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  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • 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.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • 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 per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.

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  • Scientific and technical journal articles: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve: Access and retrieve.

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  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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).
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11: Intended hours of instruction per year for 11 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12: Intended hours of instruction per year for 12 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret: Integrate and interpret.

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  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • 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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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Teaching weeks per year > Primary: Average number of weeks taught per year by primary level teachers. Data for 2000.
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • 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.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Students from households with computer > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer.
  • 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.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10: Intended hours of instruction per year for 10 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 200 per million: Number of universities in the top 200. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology: Intended instruction time spent studying technology, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • 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).
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13: Intended hours of instruction per year for 14 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9: Intended hours of instruction per year for 9 year olds in public educational institutions. Data for 2000.
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning science: Intended instruction time spent studying science, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13: Of those teachers who teach students aged 13, the percentage who have specialised teacher training.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Homeschooling prevalance: Prevalence of homeschooling.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 100 per million: Number of universities in the top 100. Figures expressed per million population for the same 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.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills: Intended instruction time spent studying vocational skills, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages: Intended instruction time spent studying modern foreign languages, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 100 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 14.1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Students living with mother > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who live with their mother.
  • 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 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.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.
  • Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. 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 secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total male enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female: Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. Technical/vocational programmes is the number of female students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the total male enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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.
  • Progression to secondary school > %: Progression to secondary school (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Total is the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, preprimary > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Total is the total enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total 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, primary > % net: School enrollment, primary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Total is the ratio of children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the total population of the official primary school age.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % gross: School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the total enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary: School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Percentage of private enrolment. Secondary is the enrolment in private secondary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in secondary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Female is the total female enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Tertiary is the total public expenditure per student in tertiary 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).
  • 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.
  • Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. It is calculated by taking the total number of students in the last grade of primary school, minus the number of repeaters in that grade, divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.
  • Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.
  • School enrollment > Primary > 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. 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 > Preprimary > 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. 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 primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total female enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Researchers in R&D > Per million people: Researchers in R&D (per million people). Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % gross: School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Male is the total male enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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.
  • High school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning social studies: Intended instruction time spent studying socail studies, or equivalent, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's high school, or secondary, teachers that are female.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Elementary school teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Female: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • Preschool enrollment rate > Male: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • School 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
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STAT France Russia HISTORY
Children out of school, primary 40,088
Ranked 46th. 		217,543
Ranked 30th. 5 times more than France
Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.613
Ranked 99th. 		1.53
Ranked 98th. 2 times more than France
Children out of school, primary, female 10,089
Ranked 57th. 		88,353
Ranked 31st. 9 times more than France
College and university > Gender parity index 1.26
Ranked 39th. 		1.35
Ranked 44th. 7% more than France
College and university > Share of total education spending 22.63%
Ranked 39th. 		23.11%
Ranked 34th. 2% more than France
Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 46th. 10% more than Russia 		10
Ranked 51st.
Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.86%
Ranked 31st. 43% more than Russia 		4.1%
Ranked 76th.
High school enrolment rate 98.87
Ranked 18th. 		100
Ranked 1st. 1% more than France
Homeschooling legal status Legal as alternative to the mandatory public school system. Inspections are mandatory every year. Legal since 1992, law sometimes ignored and not made legal.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 27th. 		99.6%
Ranked 8th. 1% more than France
Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 173th. 25% more than Russia 		4
Ranked 188th.
Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.64
Ranked 93th. 86% more than Russia 		1.96
Ranked 142nd.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.52
Ranked 72nd. 		18.06
Ranked 77th. 3% more than France
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 12.69
Ranked 64th. 50% more than Russia 		8.47
Ranked 100th.
Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 76th. The same as Russia 		7
Ranked 37th.
Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 26th. 		99.5%
Ranked 9th. 1% more than France
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.154
Ranked 98th. 		0.623
Ranked 93th. 4 times more than France
College and university > Gender ratio 127.69
Ranked 41st. 		135.63
Ranked 32nd. 6% more than France
Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 116th. 		4
Ranked 10th. 33% more than France
Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 8.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 		9.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 9% more than France
Duration of compulsory education 11 years
Ranked 31st. 10% more than Russia 		10 years
Ranked 40th.
Secondary education, pupils 5.89 million
Ranked 13th. 		9.61 million
Ranked 8th. 63% more than France
College and university > Private school share 20.07%
Ranked 60th. 36% more than Russia 		14.78%
Ranked 75th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.99
Ranked 59th. 		1
Ranked 25th. 1% more than France
Primary education, pupils 4.17 million
Ranked 24th. 		5.02 million
Ranked 26th. 20% more than France
Primary education, teachers 238,141
Ranked 16th. 		277,657
Ranked 14th. 17% more than France
Tertiary enrollment 53.6%
Ranked 17th. 		64.1%
Ranked 5th. 20% more than France
Spending per student > College and university 33.51
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Russia 		13.18
Ranked 66th.
High school > Gender ratio 100.25
Ranked 56th. 3% more than Russia 		97.02
Ranked 75th.
Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 132nd. The same as Russia 		6
Ranked 64th.
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.194
Ranked 91st. 3 times more than Russia 		0.0597
Ranked 100th.
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 130th. 50% more than Russia 		2
Ranked 159th.
Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 36th. 		99.7%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than France
Spending > USD 145.67 billion
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Russia 		57.78 billion
Ranked 11th.
High school > Private school share 26.15%
Ranked 32nd. 37 times more than Russia 		0.712%
Ranked 118th.
Spending > Proportion 5.05
Ranked 49th. 43% more than Russia 		3.54
Ranked 106th.
Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 18.64
Ranked 94th. 12% more than Russia 		16.65
Ranked 110th.
Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 191st. The same as Russia 		3
Ranked 98th.
High school repeaters > Male 7.29
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Russia 		1.71
Ranked 42nd.
Preschool enrollment rate 109.78
Ranked 41st. 13% more than Russia 		96.83
Ranked 106th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad 58,805.58
Ranked 5th. 15% more than Russia 		50,947.63
Ranked 9th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 2.12 million
Ranked 16th. 		8.15 million
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than France
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 496
Ranked 19th. 8% more than Russia 		459
Ranked 40th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 183th. 25% more than Russia 		4
Ranked 198th.
Children out of school > Primary 14,290
Ranked 67th. 		369,274
Ranked 22nd. 26 times more than France
Secondary education, teachers per 1000 7.1
Ranked 38th. 		8
Ranked 28th. 13% more than France
Secondary education, teachers 463,976
Ranked 9th. 		1.14 million
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than France
Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 20.06
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Russia 		8.41
Ranked 106th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 4
Ranked 69th. 		5
Ranked 8th. 25% more than France
Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.459
Ranked 86th. 		0.91
Ranked 83th. 98% more than France
Secondary education, general pupils 4.71 million
Ranked 14th. 		8.06 million
Ranked 9th. 71% more than France
High school > Gender parity index 1.01
Ranked 48th. 3% more than Russia 		0.976
Ranked 98th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 496
Ranked 19th. 8% more than Russia 		459
Ranked 40th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 31,971
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Russia 		15,782
Ranked 11th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 492
Ranked 23th. 5% more than Russia 		469
Ranked 37th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 39%
Ranked 3rd. 		56%
Ranked 3rd. 44% more than France
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 2.6%
Ranked 85th. 5 times more than Russia 		0.508%
Ranked 127th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 34.29
Ranked 39th. 		56.1
Ranked 5th. 64% more than France
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 166th. 		7
Ranked 17th. 17% more than France
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 10.9%
Ranked 63th. 		12.9%
Ranked 50th. 18% more than France
Children out of school, primary, male 29,999
Ranked 41st. 		129,190
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than France
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.8%
Ranked 28th. 61% more than Russia 		3.6%
Ranked 78th.
High school > Students per teacher 12.69
Ranked 66th. 50% more than Russia 		8.47
Ranked 102nd.
Secondary education > General pupils 4.3 million
Ranked 18th. 		11.53 million
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than France
Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 178th. The same as Russia 		11
Ranked 148th.
High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 157th. 10% more than Russia 		10
Ranked 167th.
Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 3.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th. 51% more than Russia 		2.23 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 3.79 million
Ranked 33th. 		5.42 million
Ranked 22nd. 43% more than France
High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 75.9%
Ranked 43th. 		93.5%
Ranked 18th. 23% more than France
Elementary school graduate rate 97.96
Ranked 22nd. 3% more than Russia 		95.2
Ranked 33th.
Schools connected to the Internet 94%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Russia 		43.3%
Ranked 10th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 63.82
Ranked 115th. 81% more than Russia 		35.34
Ranked 173th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 90.08
Ranked 47th. 33% more than Russia 		67.74
Ranked 118th.
Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.29
Ranked 30th. 		1.36
Ranked 27th. 5% more than France
Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1
Ranked 69th. 1% more than Russia 		0.99
Ranked 75th.
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 35.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 		56.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 58% more than France
Universities > Top 100 5
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Russia 		1
Ranked 21st.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.9
Ranked 117th. 3 times more than Russia 		0.356
Ranked 157th.
Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 66th. The same as Russia 		7
Ranked 34th.
Teacher student ratio > High school 12.28
Ranked 62nd. 44% more than Russia 		8.53
Ranked 92nd.
Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.228
Ranked 114th. 		2.57
Ranked 74th. 11 times more than France
High school repeaters > Female 6.18
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Russia 		1.61
Ranked 41st.
Class size > Age 13 21.6 students
Ranked 9th. 83% more than Russia 		11.8 students
Ranked 27th.
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 19.04
Ranked 66th. 9% more than Russia 		17.45
Ranked 75th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 837 hours
Ranked 21st. 		919 hours
Ranked 16th. 10% more than France
Elementary school > Enrolled students 4.14 million
Ranked 26th. 		4.97 million
Ranked 20th. 20% more than France
Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 164th. 67% more than Russia 		3 years
Ranked 194th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $23,749.33
Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Russia 		$3,670.01
Ranked 29th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade 97.78
Ranked 102nd. 		98.95
Ranked 81st. 1% more than France
Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 72.06
Ranked 64th. 27% more than Russia 		56.77
Ranked 111th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 960 hours
Ranked 19th. 		971 hours
Ranked 18th. 1% more than France
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 497
Ranked 18th. 6% more than Russia 		467
Ranked 39th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 14.78%
Ranked 52nd. 23 times more than Russia 		0.637%
Ranked 140th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 185th. The same as Russia 		11
Ranked 152nd.
Elementary school > Gender ratio 98.59
Ranked 62nd. 		100.19
Ranked 27th. 2% more than France
High school enrolment rate > Female 98.26
Ranked 31st. 		98.87
Ranked 6th. 1% more than France
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 99%
Ranked 23th. 8% more than Russia 		92%
Ranked 78th.
Duration of education > Secondary level 7
Ranked 61st. The same as Russia 		7
Ranked 37th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 30.3
Ranked 50th. 92% more than Russia 		15.8
Ranked 65th.
Secondary education > Pupils 5.83 million
Ranked 13th. 		13.56 million
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than France
Primary education > Pupils 3.78 million
Ranked 32nd. 		5.33 million
Ranked 21st. 41% more than France
High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 81.3%
Ranked 42nd. 		96.2%
Ranked 15th. 18% more than France
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 55.03%
Ranked 47th. 		56.77%
Ranked 32nd. 3% more than France
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 98.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 		99.69 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 1% more than France
Secondary education, vocational pupils 1.18 million
Ranked 9th. 		1.56 million
Ranked 7th. 32% more than France
Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 17.52
Ranked 72nd. 		18.06
Ranked 75th. 3% more than France
Secondary education > Teachers 511,278
Ranked 9th. 		1.32 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than France
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 16 years
Ranked 22nd. 14% more than Russia 		14 years
Ranked 43th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 5.86 million
Ranked 17th. 		14.49 million
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than France
Scientific and technical journal articles per million 513.65
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Russia 		109.14
Ranked 34th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 498
Ranked 18th. 10% more than Russia 		452
Ranked 40th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 492
Ranked 23th. 7% more than Russia 		461
Ranked 40th.
Duration of education > Primary level 5
Ranked 145th. 25% more than Russia 		4
Ranked 160th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 33,007
Ranked 53th. 		571,183
Ranked 14th. 17 times more than France
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 99.56%
Ranked 59th. 2% more than Russia 		98.04%
Ranked 78th.
Public spending per student > Secondary level 29.3
Ranked 13th. 43% more than Russia 		20.5
Ranked 33th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.58%
Ranked 73th. 		48.73%
Ranked 52nd. About the same as France
Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.236 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th. 		2.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th. 11 times more than France
Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 495
Ranked 21st. 12% more than Russia 		441
Ranked 41st.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 100%
Ranked 11th. 8% more than Russia 		93%
Ranked 70th.
High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 158th. 		16
Ranked 27th. 7% more than France
Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 145th. 		7
Ranked 18th. 17% more than France
Library books 12.51 million
Ranked 1st. 		73.63 million
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than France
Teaching weeks per year > Primary 35 weeks per year
Ranked 31st. 		43 weeks per year
Ranked 3rd. 23% more than France
Elementary school repeaters > All 4.17
Ranked 69th. 10 times more than Russia 		0.43
Ranked 98th.
Universities > Top 200 9
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Russia 		2
Ranked 22nd.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 71.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th. 		80.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 13% more than France
Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.064 per capita
Ranked 141st. 73% more than Russia 		0.037 per capita
Ranked 163th.
Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 61.35
Ranked 144th. 65% more than Russia 		37.28
Ranked 167th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 99%
Ranked 35th. 8% more than Russia 		92%
Ranked 73th.
Library books per 1000 208.61
Ranked 4th. 		503.26
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than France
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 18.7
Ranked 96th. 8% more than Russia 		17.3
Ranked 103th.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 83%
Ranked 36th. 		98%
Ranked 1st. 18% more than France
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.53 million
Ranked 8th. 		2.03 million
Ranked 4th. 33% more than France
Primary education > Teachers 202,954
Ranked 21st. 		320,168
Ranked 14th. 58% more than France
Students from households with computer > Age 13 47%
Ranked 14th. 34% more than Russia 		35%
Ranked 21st.
Private school enrolment > Primary level 14.6
Ranked 29th. 37 times more than Russia 		0.4
Ranked 90th.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 153th. 67% more than Russia 		3
Ranked 177th.
Library employees 1,254
Ranked 1st. 		5,301
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than France
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 802 hours
Ranked 20th. 		893 hours
Ranked 16th. 11% more than France
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 92.93
Ranked 55th. 		94.26
Ranked 51st. 1% more than France
Primary education > Teachers per 1000 3.24
Ranked 110th. 45% more than Russia 		2.23
Ranked 137th.
Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.061 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th. 		1.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 19 times more than France
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.6%
Ranked 63th. The same as Russia 		48.6%
Ranked 56th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $1.54 trillion
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Russia 		$526.77 billion
Ranked 7th.
Universities > Top 200 per million 0.142
Ranked 18th. 10 times more than Russia 		0.014
Ranked 26th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology 7 6
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 164th. 		7
Ranked 16th. 17% more than France
Scouting > Members 75,547
Ranked 19th. 11 times more than Russia 		7,186
Ranked 85th.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 4.72 million
Ranked 13th. 		8.42 million
Ranked 8th. 78% more than France
Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 8.15
Ranked 29th. 		9.19
Ranked 21st. 13% more than France
Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 68.55
Ranked 82nd. 		80.13
Ranked 56th. 17% more than France
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.21
Ranked 57th. 		99.54
Ranked 42nd. About the same as France
Children out of school > Primary > Male 10,611
Ranked 58th. 		198,350
Ranked 22nd. 19 times more than France
Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.995
Ranked 39th. 		1
Ranked 39th. 1% more than France
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 1,066 hours
Ranked 11th. 7% more than Russia 		998 hours
Ranked 17th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 802 hours
Ranked 17th. 27% more than Russia 		630 hours
Ranked 35th.
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49%
Ranked 74th. 		50.8%
Ranked 32nd. 4% more than France
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 20.9
Ranked 37th. 		0.0
Ranked 90th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 94.8
Ranked 60th. 		99.7
Ranked 52nd. 5% more than France
Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.15
Ranked 84th. 23 times more than Russia 		0.0501
Ranked 157th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 12%
Ranked 13th. 		15%
Ranked 5th. 25% more than France
Elementary school repeaters > Male 4.17
Ranked 70th. 7 times more than Russia 		0.57
Ranked 105th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 4.17
Ranked 63th. 7 times more than Russia 		0.57
Ranked 99th.
Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.175 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th. 		1.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 8 times more than France
Elementary school teachers 217,428
Ranked 16th. 		284,789
Ranked 12th. 31% more than France
High school teachers 480,564
Ranked 9th. 		1.18 million
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than France
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13 53%
Ranked 22nd. 		98%
Ranked 4th. 85% more than France
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13 29.5 years experience
Ranked 7th. 		59.7 years experience
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than France
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 73%
Ranked 20th. 		83%
Ranked 10th. 14% more than France
Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million 0.76%
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Russia 		0.241%
Ranked 26th.
Homeschooling prevalance 5 063 Unknown
High school enrolment rate > Male 99.05
Ranked 17th. 		100
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than France
Universities > Top 100 per million 0.0791
Ranked 15th. 11 times more than Russia 		0.00699
Ranked 20th.
Students from households with study desk > Age 13 92%
Ranked 13th. 		94%
Ranked 10th. 2% more than France
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 6.04 million
Ranked 13th. 		12.43 million
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than France
Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills n m
Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP 0.004 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 21st. 33% more than Russia 		0.003 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 25th.
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 100.52
Ranked 72nd. 1% more than Russia 		99.14
Ranked 86th.
Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 96.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 2% more than Russia 		94.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 60.34
Ranked 144th. 63% more than Russia 		37.05
Ranked 166th.
Students from households with calculator > Age 13 95%
Ranked 18th. 7% more than Russia 		89%
Ranked 23th.
Repitition rate > Secondary level 8.1
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Russia 		1.5
Ranked 25th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 11 x
Library members per 1000 22.85
Ranked 3rd. 33 times more than Russia 		0.684
Ranked 36th.
Library members 1.37 million
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Russia 		100,100
Ranked 6th.
Library employees per million 20.91
Ranked 3rd. 		36.23
Ranked 23th. 73% more than France
Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP 0.035 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 16th. 46% more than Russia 		0.024 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 18th.
Students living with mother > Age 13 92%
Ranked 21st. 		96%
Ranked 9th. 4% more than France
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million 1.18%
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Russia 		0.571%
Ranked 27th.
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13 95%
Ranked 13th. 12% more than Russia 		85%
Ranked 25th.
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13 29% 78%
Secondary education > Vocational pupils per 1000 24.38
Ranked 18th. 73% more than Russia 		14.13
Ranked 41st.
School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 14.71%
Ranked 47th. 32 times more than Russia 		0.46%
Ranked 126th.
Labor force with primary education, male > % of male labor force 23.8%
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Russia 		6.7%
Ranked 74th.
Repeaters, secondary, male > % of male enrollment 5.82%
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Russia 		1.71%
Ranked 44th.
Secondary education, vocational pupils > % female 43.45%
Ranked 55th. 17% more than Russia 		37.15%
Ranked 88th.
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 109.42%
Ranked 9th. 27% more than Russia 		85.96%
Ranked 78th.
Progression to secondary school > % 98.87%
Ranked 16th. 		99.76%
Ranked 9th. 1% more than France
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 109.74%
Ranked 10th. 22% more than Russia 		89.87%
Ranked 38th.
School enrollment, primary > % net 98.3%
Ranked 18th. 5% more than Russia 		93.42%
Ranked 63th.
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 109.93%
Ranked 10th. 29% more than Russia 		84.92%
Ranked 86th.
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 26.15%
Ranked 32nd. 37 times more than Russia 		0.712%
Ranked 117th.
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 63.53%
Ranked 35th. 		86.69%
Ranked 18th. 36% more than France
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 38.44%
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Russia 		14.25%
Ranked 73th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 104.82%
Ranked 40th. 		109.55%
Ranked 11th. 5% more than France
Primary completion rate > Female > % of relevant age group 98.17%
Ranked 33th. 8% more than Russia 		91.3%
Ranked 22nd.
Primary completion rate > Male > % of relevant age group 99.27%
Ranked 33th. 9% more than Russia 		91.47%
Ranked 21st.
Repetition rate > Primary > % of total enrollment 4.17%
Ranked 74th. 6 times more than Russia 		0.68%
Ranked 107th.
School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 105.2% gross
Ranked 79th. 		123.21% gross
Ranked 16th. 17% more than France
School enrollment > Preprimary > Female > % gross 113.61% gross
Ranked 5th. 41% more than Russia 		80.65% gross
Ranked 40th.
Repeaters, primary, female > % of female enrollment 11.08%
Ranked 27th. 6 times more than Russia 		1.91%
Ranked 50th.
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 36.8%
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Russia 		10.4%
Ranked 76th.
Primary education > Pupils > % female 48.62% female
Ranked 60th. 		48.75% female
Ranked 42nd. About the same as France
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group 103.94%
Ranked 28th. 1% more than Russia 		102.87%
Ranked 32nd.
Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.063 per capita
Ranked 145th. 70% more than Russia 		0.037 per capita
Ranked 167th.
Researchers in R&D > Per million people 3,750.53
Ranked 15th. 21% more than Russia 		3,092.31
Ranked 15th.
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 108.1%
Ranked 52nd. 10% more than Russia 		98.51%
Ranked 129th.
High school teachers > % female 58.9%
Ranked 43th. 		81.08%
Ranked 6th. 38% more than France
School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 63.14% gross
Ranked 28th. 		78.79% gross
Ranked 14th. 25% more than France
Proportion of primary education time spent learning social studies 12%
Ranked 16th. 		14%
Ranked 12th. 17% more than France
High School > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 59%
Ranked 31st. 		81%
Ranked 2nd. 37% more than France
Elementary school > Enrolled students > % female 48.48%
Ranked 71st. 		48.86%
Ranked 39th. 1% more than France
Elementary school teachers > % female 82.36%
Ranked 47th. 		98.46%
Ranked 3rd. 20% more than France
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 42.39%
Ranked 55th. 15% more than Russia 		36.77%
Ranked 78th.
Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.18 million
Ranked 7th. 		1.67 million
Ranked 5th. 42% more than France
Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.05%
Ranked 15th. 8% more than Russia 		92.13%
Ranked 36th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Female 110.05
Ranked 5th. 23% more than Russia 		89.39
Ranked 28th.
Preschool enrollment rate > Male 110.75
Ranked 5th. 22% more than Russia 		90.73
Ranked 28th.
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Female 97.3
Ranked 98th. 		100.7
Ranked 72nd. 3% more than France
School enrolment rate > 1st grade > Male 98.24
Ranked 101st. 		101.91
Ranked 75th. 4% more than France
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 50.79%
Ranked 37th. 		64.56%
Ranked 11th. 27% more than France
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 79.17%
Ranked 12th. 32% more than Russia 		60.13%
Ranked 47th.
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 10.38%
Ranked 82nd. 		11.94%
Ranked 83th. 15% more than France

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