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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.
  • 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.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary 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).
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • 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.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Class size > Age 13: The average number of 13-year-old students per class.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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  • 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."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • 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.
  • 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 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Students from households with computer > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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. 
  • 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.
  • Class size > Age 9: The average number of children in every class of nine-year-olds.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • 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.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13: The average number of years of teaching experience, for teachers of students aged 13.
  • Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13: Of those teachers who teach students aged 13, the percentage who have specialised teacher training.
  • Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books.
  • Students from households with study desk > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one study desk.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 9: Of those teachers who teach students aged 9, the percentage who have specialised teacher training.
  • Teacher qualifications > Share with degree > Age 9: Of those teachers who teach students aged 9, the percentage who have one or more university degrees.
  • Students from households with calculator > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households containing at least one calculator.
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 9: The average number of years of experience of teachers who teach children aged 9.
  • Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Students from households with dictionary > Age 13: The percentage of 13-year-old students who come from a household with a dictionary.
  • Students living with mother > Age 9: Percentage of nine-year-old students who live with their mother.
  • Students living with mother > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who live with their mother.
  • Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students whose mothers have at least secondary education.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary 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).
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/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).
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Students whose father has secondary education: Percentage of students whose fathers have at least secondary education.
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Students from households with study desk > Age 9: Percentage of nine-year-old students who come from households where there is at least one study desk.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • 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.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total 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."
  • Students from households with calculator > Age 9: Percentage of nine-year-old students who come from households with at least one calculator.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary 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.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % 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 > Tertiary > % 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
STAT Canada Slovenia HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 11.6
Ranked 4th. 63% more than Slovenia
7.1
Ranked 38th.
Children out of school, primary 1,892
Ranked 100th.
3,034
Ranked 92nd. 60% more than Canada

Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.0615
Ranked 118th.
1.48
Ranked 79th. 24 times more than Canada

Children out of school, primary, female 1,762
Ranked 86th. 36% more than Slovenia
1,299
Ranked 84th.

College and university > Gender parity index 1.34
Ranked 28th.
1.62
Ranked 12th. 21% more than Canada

College and university > Share of total education spending 35.39%
Ranked 4th. 47% more than Slovenia
24.05%
Ranked 30th.

Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 47th. 22% more than Slovenia
9
Ranked 109th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.5%
Ranked 44th.
5.68%
Ranked 35th. 3% more than Canada

Homeschooling legal status Legal under regulating conditions (Alberta – regulation, British Columbia – registration, Manitoba – permit, Newfoundland – permit, New Brunswick – permit, Northwest Territories – regulation, Nova Scotia – regulation, Ontario – regulation, Prince Edward Island – regulation, Quebec – permit, Saskatchewan – permit, Yukon – regulation) Legal.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 30th.
99.7%
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Canada

Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 145th. The same as Slovenia
6
Ranked 78th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.58
Ranked 75th. 47% more than Slovenia
3.12
Ranked 108th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.42
Ranked 113th. 4% more than Slovenia
16.71
Ranked 81st.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 18.8
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Slovenia
8.96
Ranked 90th.

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 164th.
7
Ranked 57th. 17% more than Canada

Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 29th.
99.6%
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Canada

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.0578
Ranked 104th.
0.633
Ranked 78th. 11 times more than Canada

College and university > Gender ratio 135.79
Ranked 36th.
145.91
Ranked 22nd. 7% more than Canada

Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 191st.
3
Ranked 73th. 50% more than Canada

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th.
8.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 73% more than Canada

Duration of compulsory education 11 years
Ranked 32nd. 57% more than Slovenia
7 years
Ranked 121st.
Secondary education, pupils 2.61 million
Ranked 35th. 19 times more than Slovenia
134,861
Ranked 100th.

College and university > Private school share 0.0
Ranked 64th.
13.94%
Ranked 77th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 45th. 1% more than Slovenia
0.99
Ranked 64th.

School life expectancy > Total 14.8 years
Ranked 18th. 5% more than Slovenia
14.1 years
Ranked 28th.
Primary education, teachers 141,045
Ranked 29th. 22 times more than Slovenia
6,401
Ranked 100th.

Primary education, pupils 2.17 million
Ranked 48th. 20 times more than Slovenia
106,946
Ranked 119th.

Tertiary enrollment 60%
Ranked 1st.
60.5%
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Canada
Spending per student > College and university 44
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Slovenia
21.12
Ranked 39th.

High school > Gender ratio 97.9
Ranked 89th.
99.37
Ranked 61st. 2% more than Canada

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 143th. The same as Slovenia
6
Ranked 89th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.634
Ranked 49th.
4.37
Ranked 34th. 7 times more than Canada

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write NA
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 49th. The same as Slovenia
4
Ranked 29th.

Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 39th.
99.7%
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Canada

Spending > USD 66.53 billion
Ranked 9th. 24 times more than Slovenia
2.82 billion
Ranked 54th.

High school > Private school share 7.2%
Ranked 90th. 5 times more than Slovenia
1.49%
Ranked 108th.

Spending > Proportion 4.78
Ranked 57th.
5.31
Ranked 38th. 11% more than Canada

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.42
Ranked 123th. 15% more than Slovenia
15.1
Ranked 116th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 63th. 33% more than Slovenia
3
Ranked 136th.

Preschool enrollment rate 98.84
Ranked 107th. 1% more than Slovenia
97.48
Ranked 104th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 45,693.45
Ranked 15th. 18 times more than Slovenia
2,562.6
Ranked 142nd.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 1.19 million
Ranked 21st. 12 times more than Slovenia
101,458
Ranked 79th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 524
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Slovenia
483
Ranked 29th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 154th. The same as Slovenia
6
Ranked 84th.

Children out of school > Primary 12,419
Ranked 69th. 49 times more than Slovenia
256
Ranked 118th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.17
Ranked 13th.
7.33
Ranked 33th. 76% more than Canada

Secondary education, teachers 126,098
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Slovenia
15,047
Ranked 65th.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 17.72
Ranked 70th. 93% more than Slovenia
9.16
Ranked 106th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 2
Ranked 204th.
3
Ranked 128th. 50% more than Canada

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.116
Ranked 99th.
0.845
Ranked 77th. 7 times more than Canada

Secondary education, general pupils 2.65 million
Ranked 8th. 31 times more than Slovenia
86,532
Ranked 112th.

High school > Gender parity index 0.979
Ranked 94th.
0.988
Ranked 59th. 1% more than Canada

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 524
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Slovenia
483
Ranked 29th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 24,803
Ranked 7th. 26 times more than Slovenia
969
Ranked 42nd.

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 517
Ranked 7th. 6% more than Slovenia
489
Ranked 28th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 41%
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Slovenia
39%
Ranked 37th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 2.53%
Ranked 86th. 6% more than Slovenia
2.39%
Ranked 89th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 38.37
Ranked 27th.
50.87
Ranked 11th. 33% more than Canada

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 179th. The same as Slovenia
6
Ranked 106th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 12.5%
Ranked 58th.
12.6%
Ranked 44th. 1% more than Canada

Children out of school, primary, male 3,523
Ranked 78th. 2 times more than Slovenia
1,735
Ranked 80th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.4%
Ranked 47th.
6%
Ranked 22nd. 11% more than Canada

High school > Students per teacher 18.8
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Slovenia
8.96
Ranked 91st.

Secondary education > General pupils 2.61 million
Ranked 29th. 21 times more than Slovenia
124,243
Ranked 115th.

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 135th. The same as Slovenia
12
Ranked 81st.

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 121st. 9% more than Slovenia
11
Ranked 143th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th. 47% more than Slovenia
3.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 2.48 million
Ranked 49th. 29 times more than Slovenia
87,085
Ranked 139th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 100%
Ranked 3rd. 6% more than Slovenia
94.2%
Ranked 16th.

Elementary school graduate rate 97.66
Ranked 7th.
98.86
Ranked 15th. 1% more than Canada

Schools connected to the Internet 97.7%
Ranked 11th. 2% more than Slovenia
96%
Ranked 10th.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 63.53
Ranked 124th. 22% more than Slovenia
52.1
Ranked 132nd.

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 76.53
Ranked 92nd. 16% more than Slovenia
65.69
Ranked 111th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.36
Ranked 36th.
1.38
Ranked 35th. 1% more than Canada

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 109th.
1
Ranked 89th. 2% more than Canada

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 38.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th.
50.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 33% more than Canada

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.33
Ranked 101st. 6% more than Slovenia
1.25
Ranked 107th.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 145th.
8
Ranked 11th. 33% more than Canada

Teacher student ratio > High school 18.4
Ranked 47th. 97% more than Slovenia
9.34
Ranked 87th.

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.4
Ranked 108th. 3 times more than Slovenia
0.128
Ranked 117th.

Inequality adjusted index 0.879
Ranked 12th.
0.905
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Canada
Class size > Age 13 17.8 students
Ranked 19th.
21.3 students
Ranked 10th. 20% more than Canada
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 17.42
Ranked 116th.
17.44
Ranked 76th. About the same as Canada

Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 52.96%
Ranked 27th. 13% more than Slovenia
46.96%
Ranked 33th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 96.5%
Ranked 19th.
98.9%
Ranked 12th. 2% more than Canada

Elementary school > Enrolled students 2.31 million
Ranked 46th. 21 times more than Slovenia
107,295
Ranked 113th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 143th. 50% more than Slovenia
4 years
Ranked 183th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $22,866.96
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Slovenia
$10,983.12
Ranked 21st.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 98.03
Ranked 97th. 1% more than Slovenia
97.24
Ranked 89th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 87.49
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Slovenia
42.15
Ranked 135th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 522
Ranked 4th. 7% more than Slovenia
489
Ranked 26th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 6.12%
Ranked 90th. 14 times more than Slovenia
0.439%
Ranked 140th.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 138th. The same as Slovenia
12
Ranked 82nd.

Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.53
Ranked 43th. About the same as Slovenia
99.23
Ranked 48th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 99%
Ranked 27th.
100%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Canada

Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 136th.
8
Ranked 11th. 33% more than Canada
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 46.1
Ranked 34th. 22% more than Slovenia
37.9
Ranked 11th.
Primary education > Pupils 2.46 million
Ranked 51st. 26 times more than Slovenia
93,371
Ranked 130th.

Secondary education > Pupils 2.71 million
Ranked 27th. 14 times more than Slovenia
187,817
Ranked 105th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 100%
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Slovenia
97.1%
Ranked 11th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 84.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th.
109.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 29% more than Canada

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.01%
Ranked 40th.
56.22%
Ranked 39th. About the same as Canada

Secondary education, vocational pupils 0.0
Ranked 81st.
48,329
Ranked 64th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 17.42
Ranked 119th. 4% more than Slovenia
16.71
Ranked 81st.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 72.92%
Ranked 50th.
76.63%
Ranked 40th. 5% more than Canada

Secondary education > Teachers 147,890
Ranked 24th. 9 times more than Slovenia
16,456
Ranked 75th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 17 years
Ranked 1st. The same as Slovenia
17 years
Ranked 5th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 2.62 million
Ranked 27th. 12 times more than Slovenia
217,587
Ranked 112th.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 783.02
Ranked 9th. 61% more than Slovenia
485.54
Ranked 19th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 524
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Slovenia
484
Ranked 30th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 527
Ranked 4th. 11% more than Slovenia
476
Ranked 28th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 131st. 50% more than Slovenia
4
Ranked 166th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 98.66%
Ranked 84th.
99.31%
Ranked 63th. 1% more than Canada

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 12,763
Ranked 74th. 5 times more than Slovenia
2,772
Ranked 89th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.87%
Ranked 41st. 1% more than Slovenia
48.51%
Ranked 76th.

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th. 3 times more than Slovenia
0.128 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 535
Ranked 4th. 14% more than Slovenia
470
Ranked 35th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 100%
Ranked 16th. The same as Slovenia
100%
Ranked 4th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 200th.
15
Ranked 117th. 7% more than Canada

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 154th. The same as Slovenia
6
Ranked 96th.

Library books 7.27 million
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Slovenia
1.36 million
Ranked 28th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.0
Ranked 134th.
0.57
Ranked 94th.

School life expectancy > Male 14.4 years
Ranked 22nd. 6% more than Slovenia
13.6 years
Ranked 28th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 83.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 34% more than Slovenia
62.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 79.86
Ranked 130th. 83% more than Slovenia
43.66
Ranked 162nd.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.08 per capita
Ranked 130th. 82% more than Slovenia
0.044 per capita
Ranked 158th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 99%
Ranked 31st.
100%
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Canada

Library books per 1000 236.2
Ranked 1st.
685.99
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Canada
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 15
Ranked 19th. 6% more than Slovenia
14.1
Ranked 21st.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 68%
Ranked 2nd.
97%
Ranked 5th. 43% more than Canada
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 103,143
Ranked 52nd. 62% more than Slovenia
63,574
Ranked 61st.

Primary education > Teachers 141,045
Ranked 31st. 23 times more than Slovenia
6,185
Ranked 110th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.54%
Ranked 96th.
48.65%
Ranked 94th. About the same as Canada

Students from households with computer > Age 13 59%
Ranked 10th. 28% more than Slovenia
46%
Ranked 15th.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 6.5
Ranked 26th. 65 times more than Slovenia
0.1
Ranked 97th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 132nd. 20% more than Slovenia
5
Ranked 146th.

Library employees 420
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Slovenia
132
Ranked 29th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 86.38
Ranked 72nd.
94.05
Ranked 52nd. 9% more than Canada

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.54
Ranked 86th. 47% more than Slovenia
3.1
Ranked 114th.

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.116 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th.
0.285 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd. 2 times more than Canada

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.8%
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Slovenia
48.5%
Ranked 74th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $780.37 billion
Ranked 6th. 35 times more than Slovenia
$22.50 billion
Ranked 53th.

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 176th. The same as Slovenia
6
Ranked 107th.

Scouting > Members 116,044
Ranked 13th. 21 times more than Slovenia
5,494
Ranked 93th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 97.9%
Ranked 1st. 10% more than Slovenia
88.6%
Ranked 1st.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 2.63 million
Ranked 26th. 28 times more than Slovenia
93,898
Ranked 101st.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 4.76
Ranked 70th.
8.24
Ranked 27th. 73% more than Canada

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.57
Ranked 37th. The same as Slovenia
99.48
Ranked 47th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 83.09
Ranked 56th. 34% more than Slovenia
62.21
Ranked 96th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male 8,805
Ranked 63th. 34 times more than Slovenia
256
Ranked 104th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.998
Ranked 46th. About the same as Slovenia
0.995
Ranked 36th.

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49.1%
Ranked 12th.
49.6%
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Canada
Class size > Age 9 22.8 students
Ranked 7th. 4% more than Slovenia
21.9 students
Ranked 8th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 6.7
Ranked 60th. 11 times more than Slovenia
0.6
Ranked 25th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 84.37
Ranked 81st.
109.09
Ranked 36th. 29% more than Canada

Scouting > Members per thousand people 3.33
Ranked 42nd. 25% more than Slovenia
2.67
Ranked 53th.
School life expectancy > Female 15.3 years
Ranked 16th. 5% more than Slovenia
14.6 years
Ranked 23th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 132nd.
0.44
Ranked 95th.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 132nd.
0.7
Ranked 93th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 94.8%
Ranked 15th.
98.4%
Ranked 14th. 4% more than Canada

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.283 per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th. 2 times more than Slovenia
0.128 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th.

Elementary school teachers 141,045
Ranked 27th. 23 times more than Slovenia
6,152
Ranked 97th.

High school teachers 136,873
Ranked 23th. 9 times more than Slovenia
15,790
Ranked 62nd.

Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13 23.3 years experience
Ranked 17th.
23.4 years experience
Ranked 16th. About the same as Canada
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13 99%
Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Slovenia
92%
Ranked 13th.
Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million 1.88%
Ranked 20th.
23.06%
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Canada
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 83%
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Slovenia
80%
Ranked 11th.
Students from households with study desk > Age 13 87%
Ranked 20th.
93%
Ranked 11th. 7% more than Canada
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 3 million
Ranked 29th. 17 times more than Slovenia
181,299
Ranked 101st.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 97.7
Ranked 101st.
99.53
Ranked 82nd. 2% more than Canada

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 78.47
Ranked 134th. 68% more than Slovenia
46.76
Ranked 157th.

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 86.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.
94.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 9% more than Canada

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 18.8
Ranked 53th. 44% more than Slovenia
13.1
Ranked 87th.
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 9 98%
Ranked 7th.
100%
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Canada
Teacher qualifications > Share with degree > Age 9 82%
Ranked 2nd. 21 times more than Slovenia
4%
Ranked 15th.
Students from households with calculator > Age 13 96%
Ranked 16th.
97%
Ranked 10th. 1% more than Canada
Library members 5,495
Ranked 2nd.
11,279
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Canada
Library members per 1000 0.179
Ranked 2nd.
5.69
Ranked 19th. 32 times more than Canada
Library employees per million 13.65
Ranked 1st.
66.56
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Canada
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 9 18.9 years experience
Ranked 8th.
19.2 years experience
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Canada
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million 2.65%
Ranked 20th.
40.11%
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Canada
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13 95%
Ranked 15th. 3% more than Slovenia
92%
Ranked 20th.
Students living with mother > Age 9 91%
Ranked 11th.
97%
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Canada
Students living with mother > Age 13 92%
Ranked 23th.
97%
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Canada
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13 60% 60%
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 47.67%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Slovenia
23.67%
Ranked 19th.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 43.2%
Ranked 47th.
60%
Ranked 18th. 39% more than Canada

Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.5%
Ranked 46th.
5.68%
Ranked 36th. 3% more than Canada

Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 28.7%
Ranked 56th. 44% more than Slovenia
20%
Ranked 67th.

Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 41.6%
Ranked 3rd. 87% more than Slovenia
22.3%
Ranked 23th.

Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 38.7%
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Slovenia
17.4%
Ranked 55th.

Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 28.1%
Ranked 9th. 87% more than Slovenia
15%
Ranked 44th.

School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 67.56% gross
Ranked 55th.
78.71% gross
Ranked 46th. 17% more than Canada

Students whose father has secondary education 55% 63%
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 136.1
Ranked 34th.
138.46
Ranked 31st. 2% more than Canada

Secondary education > Pupils > % female 48.1% female
Ranked 91st.
48.76% female
Ranked 73th. 1% more than Canada

Students from households with study desk > Age 9 73%
Ranked 12th.
85%
Ranked 4th. 16% more than Canada
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 99.68%
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Slovenia
96.71%
Ranked 27th.

Government spending on education > % of government spending 12.46%
Ranked 55th.
12.77%
Ranked 54th. 2% more than Canada

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 98.6%
Ranked 97th. 2% more than Slovenia
97.09%
Ranked 99th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 17 years
Ranked 1st. The same as Slovenia
17 years
Ranked 11th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 98.92%
Ranked 76th.
99.34%
Ranked 59th. About the same as Canada

School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 71.31%
Ranked 69th.
89.19%
Ranked 36th. 25% more than Canada

School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 71.25%
Ranked 66th.
92.08%
Ranked 31st. 29% more than Canada

Secondary education, pupils > % female 48.23%
Ranked 101st.
48.3%
Ranked 80th. About the same as Canada

Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 0.0
Ranked 81st.
23.54
Ranked 23th.

Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 3.02
Ranked 27th.
5.33
Ranked 23th. 76% more than Canada

Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 70.45%
Ranked 50th.
82.75%
Ranked 38th. 17% more than Canada

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 99.48%
Ranked 7th. 3% more than Slovenia
96.96%
Ranked 27th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 99.06%
Ranked 105th. 1% more than Slovenia
97.85%
Ranked 106th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.3%
Ranked 12th. 2% more than Slovenia
97.2%
Ranked 26th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 5.82%
Ranked 75th. 36 times more than Slovenia
0.16%
Ranked 125th.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 4.48%
Ranked 67th.
5.39%
Ranked 40th. 20% more than Canada

Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 98.59%
Ranked 13th. The same as Slovenia
98.59%
Ranked 13th.

School enrollment, primary, female > % net 99.85%
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Slovenia
97.48%
Ranked 20th.

Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 98.9%
Ranked 9th. About the same as Slovenia
98.7%
Ranked 11th.

Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 98.34%
Ranked 15th.
99.08%
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Canada

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 99.68%
Ranked 10th. 2% more than Slovenia
97.42%
Ranked 30th.

Students from households with calculator > Age 9 81%
Ranked 6th. 11% more than Slovenia
73%
Ranked 11th.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 101.09%
Ranked 37th. 4% more than Slovenia
97.32%
Ranked 43th.

School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 92.58%
Ranked 6th.
92.86%
Ranked 12th. About the same as Canada

Secondary education, teachers, female 89,558
Ranked 12th. 8 times more than Slovenia
10,935
Ranked 53th.

Secondary education, teachers > % female 67.2%
Ranked 7th.
72.67%
Ranked 9th. 8% more than Canada

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Female > % of relevant age group 96.48%
Ranked 101st.
144.16%
Ranked 5th. 49% more than Canada

School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 60.21% gross
Ranked 19th.
73.74% gross
Ranked 10th. 22% more than Canada

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