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  • 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)
  • 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.
  • 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, 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Teachers as percentage of labor force: The percentage share of the total labor force who are classroom, academic staff, and other teachers. Data for 1999.
  • 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.
  • 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: 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.
  • Mathematical literacy: Mathematical literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old 2000
  • 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.
  • Scientific literacy: Scientific literacy mean value of performance scale 15 years old (2000)
  • 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.
  • Reading literacy: Reading literacy mean value of performance scale (15 years old, 2000)
  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.
  • International Baccalaureate schools: Number of schools of any level teaching the curriculum of the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO).
  • 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."
  • Educational attainment > Tertiary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till tertiary level (year 2000).
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 100: Number of universities in the top 100
  • Student attitude > Dislike of school: Percentage of schoolgoing children who do not like going to school (2000).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • 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 > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.

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

  • Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts: 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.
  • Literacy > Adults at low literacy level: Percentage of adults whose level of document literacy is rated 'low'. Data for 1998
  • Expected duration of education for all students: Expected years of schooling for a 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Educational attainment > Senior secondary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till senior secondary level (year 2000).
  • 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."
  • Student attitude > Find school boring: Percentage of students who do find school boring (2000).
  • 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."
  • School life expectancy > Male: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Universities > Top 200: Number of universities in the top 200
  • Literacy > Adults at high literacy level: Percentage of adults whose level of document literacy is rated 'high'. Data for 1998.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy: Percentage of adult females who have at least a moderate level of literacy, in selected OECD countries. Data for 1998.
  • Educational attainment > Junior secondary: Percentage of adult population (aged 25-64) educated till junior secondary level (year 2000).
  • 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.
  • Student attitude > Report class disorder: Percentage of students who report high noise level and disorder in classes (2000).
  • Universities > Top 200 per million: Number of universities in the top 200. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Universities > Top 50 per million: Number of universities in the top 50. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • School life expectancy > Female: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Universities > Top 50: Number of universities in the top 50
  • Universities > Top 50 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 50 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 14.1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Adults at moderate literacy level: Percentage of adults whose level of document literacy is rated 'moderate'. Data for 1998.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 100 per million: Number of universities in the top 100. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 200 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Young shorttext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent shorttext (particularly comics) readers (2000)
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • Young longtext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent longtext readers(2000)
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 100 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 14.1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Students from households with dictionary > Age 13: The percentage of 13-year-old students who come from a household with a dictionary.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Expected duration of education for males: Expected years of schooling for a male 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. 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.
  • 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."
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > 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.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • 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).
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary 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).
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male 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.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary 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).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary 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 > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Second degree: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as second degree awarded to females. Tertiary level A includes university and advanced research level degrees. Data for 2000.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Proportion of 17 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 17 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education 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)."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Government spending on education > % of government spending: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education 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)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% 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.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% net). Adjusted net 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.
  • Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education, female (% of female 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.
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education (% of total). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy > Male: Percentage of adult males who have at least a moderate level of literacy, in selected OECD countries. Data for 1998.
  • 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.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 50-59: Percentage of primary teachers aged 50-59. Data for 1999.
  • Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Primary teacher age > Proportion under 30: Percentage of primary teachers who are less than 30 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Total is the share of 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.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % net: School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Female is the ratio of female children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the female population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male 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.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary 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.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % net: School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the ratio of male children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the male population of the official secondary school age.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female 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.
  • Share of vocational tertiary qualifications awarded to females > First degree: Percentage share of tertiary level B qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
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STAT Canada Switzerland HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 11.6
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Switzerland 		10.5
Ranked 7th.
Children out of school, primary 1,892
Ranked 100th. 		3,503
Ranked 88th. 85% more than Canada
Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.0615
Ranked 118th. 		0.443
Ranked 105th. 7 times more than Canada
Children out of school, primary, female 1,762
Ranked 86th. 68% more than Switzerland 		1,047
Ranked 86th.
College and university > Gender parity index 1.34
Ranked 28th. 34% more than Switzerland 		0.996
Ranked 59th.
College and university > Share of total education spending 35.39%
Ranked 4th. 40% more than Switzerland 		25.31%
Ranked 27th.
Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 47th. 22% more than Switzerland 		9
Ranked 87th.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.5%
Ranked 44th. 5% more than Switzerland 		5.22%
Ranked 50th.
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 in about three quarters of the cantons , with many being restrictive to very restrictive.
Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 29th. The same as Switzerland 		99%
Ranked 14th.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 30th. The same as Switzerland 		99%
Ranked 17th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 145th. The same as Switzerland 		6
Ranked 38th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.58
Ranked 75th. 		5.58
Ranked 18th. 22% more than Canada
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 18.8
Ranked 21st. 19% more than Switzerland 		15.82
Ranked 54th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 164th. 		7
Ranked 28th. 17% more than Canada
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.0578
Ranked 104th. 		0.132
Ranked 99th. 2 times more than Canada
College and university > Gender ratio 135.79
Ranked 36th. 36% more than Switzerland 		99.71
Ranked 60th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 191st. The same as Switzerland 		2
Ranked 139th.
Duration of compulsory education 11 years
Ranked 32nd. 22% more than Switzerland 		9 years
Ranked 66th.
Secondary education, pupils 2.61 million
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Switzerland 		605,000
Ranked 66th.
College and university > Private school share 0.0
Ranked 64th. 		17.05%
Ranked 68th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 45th. 1% more than Switzerland 		0.99
Ranked 47th.
School life expectancy > Total 14.8 years
Ranked 18th. 		15 years
Ranked 16th. 1% more than Canada
Primary education, pupils 2.17 million
Ranked 48th. 4 times more than Switzerland 		487,436
Ranked 81st.
Primary education, teachers 141,045
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Switzerland 		39,700
Ranked 34th.
Tertiary enrollment 60%
Ranked 1st. 43% more than Switzerland 		42.1%
Ranked 28th.
Spending per student > College and university 44
Ranked 6th. 		47.8
Ranked 10th. 9% more than Canada
High school > Gender ratio 97.9
Ranked 89th. 3% more than Switzerland 		95.36
Ranked 81st.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 143th. 		7
Ranked 5th. 17% more than Canada
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.634
Ranked 49th. 		2.5
Ranked 48th. 4 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 Switzerland 		4
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 39th. The same as Switzerland 		99%
Ranked 25th.
Spending > USD 66.53 billion
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Switzerland 		24.83 billion
Ranked 23th.
High school > Private school share 7.2%
Ranked 90th. 		9.73%
Ranked 76th. 35% more than Canada
Spending > Proportion 4.78
Ranked 57th. 3% more than Switzerland 		4.65
Ranked 63th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 63th. 		5
Ranked 5th. 25% more than Canada
Preschool enrollment rate 98.84
Ranked 107th. 		102.85
Ranked 73th. 4% more than Canada
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 45,693.45
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Switzerland 		11,829.31
Ranked 69th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 1.19 million
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than Switzerland 		185,965
Ranked 61st.
Teachers as percentage of labor force 3.5%
Ranked 27th. 		3.9%
Ranked 20th. 11% more than Canada
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 524
Ranked 4th. 5% more than Switzerland 		501
Ranked 11th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 154th. The same as Switzerland 		6
Ranked 42nd.
Children out of school > Primary 12,419
Ranked 69th. 35% more than Switzerland 		9,231
Ranked 80th.
Secondary education, teachers 126,098
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Switzerland 		56,500
Ranked 13th.
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.17
Ranked 13th. 		7.95
Ranked 3rd. 91% more than Canada
Mathematical literacy 533
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Switzerland 		529
Ranked 8th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 2
Ranked 204th. 		3
Ranked 91st. 50% more than Canada
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.116
Ranked 99th. 		0.31
Ranked 91st. 3 times more than Canada
Scientific literacy 529
Ranked 5th. 7% more than Switzerland 		496
Ranked 17th.
Secondary education, general pupils 2.65 million
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Switzerland 		397,849
Ranked 75th.
Reading literacy 534
Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Switzerland 		494
Ranked 17th.
High school > Gender parity index 0.979
Ranked 94th. About the same as Switzerland 		0.975
Ranked 66th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 524
Ranked 4th. 5% more than Switzerland 		501
Ranked 11th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 24,803
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Switzerland 		8,542
Ranked 17th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 517
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Switzerland 		505
Ranked 13th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 41%
Ranked 1st. 11% more than Switzerland 		37%
Ranked 48th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 2.53%
Ranked 86th. 		4.59%
Ranked 69th. 82% more than Canada
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 38.37
Ranked 27th. 50% more than Switzerland 		25.53
Ranked 63th.
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 179th. 		7
Ranked 8th. 17% more than Canada
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 12.5%
Ranked 58th. 		13%
Ranked 37th. 4% more than Canada
International Baccalaureate schools 332
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Switzerland 		45
Ranked 13th.
Children out of school, primary, male 3,523
Ranked 78th. 43% more than Switzerland 		2,456
Ranked 76th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.4%
Ranked 47th. 		5.6%
Ranked 32nd. 4% more than Canada
High school > Students per teacher 18.8
Ranked 21st. 19% more than Switzerland 		15.82
Ranked 56th.
Secondary education > General pupils 2.61 million
Ranked 29th. 7 times more than Switzerland 		387,723
Ranked 79th.
Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 135th. 		13
Ranked 9th. 8% more than Canada
High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 121st. 		13
Ranked 10th. 8% more than Canada
Educational attainment > Tertiary 42%
Ranked 1st. 68% more than Switzerland 		25%
Ranked 13th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 2.48 million
Ranked 49th. 5 times more than Switzerland 		535,577
Ranked 94th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 100%
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Switzerland 		95.1%
Ranked 13th.
Schools connected to the Internet 97.7%
Ranked 11th. 48% more than Switzerland 		66.2%
Ranked 5th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 76.53
Ranked 92nd. The same as Switzerland 		76.46
Ranked 81st.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 63.53
Ranked 124th. 3% more than Switzerland 		61.6
Ranked 119th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.36
Ranked 36th. 62% more than Switzerland 		0.84
Ranked 70th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 109th. 5% more than Switzerland 		0.93
Ranked 102nd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 38.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 50% more than Switzerland 		25.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.
Universities > Top 100 3
Ranked 8th. 		4
Ranked 6th. 33% more than Canada
Student attitude > Dislike of school 37%
Ranked 3rd. 32% more than Switzerland 		28%
Ranked 11th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.33
Ranked 101st. 		1.5
Ranked 95th. 13% more than Canada
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 145th. 		7
Ranked 25th. 17% more than Canada
Teacher student ratio > High school 18.4
Ranked 47th. 16% more than Switzerland 		15.82
Ranked 86th.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.4
Ranked 108th. 		1.25
Ranked 94th. 3 times more than Canada
Inequality adjusted index 0.879
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Switzerland 		0.856
Ranked 15th.
Class size > Age 13 17.8 students
Ranked 19th. 50% more than Switzerland 		11.9 students
Ranked 26th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 17.42
Ranked 116th. 38% more than Switzerland 		12.62
Ranked 109th.
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 52.96%
Ranked 27th. 		64.1%
Ranked 18th. 21% more than Canada
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 96.5%
Ranked 19th. 21% more than Switzerland 		79.7%
Ranked 48th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 2.31 million
Ranked 46th. 5 times more than Switzerland 		505,382
Ranked 77th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 143th. The same as Switzerland 		6 years
Ranked 39th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 98.03
Ranked 97th. 4% more than Switzerland 		94.44
Ranked 103th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 87.49
Ranked 7th. 74% more than Switzerland 		50.28
Ranked 120th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 522
Ranked 4th. 4% more than Switzerland 		502
Ranked 13th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 138th. 		13
Ranked 9th. 8% more than Canada
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 6.12%
Ranked 90th. 26% more than Switzerland 		4.86%
Ranked 95th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.53
Ranked 43th. 		99.6
Ranked 38th. The same as Canada
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 99%
Ranked 27th. 1% more than Switzerland 		98%
Ranked 27th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 136th. 		7
Ranked 29th. 17% more than Canada
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 46.1
Ranked 34th. 		55.8
Ranked 27th. 21% more than Canada
Primary education > Pupils 2.46 million
Ranked 51st. 5 times more than Switzerland 		532,092
Ranked 90th.
Secondary education > Pupils 2.71 million
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Switzerland 		563,701
Ranked 68th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 100%
Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Switzerland 		96.6%
Ranked 14th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.01%
Ranked 40th. 27% more than Switzerland 		44.23%
Ranked 91st.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 84.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 11% more than Switzerland 		76.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.
Secondary education, vocational pupils 0.0
Ranked 81st. 		207,151
Ranked 38th.
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 72.92%
Ranked 50th. 		82.27%
Ranked 21st. 13% more than Canada
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 17 years
Ranked 1st. 13% more than Switzerland 		15 years
Ranked 26th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 97.82
Ranked 9th. 11% more than Switzerland 		88.3
Ranked 11th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 2.62 million
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Switzerland 		555,505
Ranked 77th.
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 783.02
Ranked 9th. 		1,163.92
Ranked 1st. 49% more than Canada
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 527
Ranked 4th. 4% more than Switzerland 		505
Ranked 13th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 524
Ranked 4th. 5% more than Switzerland 		498
Ranked 15th.
Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 131st. The same as Switzerland 		6
Ranked 36th.
Literacy > Adults at low literacy level 42.9%
Ranked 10th. 		47.2%
Ranked 8th. 10% more than Canada
Expected duration of education for all students 16.5 years
Ranked 16th. 1% more than Switzerland 		16.4 years
Ranked 18th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 12,763
Ranked 74th. 3 times more than Switzerland 		4,287
Ranked 84th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 98.66%
Ranked 84th. 1% more than Switzerland 		97.26%
Ranked 84th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.87%
Ranked 41st. About the same as Switzerland 		48.63%
Ranked 65th.
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th. 		1.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th. 3 times more than Canada
Educational attainment > Senior secondary 40%
Ranked 12th. 		62%
Ranked 2nd. 55% more than Canada
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 535
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Switzerland 		497
Ranked 18th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 100%
Ranked 16th. 2% more than Switzerland 		98%
Ranked 22nd.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 200th. 		16
Ranked 21st. 14% more than Canada
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 154th. 		7
Ranked 9th. 17% more than Canada
Library books 7.27 million
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Switzerland 		3.11 million
Ranked 17th.
Student attitude > Find school boring 58%
Ranked 8th. 53% more than Switzerland 		38%
Ranked 15th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.0
Ranked 134th. 		1.48
Ranked 80th.
School life expectancy > Male 14.4 years
Ranked 22nd. 		15.6 years
Ranked 7th. 8% more than Canada
Universities > Top 200 8
Ranked 8th. 14% more than Switzerland 		7
Ranked 9th.
Literacy > Adults at high literacy level 25.1%
Ranked 4th. 56% more than Switzerland 		16.1%
Ranked 13th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 83.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 58% more than Switzerland 		52.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.08 per capita
Ranked 130th. 8% more than Switzerland 		0.074 per capita
Ranked 133th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 79.86
Ranked 130th. 9% more than Switzerland 		73.52
Ranked 139th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 99%
Ranked 31st. 2% more than Switzerland 		97%
Ranked 39th.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD 1.89%
Ranked 13th. 		2.9%
Ranked 5th. 53% more than Canada
Library books per 1000 236.2
Ranked 1st. 		435.23
Ranked 22nd. 84% more than Canada
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 15
Ranked 19th. 10% more than Switzerland 		13.6
Ranked 121st.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 103,143
Ranked 52nd. 		175,978
Ranked 40th. 71% more than Canada
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.54%
Ranked 96th. 3% more than Switzerland 		47.25%
Ranked 120th.
Students from households with computer > Age 13 59%
Ranked 10th. 		61%
Ranked 8th. 3% more than Canada
Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education 116.61 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 17th. 		132.76 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 10th. 14% more than Canada
Private school enrolment > Primary level 6.5
Ranked 26th. 91% more than Switzerland 		3.4
Ranked 62nd.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 132nd. The same as Switzerland 		6
Ranked 35th.
Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy 57.1%
Ranked 8th. 8% more than Switzerland 		52.8%
Ranked 10th.
Library employees 420
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Switzerland 		105
Ranked 31st.
Educational attainment > Junior secondary 18%
Ranked 13th. 38% more than Switzerland 		13%
Ranked 17th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 86.38
Ranked 72nd. 13% more than Switzerland 		76.28
Ranked 85th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.116 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th. 		0.569 per 1,000 people
Ranked 96th. 5 times more than Canada
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.8%
Ranked 5th. About the same as Switzerland 		48.6%
Ranked 52nd.
Student attitude > Report class disorder 33%
Ranked 7th. 83% more than Switzerland 		18%
Ranked 16th.
Universities > Top 200 per million 0.248
Ranked 14th. 		0.941
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Canada
Universities > Top 50 per million 0.0928
Ranked 6th. 		0.269
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Canada
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 176th. 		7
Ranked 8th. 17% more than Canada
Scouting > Members 116,044
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Switzerland 		23,263
Ranked 45th.
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 97.9%
Ranked 1st. 11% more than Switzerland 		87.9%
Ranked 18th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 2.63 million
Ranked 26th. 7 times more than Switzerland 		402,131
Ranked 69th.
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 83.09
Ranked 56th. 58% more than Switzerland 		52.47
Ranked 118th.
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.57
Ranked 37th. About the same as Switzerland 		99.32
Ranked 54th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male 8,805
Ranked 63th. 75% more than Switzerland 		5,028
Ranked 69th.
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.998
Ranked 46th. About the same as Switzerland 		0.996
Ranked 33th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49.1%
Ranked 12th. 4% more than Switzerland 		47.2%
Ranked 95th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 6.7
Ranked 60th. 		7.7
Ranked 55th. 15% more than Canada
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 84.37
Ranked 81st. 11% more than Switzerland 		76.26
Ranked 101st.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 3.33
Ranked 42nd. 14% more than Switzerland 		2.91
Ranked 47th.
Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 37.41%
Ranked 2nd. 59% more than Switzerland 		23.55%
Ranked 11th.
School life expectancy > Female 15.3 years
Ranked 16th. 6% more than Switzerland 		14.5 years
Ranked 24th.
Universities > Top 50 3
Ranked 4th. 50% more than Switzerland 		2
Ranked 9th.
Universities > Top 50 > Per $ GDP 0.043 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 6th. 		0.078 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 4th. 81% more than Canada
Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 132nd. 		1.58
Ranked 81st.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 132nd. 		1.37
Ranked 77th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 94.8%
Ranked 15th. 18% more than Switzerland 		80.4%
Ranked 37th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.283 per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th. 		0.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th. 2 times more than Canada
Elementary school teachers 141,045
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Switzerland 		40,040
Ranked 54th.
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 83%
Ranked 8th. 8% more than Switzerland 		77%
Ranked 13th.
Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million 1.88%
Ranked 20th. 		8.37%
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Canada
Literacy > Adults at moderate literacy level 32.1%
Ranked 10th. 		36.6%
Ranked 9th. 14% more than Canada
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13 23.3 years experience
Ranked 17th. 		24.5 years experience
Ranked 14th. 5% more than Canada
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13 99%
Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Switzerland 		92%
Ranked 14th.
Universities > Top 100 per million 0.0928
Ranked 14th. 		0.538
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Canada
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 98%
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Switzerland 		97%
Ranked 17th.
Students from households with study desk > Age 13 87%
Ranked 20th. 		95%
Ranked 7th. 9% more than Canada
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 37%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Switzerland 		14%
Ranked 25th.
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 3 million
Ranked 29th. 5 times more than Switzerland 		574,783
Ranked 64th.
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP 0.008 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 14th. 		0.019 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Canada
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 78.47
Ranked 134th. 9% more than Switzerland 		72.01
Ranked 134th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 86.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st. 13% more than Switzerland 		76.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 97.7
Ranked 101st. 6% more than Switzerland 		92.03
Ranked 117th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 18.8
Ranked 53th. 74% more than Switzerland 		10.8
Ranked 101st.
Students from households with calculator > Age 13 96%
Ranked 16th. 		98%
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Canada
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million 0.056%
Ranked 19th. 		0.374%
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Canada
Young shorttext readers 16.2%
Ranked 20th. 		25.4%
Ranked 11th. 57% more than Canada
Share of university qualifications awarded to females 59%
Ranked 8th. 40% more than Switzerland 		42%
Ranked 28th.
Young longtext readers 28.7%
Ranked 5th. 30% more than Switzerland 		22.1%
Ranked 14th.
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39 24%
Ranked 16th. 		25%
Ranked 14th. 4% more than Canada
Library members 5,495
Ranked 2nd. 		12,466
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Canada
Library members per 1000 0.179
Ranked 2nd. 		1.74
Ranked 31st. 10 times more than Canada
Library employees per million 13.65
Ranked 1st. 		14.7
Ranked 37th. 8% more than Canada
Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP 0.043 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 13th. 		0.157 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Canada
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13 95%
Ranked 15th. 		97%
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Canada
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million 2.65%
Ranked 20th. 		10.57%
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Canada
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13 60% 49%
Students living with mother > Age 13 92%
Ranked 23th. 		96%
Ranked 7th. 4% more than Canada
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 93%
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Switzerland 		90%
Ranked 20th.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree 59%
Ranked 8th. 40% more than Switzerland 		42%
Ranked 28th.
Expected duration of education for males 16.2 years
Ranked 16th. 		16.7 years
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Canada
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 36%
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Switzerland 		6%
Ranked 24th.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 0.0
Ranked 114th. 		40.74%
Ranked 63th.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 0.0
Ranked 117th. 		196,826
Ranked 34th.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.3%
Ranked 14th. 1% more than Switzerland 		98.79%
Ranked 17th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 70.28
Ranked 48th. 		101.59
Ranked 13th. 45% more than Canada
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 70.62
Ranked 48th. 		101.74
Ranked 10th. 44% more than Canada
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 97.74
Ranked 95th. 2% more than Switzerland 		95.64
Ranked 96th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 98.3
Ranked 96th. 5% more than Switzerland 		93.3
Ranked 108th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 99.27
Ranked 7th. 13% more than Switzerland 		88.12
Ranked 12th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 96.47
Ranked 7th. 9% more than Switzerland 		88.47
Ranked 8th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 99.7% net
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Switzerland 		93.65% net
Ranked 52nd.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.3% net
Ranked 11th. 6% more than Switzerland 		94.07% net
Ranked 55th.
Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 47.67%
Ranked 1st. 37% more than Switzerland 		34.82%
Ranked 7th.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 43.2%
Ranked 47th. 		51.5%
Ranked 32nd. 19% more than Canada
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 28.7%
Ranked 56th. 5% more than Switzerland 		27.3%
Ranked 59th.
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 41.6%
Ranked 3rd. 7% more than Switzerland 		39%
Ranked 2nd.
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 38.7%
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Switzerland 		15%
Ranked 61st.
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 28.1%
Ranked 9th. 33% more than Switzerland 		21.2%
Ranked 19th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 99.97% gross
Ranked 101st. 		101.99% gross
Ranked 80th. 2% more than Canada
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Second degree 52%
Ranked 15th. Twice as much as Switzerland 		26%
Ranked 23th.
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 48.1% female
Ranked 91st. 2% more than Switzerland 		47.17% female
Ranked 104th.
Proportion of 17 year olds in secondary education 93%
Ranked 4th. 9% more than Switzerland 		85%
Ranked 12th.
Government spending on education > % of GDP 5.5%
Ranked 44th. 5% more than Switzerland 		5.22%
Ranked 50th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 99.68%
Ranked 4th. 6% more than Switzerland 		94.1%
Ranked 44th.
Government spending on education > % of government spending 12.46%
Ranked 55th. 		16.33%
Ranked 30th. 31% more than Canada
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 98.6%
Ranked 97th. 		102.63%
Ranked 67th. 4% more than Canada
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 6.12%
Ranked 88th. 26% more than Switzerland 		4.86%
Ranked 93th.
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.76%
Ranked 56th. 1% more than Switzerland 		48.4%
Ranked 87th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 98.9%
Ranked 111th. 		102.61%
Ranked 71st. 4% more than Canada
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 96.51%
Ranked 56th. About the same as Switzerland 		96.41%
Ranked 54th.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 100.93%
Ranked 79th. 4% more than Switzerland 		97.25%
Ranked 96th.
Secondary education, general pupils > % female 48.63%
Ranked 73th. 		50.92%
Ranked 39th. 5% more than Canada
Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 99.72%
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Switzerland 		98.99%
Ranked 14th.
Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 11.4%
Ranked 65th. 		17.9%
Ranked 24th. 57% more than Canada
Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 46.5%
Ranked 2nd. 36% more than Switzerland 		34.3%
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy > Male 49.5%
Ranked 16th. 		54.6%
Ranked 3rd. 10% more than Canada
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 108.53% gross
Ranked 16th. 16% more than Switzerland 		93.42% gross
Ranked 50th.
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 50-59 24%
Ranked 8th. 33% more than Switzerland 		18%
Ranked 16th.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 4.48%
Ranked 67th. 		5.3%
Ranked 41st. 18% more than Canada
Primary teacher age > Proportion under 30 12%
Ranked 19th. 		21%
Ranked 10th. 75% more than Canada
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 134.02%
Ranked 27th. 35% more than Switzerland 		99.17%
Ranked 77th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 98.59%
Ranked 13th. 44% more than Switzerland 		68.68%
Ranked 28th.
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 99.85%
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Switzerland 		93.43%
Ranked 45th.
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 98.9%
Ranked 9th. 13% more than Switzerland 		87.15%
Ranked 9th.
Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 98.34%
Ranked 15th. 42% more than Switzerland 		69.02%
Ranked 22nd.
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 99.68%
Ranked 10th. About the same as Switzerland 		99.48%
Ranked 8th.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 101.09%
Ranked 37th. 6% more than Switzerland 		94.93%
Ranked 58th.
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 92.58%
Ranked 6th. 10% more than Switzerland 		84.1%
Ranked 41st.
Secondary education, teachers, female 89,558
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Switzerland 		22,500
Ranked 10th.
Share of vocational tertiary qualifications awarded to females > First degree 57% awarded to females
Ranked 16th. 30% more than Switzerland 		44% awarded to females
Ranked 28th.

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