| Literacy (age 15 and over can read & write) (2001 census) |
total population: 94.7% male: 96% female: 93% |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) (2008) |
total: 14 years male: 14 years female: 14 years |
| Years compulsory | 12 (starting at age 5) |
| Primary to secondary transition rate (2008) | 100% |
| Female Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) - Tertiary Education as a % for School year ending 2007 | 20% |
| Male Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) - Tertiary Education as a % for School year ending 2007 | 11% |
| Education expenditure |
3.7% of GDP (2000) 8.5% of total government expenditure (2010) |
| Distribution(%) of public expenditure per level (2010) |
pre-primary primary 29% secondary 47% tertiary 24% unknown |
| Researchers per 1,000,000 inhabitants (FTE) (bn,bz,2004) | 281 |
| Expenditure on R&D as a % of GDP (bn,bz,2004) | 0.04% |
| Percentage distribution of gross domestic expenditure on research and development by source (2004) |
Government 91.0% Higher Education 7.4% Business 1.6% |