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  • Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • 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.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Adult literacy rate > Female: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • 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.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy rate > People aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • 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).
  • Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • 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.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • 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.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • 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.
  • Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all primary teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the primary level.
  • 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.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • 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.
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Men: Percentage of male pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Both sexes: Percentage of all pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • 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."
  • 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 capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary graduation rate > Females: Females graduating from primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total female population currently at primary school graduation age.
  • 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.
  • Primary graduation rate > Males: Males graduating from primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total male population currently at primary school graduation age.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Women: Percentage of female pre-primary (preschool) teachers with at least the minimum level of traning required to teach at the pre-primary level.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • 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."
  • 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 > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils 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.
  • 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.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Repitition rate > Secondary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of secondary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed post-secondary > Post-secondary and tertiary education > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Compares countries by the percentage of its population 25 years or older that has completed post-secondary education, as defined by the levels 4, 5 and 6 of ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education), and index developed by UNESCO. The data was compiled by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), which elaborates statistics to provide a global perspective on education, science, culture, and communication
  • 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 organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$: Services, etc., value added (current 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 current U.S. dollars.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). 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 local currency.
  • Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24: Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Youth (15-24) literacy rate (%). Total is the number of people age 15 to 24 years who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life, divided by the population in that age group. Generally, u2018literacyu2019 also encompasses u2018numeracyu2019, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). 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 local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with primary 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).
  • Progression to secondary school > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males: Number of male entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the male population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Female: 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.
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > 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.
  • Participation > 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.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: 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."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: 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 enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: 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 enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: 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."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: 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.
  • Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24: Ratio of young literate females to males is the percentage of females to males ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers: Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers). Percentage of trained teachers. Primary. Female is the number of female teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the primary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female teachers at the primary level.
  • 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.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and 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. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % 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.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female 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.
  • 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).
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official 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.
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STAT Belarus Lebanon HISTORY
Adult literacy rate > Total 99.7
Ranked 5th. 11% more than Lebanon 		89.61
Ranked 14th.
Children out of school, primary 20,243
Ranked 40th. 13% more than Lebanon 		17,915
Ranked 41st.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 2.14
Ranked 45th. 		4.05
Ranked 36th. 89% more than Belarus
Children out of school, primary, female 9,758
Ranked 36th. 		15,869
Ranked 32nd. 63% more than Belarus
College and university > Gender parity index 1.42
Ranked 24th. 23% more than Lebanon 		1.15
Ranked 47th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 17.87%
Ranked 9th. 		26.49%
Ranked 16th. 48% more than Belarus
Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 52nd. The same as Lebanon 		9
Ranked 71st.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.15%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Lebanon 		1.65%
Ranked 60th.
High school enrolment rate 99.94
Ranked 2nd. 16% more than Lebanon 		86.47
Ranked 8th.
Literacy > Total population 99.6%
Ranked 7th. 14% more than Lebanon 		87.4%
Ranked 87th.
Primary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 183th. 		6
Ranked 102nd. 50% more than Belarus
Primary education, teachers per 1000 2.49
Ranked 69th. 		7.19
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Belarus
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 14.91
Ranked 62nd. 4% more than Lebanon 		14.34
Ranked 64th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 12.54
Ranked 56th. 35% more than Lebanon 		9.31
Ranked 87th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 32nd. 17% more than Lebanon 		6
Ranked 132nd.
Literacy > Female 99.5%
Ranked 8th. 21% more than Lebanon 		82.2%
Ranked 91st.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.03
Ranked 45th. 		3.59
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Belarus
College and university > Gender ratio 143.22
Ranked 25th. 16% more than Lebanon 		123.58
Ranked 48th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 38th. The same as Lebanon 		3
Ranked 92nd.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 10.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Lebanon 		10.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th.
Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 70th. 		10 years
Ranked 52nd. 11% more than Belarus
Secondary education, pupils 693,047
Ranked 27th. 80% more than Lebanon 		384,851
Ranked 38th.
College and university > Private school share 12.67%
Ranked 35th. 		59.87%
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Belarus
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.97
Ranked 79th. The same as Lebanon 		0.97
Ranked 86th.
Primary education, pupils 351,780
Ranked 53th. 		456,206
Ranked 47th. 30% more than Belarus
Primary education, teachers 23,595
Ranked 41st. 		31,816
Ranked 38th. 35% more than Belarus
Adult literacy rate > Female 99.7
Ranked 4th. 16% more than Lebanon 		85.97
Ranked 15th.
Tertiary enrollment 56%
Ranked 14th. 32% more than Lebanon 		42.3%
Ranked 27th.
Spending per student > College and university 18.13
Ranked 45th. 45% more than Lebanon 		12.48
Ranked 22nd.
High school > Gender ratio 102.19
Ranked 54th. 		111.25
Ranked 9th. 9% more than Belarus
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 29th. The same as Lebanon 		6
Ranked 63th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 1.23
Ranked 42nd. 		2.12
Ranked 51st. 73% more than Belarus
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 2
Ranked 155th. 		3
Ranked 106th. 50% more than Belarus
Literacy > Male 99.8%
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Lebanon 		93.1%
Ranked 80th.
Spending > USD 2.94 billion
Ranked 52nd. 6 times more than Lebanon 		532.48 million
Ranked 92nd.
High school > Private school share 0.421%
Ranked 58th. 		60.63%
Ranked 3rd. 144 times more than Belarus
Spending > Proportion 4.93
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Lebanon 		1.82
Ranked 152nd.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 16.04
Ranked 82nd. 13% more than Lebanon 		14.25
Ranked 86th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 88th. The same as Lebanon 		3
Ranked 162nd.
High school repeaters > Male 0.05
Ranked 93th. 		9.92
Ranked 27th. 198 times more than Belarus
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 99.8%
Ranked 2nd. 12% more than Lebanon 		89.5%
Ranked 66th.
Preschool enrollment rate 99.2
Ranked 92nd. 		101.07
Ranked 84th. 2% more than Belarus
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 29,273.87
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Lebanon 		13,270.05
Ranked 61st.
Primary completion rate 100
Ranked 27th. 11% more than Lebanon 		90
Ranked 72nd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 488,650
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Lebanon 		144,050
Ranked 70th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 4
Ranked 193th. 		6
Ranked 107th. 50% more than Belarus
Children out of school > Primary 37,953
Ranked 39th. 58% more than Lebanon 		24,087
Ranked 41st.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 8.01
Ranked 21st. 		9.67
Ranked 10th. 21% more than Belarus
Secondary education, teachers 81,700
Ranked 30th. 93% more than Lebanon 		42,387
Ranked 44th.
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 6.41
Ranked 56th. 		15.64
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Belarus
High school > Lower secondary school duration 5
Ranked 7th. 67% more than Lebanon 		3
Ranked 148th.
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 1.11
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Lebanon 		0.462
Ranked 50th.
Secondary education, general pupils 586,324
Ranked 36th. 78% more than Lebanon 		328,684
Ranked 49th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ 0.3%
Ranked 134th. 		12.6%
Ranked 73th. 42 times more than Belarus
High school > Gender parity index 0.968
Ranked 72nd. 		1.11
Ranked 13th. 15% more than Belarus
Scientific and technical journal articles 532
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Lebanon 		223
Ranked 63th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 59%
Ranked 6th. 44% more than Lebanon 		41%
Ranked 34th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 5.01%
Ranked 65th. 		6.12%
Ranked 50th. 22% more than Belarus
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 49.53
Ranked 13th. 21% more than Lebanon 		40.97
Ranked 24th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 69th. The same as Lebanon 		6
Ranked 134th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 11.3%
Ranked 38th. 3% more than Lebanon 		11%
Ranked 40th.
Children out of school, primary, male 10,485
Ranked 35th. 5 times more than Lebanon 		2,046
Ranked 43th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 6%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Lebanon 		2.7%
Ranked 40th.
High school > Students per teacher 12.54
Ranked 59th. 35% more than Lebanon 		9.31
Ranked 88th.
Secondary education > General pupils 923,798
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Lebanon 		313,729
Ranked 52nd.
Secondary school starting age > Years 10
Ranked 187th. 		12
Ranked 102nd. 20% more than Belarus
High school starting age > Years 10
Ranked 164th. 		12
Ranked 102nd. 20% more than Belarus
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 		7.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Belarus
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 437,005
Ranked 101st. 		449,311
Ranked 99th. 3% more than Belarus
Elementary school graduate rate 99.53
Ranked 10th. 7% more than Lebanon 		93.13
Ranked 6th.
Literacy rate > People aged 15-24 99.8
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Lebanon 		98.71
Ranked 9th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 45.8
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Lebanon 		10.5
Ranked 53th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 73.23
Ranked 43th. 		86.97
Ranked 27th. 19% more than Belarus
Primary education, pupils per 1000 37.17
Ranked 87th. 		103.1
Ranked 53th. 3 times more than Belarus
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.37
Ranked 26th. 19% more than Lebanon 		1.15
Ranked 49th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ 25,600
Ranked 119th. 		326,400
Ranked 81st. 13 times more than Belarus
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.01
Ranked 58th. 		1.1
Ranked 19th. 9% more than Belarus
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 49.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 32% more than Lebanon 		37.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 3.09
Ranked 63th. 2% more than Lebanon 		3.03
Ranked 66th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 28th. 17% more than Lebanon 		6
Ranked 125th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 8.1
Ranked 110th. 		9.12
Ranked 89th. 13% more than Belarus
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 3.93
Ranked 56th. 		6.04
Ranked 51st. 54% more than Belarus
Inequality adjusted index 0.819
Ranked 24th. 54% more than Lebanon 		0.531
Ranked 71st.
High school repeaters > Female 0.02
Ranked 93th. 		9.22
Ranked 24th. 461 times more than Belarus
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 17,100
Ranked 120th. 		239,600
Ranked 79th. 14 times more than Belarus
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 15.16
Ranked 98th. 7% more than Lebanon 		14.21
Ranked 101st.
Literacy rate > Females aged 15-24 99.8
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Lebanon 		99.08
Ranked 4th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 99.3%
Ranked 9th. 11% more than Lebanon 		89.6%
Ranked 46th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 362,377
Ranked 88th. 		467,311
Ranked 81st. 29% more than Belarus
Primary education > Duration > Years 4 years
Ranked 172nd. 		6 years
Ranked 100th. 50% more than Belarus
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $2,137.40
Ranked 46th. 		$4,274.98
Ranked 21st. Twice as much as Belarus
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 99.22
Ranked 76th. 3% more than Lebanon 		96.15
Ranked 95th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 61.95
Ranked 53th. 		74.28
Ranked 37th. 20% more than Belarus
High school > Lower secondary starting age 10
Ranked 194th. 		12
Ranked 104th. 20% more than Belarus
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 0.0549%
Ranked 84th. 		73.93%
Ranked 3rd. 1348 times more than Belarus
Elementary school > Gender ratio 102.45
Ranked 7th. 5% more than Lebanon 		97.24
Ranked 87th.
High school enrolment rate > Female 99.87
Ranked 11th. 12% more than Lebanon 		89.07
Ranked 8th.
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Women 0.4%
Ranked 132nd. 		17.8%
Ranked 66th. 45 times more than Belarus
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 90%
Ranked 91st. 		94%
Ranked 72nd. 4% more than Belarus
Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 31st. The same as Lebanon 		7
Ranked 54th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 18.7
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Lebanon 		9.3
Ranked 70th.
Primary education > Pupils 379,577
Ranked 62nd. 		452,607
Ranked 55th. 19% more than Belarus
Secondary education > Pupils 928,488
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Lebanon 		362,366
Ranked 49th.
Literacy rate > Males aged 15-24 99.7
Ranked 15th. 1% more than Lebanon 		98.4
Ranked 11th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 57.07%
Ranked 30th. 6% more than Lebanon 		54.03%
Ranked 53th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 100.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 11% more than Lebanon 		90.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 106,723
Ranked 22nd. 90% more than Lebanon 		56,167
Ranked 25th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 14.91
Ranked 61st. 4% more than Lebanon 		14.34
Ranked 64th.
Elementary (primary) school > Trained teachers > Both sexes 99.64%
Ranked 12th. 10 times more than Lebanon 		10.1%
Ranked 56th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 72.1%
Ranked 8th. 		99.88%
Ranked 1st. 39% more than Belarus
Secondary education > Teachers 103,997
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Lebanon 		41,272
Ranked 24th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 15 years
Ranked 27th. 15% more than Lebanon 		13 years
Ranked 59th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 997,760
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Lebanon 		350,211
Ranked 97th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 54.3
Ranked 47th. 		60.43
Ranked 43th. 11% more than Belarus
Duration of education > Primary level 4
Ranked 153th. 		5
Ranked 143th. 25% more than Belarus
Women to men parity index > As ratio of literacy rates > Aged 15-24 1
Ranked 2nd. 11% more than Lebanon 		0.9
Ranked 83th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 18,838
Ranked 58th. 		49,566
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Belarus
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 101.08%
Ranked 45th. 		103.32%
Ranked 12th. 2% more than Belarus
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000 2.61
Ranked 130th. 		88.45
Ranked 67th. 34 times more than Belarus
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.29%
Ranked 96th. About the same as Lebanon 		48.18%
Ranked 105th.
Progression to secondary school 99.58%
Ranked 5th. 16% more than Lebanon 		85.64%
Ranked 40th.
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Women 99.8%
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than Lebanon 		85%
Ranked 72nd.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 3.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 		6.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd. 55% more than Belarus
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 88%
Ranked 93th. 		94%
Ranked 67th. 7% more than Belarus
Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Men 88.13%
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than Lebanon 		12%
Ranked 29th.
Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Both sexes 82.39%
Ranked 19th. 11 times more than Lebanon 		7.56%
Ranked 42nd.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 83th. The same as Lebanon 		15
Ranked 138th.
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 65th. The same as Lebanon 		6
Ranked 127th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.04
Ranked 111th. 		8.77
Ranked 30th. 219 times more than Belarus
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 94.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 21% more than Lebanon 		78.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.044 per capita
Ranked 155th. 		0.116 per capita
Ranked 82nd. 3 times more than Belarus
Illiteracy rates by sex > Aged 15+ > Men 0.2%
Ranked 135th. 		6.9%
Ranked 77th. 35 times more than Belarus
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 44.3
Ranked 159th. 		127.8
Ranked 68th. 3 times more than Belarus
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 91%
Ranked 79th. 		95%
Ranked 56th. 4% more than Belarus
Literacy rates > Aged 15-24 > Men 99.8%
Ranked 2nd. 6% more than Lebanon 		94.2%
Ranked 66th.
Primary graduation rate > Females 102%
Ranked 3rd. 7% more than Lebanon 		95%
Ranked 4th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 17.1
Ranked 106th. 1% more than Lebanon 		17
Ranked 108th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 99%
Ranked 1st. 14% more than Lebanon 		87%
Ranked 28th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 4,690
Ranked 56th. 		48,637
Ranked 27th. 10 times more than Belarus
Primary education > Teachers 23,671
Ranked 47th. 		31,752
Ranked 35th. 34% more than Belarus
Primary graduation rate > Males 102%
Ranked 2nd. 15% more than Lebanon 		89%
Ranked 9th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 49.56%
Ranked 68th. 		51.27%
Ranked 29th. 3% more than Belarus
Private school enrolment > Primary level 0.1
Ranked 95th. 		63.6
Ranked 4th. 636 times more than Belarus
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 160th. 		6
Ranked 102nd. 50% more than Belarus
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 2.45
Ranked 80th. 		7.96
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Belarus
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 96.09
Ranked 26th. 6% more than Lebanon 		90.89
Ranked 28th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 2.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th. 		3.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 40% more than Belarus
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.5%
Ranked 71st. 1% more than Lebanon 		48.2%
Ranked 95th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $20.23 billion
Ranked 35th. 7% more than Lebanon 		$18.92 billion
Ranked 38th.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 69th. The same as Lebanon 		6
Ranked 134th.
Scouting > Members 1,201
Ranked 140th. 		14,533
Ranked 63th. 12 times more than Belarus
Child care (preschool) > Trained teachers > Women 82.31%
Ranked 18th. 11 times more than Lebanon 		7.54%
Ranked 40th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 77.39%
Ranked 40th. 		92.91%
Ranked 19th. 20% more than Belarus
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 75.9%
Ranked 31st. 8% more than Lebanon 		70.2%
Ranked 13th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 817,820
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Lebanon 		327,716
Ranked 75th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 96.57
Ranked 51st. 		96.69
Ranked 49th. About the same as Belarus
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 10.76
Ranked 5th. 4% more than Lebanon 		10.35
Ranked 9th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 95.6
Ranked 28th. 21% more than Lebanon 		78.69
Ranked 39th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 16,594
Ranked 37th. 41% more than Lebanon 		11,792
Ranked 42nd.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 25th. 3% more than Lebanon 		0.971
Ranked 74th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 50%
Ranked 49th. 		51.7%
Ranked 18th. 3% more than Belarus
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 0.2
Ranked 87th. 		52
Ranked 9th. 260 times more than Belarus
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 101.14
Ranked 48th. 2% more than Lebanon 		99.62
Ranked 53th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.127
Ranked 151st. 		3.28
Ranked 43th. 26 times more than Belarus
Primary completion rate > Women 97
Ranked 42nd. 7% more than Lebanon 		91
Ranked 65th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.05
Ranked 129th. 		10.2
Ranked 31st. 204 times more than Belarus
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.05
Ranked 129th. 		7.23
Ranked 31st. 145 times more than Belarus
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 100%
Ranked 5th. 16% more than Lebanon 		86.1%
Ranked 43th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 1.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th. 		2.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd. 73% more than Belarus
Elementary school teachers 23,904
Ranked 75th. 		32,875
Ranked 62nd. 38% more than Belarus
High school teachers 101,663
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Lebanon 		42,165
Ranked 42nd.
High school enrolment rate > Male 100
Ranked 4th. 19% more than Lebanon 		83.91
Ranked 8th.
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita 2.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 134th. 		83.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th. 32 times more than Belarus
Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 1.75
Ranked 129th. 		64.93
Ranked 58th. 37 times more than Belarus
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 928,488
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Lebanon 		362,366
Ranked 83th.
Primary completion rate > Men 102
Ranked 21st. 16% more than Lebanon 		88
Ranked 67th.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 39.28
Ranked 105th. 		113.52
Ranked 66th. 3 times more than Belarus
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 94.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 5% more than Lebanon 		90.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 100.9
Ranked 40th. 		109.65
Ranked 13th. 9% more than Belarus
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Repitition rate > Secondary level 0.8
Ranked 43th. 		11.1
Ranked 11th. 14 times more than Belarus
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed post-secondary > Post-secondary and tertiary education > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 61.6%
Ranked 1st. 		0.0
Ranked 4th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 0.06%
Ranked 67th. 		53.47%
Ranked 5th. 891 times more than Belarus
Secondary education, teachers > % female 69.34%
Ranked 1st. 21% more than Lebanon 		57.5%
Ranked 47th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $25.33 billion
Ranked 43th. 		$28.06 billion
Ranked 38th. 11% more than Belarus
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 7.86 trillion
Ranked 14th. 		25.41 trillion
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Belarus
Literacy > Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 99.82%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Lebanon 		98.71%
Ranked 9th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 105.23%
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Lebanon 		104.12%
Ranked 16th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 830,791.89
Ranked 11th. 		5.74 million
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Belarus
School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 105.73% gross
Ranked 4th. 41% more than Lebanon 		74.92% gross
Ranked 19th.
Secondary education > Teachers > % female 80.2% female
Ranked 4th. 56% more than Lebanon 		51.4% female
Ranked 41st.
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 87.53%
Ranked 10th. 16% more than Lebanon 		75.45%
Ranked 18th.
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 10.6%
Ranked 75th. 		32.2%
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Belarus
Progression to secondary school > Male 99.19%
Ranked 9th. 19% more than Lebanon 		83.15%
Ranked 39th.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils > Per capita 0.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th. 		12.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 25 times more than Belarus
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 95.28%
Ranked 41st. 17% more than Lebanon 		81.55%
Ranked 73th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 94.28%
Ranked 42nd. 22% more than Lebanon 		77.28%
Ranked 74th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Males None
None

Elementary school graduate rate > Female 99.63
Ranked 9th. 5% more than Lebanon 		94.65
Ranked 6th.
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 81,677
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Lebanon 		22,994
Ranked 37th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Male 11,820
Ranked 55th. 		24,629
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Belarus
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female 7,018
Ranked 63th. 		24,937
Ranked 41st. 4 times more than Belarus
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 30.72%
Ranked 99th. 		40.1%
Ranked 66th. 31% more than Belarus
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 5,433
Ranked 98th. 		57,010
Ranked 52nd. 10 times more than Belarus
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 93.71%
Ranked 54th. 5% more than Lebanon 		89.54%
Ranked 72nd.
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 101.15
Ranked 13th. 41% more than Lebanon 		71.56
Ranked 51st.
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 103.31
Ranked 11th. 41% more than Lebanon 		73.02
Ranked 47th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 101.73
Ranked 58th. 7% more than Lebanon 		94.8
Ranked 98th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 96.85
Ranked 92nd. 		97.46
Ranked 87th. 1% more than Belarus
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 88.87%
Ranked 24th. 13% more than Lebanon 		78.47%
Ranked 42nd.
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 11.33%
Ranked 37th. 3% more than Lebanon 		10.99%
Ranked 39th.
Outcomes > Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100%
Ranked 33th. 		100.7%
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Belarus
Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers 99.64%
Ranked 12th. 10 times more than Lebanon 		10%
Ranked 56th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 87.71% net
Ranked 41st. 		91.85% net
Ranked 28th. 5% more than Belarus
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 0.0299%
Ranked 77th. 		9.59%
Ranked 23th. 320 times more than Belarus
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 90.82% net
Ranked 34th. 		92.92% net
Ranked 23th. 2% more than Belarus
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 45.9%
Ranked 82nd. 		73.41%
Ranked 13th. 60% more than Belarus
School enrollment > Primary > % gross 101.44% gross
Ranked 61st. 		106.35% gross
Ranked 43th. 5% more than Belarus
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 99.34%
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Lebanon 		96.28%
Ranked 18th.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 34%
Ranked 66th. 71% more than Lebanon 		19.9%
Ranked 81st.
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 93.95%
Ranked 18th. 		96.71%
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Belarus
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 95.86% gross
Ranked 15th. 3% more than Lebanon 		93.24% gross
Ranked 18th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.15%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Lebanon 		1.65%
Ranked 59th.
School enrollment, primary > % gross 99.13%
Ranked 55th. 		106.58%
Ranked 37th. 8% more than Belarus

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