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  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Participation > 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.
  • 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."
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • 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."
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • 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.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: 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.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • School enrollment, preprimary > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Total is the total enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, primary > % net: School enrollment, primary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Total is the ratio of children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the total population of the official primary school age.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % gross: School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the total enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Female is the total female enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Tertiary is the total public expenditure per student in tertiary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment > Primary > 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male 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.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % gross: School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Male is the total male enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % 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."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: 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."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: 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, tertiary, male > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Male is the total male enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • 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.
STAT United Kingdom Zambia HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 9.4
Ranked 14th. 71% more than Zambia
5.5
Ranked 58th.
Children out of school, primary 13,333
Ranked 69th.
124,814
Ranked 19th. 9 times more than United Kingdom

Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.212
Ranked 110th.
8.87
Ranked 28th. 42 times more than United Kingdom

Children out of school, primary, female 7,256
Ranked 64th.
51,122
Ranked 19th. 7 times more than United Kingdom

College and university > Gender parity index 1.38
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Zambia
0.464
Ranked 99th.

College and university > Share of total education spending 16.39%
Ranked 76th.
25.75%
Ranked 21st. 57% more than United Kingdom

Compulsary education duration 12
Ranked 22nd. 71% more than Zambia
7
Ranked 88th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 6.3%
Ranked 25th. 5 times more than Zambia
1.35%
Ranked 122nd.

Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 21st. 32% more than Zambia
74.8%
Ranked 105th.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 23th. 23% more than Zambia
80.6%
Ranked 108th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 90th.
7
Ranked 4th. 17% more than United Kingdom

Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.08
Ranked 80th.
4.53
Ranked 36th. 11% more than United Kingdom

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.27
Ranked 78th.
49.22
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United Kingdom

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 14.27
Ranked 55th.
25.41
Ranked 14th. 78% more than United Kingdom

Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 59th. 40% more than Zambia
5
Ranked 168th.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.116
Ranked 101st.
3.63
Ranked 28th. 31 times more than United Kingdom

College and university > Gender ratio 140.15
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Zambia
46.32
Ranked 98th.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 164th.
4
Ranked 4th. Twice as much as United Kingdom

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 6.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 7 times more than Zambia
0.925 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd.

Duration of compulsory education 12 years
Ranked 14th. 71% more than Zambia
7 years
Ranked 115th.
Secondary education, pupils 5 million
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Zambia
1.59 million
Ranked 19th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 42nd. 5% more than Zambia
0.95
Ranked 100th.

School life expectancy > Total 16.4 years
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Zambia
7 years
Ranked 95th.
Primary education, pupils 4.42 million
Ranked 22nd. 41% more than Zambia
3.14 million
Ranked 20th.

Primary education, teachers 255,994
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Zambia
63,697
Ranked 20th.

Tertiary enrollment 59.5%
Ranked 9th. 24 times more than Zambia
2.5%
Ranked 86th.
Spending per student > College and university 24.79
Ranked 32nd.
164.56
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than United Kingdom
High school > Gender ratio 102.39
Ranked 44th. 23% more than Zambia
83.26
Ranked 100th.

Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 166th.
7
Ranked 3rd. 40% more than United Kingdom

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.232
Ranked 94th.
3.41
Ranked 36th. 15 times more than United Kingdom

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling age 15 and over can read and write English
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 32nd. 33% more than Zambia
3
Ranked 54th.

Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 31st. 14% more than Zambia
86.8%
Ranked 95th.
Spending > USD 136.4 billion
Ranked 5th. 794 times more than Zambia
171.67 million
Ranked 118th.

Spending > Proportion 5.06
Ranked 48th. 4 times more than Zambia
1.32
Ranked 158th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 18.09
Ranked 98th.
51.08
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than United Kingdom

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 145th. The same as Zambia
3
Ranked 74th.

High school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 43th.
5.55
Ranked 45th.

Preschool enrollment rate 106.43
Ranked 57th.
119.11
Ranked 15th. 12% more than United Kingdom

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 26,949.64
Ranked 31st. 5 times more than Zambia
5,380.16
Ranked 106th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 2.29 million
Ranked 12th. 93 times more than Zambia
24,553
Ranked 91st.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 95th.
7
Ranked 5th. 17% more than United Kingdom

Children out of school > Primary 1,069
Ranked 104th.
227,759
Ranked 22nd. 213 times more than United Kingdom

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 6.11
Ranked 59th. 7 times more than Zambia
0.9
Ranked 74th.

Secondary education, teachers 375,385
Ranked 10th. 56 times more than Zambia
6,703
Ranked 52nd.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 138th. 50% more than Zambia
2
Ranked 186th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.0968
Ranked 100th.
5.24
Ranked 26th. 54 times more than United Kingdom

Spending per student > High school 28.64
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Zambia
7.76
Ranked 73th.

Secondary education, general pupils 4.55 million
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Zambia
743,995
Ranked 31st.

Scientific and technical journal articles 48,288
Ranked 3rd. 1857 times more than Zambia
26
Ranked 104th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 1.08%
Ranked 110th.
20.35%
Ranked 25th. 19 times more than United Kingdom

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 38.56
Ranked 30th. 16 times more than Zambia
2.43
Ranked 111th.

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 5
Ranked 199th.
7
Ranked 6th. 40% more than United Kingdom

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 12.1%
Ranked 56th.
14.8%
Ranked 40th. 22% more than United Kingdom
Children out of school, primary, male 6,077
Ranked 64th.
73,692
Ranked 17th. 12 times more than United Kingdom

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.3%
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Zambia
2.2%
Ranked 48th.

High school > Students per teacher 14.27
Ranked 56th.
25.41
Ranked 14th. 78% more than United Kingdom

Secondary education > General pupils 4.4 million
Ranked 15th. 11 times more than Zambia
401,202
Ranked 44th.

Spending per student > Elementary school 23.42
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Zambia
5.51
Ranked 83th.

Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 164th.
14
Ranked 2nd. 27% more than United Kingdom

High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 145th.
14
Ranked 2nd. 27% more than United Kingdom

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd. 1% more than Zambia
4.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 4.49 million
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Zambia
1.73 million
Ranked 60th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 99.6%
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Zambia
25.7%
Ranked 117th.

Public spending per student > Primary level 14
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Zambia
4.7
Ranked 11th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 70.43
Ranked 107th.
222.77
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United Kingdom

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 79.68
Ranked 73th.
113.13
Ranked 6th. 42% more than United Kingdom

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.37
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Zambia
0.46
Ranked 105th.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.03
Ranked 58th. 26% more than Zambia
0.82
Ranked 115th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 38.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 17 times more than Zambia
2.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 111th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.429
Ranked 147th. 9% more than Zambia
0.395
Ranked 152nd.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 52nd. 40% more than Zambia
5
Ranked 148th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 14.01
Ranked 66th.
22.18
Ranked 22nd. 58% more than United Kingdom

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.0179
Ranked 120th.
19.86
Ranked 22nd. 1112 times more than United Kingdom

Inequality adjusted index 0.806
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Zambia
0.383
Ranked 88th.
High school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 43th.
5.62
Ranked 37th.

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 18.27
Ranked 70th.
60.52
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than United Kingdom

Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 38.87%
Ranked 37th.
72.57%
Ranked 7th. 87% more than United Kingdom
Elementary school > Enrolled students 4.47 million
Ranked 23th. 53% more than Zambia
2.91 million
Ranked 38th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 88th.
7 years
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than United Kingdom

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $26,253.64
Ranked 8th. 76 times more than Zambia
$345.52
Ranked 94th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 72.5
Ranked 62nd. 37% more than Zambia
52.86
Ranked 64th.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 170th.
14
Ranked 2nd. 27% more than United Kingdom

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 5.07%
Ranked 93th. 64% more than Zambia
3.09%
Ranked 62nd.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.95
Ranked 30th. 2% more than Zambia
97.91
Ranked 74th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 100%
Ranked 6th. 11% more than Zambia
90%
Ranked 90th.

Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 51st. 40% more than Zambia
5
Ranked 140th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 26.3
Ranked 55th.
331
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than United Kingdom
Primary education > Pupils 4.69 million
Ranked 24th. 83% more than Zambia
2.57 million
Ranked 28th.

Secondary education > Pupils 5.7 million
Ranked 14th. 14 times more than Zambia
408,971
Ranked 44th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 99.8%
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Zambia
44.2%
Ranked 103th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 55.9%
Ranked 41st. 77% more than Zambia
31.63%
Ranked 107th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 163.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Zambia
31.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 144th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 451,007
Ranked 18th.
848,371
Ranked 1st. 88% more than United Kingdom

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 17.27
Ranked 78th.
49.22
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United Kingdom

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 66.37%
Ranked 63th.
74.33%
Ranked 46th. 12% more than United Kingdom

Secondary education > Teachers 372,887
Ranked 15th. 36 times more than Zambia
10,269
Ranked 86th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 16 years
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Zambia
7 years
Ranked 6th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 9.71 million
Ranked 10th. 28 times more than Zambia
351,442
Ranked 96th.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 810.66
Ranked 7th. 307 times more than Zambia
2.64
Ranked 126th.

Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 84th.
7
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than United Kingdom
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 6,643
Ranked 77th.
81,688
Ranked 37th. 12 times more than United Kingdom

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 101.28%
Ranked 33th. 7% more than Zambia
95.06%
Ranked 92nd.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.79%
Ranked 50th. 1% more than Zambia
48.08%
Ranked 112th.

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.018 per 1,000 people
Ranked 121st.
19.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 1084 times more than United Kingdom

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 100%
Ranked 7th. 10% more than Zambia
91%
Ranked 81st.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 190th.
16
Ranked 18th. 14% more than United Kingdom

Elementary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 170th.
7
Ranked 7th. 40% more than United Kingdom

Elementary school repeaters > All 0.0
Ranked 121st.
5.88
Ranked 45th.

School life expectancy > Male 16 years
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Zambia
7.4 years
Ranked 85th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 73.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Zambia
34.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.076 per capita
Ranked 130th.
0.156 per capita
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than United Kingdom

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 75.65
Ranked 132nd.
162.97
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than United Kingdom

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 100%
Ranked 11th. 11% more than Zambia
90%
Ranked 84th.

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 18.2
Ranked 98th.
45
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 87%
Ranked 7th. 71% more than Zambia
51%
Ranked 75th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.3 million
Ranked 10th. 167 times more than Zambia
7,769
Ranked 52nd.

Primary education > Teachers 258,966
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Zambia
50,224
Ranked 30th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 54.2%
Ranked 6th. 20% more than Zambia
45.19%
Ranked 129th.

Private school enrolment > Primary level 4.8
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Zambia
2
Ranked 34th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 82nd.
7
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than United Kingdom

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.33
Ranked 82nd.
4.38
Ranked 49th. 1% more than United Kingdom

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 95.2
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Zambia
35.66
Ranked 79th.

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.004 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.
9.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 2338 times more than United Kingdom

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.8%
Ranked 36th. 1% more than Zambia
48.1%
Ranked 97th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $1.58 trillion
Ranked 5th. 336 times more than Zambia
$4.71 billion
Ranked 68th.

Primary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 191st.
7
Ranked 6th. 40% more than United Kingdom

Scouting > Members 528,263
Ranked 9th. 71 times more than Zambia
7,396
Ranked 83th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 70.93%
Ranked 65th.
95.01%
Ranked 16th. 34% more than United Kingdom

Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 33.34%
Ranked 48th.
92.76%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 45.26%
Ranked 45th.
80.99%
Ranked 10th. 79% more than United Kingdom
High school > Share of total education spending 48.32%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Zambia
14.49%
Ranked 73th.

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 93.7%
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Zambia
19.1%
Ranked 86th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 4.64 million
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Zambia
588,669
Ranked 55th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.93
Ranked 27th. 6% more than Zambia
94.55
Ranked 69th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 73.53
Ranked 69th. 2 times more than Zambia
34.98
Ranked 90th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 6.23
Ranked 54th. 6 times more than Zambia
0.966
Ranked 122nd.

Children out of school > Primary > Male 853
Ranked 95th.
118,626
Ranked 21st. 139 times more than United Kingdom

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.994
Ranked 63th. The same as Zambia
0.994
Ranked 41st.

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 52.7%
Ranked 12th. 19% more than Zambia
44.4%
Ranked 108th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 163.61
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Zambia
33.08
Ranked 147th.

Scouting > Members per thousand people 8.35
Ranked 17th. 16 times more than Zambia
0.525
Ranked 118th.
School life expectancy > Female 16.8 years
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Zambia
6.6 years
Ranked 82nd.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 118th.
6.1
Ranked 47th.

Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 117th.
5.66
Ranked 42nd.

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.014 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.
10.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 726 times more than United Kingdom

High school teachers 378,882
Ranked 13th. 13 times more than Zambia
29,148
Ranked 50th.

Elementary school teachers 244,391
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Zambia
48,075
Ranked 51st.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 5.75 million
Ranked 14th. 14 times more than Zambia
408,971
Ranked 76th.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 78.27
Ranked 121st.
223.66
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than United Kingdom

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 102.94
Ranked 49th. 26% more than Zambia
81.64
Ranked 74th.

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 95.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Zambia
35.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th.

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 17.2
Ranked 66th.
29
Ranked 15th. 69% more than United Kingdom
School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 5.03%
Ranked 80th. 46% more than Zambia
3.44%
Ranked 55th.

Secondary education > Vocational pupils per 1000 21.68
Ranked 27th. 32 times more than Zambia
0.677
Ranked 68th.

High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 61.19%
Ranked 72nd.
82.95%
Ranked 32nd. 36% more than United Kingdom

School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 85.47%
Ranked 45th. 111 times more than Zambia
0.773%
Ranked 86th.
School enrollment, primary > % net 99.66%
Ranked 7th. 6% more than Zambia
93.72%
Ranked 27th.

School enrollment, secondary > % gross 97.38%
Ranked 40th.
100.78%
Ranked 8th. 3% more than United Kingdom

School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 70.71%
Ranked 27th. 47 times more than Zambia
1.51%
Ranked 96th.

Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 25.73%
Ranked 55th.
158.02%
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than United Kingdom
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 106.95%
Ranked 28th. 16% more than Zambia
92.34%
Ranked 113th.

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 106.58% gross
Ranked 69th.
114.25% gross
Ranked 30th. 7% more than United Kingdom

School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 59.12% gross
Ranked 62nd. 25 times more than Zambia
2.41% gross
Ranked 57th.
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 61.17%
Ranked 29th. 26 times more than Zambia
2.39%
Ranked 106th.

Primary education > Pupils > % female 48.77% female
Ranked 41st. 1% more than Zambia
48.41% female
Ranked 45th.

Repeaters, secondary, total > % of total enrollment 0.0
Ranked 111th.
6.88%
Ranked 31st.

Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita 21.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 33 times more than Zambia
0.666 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th.

School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 96.86%
Ranked 44th.
107.55%
Ranked 3rd. 11% more than United Kingdom

Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment 0.0
Ranked 126th.
5.13%
Ranked 33th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male per 1000 0.0142
Ranked 113th.
10.34
Ranked 21st. 726 times more than United Kingdom

School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 107.04%
Ranked 56th.
113.94%
Ranked 23th. 6% more than United Kingdom

Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.73%
Ranked 57th.
49.25%
Ranked 16th. 1% more than United Kingdom

School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 69.77% gross
Ranked 20th. 47 times more than Zambia
1.47% gross
Ranked 105th.

Elementary school teachers > % female 81.44%
Ranked 49th. 62% more than Zambia
50.14%
Ranked 95th.

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 48.44%
Ranked 25th. 27% more than Zambia
38.04%
Ranked 74th.

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 717,002
Ranked 13th. 12 times more than Zambia
57,786
Ranked 51st.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.75%
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Zambia
95.93%
Ranked 43th.

Preschool enrollment rate > Female 81.29
Ranked 42nd. 32 times more than Zambia
2.58
Ranked 50th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 79.8
Ranked 43th. 37 times more than Zambia
2.16
Ranked 50th.
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 52.09%
Ranked 32nd. 16 times more than Zambia
3.28%
Ranked 95th.

Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 77.97%
Ranked 14th. 80% more than Zambia
43.24%
Ranked 110th.

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