Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI
3.75 % of GNI
4.79 % 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 99th in 2005.
Ranked 59th in 2005. 28% more than Hong Kong
Children out of school, primary
12,521
1,621,339
DEFINITION:
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 72nd in 2004.
Ranked 2nd in 2004. 128 times more than Hong Kong
Class size > Age 13
31.9 students
18.3 students
DEFINITION:
The average number of 13-year-old students per class.
SOURCE:
"Efficiency and Equity in Schools around the World" by Eric A. Hanushek and Javier A. Luque, April 2002
Ranked 2nd. 74% more than United States
Ranked 15th.
Class size > Age 9
36.2 students
23.5 students
DEFINITION:
The average number of children in every class of nine-year-olds.
SOURCE:
"Efficiency and Equity in Schools around the World" by Eric A. Hanushek and Javier A. Luque, April 2002
Ranked 1st. 54% more than United States
Ranked 6th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level
159,254
16,611,711
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 65th in 2002.
Ranked 1st in 2002. 103 times more than Hong Kong
Education spending (% of GDP)
4.4%
5.7%
DEFINITION:
Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP , 2000-2002)
SOURCE:
United Nations Human Development Programme
Ranked 76th.
Ranked 39th. 30% more than Hong Kong
Education spending (% of total government expenditure)
23.3%
17.1%
DEFINITION:
Public educational expenditure as a percent of overall government expenditure.
SOURCE:
United Nations Human Development Programme
Ranked 9th. 36% more than United States
Ranked 38th.
Geographical aptitude results
77.896
70.069
DEFINITION:
Overall score based upon test results of the Geography Challenge, an online geography quiz game.
SOURCE:
The Geography Zone
Ranked 14th. 11% more than United States
Ranked 96th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP
4.3 %
5.9 %
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 73rd in 2003.
Ranked 34th in 2003. 35% more than Hong Kong
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure
23.33 %
15.25 %
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 5th in 2003. 53% more than United States
Ranked 32nd in 2003.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
18.76
14.21
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 94th in 2004. 32% more than United States
Ranked 121st in 2004.
Scientific and technical journal articles
1,817
198,524
DEFINITION:
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.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 35th in 1999.
Ranked 1st in 1999. 108 times more than Hong Kong
Students from households with calculator > Age 13
97%
96%
DEFINITION:
Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households containing at least one calculator.
SOURCE:
"Efficiency and Equity in Schools around the World" by Eric A. Hanushek and Javier A. Luque, April 2002
Ranked 11th. 1% more than United States
Ranked 16th.
Students from households with computer > Age 13
37%
54%
DEFINITION:
Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer.
SOURCE:
"Efficiency and Equity in Schools around the World" by Eric A. Hanushek and Javier A. Luque, April 2002
Ranked 19th.
Ranked 13th. 46% more than Hong Kong
Students from households with study desk > Age 9
74%
81%
DEFINITION:
Percentage of nine-year-old students who come from households where there is at least one study desk.
SOURCE:
"Efficiency and Equity in Schools around the World" by Eric A. Hanushek and Javier A. Luque, April 2002
Ranked 10th.
Ranked 8th. 9% more than Hong Kong
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13
26%
75%
DEFINITION:
Percentage of 13-year-old students whose mothers have at least secondary education .
SOURCE:
"Efficiency and Equity in Schools around the World" by Eric A. Hanushek and Javier A. Luque, April 2002
Universities > Top 100
3
31
DEFINITION:
Number of universities in the top 100
SOURCE:
The Times, 2005
Ranked 8th.
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Hong Kong
Universities > Top 500
5
168
DEFINITION:
Number of universities in the top 500
SOURCE:
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Ranked 20th.
Ranked 1st. 33 times more than Hong Kong
Universities > Top 200
4
54
DEFINITION:
Number of universities in the top 200
SOURCE:
The Times, 2005
Ranked 12th.
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Hong Kong
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