Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI
4.76 % of GNI
1.97 % of GNI
DEFINITION:
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 61st in 2005. 142% more than China
Ranked 150th in 2005.
Average years of schooling of adults
10.9
6.4
DEFINITION:
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 )
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 6th. 70% more than China
Ranked 45th.
Duration of compulsory education
11 years
9 years
DEFINITION:
Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 22nd. 22% more than China
Ranked 78th.
Duration of education > Primary level
7
6
DEFINITION:
Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education .
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 12th. 17% more than China
Ranked 59th.
Duration of education > Secondary level
6
6
DEFINITION:
Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education .
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 104th.
Ranked 93rd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level
1,012,210
15,186,217
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 23rd in 2002.
Ranked 2nd in 2002. 14 times more than Australia
Expected duration of education for all students
20.7 years
10.3 years
DEFINITION:
Expected years of schooling for a 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
SOURCE:
UNESCO Institute of Statistics
Ranked 1st. 101% more than China
Ranked 29th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level
48.6%
48%
DEFINITION:
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.
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 65th. 1% more than China
Ranked 119th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level
48.9%
45.3%
DEFINITION:
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.
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 96th. 8% more than China
Ranked 130th.
Geographical aptitude results
73.319
70.305
DEFINITION:
Overall score based upon test results of the Geography Challenge, an online geography quiz game.
SOURCE:
The Geography Zone
Ranked 74th. 4% more than China
Ranked 92nd.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13
1,023 hours
1,020 hours
DEFINITION:
Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
SOURCE:
UNESCO Institute of Statistics
Ranked 13th.
Ranked 14th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9
986 hours
771 hours
DEFINITION:
Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
SOURCE:
UNESCO Institute of Statistics
Ranked 9th. 28% more than China
Ranked 23rd.
Primary school girls out of school
1%
5%
SOURCE:
Household survey data, net enrolment data from UNESCO, and data from UNICEF country offices
Ranked 91st.
Ranked 79th. 4 times more than Australia
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure
14.76 %
12.71 %
DEFINITION:
Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 49th in 1991. 16% more than China
Ranked 65th in 1991.
Public spending per student > Primary level
15.9
6.1
DEFINITION:
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 .
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 48th. 161% more than China
Ranked 110th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
16.73
21.93
DEFINITION:
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).
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 122nd in 1991.
Ranked 97th in 1991. 31% more than Australia
Tertiary enrollment
63.3%
7.5%
DEFINITION:
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.
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than China
Ranked 103rd.
Universities > Top 100
12
4
DEFINITION:
Number of universities in the top 100
SOURCE:
The Times, 2005
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than China
Ranked 7th.
Universities > Top 500
14
8
DEFINITION:
Number of universities in the top 500
SOURCE:
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Ranked 8th. 75% more than China
Ranked 12th.
Universities > Top 200
17
6
DEFINITION:
Number of universities in the top 200
SOURCE:
The Times, 2005
Ranked 3rd. 183% more than China
Ranked 10th.
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