Children out of school, primary
4,033
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 89th in 2004.
Ranked 2nd in 2004. 401 times more than Macau
Duration of compulsory education
10 years
12 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 68th.
Ranked 12th. 20% more than Macau
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 131st.
Ranked 83rd.
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 138th.
Ranked 109th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level
41,917
24,848,518
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 150th in 2002.
Ranked 4th in 2002. 592 times more than Macau
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level
26,272
16,611,711
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 100th in 2002.
Ranked 1st in 2002. 631 times more than Macau
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI
3%
5.7%
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 102nd in 2001.
Ranked 37th in 2001. 90% more than Macau
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government
14%
15.3%
SOURCE:
Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Ranked 44th in 2004.
Ranked 37th in 2004. 9% more than Macau
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level
69.4%
88.1%
DEFINITION:
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 .
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 64th.
Ranked 21st. 27% more than Macau
Female enrolment share > Primary level
47.3%
48.7%
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 138th.
Ranked 50th. 3% more than Macau
Female enrolment share > Secondary level
50.2%
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 55th. 2% more than United States
Ranked 92nd.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP
2.9 %
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 96th in 2003.
Ranked 34th in 2003. 102% more than Macau
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure
15.99 %
17.15 %
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 35th in 2001.
Ranked 30th in 2001. 7% more than Macau
Public spending per student > Primary level
10.1
17.9
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 92nd.
Ranked 36th. 77% more than Macau
Public spending per student > Secondary level
11.9
22.4
DEFINITION:
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 .
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 103rd.
Ranked 51st. 88% more than Macau
Public spending per student > Tertiary level
38
23.9
DEFINITION:
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 .
SOURCE:
UNESCO
Ranked 71st. 59% more than United States
Ranked 98th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
24.43
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 64th in 2004. 72% more than United States
Ranked 121st in 2004.
Tertiary enrollment
52.1%
72.6%
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 23rd.
Ranked 1st. 39% more than Macau
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment
65.1 %
18.4 %
DEFINITION:
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).
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 6th in 2003. 3 times more than United States
Ranked 49th in 2003.
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment
14 %
34.3 %
DEFINITION:
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).
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 62nd in 2003.
Ranked 47th in 2003. 145% more than Macau
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