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Adjusted net enrolment rate. Primary. Female
Adjusted net enrolment rate. Primary. Male
Adjusted net enrolment rate. Primary. Total
Adult illiterate population. % female
Adult illiterate population. Female
Adult illiterate population. Male
Adult illiterate population. Total
Adult literacy rate (%). Female
Adult literacy rate (%). Male
Adult literacy rate (%). Total
GERD - Total (in '000 local currency)
GERD as a percentage of GDP
GERD in '000 PPP$
Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female
Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male
Net enrolment rate. Primary. Total
Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Female
Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male
Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Total
Public expenditure on education as % of GDP
Public expenditure on education as % of GNI
Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure
Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. All levels
Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary
Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Secondary
Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Tertiary
Rate of primary school age children out of school. Female
Rate of primary school age children out of school. Male
Rate of primary school age children out of school. Total
Researchers (FTE) - Total
Researchers (HC) - % Female
Researchers (HC) - Total
Researchers per million inhabitants (FTE)
Researchers per million inhabitants (HC)
School life expectancy (years). Primary to tertiary. Female
School life expectancy (years). Primary to tertiary. Male
School life expectancy (years). Primary to tertiary. Total
Total population
Youth illiterate population. % female
Youth illiterate population. Female
Youth illiterate population. Male
Youth illiterate population. Total
Youth literacy rate (%). Female
Youth literacy rate (%). Male
Youth literacy rate (%). Total
Rate of primary school age children out of school. Female - 2007
Niger
61
Eritrea
59
Central African Republic
52
Burkina Faso
50
Nigeria
40 (**)
Mali
40
Guinea
32
Ghana
28
Senegal
28
Ethiopia
27
Lesotho
25
Gambia
23
Togo
20
Swaziland
16
Kenya
14
Cape Verde
13
Malawi
12
Burundi
11
Mauritius
7
South Africa
6 (**)
Namibia
6
Zambia
5
Uganda
3
Rwanda
1
Angola
...
Benin
...
Botswana
...
Cameroon
...
Chad
...
Comoros
...
Congo
...
Côte d'Ivoire
...
Democratic Republic of the Congo
...
Equatorial Guinea
...
Gabon
...
Guinea-Bissau
...
Liberia
...
Madagascar
-
Mozambique
...
Sao Tome and Principe
...
Seychelles
...
Sierra Leone
...
Somalia
...
United Republic of Tanzania
...
Zimbabwe
...
...
Data not available
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Magnitude nil or negligible
**
UIS estimation
