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Education > Participation Stats: compare key data on Australia & South Africa

Definitions

  • 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 > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • 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 > 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."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > 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. 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."
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary 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.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % 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."
  • 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."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: 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."
  • 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."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > 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. 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."
  • Total enrollment > Primary > % 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."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment > 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."
  • 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."
  • 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."
  • 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."
  • 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."
  • 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."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
STAT Australia South Africa HISTORY
Children out of school > Elementary 54,848
Ranked 44th.
503,390
Ranked 14th. 9 times more than Australia

Children out of school > Elementary > Female 21,925
Ranked 46th.
219,409
Ranked 18th. 10 times more than Australia

Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 97.3%
Ranked 83th.
99.56%
Ranked 70th. 2% more than Australia

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 97.44%
Ranked 25th. 11% more than South Africa
87.56%
Ranked 86th.

School enrollment > Secondary > % net 87.97%
Ranked 24th. 22% more than South Africa
71.85%
Ranked 63th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 145.64%
Ranked 1st. 50% more than South Africa
97.24%
Ranked 38th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 88.69%
Ranked 24th. 20% more than South Africa
74.04%
Ranked 59th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 67.29%
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than South Africa
15.73%
Ranked 44th.

Secondary education > General pupils 1.51 million
Ranked 35th.
4.55 million
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Australia

Secondary education > General pupils > % female 49.97%
Ranked 72nd.
51.6%
Ranked 32nd. 3% more than Australia

Secondary education > Pupils 2.49 million
Ranked 27th.
4.59 million
Ranked 18th. 84% more than Australia

Secondary education > Pupils > % female 47.46%
Ranked 97th.
51%
Ranked 22nd. 7% more than Australia

Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.03 million
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than South Africa
226,966
Ranked 31st.

Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 43.78%
Ranked 43th. 12% more than South Africa
39.07%
Ranked 75th.

Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 96.58%
Ranked 33th. 5% more than South Africa
91.92%
Ranked 70th.

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 105.44%
Ranked 55th. 3% more than South Africa
102.6%
Ranked 74th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 28.52%
Ranked 23th. 10 times more than South Africa
2.84%
Ranked 95th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 77%
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than South Africa
15.04%
Ranked 55th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 87.15%
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than South Africa
14.36%
Ranked 48th.

Total enrollment > Primary > % net 97.07%
Ranked 40th. 5% more than South Africa
92.8%
Ranked 78th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 87.28%
Ranked 20th. 25% more than South Africa
69.68%
Ranked 62nd.

School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 82.29%
Ranked 40th. 61% more than South Africa
51.13%
Ranked 79th.

School enrollment > Primary > % net 96.93%
Ranked 28th. 11% more than South Africa
87.47%
Ranked 91st.

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 105.6%
Ranked 62nd.
106.46%
Ranked 70th. 1% more than Australia

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 96.45%
Ranked 31st. 10% more than South Africa
87.38%
Ranked 91st.

Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 97.6%
Ranked 27th. 4% more than South Africa
93.7%
Ranked 63th.

School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 30.26%
Ranked 20th. 12 times more than South Africa
2.47%
Ranked 106th.

School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 149.29%
Ranked 1st. 57% more than South Africa
95.07%
Ranked 43th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 152.74%
Ranked 1st. 64% more than South Africa
92.92%
Ranked 47th.

Children out of school > Elementary > Male 32,923
Ranked 39th.
283,981
Ranked 12th. 9 times more than Australia

SOURCES: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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