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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.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Average IQ: Average IQ of different countries according to the controversial book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations".
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • 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, 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • 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.
  • Teachers as percentage of labor force: The percentage share of the total labor force who are classroom, academic staff, and other teachers. Data for 1999.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

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  • 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: 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.
  • 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.
  • Mathematical literacy: Mathematical literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old 2000
  • 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.
  • Scientific literacy: Scientific literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old (2000)
  • 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.
  • Reading literacy: Reading literacy mean value of performance scale (15 years old, 2000)
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.

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  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve: Access and retrieve.

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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Educational attainment > Tertiary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till tertiary level (year 2000).
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Universities > Top 100: Number of universities in the top 100
  • Student attitude > Dislike of school: Percentage of schoolgoing children who do not like going to school (2000).
  • 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.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11: Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • 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.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12: Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

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  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • 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.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • 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.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.

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  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.

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  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • Literacy > Adults at low literacy level: Percentage of adults whose level of document literacy is rated 'low'. Data for 1998
  • Expected duration of education for all students: Expected years of schooling for a 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.

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  • Educational attainment > Senior secondary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till senior secondary level (year 2000).
  • 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."
  • Teaching weeks per year > Primary: Average number of weeks taught per year by primary level teachers. Data for 2000.
  • Student attitude > Find school boring: Percentage of students who do find school boring (2000).
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 200: Number of universities in the top 200
  • Literacy > Adults at high literacy level: Percentage of adults whose level of document literacy is rated 'high'. Data for 1998.
  • 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.
  • Primary teacher salary > Starting: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge per million: Investment in knowledge is defined and calculated as the sum of expenditure on R&D, on total higher education (public and private) and on software. Simple summation of the three components would lead to overestimation of the investment in knowledge owing to overlaps (R&D and software, R&D and education, software and education). Therefore, data reported here have been adjusted to exclude the overlaps between components.

    Note that as the term is used here, "investment” has a broader connotation than its usual meaning in economic statistics. It includes current expenditures, such as on education and R&D, as well as capital outlays, such as purchases of software and construction of school buildings. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.

    The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad.
  • Library books 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education: The indicator shows direct public and private expenditure on educational institutions in relation to the number of full-time equivalent students enrolled in these institutions. Public subsidies for students’ living expenses have been excluded to ensure international comparability of the data.

    Expenditure on education per student is obtained by dividing the total expenditure on educational institutions by the number of full-time equivalents students. Only those educational institutions and programmes are taken into account for which both enrolment and expenditure data are available.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy: Percentage of adult females who have at least a moderate level of literacy, in selected OECD countries. Data for 1998.
  • Educational attainment > Junior secondary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till junior secondary level (year 2000).
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Student attitude > Report class disorder: Percentage of students who report high noise level and disorder in classes (2000).
  • Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge: Investment in knowledge is defined and calculated as the sum of expenditure on R&D, on total higher education (public and private) and on software. Simple summation of the three components would lead to overestimation of the investment in knowledge owing to overlaps (R&D and software, R&D and education, software and education). Therefore, data reported here have been adjusted to exclude the overlaps between components.

    Note that as the term is used here, "investment” has a broader connotation than its usual meaning in economic statistics. It includes current expenditures, such as on education and R&D, as well as capital outlays, such as purchases of software and construction of school buildings.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 200 per million: Number of universities in the top 200. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology: Intended instruction time spent studying technology, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • 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.
  • 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. 
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • 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.
  • Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64: For each age group shown, those who have completed tertiary education are shown as a percentage of all persons in that age group. Tertiary education includes both tertiary-type "A programmes”, which are largely theoretically-based and designed to provide qualifications for entry to advanced research programmes and professions with high skill requirements, as well as tertiary-type "B programmes” which are classified at the same level of competencies as tertiary-type A programmes but are more occupationally-oriented and lead to direct labour market access. The tertiary attainment profiles are based on the percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 that has completed that level of education.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning science: Intended instruction time spent studying science, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary teacher salary > After 15 years: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999.
  • Literacy > Adults at moderate literacy level: Percentage of adults whose level of document literacy is rated 'moderate'. Data for 1998.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Universities > Top 100 per million: Number of universities in the top 100. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 15 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills: Intended instruction time spent studying vocational skills, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 200 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Young longtext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent longtext readers(2000)
  • Young shorttext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent shorttext (particularly comics) readers (2000)
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.

    The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Primary teacher salary > Starting per 1000: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages: Intended instruction time spent studying modern foreign languages, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 100 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 14.1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 16 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • Expected duration of education for males: Expected years of schooling for a male 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
  • 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 enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. 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 education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. 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.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary: Average number of weeks taught per year by lower secondary level teachers. Data for 2000.
  • School enrollment > Primary > 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. 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita: 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education 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)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > 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. 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."
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: 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, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary 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).
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Expected duration of education for females: Expected years of schooling for a female 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion: Intended instruction time spent studying religion, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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, secondary, male > % net: School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the ratio of male children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the male population of the official secondary school age.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female 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.
  • Total expenditure as % of GDP: Total expenditure on education per year per country as % of GDP (Year 2000).
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Total enrollment, primary, female > % net: Total enrollment, primary, female (% net). Adjusted net 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.
STAT Australia Finland HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 10.9
Ranked 6th. 9% more than Finland
10
Ranked 9th.
Children out of school, primary 68,417
Ranked 39th. 11 times more than Finland
6,055
Ranked 80th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 3.06
Ranked 68th. 3 times more than Finland
1.12
Ranked 86th.

Children out of school, primary, female 29,573
Ranked 39th. 10 times more than Finland
2,896
Ranked 72nd.

College and university > Gender parity index 1.35
Ranked 39th. 10% more than Finland
1.23
Ranked 41st.

College and university > Share of total education spending 22.28%
Ranked 42nd.
31.85%
Ranked 9th. 43% more than Australia

Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 41st. 10% more than Finland
10
Ranked 75th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.59%
Ranked 41st.
6.84%
Ranked 17th. 22% more than Australia

High school enrolment rate 99.86
Ranked 6th.
99.99
Ranked 2nd. About the same as Australia

Homeschooling legal status Legal as alternative to the mandatory public school system. Legal as alternative to the mandatory public school system. Written and oral examinations to check on progress are mandatory.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 25th.
100%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Australia

Primary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 20th. 17% more than Finland
6
Ranked 129th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 5.57
Ranked 46th. 19% more than Finland
4.69
Ranked 64th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.88
Ranked 118th. 31% more than Finland
13.67
Ranked 101st.

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 144th. The same as Finland
6
Ranked 150th.

Average IQ 98
Ranked 14th. 1% more than Finland
97
Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 24th.
100%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Australia
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.32
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Finland
0.537
Ranked 81st.

College and university > Gender ratio 129.51
Ranked 38th. 4% more than Finland
124.02
Ranked 45th.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 1
Ranked 201st.
4
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Australia

Duration of compulsory education 11 years
Ranked 29th. 10% more than Finland
10 years
Ranked 59th.
Secondary education, pupils 2.33 million
Ranked 32nd. 6 times more than Finland
422,872
Ranked 79th.

College and university > Private school share 8.79%
Ranked 92nd.
25.63%
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Australia

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 53th. The same as Finland
0.99
Ranked 56th.

School life expectancy > Total 16.6 years
Ranked 3rd.
16.7 years
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Australia
Primary education, teachers 105,469
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Finland
25,281
Ranked 72nd.

Primary education, pupils 2.04 million
Ranked 48th. 6 times more than Finland
345,615
Ranked 92nd.

Tertiary enrollment 63.3%
Ranked 6th.
70.4%
Ranked 1st. 11% more than Australia
Spending per student > College and university 21.04
Ranked 40th.
31.84
Ranked 22nd. 51% more than Australia

High school > Gender ratio 95.35
Ranked 82nd.
104.88
Ranked 29th. 10% more than Australia

Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 172nd.
7
Ranked 25th. 40% more than Australia

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 2
Ranked 188th.
3
Ranked 124th. 50% more than Australia

Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 34th.
100%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Australia
Spending > USD 49.45 billion
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Finland
15.41 billion
Ranked 25th.

High school > Private school share 35.24%
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Finland
9.36%
Ranked 79th.

Spending > Proportion 5.11
Ranked 46th.
5.64
Ranked 31st. 10% more than Australia

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.88
Ranked 114th. 12% more than Finland
15.96
Ranked 112th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 50th. 33% more than Finland
3
Ranked 182nd.

High school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 104th.
0.41
Ranked 83th.

Preschool enrollment rate 105.52
Ranked 60th. 8% more than Finland
97.29
Ranked 105th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 10,829.8
Ranked 75th. 43% more than Finland
7,550.79
Ranked 88th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 1.01 million
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Finland
291,664
Ranked 50th.

Teachers as percentage of labor force 3.7%
Ranked 23th.
4.3%
Ranked 14th. 16% more than Australia
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 515
Ranked 7th.
536
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Australia
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 7
Ranked 24th. 17% more than Finland
6
Ranked 136th.

Children out of school > Primary 77,047
Ranked 37th. 39 times more than Finland
1,957
Ranked 98th.

Secondary education, teachers 104,110
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Finland
44,493
Ranked 42nd.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 5.95
Ranked 28th.
8.26
Ranked 19th. 39% more than Australia

Mathematical literacy 533
Ranked 6th.
536
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Australia
High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 60th. 33% more than Finland
3
Ranked 172nd.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 1.74
Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Finland
0.586
Ranked 82nd.

Scientific literacy 528
Ranked 7th.
538
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Australia
Spending per student > High school 15.11
Ranked 47th.
30.89
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Australia

Secondary education, general pupils 1.54 million
Ranked 35th. 5 times more than Finland
288,779
Ranked 89th.

Reading literacy 528
Ranked 4th.
546
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Australia
High school > Gender parity index 0.951
Ranked 109th.
1.05
Ranked 28th. 10% more than Australia

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 515
Ranked 7th.
536
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Australia
Scientific and technical journal articles 15,809
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Finland
5,202
Ranked 23th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 513
Ranked 9th.
532
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Australia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.818%
Ranked 118th.
2.45%
Ranked 86th. 3 times more than Australia

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 51.51
Ranked 9th.
56.08
Ranked 6th. 9% more than Australia

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 5
Ranked 205th.
7
Ranked 37th. 40% more than Australia

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 13.3%
Ranked 56th. 4% more than Finland
12.8%
Ranked 52nd.

Children out of school, primary, male 38,844
Ranked 37th. 12 times more than Finland
3,159
Ranked 71st.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.9%
Ranked 52nd.
6.6%
Ranked 16th. 35% more than Australia

Secondary education > General pupils 1.45 million
Ranked 40th. 5 times more than Finland
305,970
Ranked 94th.

Spending per student > Elementary school 17.08
Ranked 34th.
17.53
Ranked 31st. 3% more than Australia

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 110th.
13
Ranked 31st. 8% more than Australia

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 102nd.
13
Ranked 30th. 8% more than Australia

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 20% more than Finland
4.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th.

Educational attainment > Tertiary 29%
Ranked 7th.
32%
Ranked 6th. 10% more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 1.93 million
Ranked 57th. 5 times more than Finland
392,741
Ranked 109th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 92.2%
Ranked 21st.
100%
Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Australia

Schools connected to the Internet 97%
Ranked 9th.
99%
Ranked 13th. 2% more than Australia
Public spending per student > Primary level 15.9
Ranked 9th.
17.3
Ranked 25th. 9% more than Australia
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 104.3
Ranked 25th. 33% more than Finland
78.48
Ranked 75th.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 91.48
Ranked 85th. 43% more than Finland
64.14
Ranked 114th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.25
Ranked 37th. 3% more than Finland
1.21
Ranked 44th.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.95
Ranked 97th.
1.05
Ranked 40th. 11% more than Australia

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 51.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th.
56.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 9% more than Australia

Universities > Top 100 12
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Finland
1
Ranked 22nd.
Student attitude > Dislike of school 34%
Ranked 6th. 31% more than Finland
26%
Ranked 12th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.485
Ranked 144th.
1.4
Ranked 97th. 3 times more than Australia

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 128th. The same as Finland
6
Ranked 133th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 12.58
Ranked 83th. 25% more than Finland
10.03
Ranked 79th.

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 3.83
Ranked 67th. 10 times more than Finland
0.374
Ranked 109th.

Inequality adjusted index 0.965
Ranked 2nd. 12% more than Finland
0.859
Ranked 14th.
High school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 104th.
0.25
Ranked 86th.

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 17.88
Ranked 104th. 24% more than Finland
14.39
Ranked 100th.

Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 51.97%
Ranked 16th. 10% more than Finland
47.32%
Ranked 34th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 987 hours
Ranked 8th. 38% more than Finland
713 hours
Ranked 36th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 98.8%
Ranked 12th.
99.5%
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Australia

Elementary school > Enrolled students 1.98 million
Ranked 47th. 6 times more than Finland
357,403
Ranked 89th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 7 years
Ranked 20th. 17% more than Finland
6 years
Ranked 126th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $24,308.11
Ranked 3rd. 15% more than Finland
$21,079.50
Ranked 15th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 102.78
Ranked 70th. 4% more than Finland
98.93
Ranked 82nd.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 69.08
Ranked 73th. 29% more than Finland
53.59
Ranked 111th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 1,014 hours
Ranked 11th. 42% more than Finland
713 hours
Ranked 38th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 513
Ranked 7th.
538
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Australia
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 31.08%
Ranked 27th. 19 times more than Finland
1.6%
Ranked 118th.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 113th.
13
Ranked 31st. 8% more than Australia

Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.85
Ranked 33th. 1% more than Finland
99.09
Ranked 53th.

High school enrolment rate > Female 99.8
Ranked 15th.
100
Ranked 6th. About the same as Australia

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 97%
Ranked 47th.
98%
Ranked 35th. 1% more than Australia

Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 122nd. The same as Finland
6
Ranked 127th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 24.9
Ranked 17th.
39.7
Ranked 41st. 59% more than Australia
Primary education > Pupils 1.93 million
Ranked 52nd. 5 times more than Finland
387,934
Ranked 103th.

Secondary education > Pupils 2.49 million
Ranked 29th. 6 times more than Finland
425,966
Ranked 76th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 92.2%
Ranked 25th.
100%
Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Australia

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 127.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 34% more than Finland
95.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 54%
Ranked 54th. 1% more than Finland
53.49%
Ranked 57th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 786,296
Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Finland
134,093
Ranked 47th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 17.88
Ranked 123th. 31% more than Finland
13.67
Ranked 103th.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 73.47%
Ranked 41st. 14% more than Finland
64.23%
Ranked 65th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 20 years
Ranked 1st. 18% more than Finland
17 years
Ranked 8th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 98.8
Ranked 5th.
99.7
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Australia

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 2.51 million
Ranked 32nd. 5 times more than Finland
496,834
Ranked 81st.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 794.61
Ranked 8th.
997.89
Ranked 4th. 26% more than Australia

Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 513
Ranked 7th.
535
Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Australia
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 524
Ranked 5th.
535
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Australia
Duration of education > Primary level 7
Ranked 19th. 17% more than Finland
6
Ranked 119th.
Literacy > Adults at low literacy level 44.8%
Ranked 9th. 22% more than Finland
36.8%
Ranked 13th.
Expected duration of education for all students 20.7 years
Ranked 1st. 11% more than Finland
18.7 years
Ranked 5th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 97.3%
Ranked 83th.
102.22%
Ranked 21st. 5% more than Australia

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 54,848
Ranked 44th. 4 times more than Finland
14,007
Ranked 65th.

Public spending per student > Secondary level 13.9
Ranked 25th.
25.5
Ranked 22nd. 83% more than Australia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.61%
Ranked 69th.
48.83%
Ranked 44th. About the same as Australia

Progression to secondary school 99.86%
Ranked 8th.
99.88%
Ranked 4th. The same as Australia

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 3.83 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 10 times more than Finland
0.374 per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 523
Ranked 6th.
536
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Australia
Educational attainment > Senior secondary 30%
Ranked 17th.
42%
Ranked 10th. 40% more than Australia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 97%
Ranked 43th.
98%
Ranked 33th. 1% more than Australia

High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 48th. The same as Finland
16
Ranked 53th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 174th.
7
Ranked 38th. 40% more than Australia

Library books 2.44 million
Ranked 6th. 14% more than Finland
2.15 million
Ranked 25th.
Teaching weeks per year > Primary 40 weeks per year
Ranked 14th. 5% more than Finland
38 weeks per year
Ranked 26th.
Student attitude > Find school boring 60%
Ranked 3rd. The same as Finland
60%
Ranked 5th.
School life expectancy > Male 16.4 years
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Finland
16.2 years
Ranked 3rd.
Universities > Top 200 17
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Finland
2
Ranked 23th.
Literacy > Adults at high literacy level 17.4%
Ranked 12th.
25.1%
Ranked 5th. 44% more than Australia
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 72.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 23% more than Finland
58.52 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.098 per capita
Ranked 104th. 29% more than Finland
0.076 per capita
Ranked 131st.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 98.4
Ranked 106th. 30% more than Finland
75.52
Ranked 133th.

Primary teacher salary > Starting $25,661.00
Ranked 6th. 42% more than Finland
$18,110.00
Ranked 17th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 97%
Ranked 42nd.
98%
Ranked 36th. 1% more than Australia

Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge per million 0.179%
Ranked 8th.
1.09%
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Australia
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD 2.01%
Ranked 12th.
3.41%
Ranked 2nd. 70% more than Australia
Library books per 1000 135.07
Ranked 10th.
416.23
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Australia
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 9.1
Ranked 10th.
15.5
Ranked 114th. 70% more than Australia
Primary education > Teachers 105,469
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Finland
24,313
Ranked 79th.

Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.04 million
Ranked 11th. 9 times more than Finland
119,996
Ranked 50th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.01%
Ranked 110th.
51.43%
Ranked 27th. 7% more than Australia

Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education 122.22 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 13th. 6% more than Finland
115.64 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 19th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 27.2
Ranked 16th. 23 times more than Finland
1.2
Ranked 80th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 19th. 17% more than Finland
6
Ranked 117th.

Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy 55.2%
Ranked 9th.
63.2%
Ranked 5th. 14% more than Australia
Educational attainment > Junior secondary 41%
Ranked 5th. 58% more than Finland
26%
Ranked 8th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 987 hours
Ranked 8th. 44% more than Finland
684 hours
Ranked 35th.
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 5.57
Ranked 41st. 20% more than Finland
4.65
Ranked 72nd.

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 123.82
Ranked 15th. 52% more than Finland
81.48
Ranked 72nd.

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 1.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 9 times more than Finland
0.194 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th.

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.6%
Ranked 61st.
48.8%
Ranked 41st. About the same as Australia
Student attitude > Report class disorder 32%
Ranked 9th.
42%
Ranked 3rd. 31% more than Australia
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge 3.91%
Ranked 8th.
5.84%
Ranked 3rd. 49% more than Australia
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $551.40 billion
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Finland
$113.06 billion
Ranked 26th.

Universities > Top 200 per million 0.834
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Finland
0.381
Ranked 11th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology 9 4
Primary school starting age > Years 5
Ranked 195th.
7
Ranked 37th. 40% more than Australia

Scouting > Members 65,881
Ranked 24th. 50% more than Finland
43,811
Ranked 30th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 76.85%
Ranked 61st. 18% more than Finland
65.06%
Ranked 74th.

Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 62.53%
Ranked 33th. 12% more than Finland
55.91%
Ranked 40th.

High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 59.68%
Ranked 34th. 15% more than Finland
51.89%
Ranked 41st.

High school > Share of total education spending 36.79%
Ranked 43th.
42.45%
Ranked 24th. 15% more than Australia

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 89.7%
Ranked 12th.
94.6%
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Australia
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 1.51 million
Ranked 35th. 5 times more than Finland
304,729
Ranked 81st.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.56
Ranked 41st. About the same as Finland
99.21
Ranked 56th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 71.95
Ranked 76th. 23% more than Finland
58.52
Ranked 110th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male 41,839
Ranked 36th. 44 times more than Finland
943
Ranked 93th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.994
Ranked 62nd. About the same as Finland
0.993
Ranked 44th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 1,023 hours
Ranked 13th. 20% more than Finland
855 hours
Ranked 31st.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 986 hours
Ranked 9th. 44% more than Finland
684 hours
Ranked 33th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 48.9%
Ranked 76th.
51.4%
Ranked 23th. 5% more than Australia
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 33.6
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Finland
5.8
Ranked 64th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 127.91
Ranked 15th. 34% more than Finland
95.53
Ranked 56th.

Scouting > Members per thousand people 2.9
Ranked 48th.
8.09
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Australia
Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 26.26%
Ranked 6th.
27.3%
Ranked 5th. 4% more than Australia
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 11%
Ranked 21st. 10% more than Finland
10%
Ranked 28th.
School life expectancy > Female 16.8 years
Ranked 5th.
17.2 years
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Australia
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98.1%
Ranked 11th.
99%
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Australia

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 2.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 12 times more than Finland
0.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 104th.

High school teachers 183,020
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Finland
42,991
Ranked 41st.

Elementary school teachers 105,469
Ranked 31st. 4 times more than Finland
24,830
Ranked 73th.

Primary teacher salary > After 15 years $36,971.00
Ranked 2nd. 49% more than Finland
$24,799.00
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Adults at moderate literacy level 37.7%
Ranked 8th.
38.1%
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Australia
High school enrolment rate > Male 99.92
Ranked 10th.
99.99
Ranked 12th. The same as Australia

Universities > Top 100 per million 0.588
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Finland
0.191
Ranked 10th.
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 99%
Ranked 9th. The same as Finland
99%
Ranked 10th.
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 33%
Ranked 11th. 6% more than Finland
31%
Ranked 13th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 2.49 million
Ranked 27th. 6 times more than Finland
430,596
Ranked 72nd.

Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills n n
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP 0.027 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Finland
0.011 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 11th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 124.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 52% more than Finland
81.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 96.12
Ranked 99th. 30% more than Finland
74.2
Ranked 130th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 95.96
Ranked 106th.
104.87
Ranked 39th. 9% more than Australia

Young longtext readers 36%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Finland
12.1%
Ranked 26th.
Young shorttext readers 10.6%
Ranked 25th.
66.9%
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Australia
Share of university qualifications awarded to females 57%
Ranked 13th.
59%
Ranked 9th. 4% more than Australia
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million 0.0923%
Ranked 16th.
0.639%
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Australia
Primary teacher salary > Starting per 1000 $1.36
Ranked 13th.
$3.51
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Australia
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 6 9
Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP 0.268 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Finland
0.076 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 11th.
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 34%
Ranked 8th. Twice as much as Finland
17%
Ranked 17th.
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 94%
Ranked 11th.
95%
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Australia
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree 57%
Ranked 13th.
59%
Ranked 9th. 4% more than Australia
Expected duration of education for males 20.1 years
Ranked 1st. 11% more than Finland
18.1 years
Ranked 4th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 81.3
Ranked 41st. 25% more than Finland
65.12
Ranked 58th.

Preschool enrollment rate > Male 83.22
Ranked 38th. 27% more than Finland
65.52
Ranked 57th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 102.72
Ranked 60th. 5% more than Finland
97.69
Ranked 89th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 102.84
Ranked 76th. 3% more than Finland
100.11
Ranked 73th.

School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 99.46
Ranked 4th.
100
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Australia

School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 98.17
Ranked 4th.
99.41
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Australia

Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 41.28%
Ranked 2nd. 27% more than Finland
32.59%
Ranked 4th.
Primary education, teachers > % female 76.89%
Ranked 29th.
78.81%
Ranked 54th. 2% more than Australia

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 31.43%
Ranked 13th.
50.3%
Ranked 20th. 60% more than Australia

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 13.46%
Ranked 66th. 10% more than Finland
12.26%
Ranked 60th.

Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 48.5%
Ranked 21st. 21% more than Finland
40%
Ranked 32nd.

Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 29.9%
Ranked 15th.
32.5%
Ranked 7th. 9% more than Australia

Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 21.1%
Ranked 45th.
21.8%
Ranked 43th. 3% more than Australia

Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 17%
Ranked 34th. 32% more than Finland
12.9%
Ranked 53th.

Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary 40 weeks per year
Ranked 13th. 5% more than Finland
38 weeks per year
Ranked 25th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 102.6% gross
Ranked 78th. 2% more than Finland
100.14% gross
Ranked 96th.

Primary education > Teachers > % female 71.5% female
Ranked 43th.
75.5% female
Ranked 69th. 6% more than Australia

Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 14.38%
Ranked 62nd.
28.11%
Ranked 17th. 95% more than Australia

Secondary education > Pupils > % female 47.76% female
Ranked 94th.
50.04% female
Ranked 32nd. 5% more than Australia

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 97.44%
Ranked 25th. 2% more than Finland
95.97%
Ranked 30th.

Government spending on education > % of government spending 14.01%
Ranked 46th. 12% more than Finland
12.48%
Ranked 48th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 105.44%
Ranked 55th. 9% more than Finland
96.84%
Ranked 101st.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 21 years
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Finland
18 years
Ranked 5th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 96.95%
Ranked 92nd.
102.14%
Ranked 23th. 5% more than Australia

School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 77.5%
Ranked 60th. 12% more than Finland
69.4%
Ranked 64th.

School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 78.72%
Ranked 58th. 13% more than Finland
69.63%
Ranked 65th.

Secondary education, pupils > % female 47.37%
Ranked 104th.
50.15%
Ranked 29th. 6% more than Australia

Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 22.52%
Ranked 24th. 7% more than Finland
21.06%
Ranked 35th.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 4.78%
Ranked 60th.
6.29%
Ranked 18th. 32% more than Australia

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 145.42% gross
Ranked 1st. 30% more than Finland
112.09% gross
Ranked 8th.

School enrollment, primary, male > % net 96.03%
Ranked 35th.
98.16%
Ranked 13th. 2% more than Australia

Expected duration of education for females 20.1 years
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Finland
19.4 years
Ranked 4th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion n 4
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 129.25%
Ranked 2nd. 18% more than Finland
109.89%
Ranked 11th.

School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 85.16%
Ranked 37th.
92.69%
Ranked 13th. 9% more than Australia

Secondary education, teachers, female 52,710
Ranked 17th. 83% more than Finland
28,789
Ranked 38th.

Total expenditure as % of GDP 6% of GDP
Ranked 6th. 7% more than Finland
5.6% of GDP
Ranked 11th.
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Total > % of relevant age group 102.89%
Ranked 67th. 5% more than Finland
97.7%
Ranked 104th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 86.09% net
Ranked 36th.
94.26% net
Ranked 11th. 9% more than Australia

Total enrollment, primary, female > % net 96.89%
Ranked 36th.
98.3%
Ranked 24th. 1% more than Australia

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