending per student > High school 6.9
Ranked 68th.
20.98
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates

Secondary education, general pupils 353,529
Ranked 46th.
758,229
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 22.2%
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Zimbabwe
9.3%
Ranked 80th.

High school > Gender parity index 1.01
Ranked 65th. 18% more than Zimbabwe
0.857
Ranked 75th.

Scientific and technical journal articles 193
Ranked 68th. 2 times more than Zimbabwe
96
Ranked 82nd.

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 29%
Ranked 56th.
32%
Ranked 53th. 10% more than United Arab Emirates
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 8.1%
Ranked 40th.
30.31%
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than United Arab Emirates

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 21.15
Ranked 69th. 5 times more than Zimbabwe
4.39
Ranked 4th.

Scouting > Genders admitted boys only boys only
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 98th. The same as Zimbabwe
6
Ranked 124th.

Children out of school, primary, male 1,459
Ranked 48th.
211,962
Ranked 21st. 145 times more than United Arab Emirates

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 1.6%
Ranked 100th.
4.7%
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates
High school > Students per teacher 14.3
Ranked 30th.
22.32
Ranked 31st. 56% more than United Arab Emirates

Secondary education > General pupils 283,621
Ranked 56th.
758,229
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates

Spending per student > Elementary school 4.93
Ranked 74th.
14.04
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates

Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 157th.
13
Ranked 21st. 18% more than United Arab Emirates

High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 139th.
13
Ranked 21st. 18% more than United Arab Emirates

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th.
4.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th. 25% more than United Arab Emirates

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 248,370
Ranked 121st.
2.36 million
Ranked 6th. 10 times more than United Arab Emirates

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 73.1%
Ranked 49th. 50% more than Zimbabwe
48.8%
Ranked 89th.

Elementary school graduate rate 100
Ranked 1st. 61% more than Zimbabwe
62.07
Ranked 81st.

Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 95.01
Ranked 10th.
98.9
Ranked 41st. 4% more than United Arab Emirates

Public spending per student > Primary level 8.5
Ranked 56th.
13.2
Ranked 18th. 55% more than United Arab Emirates
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 38.84
Ranked 68th.
59.83
Ranked 120th. 54% more than United Arab Emirates

Primary education, pupils per 1000 39.54
Ranked 85th.
186.35
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than United Arab Emirates

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 3.24
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Zimbabwe
0.63
Ranked 111th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 464,900
Ranked 76th.
691,300
Ranked 69th. 49% more than United Arab Emirates

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.05
Ranked 37th. 15% more than Zimbabwe
0.91
Ranked 132nd.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 18.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th. 4 times more than Zimbabwe
4.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.94
Ranked 116th.
2.12
Ranked 77th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 45th. 17% more than Zimbabwe
6
Ranked 113th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 12.88
Ranked 76th.
22.32
Ranked 34th. 73% more than United Arab Emirates

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 18.26
Ranked 23th.
33.87
Ranked 18th. 86% more than United Arab Emirates

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 116,400
Ranked 90th.
474,700
Ranked 67th. 4 times more than United Arab Emirates

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 17.19
Ranked 87th.
38.21
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates

Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 97
Ranked 8th.
99.4
Ranked 33th. 2% more than United Arab Emirates

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 96.8%
Ranked 31st. 56% more than Zimbabwe
62.1%
Ranked 85th.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 284,034
Ranked 112th.
2.45 million
Ranked 44th. 9 times more than United Arab Emirates

Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 155th.
7 years
Ranked 18th. 40% more than United Arab Emirates

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $11,017.59
Ranked 20th. 51 times more than Zimbabwe
$217.97
Ranked 92nd.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 109.73
Ranked 46th.
121.69
Ranked 22nd. 11% more than United Arab Emirates

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 38.4
Ranked 80th.
59.83
Ranked 108th. 56% more than United Arab Emirates

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 72.91%
Ranked 4th.
86.91%
Ranked 3rd. 19% more than United Arab Emirates

High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 162nd.
13
Ranked 21st. 18% more than United Arab Emirates

Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.56
Ranked 47th. 1% more than Zimbabwe
98.96
Ranked 59th.

High school enrolment rate > Female 98.52
Ranked 27th. 40% more than Zimbabwe
70.18
Ranked 87th.

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 18.5%
Ranked 62nd. 43% more than Zimbabwe
12.9%
Ranked 78th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 76%
Ranked 121st.
83%
Ranked 107th. 9% more than United Arab Emirates

Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 90th. The same as Zimbabwe
6
Ranked 109th.
Primary education > Pupils 262,807
Ranked 67th.
2.36 million
Ranked 49th. 9 times more than United Arab Emirates

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 61.3%
Ranked 71st.
62%
Ranked 69th. 1% more than United Arab Emirates

Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 93.63
Ranked 10th.
98.3
Ranked 45th. 5% more than United Arab Emirates

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 72.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th. 24% more than Zimbabwe
58.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 66.32%
Ranked 4th. 71% more than Zimbabwe
38.84%
Ranked 4th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 3,997
Ranked 47th.
0.0
Ranked 82nd.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 17.97
Ranked 51st.
38.56
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates

Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes 100%
Ranked 1st. 26% more than Zimbabwe
79.29%
Ranked 10th.
Secondary education > Teachers 21,795
Ranked 31st.
33,964
Ranked 73th. 56% more than United Arab Emirates

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 11 years
Ranked 5th. 22% more than Zimbabwe
9 years
Ranked 10th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 100
Ranked 1st. 44% more than Zimbabwe
69.67
Ranked 57th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 273,491
Ranked 107th.
758,229
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 57.28
Ranked 46th. 8 times more than Zimbabwe
7.58
Ranked 75th.

Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 63th.
7
Ranked 17th. 17% more than United Arab Emirates
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 0.98
Ranked 19th.
1
Ranked 14th. 2% more than United Arab Emirates

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 100.63%
Ranked 53th. 4% more than Zimbabwe
97.11%
Ranked 97th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 2,608
Ranked 106th.
223,637
Ranked 25th. 86 times more than United Arab Emirates

Public spending per student > Secondary level 11.2
Ranked 60th.
20.1
Ranked 17th. 79% more than United Arab Emirates
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 137.98
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Zimbabwe
54.55
Ranked 84th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.28%
Ranked 99th.
49.48%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than United Arab Emirates

Progression to secondary school 97.47%
Ranked 20th. 40% more than Zimbabwe
69.72%
Ranked 99th.

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 95.5%
Ranked 19th.
97.9%
Ranked 10th. 3% more than United Arab Emirates

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 16.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th.
33.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. Twice as much as United Arab Emirates

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 75%
Ranked 114th.
83%
Ranked 102nd. 11% more than United Arab Emirates

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 108th. The same as Zimbabwe
15
Ranked 132nd.

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 90th. The same as Zimbabwe
6
Ranked 111th.

Library books 1,000,000
Ranked 29th. 10 times more than Zimbabwe
100,590
Ranked 40th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 1.88
Ranked 89th.
0.0
Ranked 85th.

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 62.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 6% more than Zimbabwe
58.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.066 per capita
Ranked 140th.
0.184 per capita
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 77.04
Ranked 130th.
186.35
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates

Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 24.1%
Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Zimbabwe
5.8%
Ranked 87th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 77%
Ranked 113th.
82%
Ranked 111th. 6% more than United Arab Emirates

Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 97.9%
Ranked 11th. About the same as Zimbabwe
97.5%
Ranked 16th.

Library books per 1000 345.58
Ranked 25th. 43 times more than Zimbabwe
8.12
Ranked 42nd.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 15.9
Ranked 111th.
37
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates
Primary education > Teachers 17,255
Ranked 53th.
61,251
Ranked 50th. 4 times more than United Arab Emirates

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 49.37%
Ranked 74th. 4% more than Zimbabwe
47.52%
Ranked 4th.

Private school enrolment > Primary level 46.5
Ranked 6th.
88.1
Ranked 1st. 89% more than United Arab Emirates
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 143th.
7
Ranked 17th. 40% more than United Arab Emirates

Library employees 55
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Zimbabwe
17
Ranked 44th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.16
Ranked 55th.
4.83
Ranked 71st. 16% more than United Arab Emirates

Literacy > Men above 14 years 89%
Ranked 19th.
92.7%
Ranked 14th. 4% more than United Arab Emirates

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 8.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th.
15.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 86% more than United Arab Emirates

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48%
Ranked 102nd.
49.1%
Ranked 21st. 2% more than United Arab Emirates
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $93.01 billion
Ranked 30th. 31 times more than Zimbabwe
$2.99 billion
Ranked 73th.

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 99th. The same as Zimbabwe
6
Ranked 124th.

Scouting > Members 5,830
Ranked 92nd.
5,880
Ranked 91st. 1% more than United Arab Emirates
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 67.4%
Ranked 51st. 67% more than Zimbabwe
40.4%
Ranked 72nd.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 309,476
Ranked 94th.
831,488
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 68.36
Ranked 53th. 14% more than Zimbabwe
59.83
Ranked 110th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 5.25
Ranked 29th. 96% more than Zimbabwe
2.68
Ranked 107th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 97.07
Ranked 46th.
98.25
Ranked 80th. 1% more than United Arab Emirates

Children out of school > Primary > Male 36,732
Ranked 31st.
223,598
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than United Arab Emirates

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1.03
Ranked 8th. 6% more than Zimbabwe
0.972
Ranked 73th.

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49.6%
Ranked 61st. 6% more than Zimbabwe
46.8%
Ranked 98th.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 0.0
Ranked 32nd.
779
Ranked 13th.

Private school enrolment > Secondary level 32
Ranked 19th.
38.8
Ranked 16th. 21% more than United Arab Emirates
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 84.83
Ranked 85th. 42% more than Zimbabwe
59.83
Ranked 6th.

Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.633
Ranked 109th. 48% more than Zimbabwe
0.428
Ranked 126th.
Primary completion rate > Women 75
Ranked 85th.
79
Ranked 102nd. 5% more than United Arab Emirates

Elementary school repeaters > Female 1.71
Ranked 85th.
0.0
Ranked 68th.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 2.04
Ranked 90th.
0.0
Ranked 69th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 96.5%
Ranked 27th. 57% more than Zimbabwe
61.6%
Ranked 80th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 8.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th.
17.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates

Elementary school teachers 16,523
Ranked 91st.
64,001
Ranked 45th. 4 times more than United Arab Emirates

High school teachers 24,152
Ranked 66th.
33,964
Ranked 68th. 41% more than United Arab Emirates

High school enrolment rate > Male 98.26
Ranked 33th. 42% more than Zimbabwe
69.28
Ranked 87th.

Literacy > Women above 14 years 87.8%
Ranked 13th. 2% more than Zimbabwe
86.2%
Ranked 16th.

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 34.55
Ranked 82nd.
37.46
Ranked 78th. 8% more than United Arab Emirates

Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 115.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Zimbabwe
53.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th.

Primary completion rate > Men 78
Ranked 83th.
82
Ranked 99th. 5% more than United Arab Emirates

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 284,978
Ranked 91st.
758,229
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 105.3
Ranked 27th. 16% more than Zimbabwe
90.6
Ranked 124th.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 63.34
Ranked 100th.
186.35
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Library members 15,000
Ranked 27th. 16% more than Zimbabwe
12,962
Ranked 31st.
Library members per 1000 5.18
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Zimbabwe
1.05
Ranked 33th.
Library employees per million 19.01
Ranked 34th. 14 times more than Zimbabwe
1.37
Ranked 49th.
Pupils reaching grade 5 98.1
Ranked 15th. 25% more than Zimbabwe
78.6
Ranked 12th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 84.52%
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Zimbabwe
37.17%
Ranked 83th.

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 69.63% net
Ranked 70th.
82.44% net
Ranked 97th. 18% more than United Arab Emirates

Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 45.15%
Ranked 129th.
50.77%
Ranked 71st. 12% more than United Arab Emirates

Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 36.4%
Ranked 61st.
83.6%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 20.36%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Zimbabwe
8.26%
Ranked 94th.

Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 1.11%
Ranked 35th.
2.5%
Ranked 108th. 2 times more than United Arab Emirates

Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 36.5%
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Zimbabwe
14.3%
Ranked 75th.

Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 43%
Ranked 10th. 430 times more than Zimbabwe
0.1%
Ranked 80th.

Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 17.9%
Ranked 31st. 26 times more than Zimbabwe
0.7%
Ranked 80th.

Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 324.06
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Zimbabwe
63.13
Ranked 109th.

Literacy rate > Adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 71.04%
Ranked 67th.
80.7%
Ranked 50th. 14% more than United Arab Emirates
Government spending on education > % of GDP 0.9%
Ranked 54th.
2.5%
Ranked 107th. 3 times more than United Arab Emirates

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 48.78%
Ranked 10th.
71.27%
Ranked 6th. 46% more than United Arab Emirates

School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 12.17% gross
Ranked 88th. 3 times more than Zimbabwe
4.51% gross
Ranked 110th.

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 25.19%
Ranked 55th. 7 times more than Zimbabwe
3.8%
Ranked 109th.

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 35.75%
Ranked 48th. 12 times more than Zimbabwe
2.93%
Ranked 103th.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 99.01%
Ranked 18th. 9% more than Zimbabwe
90.53%
Ranked 78th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 83.17%
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Zimbabwe
38.91%
Ranked 83th.

School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 72.91%
Ranked 4th.
86.91%
Ranked 3rd. 19% more than United Arab Emirates

Primary education, pupils > % female 48.61%
Ranked 36th.
49.48%
Ranked 10th. 2% more than United Arab Emirates

School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 106.87%
Ranked 33th. 11% more than Zimbabwe
96.41%
Ranked 121st.

Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 110.62%
Ranked 4th. 33% more than Zimbabwe
82.98%
Ranked 89th.

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 102.09%
Ranked 44th.
117.27%
Ranked 19th. 15% more than United Arab Emirates

Secondary education, general pupils > % female 49.35%
Ranked 38th. 4% more than Zimbabwe
47.52%
Ranked 114th.

Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 99.14%
Ranked 2nd. 20% more than Zimbabwe
82.63%
Ranked 83th.

Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $15,372.69
Ranked 23th. 48 times more than Zimbabwe
$319.93
Ranked 97th.

Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 45.15%
Ranked 118th. 11% more than Zimbabwe
40.6%
Ranked 82nd.

Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 0.434
Ranked 59th.
0.0
Ranked 82nd.

Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 1.66
Ranked 22nd. 56% more than Zimbabwe
1.07
Ranked 85th.

Literacy rate > Youth male > % of males ages 15-24 81.7%
Ranked 83th.
96.6%
Ranked 42nd. 18% more than United Arab Emirates
Literacy rate > Adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 70.57%
Ranked 60th.
74.97%
Ranked 50th. 6% more than United Arab Emirates
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 415.89%
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Zimbabwe
77.55%
Ranked 38th.

Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 84.45%
Ranked 66th. 36% more than Zimbabwe
62.07%
Ranked 83th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 65.56% gross
Ranked 54th. 90% more than Zimbabwe
34.57% gross
Ranked 134th.

School enrollment, primary, male > % net 92.27%
Ranked 26th. 12% more than Zimbabwe
82.06%
Ranked 82nd.

Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 84.34%
Ranked 64th. 35% more than Zimbabwe
62.52%
Ranked 79th.

Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 0.0
Ranked 78th.
0.851%
Ranked 65th.
Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 103.61%
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Zimbabwe
101%
Ranked 20th.

School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 87.64%
Ranked 53th. 2 times more than Zimbabwe
36.08%
Ranked 116th.

School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 72.5%
Ranked 37th. 97% more than Zimbabwe
36.74%
Ranked 74th.

Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 2.06%
Ranked 51st. 14 times more than Zimbabwe
0.144%
Ranked 40th.
Secondary education, teachers, female 15,295
Ranked 12th. 13% more than Zimbabwe
13,522
Ranked 54th.

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