×

Education Stats: compare key data on Canada & Slovakia

  1. Home
  2. Country Info
  3. Compare
  4. Canada vs. Slovakia
  5. Education

Definitions

  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve: Access and retrieve.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • 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.
  • Schools connected to the Internet: Schools connected to the Internet are the share of primary and secondary schools in the country that have access to the Internet.
  • 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).
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • Class size > Age 13: The average number of 13-year-old students per class.
  • 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).
  • Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: Continuous texts.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • 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.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.

    The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Students from households with computer > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer.
  • Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education: The indicator shows direct public and private expenditure on educational institutions in relation to the number of full-time equivalent students enrolled in these institutions. Public subsidies for students’ living expenses have been excluded to ensure international comparability of the data.

    Expenditure on education per student is obtained by dividing the total expenditure on educational institutions by the number of full-time equivalents students. Only those educational institutions and programmes are taken into account for which both enrolment and expenditure data are available.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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).
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64: For each age group shown, those who have completed tertiary education are shown as a percentage of all persons in that age group. Tertiary education includes both tertiary-type "A programmes”, which are largely theoretically-based and designed to provide qualifications for entry to advanced research programmes and professions with high skill requirements, as well as tertiary-type "B programmes” which are classified at the same level of competencies as tertiary-type A programmes but are more occupationally-oriented and lead to direct labour market access. The tertiary attainment profiles are based on the percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 that has completed that level of education.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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."
  • 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 teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books.
  • Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13: The average number of years of teaching experience, for teachers of students aged 13.
  • Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13: Of those teachers who teach students aged 13, the percentage who have specialised teacher training.
  • Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 15 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Students from households with study desk > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one study desk.
  • Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Students from households with calculator > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households containing at least one calculator.
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.

    The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39: Percentage of primary teachers who are aged 30-39. Data for 1999.
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students whose mothers have at least secondary education.
  • Students living with mother > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who live with their mother.
  • Students from households with dictionary > Age 13: The percentage of 13-year-old students who come from a household with a dictionary.
  • Female teachers > Lower secondary: Percentage share of lower secondary level teachers at who are female. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 16 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education (% of total). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education (% of total). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education (% of total 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).
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Researchers in R&D > Per million people: Researchers in R&D (per million people). Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Elementary school graduate rate > Male: 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Total is the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education 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 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary 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.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary 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.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • 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).
  • Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary 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).
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
  • School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Male is the total male enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
SHOW ALL
LESS
SHARE TWEET EMBED
STAT Canada Slovakia HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 11.6
Ranked 4th. 25% more than Slovakia 		9.3
Ranked 18th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 191st. 		3
Ranked 115th. 50% more than Canada
College and university > Gender parity index 1.34
Ranked 28th. 		1.54
Ranked 14th. 15% more than Canada
College and university > Gender ratio 135.79
Ranked 36th. 		158.37
Ranked 16th. 17% more than Canada
College and university > Share of total education spending 35.39%
Ranked 4th. 80% more than Slovakia 		19.63%
Ranked 60th.
Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 47th. 22% more than Slovakia 		9
Ranked 131st.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.5%
Ranked 44th. 30% more than Slovakia 		4.22%
Ranked 73th.
Homeschooling legal status Legal under regulating conditions (Alberta – regulation, British Columbia – registration, Manitoba – permit, Newfoundland – permit, New Brunswick – permit, Northwest Territories – regulation, Nova Scotia – regulation, Ontario – regulation, Prince Edward Island – regulation, Quebec – permit, Saskatchewan – permit, Yukon – regulation) Legal, under restrictive conditions.
Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 29th. 		99.6%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Canada
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 30th. 		99.6%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Canada
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 145th. 50% more than Slovakia 		4
Ranked 198th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.58
Ranked 75th. 78% more than Slovakia 		2.57
Ranked 122nd.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.42
Ranked 113th. 16% more than Slovakia 		15.08
Ranked 92nd.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 18.8
Ranked 21st. 61% more than Slovakia 		11.67
Ranked 71st.
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 164th. 		9
Ranked 2nd. 50% more than Canada
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th. 		9.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Canada
Duration of compulsory education 11 years
Ranked 32nd. 10% more than Slovakia 		10 years
Ranked 60th.
Secondary education, pupils 2.61 million
Ranked 35th. 5 times more than Slovakia 		530,300
Ranked 71st.
College and university > Private school share 0.0
Ranked 64th. 		16.94%
Ranked 69th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 45th. 1% more than Slovakia 		0.99
Ranked 58th.
Primary education, pupils 2.17 million
Ranked 48th. 10 times more than Slovakia 		209,213
Ranked 109th.
Primary education, teachers 141,045
Ranked 29th. 10 times more than Slovakia 		13,875
Ranked 84th.
Tertiary enrollment 60%
Ranked 1st. 98% more than Slovakia 		30.3%
Ranked 41st.
Spending per student > College and university 44
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Slovakia 		19.54
Ranked 43th.
High school > Gender ratio 97.9
Ranked 89th. 		100.88
Ranked 54th. 3% more than Canada
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 143th. The same as Slovakia 		6
Ranked 131st.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.634
Ranked 49th. 		2.16
Ranked 49th. 3 times more than Canada
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 49th. The same as Slovakia 		4
Ranked 46th.
Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 39th. 		99.7%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Canada
Spending > USD 66.53 billion
Ranked 9th. 19 times more than Slovakia 		3.53 billion
Ranked 50th.
High school > Private school share 7.2%
Ranked 90th. 		9.81%
Ranked 75th. 36% more than Canada
Spending > Proportion 4.78
Ranked 57th. 29% more than Slovakia 		3.7
Ranked 98th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.42
Ranked 123th. 		17.68
Ranked 101st. 1% more than Canada
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 63th. 33% more than Slovakia 		3
Ranked 190th.
Preschool enrollment rate 98.84
Ranked 107th. 		102.63
Ranked 74th. 4% more than Canada
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 45,693.45
Ranked 15th. 39% more than Slovakia 		32,923.99
Ranked 22nd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 1.19 million
Ranked 21st. 8 times more than Slovakia 		158,089
Ranked 66th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 524
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Slovakia 		477
Ranked 33th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 154th. 50% more than Slovakia 		4
Ranked 208th.
Secondary education, teachers 126,098
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Slovakia 		45,438
Ranked 41st.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.17
Ranked 13th. 		8.42
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Canada
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 17.72
Ranked 70th. 44% more than Slovakia 		12.35
Ranked 80th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 2
Ranked 204th. 		5
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Canada
Secondary education, general pupils 2.65 million
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Slovakia 		345,264
Ranked 81st.
High school > Gender parity index 0.979
Ranked 94th. 		1.01
Ranked 49th. 3% more than Canada
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 524
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Slovakia 		477
Ranked 33th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 24,803
Ranked 7th. 26 times more than Slovakia 		943
Ranked 43th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 517
Ranked 7th. 5% more than Slovakia 		491
Ranked 26th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 41%
Ranked 1st. 		44%
Ranked 27th. 7% more than Canada
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 2.53%
Ranked 86th. 		14.55%
Ranked 24th. 6 times more than Canada
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 38.37
Ranked 27th. 31% more than Slovakia 		29.39
Ranked 52nd.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 179th. The same as Slovakia 		6
Ranked 165th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 12.5%
Ranked 58th. 16% more than Slovakia 		10.8%
Ranked 65th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.4%
Ranked 47th. 26% more than Slovakia 		4.3%
Ranked 69th.
High school > Students per teacher 18.8
Ranked 21st. 61% more than Slovakia 		11.67
Ranked 73th.
Secondary education > General pupils 2.61 million
Ranked 29th. 6 times more than Slovakia 		446,703
Ranked 73th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 135th. 20% more than Slovakia 		10
Ranked 195th.
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 121st. 20% more than Slovakia 		10
Ranked 174th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th. 69% more than Slovakia 		2.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 128th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 2.48 million
Ranked 49th. 9 times more than Slovakia 		270,004
Ranked 119th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 100%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Slovakia 		98.6%
Ranked 9th.
Elementary school graduate rate 97.66
Ranked 7th. About the same as Slovakia 		97.41
Ranked 22nd.
Schools connected to the Internet 97.7%
Ranked 11th. 50% more than Slovakia 		65%
Ranked 18th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 76.53
Ranked 92nd. 		98.23
Ranked 35th. 28% more than Canada
Primary education, pupils per 1000 63.53
Ranked 124th. 64% more than Slovakia 		38.75
Ranked 145th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.36
Ranked 36th. 5% more than Slovakia 		1.29
Ranked 29th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 109th. 		1.01
Ranked 62nd. 3% more than Canada
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 38.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 31% more than Slovakia 		29.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.33
Ranked 101st. 		6.1
Ranked 33th. 5 times more than Canada
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 145th. 		9
Ranked 2nd. 50% more than Canada
Teacher student ratio > High school 18.4
Ranked 47th. 46% more than Slovakia 		12.59
Ranked 59th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.879
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Slovakia 		0.856
Ranked 16th.
Class size > Age 13 17.8 students
Ranked 19th. 		20.6 students
Ranked 12th. 16% more than Canada
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 17.42
Ranked 116th. 5% more than Slovakia 		16.61
Ranked 84th.
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 52.96%
Ranked 27th. 12% more than Slovakia 		47.35%
Ranked 33th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 96.5%
Ranked 19th. 		97.4%
Ranked 26th. 1% more than Canada
Elementary school > Enrolled students 2.31 million
Ranked 46th. 10 times more than Slovakia 		224,769
Ranked 100th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 143th. 50% more than Slovakia 		4 years
Ranked 189th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $22,866.96
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Slovakia 		$7,999.39
Ranked 27th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 98.03
Ranked 97th. 		99.5
Ranked 74th. 1% more than Canada
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 87.49
Ranked 7th. 37% more than Slovakia 		63.96
Ranked 83th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 522
Ranked 4th. 9% more than Slovakia 		481
Ranked 32nd.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 138th. 20% more than Slovakia 		10
Ranked 202nd.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 6.12%
Ranked 90th. 		6.15%
Ranked 89th. About the same as Canada
Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.53
Ranked 43th. About the same as Slovakia 		99.23
Ranked 49th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 99%
Ranked 27th. 8% more than Slovakia 		92%
Ranked 83th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 136th. 		9
Ranked 2nd. 50% more than Canada
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 46.1
Ranked 34th. 50% more than Slovakia 		30.8
Ranked 48th.
Secondary education > Pupils 2.71 million
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Slovakia 		673,712
Ranked 62nd.
Primary education > Pupils 2.46 million
Ranked 51st. 10 times more than Slovakia 		254,906
Ranked 114th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 100%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Slovakia 		99.1%
Ranked 8th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.01%
Ranked 40th. 6% more than Slovakia 		53.05%
Ranked 62nd.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 84.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 		124.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 48% more than Canada
Secondary education, vocational pupils 0.0
Ranked 81st. 		185,036
Ranked 39th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 17.42
Ranked 119th. 16% more than Slovakia 		15.08
Ranked 93th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 72.92%
Ranked 50th. 12% more than Slovakia 		64.88%
Ranked 64th.
Secondary education > Teachers 147,890
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Slovakia 		52,192
Ranked 56th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 17 years
Ranked 1st. 13% more than Slovakia 		15 years
Ranked 36th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 2.62 million
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Slovakia 		669,578
Ranked 71st.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 783.02
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Slovakia 		175.29
Ranked 32nd.
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 524
Ranked 4th. 9% more than Slovakia 		479
Ranked 32nd.
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 527
Ranked 4th. 12% more than Slovakia 		471
Ranked 36th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 131st. 50% more than Slovakia 		4
Ranked 173th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 98.66%
Ranked 84th. 		100.41%
Ranked 47th. 2% more than Canada
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.87%
Ranked 41st. 1% more than Slovakia 		48.48%
Ranked 81st.
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 535
Ranked 4th. 15% more than Slovakia 		466
Ranked 36th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 100%
Ranked 16th. 9% more than Slovakia 		92%
Ranked 79th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 200th. 		15
Ranked 157th. 7% more than Canada
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 154th. The same as Slovakia 		6
Ranked 144th.
Library books 7.27 million
Ranked 1st. 20% more than Slovakia 		6.04 million
Ranked 8th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.0
Ranked 134th. 		2.96
Ranked 67th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 83.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. About the same as Slovakia 		82.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.08 per capita
Ranked 130th. 60% more than Slovakia 		0.05 per capita
Ranked 150th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 79.86
Ranked 130th. 59% more than Slovakia 		50.2
Ranked 154th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 99%
Ranked 31st. 9% more than Slovakia 		91%
Ranked 83th.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD 1.89%
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Slovakia 		0.47%
Ranked 29th.
Library books per 1000 236.2
Ranked 1st. 		1,118.44
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Canada
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 15
Ranked 19th. 		19.5
Ranked 91st. 30% more than Canada
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 68%
Ranked 2nd. 		89%
Ranked 20th. 31% more than Canada
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 103,143
Ranked 52nd. 		227,009
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Canada
Primary education > Teachers 141,045
Ranked 31st. 10 times more than Slovakia 		14,420
Ranked 91st.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.54%
Ranked 96th. 		49.13%
Ranked 82nd. 1% more than Canada
Students from households with computer > Age 13 59%
Ranked 10th. 84% more than Slovakia 		32%
Ranked 23th.
Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education 116.61 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 17th. 		149.28 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 6th. 28% more than Canada
Private school enrolment > Primary level 6.5
Ranked 26th. 67% more than Slovakia 		3.9
Ranked 61st.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 132nd. 50% more than Slovakia 		4
Ranked 174th.
Library employees 420
Ranked 1st. 20% more than Slovakia 		349
Ranked 19th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 86.38
Ranked 72nd. 		125.17
Ranked 13th. 45% more than Canada
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.54
Ranked 86th. 69% more than Slovakia 		2.68
Ranked 130th.
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.8%
Ranked 5th. About the same as Slovakia 		48.7%
Ranked 50th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $780.37 billion
Ranked 6th. 18 times more than Slovakia 		$43.44 billion
Ranked 43th.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 176th. The same as Slovakia 		6
Ranked 163th.
Scouting > Members 116,044
Ranked 13th. 35 times more than Slovakia 		3,349
Ranked 109th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 97.9%
Ranked 1st. 31% more than Slovakia 		74.9%
Ranked 33th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 2.63 million
Ranked 26th. 7 times more than Slovakia 		385,248
Ranked 72nd.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 83.09
Ranked 56th. About the same as Slovakia 		82.99
Ranked 47th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 4.76
Ranked 70th. 		9.7
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Canada
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.57
Ranked 37th. 1% more than Slovakia 		98.6
Ranked 69th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.998
Ranked 46th. 1% more than Slovakia 		0.992
Ranked 47th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49.1%
Ranked 12th. 		49.3%
Ranked 69th. About the same as Canada
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 6.7
Ranked 60th. 8% more than Slovakia 		6.2
Ranked 63th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 84.37
Ranked 81st. 		124.48
Ranked 17th. 48% more than Canada
Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 37.41%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Slovakia 		11.8%
Ranked 24th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 3.33
Ranked 42nd. 5 times more than Slovakia 		0.619
Ranked 110th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 132nd. 		2.68
Ranked 62nd.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 132nd. 		3.22
Ranked 69th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 94.8%
Ranked 15th. 		96.9%
Ranked 24th. 2% more than Canada
Elementary school teachers 141,045
Ranked 27th. 10 times more than Slovakia 		13,529
Ranked 86th.
High school teachers 136,873
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Slovakia 		46,989
Ranked 40th.
Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million 1.88%
Ranked 20th. 		5.95%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Canada
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 83%
Ranked 8th. 		86%
Ranked 7th. 4% more than Canada
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13 23.3 years experience
Ranked 17th. 4% more than Slovakia 		22.3 years experience
Ranked 21st.
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13 99%
Ranked 2nd. The same as Slovakia 		99%
Ranked 1st.
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 98%
Ranked 12th. 		0.0
Ranked 34th.
Students from households with study desk > Age 13 87%
Ranked 20th. 1% more than Slovakia 		86%
Ranked 22nd.
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 37%
Ranked 6th. 76% more than Slovakia 		21%
Ranked 20th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 3 million
Ranked 29th. 5 times more than Slovakia 		662,659
Ranked 60th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 97.7
Ranked 101st. 		101.35
Ranked 63th. 4% more than Canada
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 86.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 		125.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 45% more than Canada
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 78.47
Ranked 134th. 66% more than Slovakia 		47.36
Ranked 156th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 18.8
Ranked 53th. 50% more than Slovakia 		12.5
Ranked 95th.
Students from households with calculator > Age 13 96%
Ranked 16th. 		98%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Canada
Share of university qualifications awarded to females 59%
Ranked 8th. 13% more than Slovakia 		52%
Ranked 19th.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million 0.056%
Ranked 19th. 		0.0867%
Ranked 17th. 55% more than Canada
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39 24%
Ranked 16th. 4% more than Slovakia 		23%
Ranked 18th.
Library members 5,495
Ranked 2nd. 		31,198
Ranked 18th. 6 times more than Canada
Library members per 1000 0.179
Ranked 2nd. 		5.78
Ranked 18th. 32 times more than Canada
Library employees per million 13.65
Ranked 1st. 		64.68
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Canada
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million 2.65%
Ranked 20th. 		15.99%
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Canada
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13 60% 60%
Students living with mother > Age 13 92%
Ranked 23th. 		96%
Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Canada
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13 95%
Ranked 15th. The same as Slovakia 		95%
Ranked 12th.
Female teachers > Lower secondary 68%
Ranked 7th. 		75.6%
Ranked 3rd. 11% more than Canada
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 36%
Ranked 6th. 71% more than Slovakia 		21%
Ranked 16th.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree 59%
Ranked 8th. 13% more than Slovakia 		52%
Ranked 19th.
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 93%
Ranked 12th. 		0.0
Ranked 34th.
School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 67.67% gross
Ranked 55th. 		93.48% gross
Ranked 24th. 38% more than Canada
Secondary education > Teachers > % female 68.22% female
Ranked 24th. 		76.55% female
Ranked 9th. 12% more than Canada
Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force 51.9%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Slovakia 		23.8%
Ranked 36th.
Labor force with primary education > % of total 13.5%
Ranked 69th. 2 times more than Slovakia 		5.9%
Ranked 47th.
Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force 43.1%
Ranked 41st. 		78%
Ranked 1st. 81% more than Canada
Labor force with secondary education > % of total 40%
Ranked 48th. 		74.4%
Ranked 1st. 86% more than Canada
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 32.7%
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Slovakia 		5.9%
Ranked 78th.
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.078 per capita
Ranked 136th. 66% more than Slovakia 		0.047 per capita
Ranked 158th.
Researchers in R&D > Per million people 4,470.21
Ranked 10th. 61% more than Slovakia 		2,779.65
Ranked 20th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 1.05 trillion
Ranked 42nd. 30 times more than Slovakia 		34.93 billion
Ranked 96th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $934.33 billion
Ranked 10th. 19 times more than Slovakia 		$48.56 billion
Ranked 50th.
Elementary school graduate rate > Male 96.08
Ranked 9th. 		96.83
Ranked 22nd. 1% more than Canada
Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 26.2%
Ranked 30th. 6% more than Slovakia 		24.8%
Ranked 15th.
School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 6.18%
Ranked 78th. 		6.4%
Ranked 75th. 4% more than Canada
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed post-secondary > Post-secondary and tertiary education > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 59.64%
Ranked 1st. 		0.0
Ranked 32nd.
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.64%
Ranked 59th. About the same as Slovakia 		48.59%
Ranked 65th.
Elementary school teachers > % female 68.07%
Ranked 78th. 		89.34%
Ranked 19th. 31% more than Canada
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 100.24%
Ranked 27th. 8% more than Slovakia 		92.54%
Ranked 47th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils > % female 48.17%
Ranked 101st. 		50.8%
Ranked 48th. 5% more than Canada
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils > % female 48.17%
Ranked 92nd. 		49.1%
Ranked 54th. 2% more than Canada
Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force 15.3%
Ranked 65th. 3 times more than Slovakia 		5.4%
Ranked 44th.
Repeaters, primary, total > % of total enrollment 0.0
Ranked 143th. 		2.84%
Ranked 67th.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total > % of relevant age group 100.22%
Ranked 90th. About the same as Slovakia 		99.77%
Ranked 81st.
School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 69.68% gross
Ranked 15th. 75% more than Slovakia 		39.83% gross
Ranked 49th.
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 66.06%
Ranked 54th. 8% more than Slovakia 		61.2%
Ranked 74th.
Primary education, teachers > % female 68.07%
Ranked 72nd. 		89.28%
Ranked 21st. 31% more than Canada
Tertiary education, teachers > % female 41.15%
Ranked 23th. 		43.98%
Ranked 37th. 7% more than Canada
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 12.3%
Ranked 66th. 17% more than Slovakia 		10.56%
Ranked 80th.
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.5%
Ranked 46th. 30% more than Slovakia 		4.22%
Ranked 74th.
Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 36.6%
Ranked 53th. 		69.7%
Ranked 3rd. 90% more than Canada
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 38.1%
Ranked 62nd. 		67.1%
Ranked 8th. 76% more than Canada
Education spending > % of GDP 5.2%
Ranked 54th. 18% more than Slovakia 		4.4%
Ranked 76th.
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 50.51%
Ranked 16th. 16% more than Slovakia 		43.62%
Ranked 46th.

SOURCES: UNESCO; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeschooling_international_status_and_statistics; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Development Indicators database; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; World Bank staff estimates using data from the United Nations Statistics Division's Statistical Yearbook, and the UNESCO Institute for Statistics online database.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; Wikipedia: List of countries by student performance (Reading); UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members (Table of World Organization of the Scout Movement members); UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; United Nations Development Programme. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Development Programme. Source tables; "Efficiency and Equity in Schools around the World" by Eric A. Hanushek and Javier A. Luque, April 2002; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; World Bank national accounts data. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; OECD Country statistical profiles 2009; World Bank national accounts data; "WOSM MEMBERSHIP as at 31st December 2012". World Organization of the Scout Movement. August 2013.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; Wikipedia: List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members (Table of World Organization of the Scout Movement members) ("WOSM MEMBERSHIP as at 31st December 2012" . World Organization of the Scout Movement . Retrieved 2014-03-03 .). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; "Efficiency and Equity in Schools around the World" by Eric A. Hanushek and Javier A. Luque, April 2002. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; UNESCO Institute of Statistics; OECD Country statistical profiles 2009. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; UNESCO Institute for Statistics ; United Nations Human Development Programme

SHOW ALL
LESS

Citation

Compare Canada and Slovakia in
Agriculture Energy Lifestyle
Background Environment Media
Conflict Geography Military
Cost of living Government People
Crime Health Religion
Culture Import Sports
Disasters Industry Terrorism
Economy Labor Transport
Education Language Weather

Factoid #265

Stats

Country profiles

Compare

Adblocker detected! Please consider reading this notice.

We've detected that you are using AdBlock Plus or some other adblocking software which is preventing the page from fully loading.

We don't have any banner, Flash, animation, obnoxious sound, or popup ad. We do not implement these annoying types of ads!

We need money to operate the site, and almost all of it comes from our online advertising.

Please add www.nationmaster.com to your ad blocking whitelist or disable your adblocking software.

×