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  • Average IQ: Average IQ of different countries according to the controversial book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations".
  • 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 > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • 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.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

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  • 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.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • 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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  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 200 per million: Number of universities in the top 200. 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).
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 100 per million: Number of universities in the top 100. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 200 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Young longtext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent longtext readers(2000)
  • Young shorttext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent shorttext (particularly comics) readers (2000)
  • Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.

    The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 100 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 14.1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant LCU). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • 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).
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education (% of total). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education (% of total). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education (% of total unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Progression to secondary school > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population: Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort: 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.
  • Researchers in R&D > Per million people: Researchers in R&D (per million people). Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Services, etc., value added > % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (% of GDP). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • 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.
  • Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). 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 as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • 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.
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita: 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.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: 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.
STAT Denmark South Korea HISTORY
Average IQ 98
Ranked 13th.
106
Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Denmark
Children out of school, primary 15,219
Ranked 73th.
30,444
Ranked 54th. Twice as much as Denmark

Children out of school, primary per 1000 2.74
Ranked 71st. 4 times more than South Korea
0.612
Ranked 100th.

Children out of school, primary, female 5,253
Ranked 73th.
19,771
Ranked 44th. 4 times more than Denmark

College and university > Gender parity index 1.45
Ranked 28th. Twice as much as South Korea
0.721
Ranked 101st.

College and university > Share of total education spending 27.64%
Ranked 19th. 62% more than South Korea
17.06%
Ranked 69th.

Compulsary education duration 10
Ranked 68th. 11% more than South Korea
9
Ranked 134th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 8.74%
Ranked 6th. 73% more than South Korea
5.05%
Ranked 60th.

Homeschooling legal status Legal as alternative to the mandatory public school system. Prohibited by law but law is unclear and the cause is supported by business leaders, therefore homeschoolers do not generally experience issues with authorities.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 24th. 1% more than South Korea
98.1%
Ranked 39th.

Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 106th. The same as South Korea
6
Ranked 138th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 7.44
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than South Korea
3.31
Ranked 101st.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 9.93
Ranked 145th.
19.05
Ranked 68th. 92% more than Denmark

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 10.05
Ranked 108th.
16.16
Ranked 42nd. 61% more than Denmark

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 135th. The same as South Korea
6
Ranked 158th.

Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 23th. 2% more than South Korea
97%
Ranked 44th.

Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.947
Ranked 78th. 2 times more than South Korea
0.397
Ranked 83th.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 4
Ranked 19th. 33% more than South Korea
3
Ranked 118th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 8.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 91% more than South Korea
4.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th.

Secondary education, pupils 504,205
Ranked 81st.
3.87 million
Ranked 21st. 8 times more than Denmark

College and university > Private school share 1.77%
Ranked 98th.
80.67%
Ranked 9th. 46 times more than Denmark

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 38th. 1% more than South Korea
0.99
Ranked 2nd.

School life expectancy > Total 15.6 years
Ranked 10th. 7% more than South Korea
14.6 years
Ranked 22nd.
Primary education, pupils 403,344
Ranked 95th.
3.14 million
Ranked 34th. 8 times more than Denmark

Primary education, teachers 39,854
Ranked 61st.
164,820
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Denmark

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 110th. The same as South Korea
6
Ranked 133th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 1.88
Ranked 68th. 6 times more than South Korea
0.325
Ranked 85th.

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 110th. The same as South Korea
3
Ranked 132nd.

Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 33th.
99.3%
Ranked 17th. About the same as Denmark

High school > Private school share 13.82%
Ranked 64th.
31.46%
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Denmark

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 9.93
Ranked 157th.
29.02
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Denmark

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 165th. The same as South Korea
3
Ranked 195th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 6,071.04
Ranked 100th.
128,241.27
Ranked 3rd. 21 times more than Denmark

Primary completion rate 99
Ranked 45th.
101
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Denmark

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 201,746
Ranked 58th.
3.22 million
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than Denmark

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 495
Ranked 22nd.
539
Ranked 1st. 9% more than Denmark
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 111th. The same as South Korea
6
Ranked 146th.

Children out of school > Primary 6,276
Ranked 84th.
14,161
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Denmark

Secondary education, teachers 43,921
Ranked 50th.
239,292
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Denmark

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 8.2
Ranked 23th. 70% more than South Korea
4.81
Ranked 61st.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 5.53
Ranked 126th.
21.24
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than Denmark

Mathematical literacy 514
Ranked 13th.
547
Ranked 2nd. 6% more than Denmark
High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 152nd. The same as South Korea
3
Ranked 179th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 1.8
Ranked 64th. 8 times more than South Korea
0.214
Ranked 92nd.

Scientific literacy 481
Ranked 22nd.
552
Ranked 1st. 15% more than Denmark
Secondary education, general pupils 372,253
Ranked 85th.
3.45 million
Ranked 19th. 9 times more than Denmark

Reading literacy 497
Ranked 16th.
525
Ranked 6th. 6% more than Denmark
High school > Gender parity index 1.01
Ranked 71st. 2% more than South Korea
0.988
Ranked 88th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 495
Ranked 22nd.
539
Ranked 1st. 9% more than Denmark
Scientific and technical journal articles 5,291
Ranked 22nd.
13,746
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Denmark

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 502
Ranked 16th.
542
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Denmark
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 2.21%
Ranked 97th.
3.82%
Ranked 74th. 73% more than Denmark

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 37.53
Ranked 32nd.
67.35
Ranked 1st. 79% more than Denmark

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 7
Ranked 32nd. 17% more than South Korea
6
Ranked 168th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 15.3%
Ranked 37th.
16.5%
Ranked 32nd. 8% more than Denmark

Children out of school, primary, male 9,966
Ranked 63th.
10,673
Ranked 54th. 7% more than Denmark

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 8.6%
Ranked 3rd. 87% more than South Korea
4.6%
Ranked 59th.

High school > Students per teacher 10.05
Ranked 116th.
16.16
Ranked 43th. 61% more than Denmark

Secondary education > General pupils 326,647
Ranked 89th.
3.18 million
Ranked 10th. 10 times more than Denmark

Secondary school starting age > Years 13
Ranked 26th. 8% more than South Korea
12
Ranked 128th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than South Korea
2.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 419,806
Ranked 104th.
4.19 million
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Denmark

Schools connected to the Internet 100%
Ranked 5th. The same as South Korea
100%
Ranked 3rd.

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 90.89
Ranked 46th. 17% more than South Korea
77.7
Ranked 77th.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 72.7
Ranked 110th. 15% more than South Korea
63.07
Ranked 117th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.39
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than South Korea
0.63
Ranked 2nd.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1.03
Ranked 50th. 3% more than South Korea
1
Ranked 3rd.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 37.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
67.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 79% more than Denmark

Universities > Top 100 1
Ranked 20th. The same as South Korea
1
Ranked 17th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.09
Ranked 111th.
2.58
Ranked 73th. 2 times more than Denmark

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 1.16
Ranked 96th. 4 times more than South Korea
0.294
Ranked 73th.

Inequality adjusted index 0.891
Ranked 10th. 27% more than South Korea
0.702
Ranked 43th.
Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 48.66%
Ranked 31st.
51.94%
Ranked 34th. 7% more than Denmark

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 92.1%
Ranked 43th.
98.6%
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Denmark

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 104th. The same as South Korea
6 years
Ranked 136th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $29,815.87
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than South Korea
$11,125.42
Ranked 7th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 67.1
Ranked 87th.
69.34
Ranked 71st. 3% more than Denmark

Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 492
Ranked 23th.
541
Ranked 1st. 10% more than Denmark
High school > Lower secondary starting age 13
Ranked 26th. 8% more than South Korea
12
Ranked 131st.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 13.73%
Ranked 57th. 9 times more than South Korea
1.49%
Ranked 121st.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 96%
Ranked 57th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 4% more than Denmark

Primary education > Pupils 419,806
Ranked 100th.
4.13 million
Ranked 15th. 10 times more than Denmark

Secondary education > Pupils 449,750
Ranked 73th.
3.69 million
Ranked 10th. 8 times more than Denmark

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 83.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th. 9% more than South Korea
76.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 57.92%
Ranked 27th. 58% more than South Korea
36.55%
Ranked 5th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 131,952
Ranked 53th.
416,394
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Denmark

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 80.65%
Ranked 25th. 20% more than South Korea
67.18%
Ranked 62nd.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 9.93
Ranked 152nd.
19.05
Ranked 68th. 92% more than Denmark

Secondary education > Teachers 43,921
Ranked 51st.
207,878
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Denmark

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 17 years
Ranked 7th. The same as South Korea
17 years
Ranked 1st.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 446,863
Ranked 87th.
3.65 million
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Denmark

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 981.53
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than South Korea
287.22
Ranked 26th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 493
Ranked 23th.
542
Ranked 1st. 10% more than Denmark
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 496
Ranked 21st.
538
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Denmark
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.71%
Ranked 54th. 4% more than South Korea
46.95%
Ranked 7th.

Progression to secondary school 99.95%
Ranked 4th. 1% more than South Korea
98.69%
Ranked 11th.

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 1.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th. 4 times more than South Korea
0.293 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 493
Ranked 23th.
542
Ranked 1st. 10% more than Denmark
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 97%
Ranked 42nd.
100%
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Denmark

High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 44th. 7% more than South Korea
15
Ranked 159th.

Library books 4.62 million
Ranked 12th. 79% more than South Korea
2.58 million
Ranked 5th.
School life expectancy > Male 15.2 years
Ranked 11th.
15.3 years
Ranked 10th. 1% more than Denmark
Universities > Top 200 3
Ranked 20th. The same as South Korea
3
Ranked 15th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 60.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 101st.
65.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 9% more than Denmark

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.078 per capita
Ranked 128th.
0.087 per capita
Ranked 8th. 12% more than Denmark

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 78.09
Ranked 126th.
87.45
Ranked 8th. 12% more than Denmark

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 95%
Ranked 57th.
100%
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Denmark

Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD 2.54%
Ranked 9th.
2.98%
Ranked 4th. 17% more than Denmark
Library books per 1000 867.65
Ranked 12th. 15 times more than South Korea
57.13
Ranked 12th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 64%
Ranked 2nd.
78%
Ranked 25th. 22% more than Denmark
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 123,103
Ranked 49th.
514,550
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Denmark

Primary education > Teachers 39,854
Ranked 64th.
142,153
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Denmark

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 50.07%
Ranked 54th. 6% more than South Korea
47.35%
Ranked 5th.

Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education 116.29 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 18th.
130.39 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 11th. 12% more than Denmark
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 83.22
Ranked 68th. 8% more than South Korea
76.71
Ranked 41st.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 7.44
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than South Korea
2.95
Ranked 72nd.

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.303 per 1,000 people
Ranked 101st. 40% more than South Korea
0.216 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $165.41 billion
Ranked 23th.
$556.32 billion
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Denmark

Universities > Top 200 per million 0.554
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than South Korea
0.0623
Ranked 21st.
Primary school starting age > Years 7
Ranked 32nd. 17% more than South Korea
6
Ranked 166th.

Scouting > Members 39,829
Ranked 37th.
190,539
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Denmark
High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 52.59%
Ranked 48th.
58.31%
Ranked 45th. 11% more than Denmark

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 80.76%
Ranked 49th. 13% more than South Korea
71.36%
Ranked 67th.

Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 50.77%
Ranked 42nd.
59.1%
Ranked 43th. 16% more than Denmark

High school > Share of total education spending 33.69%
Ranked 55th.
38.22%
Ranked 36th. 13% more than Denmark

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 8.2
Ranked 25th. 90% more than South Korea
4.32
Ranked 39th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 100.08
Ranked 23th. 1% more than South Korea
99.43
Ranked 25th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 60.44
Ranked 101st.
66.02
Ranked 58th. 9% more than Denmark

Children out of school > Primary > Male 4,639
Ranked 72nd. 24% more than South Korea
3,732
Ranked 47th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 32nd. 2% more than South Korea
0.987
Ranked 83th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 83.12
Ranked 89th. 9% more than South Korea
76.17
Ranked 4th.

Scouting > Members per thousand people 7.12
Ranked 23th. 87% more than South Korea
3.81
Ranked 37th.
Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 28.47%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than South Korea
10.58%
Ranked 26th.
Primary completion rate > Women 100
Ranked 38th. The same as South Korea
100
Ranked 1st.

School life expectancy > Female 16 years
Ranked 9th. 15% more than South Korea
13.9 years
Ranked 31st.
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 92.1%
Ranked 37th.
98.6%
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Denmark

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.859 per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th. 11 times more than South Korea
0.077 per 1,000 people
Ranked 71st.

Universities > Top 100 per million 0.185
Ranked 11th. 9 times more than South Korea
0.0208
Ranked 18th.
Primary completion rate > Men 99
Ranked 40th.
102
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Denmark

Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP 0.012 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than South Korea
0.004 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 22nd.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 104.63
Ranked 40th. 4% more than South Korea
100.3
Ranked 44th.

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 83.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 68th. 9% more than South Korea
76.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 77.68
Ranked 123th.
85.7
Ranked 85th. 10% more than Denmark

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Young longtext readers 16.3%
Ranked 21st. 16% more than South Korea
14%
Ranked 23th.
Young shorttext readers 56.2%
Ranked 4th. 8% more than South Korea
52.2%
Ranked 5th.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million 0.46%
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than South Korea
0.0606%
Ranked 18th.
Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP 0.058 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than South Korea
0.021 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 19th.
Foreign students in the United States > % share > 2008/09 0.9
Ranked 22nd. 13% more than South Korea
0.8
Ranked 23th.
Services, etc., value added > Current US$ $207.85 billion
Ranked 24th.
$592.29 billion
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Denmark

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU 991.94 billion
Ranked 44th.
569.73 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 574 times more than Denmark

School enrollment > Secondary > % net 91.66% net
Ranked 15th. 1% more than South Korea
90.44% net
Ranked 4th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant LCU per capita 178,803.07
Ranked 28th.
11.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 64 times more than Denmark

Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 27.5%
Ranked 16th. 60% more than South Korea
17.2%
Ranked 27th.

School enrollment > Preprimary > Male > % gross 90.7% gross
Ranked 29th.
90.73% gross
Ranked 12th. The same as Denmark

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 90.32% net
Ranked 15th. The same as South Korea
90.26% net
Ranked 5th.

Secondary education > Teachers > % female 48.06% female
Ranked 84th.
49.94% female
Ranked 43th. 4% more than Denmark

Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force 36.8%
Ranked 17th. 19% more than South Korea
30.8%
Ranked 27th.

Labor force with primary education > % of total 23.2%
Ranked 17th. 1% more than South Korea
23%
Ranked 53th.

Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force 45.4%
Ranked 28th. 5% more than South Korea
43.3%
Ranked 41st.

Labor force with secondary education > % of total 42.1%
Ranked 32nd. About the same as South Korea
42%
Ranked 42nd.

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 20.8%
Ranked 36th.
21.1%
Ranked 34th. 1% more than Denmark

Progression to secondary school > Male 100%
Ranked 7th. 1% more than South Korea
99.11%
Ranked 10th.

Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.078 per capita
Ranked 125th.
0.085 per capita
Ranked 87th. 9% more than Denmark

Net intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of official school-age population 84.83%
Ranked 9th.
93.59%
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Denmark

Persistence to grade 5 > Female > % of cohort 100%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than South Korea
98.26%
Ranked 6th.

Researchers in R&D > Per million people 6,364.92
Ranked 2nd. 16% more than South Korea
5,481.49
Ranked 3rd.

High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 10.04
Ranked 88th.
18.01
Ranked 32nd. 79% more than Denmark

Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 15.08%
Ranked 32nd. 1% more than South Korea
14.98%
Ranked 33th.

Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 98.62%
Ranked 13th.
98.98%
Ranked 12th. About the same as Denmark

School enrollment > Primary > % gross 100.97% gross
Ranked 96th.
104.79% gross
Ranked 52nd. 4% more than Denmark

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 98.51% net
Ranked 12th.
99.14% net
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Denmark

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 97.46% net
Ranked 25th.
99.58% net
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Denmark

Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 99.28%
Ranked 10th. About the same as South Korea
99.13%
Ranked 8th.

Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 77.02%
Ranked 17th. 32% more than South Korea
58.22%
Ranked 53th.

Primary education, teachers > % female 64%
Ranked 87th.
78.25%
Ranked 59th. 22% more than Denmark

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 30.21%
Ranked 26th.
34.1%
Ranked 74th. 13% more than Denmark

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 15.05%
Ranked 46th.
15.77%
Ranked 52nd. 5% more than Denmark

School enrollment, primary, female > % net 96.84%
Ranked 27th.
98.49%
Ranked 11th. 2% more than Denmark

Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 38.4%
Ranked 33th.
40.2%
Ranked 45th. 5% more than Denmark

Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 39.4%
Ranked 59th.
63.4%
Ranked 14th. 61% more than Denmark

Education spending > % of GDP 8.5%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than South Korea
4.2%
Ranked 80th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 16 years
Ranked 16th.
18 years
Ranked 1st. 13% more than Denmark
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 52.78%
Ranked 28th. 7% more than South Korea
49.25%
Ranked 16th.

School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 90.66% gross
Ranked 28th. The same as South Korea
90.65% gross
Ranked 11th.

Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 141.61
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than South Korea
62.43
Ranked 44th.

Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 35.01%
Ranked 6th. 39% more than South Korea
25.13%
Ranked 27th.

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 98.14%
Ranked 103th.
105.1%
Ranked 43th. 7% more than Denmark

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