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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.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • 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).
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Average IQ: Average IQ of different countries according to the controversial book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations".
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • 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, 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Spending per student > High school: 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)."
  • 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.

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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.

    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.
  • 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.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: 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)."
  • 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.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • 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).
  • 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.

  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • 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 > Non-continuous texts: Non-continuous texts.

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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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).
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • 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.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > 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.
  • Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13: The average number of years of teaching experience, for teachers of students aged 13.
  • 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.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Students from households with study desk > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one study desk.
  • Teachers' Day date: Date when Teacher's Day is celebrated around the world.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Students from households with calculator > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households containing at least one calculator.
  • Repitition rate > Secondary level: Repetition rate is the percentage of secondary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.
  • 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 dictionary > Age 13: The percentage of 13-year-old students who come from a household with a dictionary.
  • Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students whose mothers have at least secondary education.
  • 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 living with mother > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who live with their mother.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • 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."
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-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.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-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.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary education 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).
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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 > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • 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.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • 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.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • 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.
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STAT Colombia Germany HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 5.3
Ranked 62nd. 		10.2
Ranked 8th. 92% more than Colombia
Children out of school, primary 599,113
Ranked 9th. 83 times more than Germany 		7,230
Ranked 76th.
Children out of school, primary per 1000 12.56
Ranked 24th. 142 times more than Germany 		0.0884
Ranked 114th.
Children out of school, primary, female 294,686
Ranked 10th. 18 times more than Germany 		16,194
Ranked 55th.
College and university > Gender parity index 1.1
Ranked 53th. 24% more than Germany 		0.885
Ranked 47th.
Compulsary education duration 10
Ranked 39th. 		13
Ranked 4th. 30% more than Colombia
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 4.45%
Ranked 25th. 		5.08%
Ranked 54th. 14% more than Colombia
High school enrolment rate 98.49
Ranked 31st. 		98.86
Ranked 25th. About the same as Colombia
Homeschooling legal status Legal. Regulated by the Ministry of Education and the ICFES (Colombian Institute for the Promotion of Higher Education). The student would have to present a Public Validation Test and a State Test (Similar to SAT) if he/she wants to go to College. Illegal, public or approved private education is mandatory with the only exception being where continued school attendance would create undue hardship for an individual child.
Literacy > Total population 90.4%
Ranked 6th. 		99%
Ranked 15th. 10% more than Colombia
Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 168th. 25% more than Germany 		4
Ranked 181st.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.97
Ranked 45th. 28% more than Germany 		3.09
Ranked 109th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 25.05
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Germany 		11.82
Ranked 113th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 25.4
Ranked 15th. 97% more than Germany 		12.88
Ranked 62nd.
Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 131st. 		9
Ranked 1st. 50% more than Colombia
College and university > Share of total education spending 20.61%
Ranked 20th. 		27.16%
Ranked 21st. 32% more than Colombia
Average IQ 89
Ranked 27th. 		102
Ranked 4th. 15% more than Colombia
Literacy > Female 90.7%
Ranked 5th. 		99%
Ranked 12th. 9% more than Colombia
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 6.18
Ranked 23th. 31 times more than Germany 		0.196
Ranked 104th.
College and university > Gender ratio 99
Ranked 61st. 12% more than Germany 		88.74
Ranked 44th.
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 93th. The same as Germany 		3
Ranked 28th.
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 		7.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 98% more than Colombia
Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 113th. 		13 years
Ranked 1st. 63% more than Colombia
Secondary education, pupils 4.9 million
Ranked 3rd. 		7.53 million
Ranked 10th. 54% more than Colombia
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 74th. 		1
Ranked 20th. 2% more than Colombia
School life expectancy > Total 10 years
Ranked 75th. 		15.3 years
Ranked 12th. 53% more than Colombia
Primary education, teachers 189,335
Ranked 7th. 		252,845
Ranked 15th. 34% more than Colombia
Primary education, pupils 4.74 million
Ranked 10th. 59% more than Germany 		2.99 million
Ranked 36th.
Tertiary enrollment 23.3%
Ranked 51st. 		46.3%
Ranked 4th. 99% more than Colombia
High school > Gender ratio 110.05
Ranked 12th. 13% more than Germany 		97.54
Ranked 74th.
Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 96th. 		6
Ranked 38th. 20% more than Colombia
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.532
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Germany 		0.157
Ranked 92nd.
Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 2
Ranked 184th. 		3
Ranked 53th. 50% more than Colombia
Literacy > Male 90.1%
Ranked 5th. 		99%
Ranked 23th. 10% more than Colombia
Spending > USD 8.36 billion
Ranked 37th. 		157.95 billion
Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than Colombia
High school > Private school share 20.21%
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Germany 		8.76%
Ranked 81st.
Spending > Proportion 3.58
Ranked 103th. 		4.28
Ranked 79th. 20% more than Colombia
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 28.54
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Germany 		14.19
Ranked 121st.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 162nd. The same as Germany 		3
Ranked 73th.
High school repeaters > Male 3.48
Ranked 54th. 9% more than Germany 		3.19
Ranked 56th.
Preschool enrollment rate 119.87
Ranked 12th. 14% more than Germany 		104.77
Ranked 65th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 24,146.42
Ranked 37th. 		113,236.01
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Colombia
Primary completion rate 97
Ranked 41st. 3% more than Germany 		94
Ranked 52nd.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 989,745
Ranked 24th. 		2.33 million
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Colombia
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 413
Ranked 49th. 		497
Ranked 17th. 20% more than Colombia
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 178th. 25% more than Germany 		4
Ranked 191st.
Secondary education, teachers 193,087
Ranked 2nd. 		584,535
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Colombia
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.05
Ranked 22nd. 		7.15
Ranked 36th. 77% more than Colombia
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 25.63
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Germany 		10.2
Ranked 99th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 57th. 		6
Ranked 1st. 50% more than Colombia
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 6.38
Ranked 23th. 21 times more than Germany 		0.298
Ranked 102nd.
Spending per student > High school 14.78
Ranked 21st. 		20.66
Ranked 38th. 40% more than Colombia
Secondary education, general pupils 4.58 million
Ranked 5th. 		6.07 million
Ranked 12th. 32% more than Colombia
High school > Gender parity index 1.09
Ranked 18th. 15% more than Germany 		0.947
Ranked 110th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 413
Ranked 49th. 		497
Ranked 17th. 20% more than Colombia
Scientific and technical journal articles 337
Ranked 56th. 		44,305
Ranked 4th. 131 times more than Colombia
Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 404
Ranked 51st. 		501
Ranked 17th. 24% more than Colombia
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 66%
Ranked 1st. 69% more than Germany 		39%
Ranked 19th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 1.31%
Ranked 107th. 		4.1%
Ranked 72nd. 3 times more than Colombia
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 24.01
Ranked 66th. 		28.3
Ranked 55th. 18% more than Colombia
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 133th. The same as Germany 		6
Ranked 50th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 11.1%
Ranked 39th. 13% more than Germany 		9.8%
Ranked 68th.
Children out of school, primary, male 304,427
Ranked 7th. 12 times more than Germany 		24,606
Ranked 48th.
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5%
Ranked 22nd. 9% more than Germany 		4.6%
Ranked 58th.
High school > Students per teacher 25.4
Ranked 15th. 97% more than Germany 		12.88
Ranked 64th.
Secondary education > General pupils 4.03 million
Ranked 6th. 		6.59 million
Ranked 12th. 63% more than Colombia
Spending per student > Elementary school 12.38
Ranked 23th. 		16.08
Ranked 40th. 30% more than Colombia
Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 169th. 10% more than Germany 		10
Ranked 186th.
High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 148th. 10% more than Germany 		10
Ranked 162nd.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 47% more than Germany 		2.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 125th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 5.19 million
Ranked 23th. 57% more than Germany 		3.3 million
Ranked 35th.
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 43.8%
Ranked 96th. 		96.2%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Colombia
Elementary school graduate rate 87.81
Ranked 51st. 		95.63
Ranked 31st. 9% more than Colombia
Schools connected to the Internet 7.25%
Ranked 6th. 		99%
Ranked 8th. 14 times more than Colombia
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 102.79
Ranked 14th. 12% more than Germany 		92.04
Ranked 43th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 99.41
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Germany 		36.55
Ranked 152nd.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.09
Ranked 54th. 6% more than Germany 		1.03
Ranked 60th.
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.11
Ranked 17th. 13% more than Germany 		0.98
Ranked 80th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 23.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 		28.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 23% more than Colombia
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.513
Ranked 143th. 		1.38
Ranked 98th. 3 times more than Colombia
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 118th. 		9
Ranked 1st. 50% more than Colombia
Teacher student ratio > High school 25.64
Ranked 15th. 94% more than Germany 		13.24
Ranked 55th.
Inequality adjusted index 0.523
Ranked 73th. 		0.927
Ranked 5th. 77% more than Colombia
High school repeaters > Female 2.13
Ranked 61st. 		2.26
Ranked 57th. 6% more than Colombia
Class size > Age 13 30.5 students
Ranked 3rd. 92% more than Germany 		15.9 students
Ranked 21st.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 29.4
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Germany 		13.5
Ranked 103th.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 80.9%
Ranked 59th. 		99.2%
Ranked 12th. 23% more than Colombia
Elementary school > Enrolled students 5.29 million
Ranked 18th. 63% more than Germany 		3.24 million
Ranked 34th.
Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 160th. 25% more than Germany 		4 years
Ranked 170th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $2,320.55
Ranked 45th. 		$23,804.70
Ranked 11th. 10 times more than Colombia
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 125.4
Ranked 16th. 27% more than Germany 		99.13
Ranked 79th.
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 96.11
Ranked 14th. 30% more than Germany 		74.21
Ranked 58th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 411
Ranked 50th. 		501
Ranked 14th. 22% more than Colombia
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 18.63%
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Germany 		4.34%
Ranked 98th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 175th. 10% more than Germany 		10
Ranked 193th.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.41
Ranked 45th. 		99.62
Ranked 37th. About the same as Colombia
High school enrolment rate > Female 98.51
Ranked 29th. 		98.61
Ranked 27th. About the same as Colombia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 90%
Ranked 93th. 		96%
Ranked 50th. 7% more than Colombia
Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 114th. 		9
Ranked 1st. 50% more than Colombia
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 31
Ranked 14th. 		42.5
Ranked 38th. 37% more than Colombia
Primary education > Pupils 5.33 million
Ranked 10th. 61% more than Germany 		3.31 million
Ranked 36th.
Secondary education > Pupils 4.32 million
Ranked 7th. 		8.38 million
Ranked 9th. 94% more than Colombia
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 42.4%
Ranked 107th. 		96.9%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Colombia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 51.45%
Ranked 69th. 5% more than Germany 		49%
Ranked 81st.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 86.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 		102.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 18% more than Colombia
Secondary education, vocational pupils 318,538
Ranked 8th. 		1.46 million
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Colombia
Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 91.36%
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than Germany 		78.06%
Ranked 35th.
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 25.05
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Germany 		11.82
Ranked 115th.
Secondary education > Teachers 164,194
Ranked 8th. 		597,681.1
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Colombia
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 12 years
Ranked 65th. 		16 years
Ranked 11th. 33% more than Colombia
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 3.72 million
Ranked 27th. 		8.45 million
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Colombia
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 8.05
Ranked 73th. 		536.81
Ranked 17th. 67 times more than Colombia
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 409
Ranked 49th. 		497
Ranked 20th. 22% more than Colombia
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 415
Ranked 50th. 		496
Ranked 19th. 20% more than Colombia
Duration of education > Primary level 5
Ranked 142nd. 25% more than Germany 		4
Ranked 150th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 284,987
Ranked 22nd. 68 times more than Germany 		4,196
Ranked 97th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 104.31%
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Germany 		98.14%
Ranked 77th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level 9.8
Ranked 13th. 		20.5
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Colombia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.76%
Ranked 51st. About the same as Germany 		48.6%
Ranked 70th.
Progression to secondary school 99.98%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Germany 		98.71%
Ranked 25th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 422
Ranked 48th. 		491
Ranked 25th. 16% more than Colombia
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 90%
Ranked 90th. 		96%
Ranked 47th. 7% more than Colombia
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 137th. 		16
Ranked 17th. 7% more than Colombia
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 120th. The same as Germany 		6
Ranked 49th.
Library books 429,238
Ranked 34th. 		34.69 million
Ranked 1st. 81 times more than Colombia
Elementary school repeaters > All 3.47
Ranked 60th. 3 times more than Germany 		1.27
Ranked 82nd.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 89.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 12% more than Germany 		79.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.121 per capita
Ranked 75th. 3 times more than Germany 		0.04 per capita
Ranked 162nd.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 126
Ranked 72nd. 3 times more than Germany 		40.05
Ranked 166th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 90%
Ranked 88th. 		96%
Ranked 44th. 7% more than Colombia
Library books per 1000 10.94
Ranked 41st. 		422.78
Ranked 2nd. 39 times more than Colombia
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 26.5
Ranked 59th. 79% more than Germany 		14.8
Ranked 117th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 79%
Ranked 39th. 		86%
Ranked 9th. 9% more than Colombia
Primary education > Teachers 186,898
Ranked 6th. 		232,936.5
Ranked 17th. 25% more than Colombia
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 290,336
Ranked 8th. 		1.79 million
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Colombia
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 51.58%
Ranked 22nd. 7% more than Germany 		48.25%
Ranked 106th.
Students from households with computer > Age 13 11%
Ranked 27th. 		69%
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Colombia
Private school enrolment > Primary level 18.7
Ranked 24th. 8 times more than Germany 		2.4
Ranked 64th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 149th. 25% more than Germany 		4
Ranked 157th.
Library employees 86
Ranked 35th. 		2,190
Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Colombia
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.33
Ranked 51st. 53% more than Germany 		2.82
Ranked 126th.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 100.14
Ranked 24th. 		101.58
Ranked 33th. 1% more than Colombia
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.9%
Ranked 28th. 1% more than Germany 		48.5%
Ranked 66th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $110.70 billion
Ranked 14th. 		$1.95 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 18 times more than Colombia
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 133th. The same as Germany 		6
Ranked 50th.
Scouting > Members 11,118
Ranked 71st. 		112,503
Ranked 14th. 10 times more than Colombia
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 91.11%
Ranked 8th. 10% more than Germany 		82.97%
Ranked 41st.
High school > Share of total education spending 36.26%
Ranked 17th. 		45.55%
Ranked 13th. 26% more than Colombia
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 56.5%
Ranked 62nd. 		87.7%
Ranked 4th. 55% more than Colombia
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 4.46 million
Ranked 15th. 		6.17 million
Ranked 11th. 38% more than Colombia
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 93.42
Ranked 30th. 17% more than Germany 		79.87
Ranked 57th.
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 3.8
Ranked 42nd. 		7.24
Ranked 39th. 91% more than Colombia
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 98.19
Ranked 37th. 		99.78
Ranked 32nd. 2% more than Colombia
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.965
Ranked 78th. 		0.995
Ranked 57th. 3% more than Colombia
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.5%
Ranked 22nd. 6% more than Germany 		48.4%
Ranked 82nd.
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 0.0
Ranked 54th. 		15,897
Ranked 4th.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 32.4
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Germany 		7.2
Ranked 56th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 90.34
Ranked 72nd. 		102.4
Ranked 44th. 13% more than Colombia
Scouting > Members per thousand people 0.233
Ranked 138th. 		1.37
Ranked 75th. 6 times more than Colombia
Primary completion rate > Women 99
Ranked 35th. 5% more than Germany 		94
Ranked 52nd.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 2.96
Ranked 60th. 2 times more than Germany 		1.2
Ranked 80th.
Elementary school repeaters > Male 3.96
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Germany 		1.34
Ranked 82nd.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 78.3%
Ranked 53th. 		98.7%
Ranked 14th. 26% more than Colombia
Elementary school teachers 179,806
Ranked 21st. 		239,761
Ranked 15th. 33% more than Colombia
High school teachers 186,121
Ranked 17th. 		597,269
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Colombia
Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million 0.267%
Ranked 25th. 		0.836%
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Colombia
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13 22.6 years experience
Ranked 20th. 		43.5 years experience
Ranked 3rd. 92% more than Colombia
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 41%
Ranked 28th. 		74%
Ranked 18th. 80% more than Colombia
High school enrolment rate > Male 98.46
Ranked 29th. 		99.1
Ranked 23th. 1% more than Colombia
Students from households with study desk > Age 13 83%
Ranked 24th. 		92%
Ranked 15th. 11% more than Colombia
Teachers' Day date 5/15/2011 10/5/2011
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 4.3 million
Ranked 19th. 		8.27 million
Ranked 8th. 92% more than Colombia
Primary completion rate > Men 95
Ranked 45th. 1% more than Germany 		94
Ranked 46th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 96.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 		101.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 6% more than Colombia
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 110.64
Ranked 12th. 13% more than Germany 		98.32
Ranked 92nd.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 123.5
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Germany 		40.06
Ranked 163th.
Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
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Students from households with calculator > Age 13 87%
Ranked 24th. 		98%
Ranked 2nd. 13% more than Colombia
Repitition rate > Secondary level 5.6
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Germany 		2.1
Ranked 32nd.
Library members 5,064
Ranked 39th. 		168,723
Ranked 5th. 33 times more than Colombia
Library members per 1000 0.129
Ranked 41st. 		2.06
Ranked 4th. 16 times more than Colombia
Library employees per million 2.19
Ranked 48th. 		26.69
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Colombia
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13 95%
Ranked 16th. 		96%
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Colombia
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13 30% 24%
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million 0.995%
Ranked 24th. 11% more than Germany 		0.897%
Ranked 25th.
Students living with mother > Age 13 85%
Ranked 27th. 		94%
Ranked 14th. 11% more than Colombia
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 93.47%
Ranked 55th. 		98.94%
Ranked 17th. 6% more than Colombia
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 49.22
Ranked 69th. 		108.32
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Colombia
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 49.54
Ranked 69th. 		109.87
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Colombia
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 123.9
Ranked 20th. 26% more than Germany 		98.54
Ranked 77th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 126.84
Ranked 17th. 27% more than Germany 		99.7
Ranked 77th.
Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 35.53%
Ranked 43th. 		49.91%
Ranked 7th. 40% more than Colombia
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 20.1%
Ranked 24th. 		33.6%
Ranked 45th. 67% more than Colombia
Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 18.9%
Ranked 41st. 		29.3%
Ranked 12th. 55% more than Colombia
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 39.23% gross
Ranked 45th. 		96.77% gross
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Colombia
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 51.55% female
Ranked 12th. 7% more than Germany 		48.24% female
Ranked 84th.
Government spending on education > % of GDP 4.45%
Ranked 25th. 		5.08%
Ranked 54th. 14% more than Colombia
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 89.7%
Ranked 67th. 		98.15%
Ranked 14th. 9% more than Colombia
Government spending on education > % of government spending 14.93%
Ranked 31st. 53% more than Germany 		9.73%
Ranked 77th.
Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 119.51%
Ranked 10th. 14% more than Germany 		104.57%
Ranked 58th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 13 years
Ranked 60th. 		16 years
Ranked 21st. 23% more than Colombia
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 102.59%
Ranked 9th. 6% more than Germany 		96.36%
Ranked 95th.
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 48.61%
Ranked 86th. 		110.82%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Colombia
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 48.68%
Ranked 84th. 		112.24%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Colombia
Secondary education, pupils > % female 51.15%
Ranked 8th. 8% more than Germany 		47.45%
Ranked 101st.
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 15.42%
Ranked 5th. 		18.26%
Ranked 43th. 18% more than Colombia
Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 6.68
Ranked 24th. 		17.82
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Colombia
Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 2.08
Ranked 20th. 		4.27
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Colombia
Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 3.9%
Ranked 93th. 		4.39%
Ranked 76th. 13% more than Colombia
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 12 years
Ranked 64th. 		16 years
Ranked 9th. 33% more than Colombia
Persistence to last grade of primary, total > % of cohort 84.71%
Ranked 35th. 		96.62%
Ranked 31st. 14% more than Colombia
School enrollment, primary > % gross 106.86%
Ranked 36th. 6% more than Germany 		100.76%
Ranked 92nd.
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 82.62% gross
Ranked 41st. 		99.43% gross
Ranked 30th. 20% more than Colombia
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 84.21%
Ranked 38th. 		97.55%
Ranked 20th. 16% more than Colombia
Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 87.04%
Ranked 31st. 		96.96%
Ranked 28th. 11% more than Colombia
Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 2.76%
Ranked 49th. 5 times more than Germany 		0.528%
Ranked 96th.
Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 11.06%
Ranked 38th. 14% more than Germany 		9.72%
Ranked 60th.
High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 26.67
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Germany 		11.92
Ranked 57th.
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 96.81%
Ranked 12th. 		99.13%
Ranked 38th. 2% more than Colombia
Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 3.24%
Ranked 41st. 76% more than Germany 		1.84%
Ranked 69th.
Secondary education, teachers, female 99,458
Ranked 2nd. 		349,459
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Colombia
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women per million people 0.0
Ranked 53th. 		194.35
Ranked 9th.
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 42.4%
Ranked 13th. 		54.6%
Ranked 28th. 29% more than Colombia

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