Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI
1.97 % of GNI
3.12 % of GNI
DEFINITION:
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 150th in 2005.
Ranked 116th in 2005. 58% more than China
Average years of schooling of adults
6.4
9.5
DEFINITION:
Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm )
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 45th.
Ranked 13th. 48% more than China
Duration of compulsory education
9 years
10 years
DEFINITION:
Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 78th.
Ranked 34th. 11% more than China
Duration of education > Primary level
6
6
DEFINITION:
Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education .
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 59th.
Ranked 32nd.
Duration of education > Secondary level
6
6
DEFINITION:
Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education .
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 93rd.
Ranked 74th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level
15,186,217
3,984,400
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 2nd in 2002. 3 times more than Japan
Ranked 5th in 2002.
Education, primary completion rate
103
101
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 6th in 1991. 2% more than Japan
Ranked 9th in 1991.
Female enrolment share > Primary level
48%
48.8%
DEFINITION:
Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 119th.
Ranked 38th. 2% more than China
Female enrolment share > Secondary level
45.3%
49%
DEFINITION:
Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 130th.
Ranked 91st. 8% more than China
Geographical aptitude results
70.305
68.122
DEFINITION:
Overall score based upon test results of the Geography Challenge, an online geography quiz game.
SOURCE:
The Geography Zone
Ranked 92nd. 3% more than Japan
Ranked 111st.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13
1,020 hours
875 hours
DEFINITION:
Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
SOURCE:
UNESCO Institute of Statistics
Ranked 14th. 17% more than Japan
Ranked 28th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9
771 hours
761 hours
DEFINITION:
Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
SOURCE:
UNESCO Institute of Statistics
Ranked 23rd. 1% more than Japan
Ranked 24th.
Primary school girls out of school
5%
0%
SOURCE:
Household survey data, net enrolment data from UNESCO, and data from UNICEF country offices
Ranked 79th.
Ranked 97th.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure
12.97 %
9.27 %
DEFINITION:
Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 47th in 1999. 40% more than Japan
Ranked 71st in 1999.
Public spending per student > Primary level
6.1
21.3
DEFINITION:
Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education , divided by the total number of pupils in primary education , expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP .
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 110th.
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than China
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
21.05
19.15
DEFINITION:
Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 81st in 2004. 10% more than Japan
Ranked 91st in 2004.
Tertiary enrollment
7.5%
47.7%
DEFINITION:
Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 103rd.
Ranked 29th. 5 times more than China
Universities > Top 100
4
3
DEFINITION:
Number of universities in the top 100
SOURCE:
The Times, 2005
Ranked 7th. 33% more than Japan
Ranked 9th.
Universities > Top 500
8
34
DEFINITION:
Number of universities in the top 500
SOURCE:
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Ranked 12th.
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than China
Universities > Top 200
6
10
DEFINITION:
Number of universities in the top 200
SOURCE:
The Times, 2005
Ranked 10th.
Ranked 4th. 67% more than China
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