Economy > Poverty and inequality > Causes of poverty > Education: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Percentage education counts for in the country's total Multidimensional Poverty Index (UN). For instance, education is only 31% of Senegal's poverty issues, while the remaining 69% is for living standards and health. Cross country comparisons based off these numbers aren't an accurate telling of how poor education is between countries, but rather how much of an issue poor education is in each country.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 96% | 2003 | ||
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 94.4% | 2003 | ||
| 3 | Estonia | 91.2% | 2003 | ||
| 4 | Russia | 84.2% | 2003 | ||
| 5 | Ecuador | 78.6% | 2003 | ||
| 6 | China | 64.8% | 2002 | ||
| 7 | Republic of Macedonia | 59.9% | 2005 | ||
| 8 | Guatemala | 57.2% | 2003 | ||
| 9 | Jordan | 49.6% | 2009 | ||
| 10 | Egypt | 48.1% | 2008 | ||
| 11 | Iraq | 47.5% | 2006 | ||
| 12 | Syria | 45.4% | 2006 | ||
| 13 | Croatia | 45% | 2003 | ||
| 14 | Turkey | 42.3% | 2003 | ||
| 15 | Argentina | 41.9% | 2005 | ||
| 16 | Chad | 40.9% | 2003 | ||
| 17 | Thailand | 40.7% | 2006 | ||
| 18 | Bhutan | 40.4% | 2010 | ||
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 39.1% | 2007 | ||
| 20 | Brazil | 39% | 2006 | ||
| 21 | Mexico | 38.6% | 2006 | ||
| 22 | Djibouti | 38.3% | 2006 | ||
| 23 | Honduras | 38% | 2006 | ||
| 24 | Montenegro | 37.5% | 2006 | ||
| 25 | Kyrgyzstan | 36.6% | 2006 | ||
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 36.2% | 2010 | ||
| 27 | Suriname | 36.1% | 2006 | ||
| =28 | Morocco | 35.5% | 2007 | ||
| =28 | Guinea | 35.5% | 2005 | ||
| 30 | Niger | 35.4% | 2006 | ||
| 31 | Paraguay | 35.1% | 2003 | ||
| 32 | Mali | 34.5% | 2006 | ||
| 33 | Madagascar | 34.3% | 2009 | ||
| 34 | Somalia | 34.2% | 2006 | ||
| 35 | Palestine | 33.9% | 2007 | ||
| 36 | Benin | 33.6% | 2006 | ||
| 37 | Gambia | 33.5% | 2006 | ||
| 38 | Laos | 33.1% | 2006 | ||
| 39 | Vietnam | 32.8% | 2011 | ||
| 40 | Ghana | 32.1% | 2008 | ||
| =41 | Albania | 32% | 2009 | ||
| =41 | Mauritania | 32% | 2007 | ||
| =41 | Cote d'Ivoire | 32% | 2005 | ||
| =44 | Senegal | 31.8% | 2011 | ||
| =44 | Colombia | 31.8% | 2010 | ||
| =46 | Sierra Leone | 31.5% | 2008 | ||
| =46 | Burundi | 31.5% | 2005 | ||
| 48 | Pakistan | 30.8% | 2007 | ||
| 49 | Serbia | 30.5% | 2006 | ||
| =50 | Vanuatu | 29.7% | 2007 | ||
| =50 | Liberia | 29.7% | 2007 | ||
| 52 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29.2% | 2006 | ||
| 53 | Sao Tome and Principe | 28.8% | 2009 | ||
| 54 | Togo | 28.3% | 2006 | ||
| 55 | Nicaragua | 27.9% | 2007 | ||
| =56 | Nigeria | 27% | 2008 | ||
| =56 | Haiti | 27% | 2006 | ||
| =56 | Yemen | 27% | 2006 | ||
| 59 | Ethiopia | 25.9% | 2011 | ||
| 60 | Armenia | 25.8% | 2010 | ||
| 61 | Cameroon | 25.7% | 2004 | ||
| 62 | Tunisia | 25% | 2003 | ||
| 63 | Moldova | 24.7% | 2005 | ||
| 64 | Azerbaijan | 24.4% | 2006 | ||
| 65 | Mozambique | 23.9% | 2009 | ||
| =66 | Uzbekistan | 23.2% | 2006 | ||
| =66 | Georgia | 23.2% | 2005 | ||
| 68 | Belize | 22.8% | 2006 | ||
| 69 | Cambodia | 22.1% | 2010 | ||
| 70 | Lesotho | 21.9% | 2009 | ||
| =71 | Nepal | 21.8% | 2011 | ||
| =71 | India | 21.8% | 2006 | ||
| 73 | East Timor | 21.3% | 2010 | ||
| 74 | Bolivia | 19.8% | 2008 | ||
| =75 | Rwanda | 19.5% | 2010 | ||
| =75 | Malawi | 19.5% | 2010 | ||
| =77 | Bangladesh | 18.7% | 2007 | ||
| =77 | Tajikistan | 18.7% | 2005 | ||
| 79 | Peru | 18.6% | 2008 | ||
| 80 | Tanzania | 18.3% | 2010 | ||
| 81 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 18% | 2010 | ||
| 82 | Zambia | 17.5% | 2007 | ||
| 83 | Guyana | 17.4% | 2009 | ||
| 84 | Swaziland | 16.7% | 2010 | ||
| 85 | Belarus | 16.6% | 2005 | ||
| 86 | Philippines | 15.8% | 2008 | ||
| 87 | Indonesia | 15.7% | 2007 | ||
| 88 | Uganda | 15.6% | 2011 | ||
| 89 | Mongolia | 15.4% | 2005 | ||
| 90 | Namibia | 15.1% | 2007 | ||
| 91 | Kazakhstan | 14.6% | 2006 | ||
| 92 | Maldives | 13.6% | 2009 | ||
| 93 | Kenya | 12.7% | 2009 | ||
| 94 | Zimbabwe | 10.2% | 2011 | ||
| 95 | South Africa | 7.5% | 2008 | ||
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 6.3% | 2003 | ||
| 97 | Ukraine | 4.7% | 2007 | ||
| 98 | Hungary | 1.8% | 2003 | ||
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.3% | 2006 | ||
| =100 | Czech Republic | 0.0 | 2003 | ||
| =100 | Latvia | 0.0 | 2003 | ||
| =100 | Slovakia | 0.0 | 2003 | ||
| =100 | Slovenia | 0.0 | 2003 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Economy > Poverty and inequality > Causes of poverty > Education
- Uruguay has had the highest poverty and inequality > causes of poverty > education since 2002.
- Madagascar has ranked in the top 2 for poverty and inequality > causes of poverty > education since 2008.
- Thailand has ranked in the top 3 for poverty and inequality > causes of poverty > education since 2005.
- Vietnam has ranked in the top 3 for poverty and inequality > causes of poverty > education since 2010.
- Albania has ranked in the top 4 for poverty and inequality > causes of poverty > education since 2008.
- Senegal has ranked in the top 4 for poverty and inequality > causes of poverty > education since 2010.
- Honduras has ranked in the top 7 for poverty and inequality > causes of poverty > education since 2005.
- Sao Tome and Principe has ranked in the top 6 for poverty and inequality > causes of poverty > education since 2008.
- East Timor has ranked in the top 8 for poverty and inequality > causes of poverty > education since 2009.
- Montenegro has ranked in the top 8 for poverty and inequality > causes of poverty > education since 2005.
