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  • Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • Literacy > 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.
  • School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Tertiary enrollment: Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall: Overall.

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  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • 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)
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Reading literacy: Reading literacy mean value of performance scale (15 years old, 2000)
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills: Overall.

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

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  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Spending per student > Elementary school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • 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.
  • Public spending per student > Primary level: Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Inequality adjusted index: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Class size > Age 13: The average number of 13-year-old students per class.
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • 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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  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • 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.
  • Spending per secondary school student: Secondary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Adults at low literacy level: Percentage of adults whose level of document literacy is rated 'low'. Data for 1998
  • Expected duration of education for all students: Expected years of schooling for a 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate: Reflect and evaluate.

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  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Adults at high literacy level: Percentage of adults whose level of document literacy is rated 'high'. Data for 1998.
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Primary teacher salary > Starting: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge per million: Investment in knowledge is defined and calculated as the sum of expenditure on R&D, on total higher education (public and private) and on software. Simple summation of the three components would lead to overestimation of the investment in knowledge owing to overlaps (R&D and software, R&D and education, software and education). Therefore, data reported here have been adjusted to exclude the overlaps between components.

    Note that as the term is used here, "investment” has a broader connotation than its usual meaning in economic statistics. It includes current expenditures, such as on education and R&D, as well as capital outlays, such as purchases of software and construction of school buildings. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD: Research and development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience, which is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.

    The main aggregate used for international comparisons is gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD). This consists of the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc. It excludes R&D expenditures financed by domestic firms but performed abroad.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Students from households with computer > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer.
  • Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education: The indicator shows direct public and private expenditure on educational institutions in relation to the number of full-time equivalent students enrolled in these institutions. Public subsidies for students’ living expenses have been excluded to ensure international comparability of the data.

    Expenditure on education per student is obtained by dividing the total expenditure on educational institutions by the number of full-time equivalents students. Only those educational institutions and programmes are taken into account for which both enrolment and expenditure data are available.
  • Private school enrolment > Primary level: Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy: Percentage of adult females who have at least a moderate level of literacy, in selected OECD countries. Data for 1998.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge: Investment in knowledge is defined and calculated as the sum of expenditure on R&D, on total higher education (public and private) and on software. Simple summation of the three components would lead to overestimation of the investment in knowledge owing to overlaps (R&D and software, R&D and education, software and education). Therefore, data reported here have been adjusted to exclude the overlaps between components.

    Note that as the term is used here, "investment” has a broader connotation than its usual meaning in economic statistics. It includes current expenditures, such as on education and R&D, as well as capital outlays, such as purchases of software and construction of school buildings.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Enrolment ratio > Secondary level: Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > 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.
  • 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. 
  • Spending per primary school student: Primary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity.
  • 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.
  • Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women: Number of female teaching staff in post-secondary non-tertiary education. Post-secondary non-tertiary education serves to broaden the knowledge of participants, who have already gained an upper secondary qualification.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64: For each age group shown, those who have completed tertiary education are shown as a percentage of all persons in that age group. Tertiary education includes both tertiary-type "A programmes”, which are largely theoretically-based and designed to provide qualifications for entry to advanced research programmes and professions with high skill requirements, as well as tertiary-type "B programmes” which are classified at the same level of competencies as tertiary-type A programmes but are more occupationally-oriented and lead to direct labour market access. The tertiary attainment profiles are based on the percentage of the population aged 25 to 64 that has completed that level of education.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Primary teacher salary > After 15 years: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999.
  • Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13: The average number of years of teaching experience, for teachers of students aged 13.
  • Homeschooling prevalance: Prevalence of homeschooling.
  • Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one computer. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books.
  • Literacy > Adults at moderate literacy level: Percentage of adults whose level of document literacy is rated 'moderate'. Data for 1998.
  • Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 15 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Students from households with study desk > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households with at least one study desk.
  • Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females: Number of female entrants in the last grade of primary education (regardless of age) expressed as a percentage of the female population at entrance age to the last grade.
  • Students from households with calculator > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who come from households containing at least one calculator.
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • Young shorttext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent shorttext (particularly comics) readers (2000)
  • Young longtext readers: Share of 15-year-olds who are frequent longtext 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.
  • 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.
  • Primary teacher salary > Starting per 1000: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP: Secondary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity. Per $ GDP figures expressed per $1,000 of Gross Domestic Product.
  • Library members per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Students from households with dictionary > Age 13: The percentage of 13-year-old students who come from a household with a dictionary.
  • Students living with mother > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students who live with their mother.
  • Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13: Percentage of 13-year-old students whose mothers have at least secondary education.
  • Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million: Percentage of 13 year-old students who come from households owning more than 25 books. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Expected duration of education for males: Expected years of schooling for a male 5-year-old under current conditions, excluding education for children under 5. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 16 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree: Percentage share of tertiary level A qualifications as first degree awarded to females. Data for 2000.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Public spending on education, total > % of GDP: Public spending on education, total (% of GDP). Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Education spending > % of GDP: Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002)
  • Spending per primary school student > Per $ GDP: Primary school spending per pupil in 1998, converted into US dollars by purchasing power parity. Per $ GDP figures expressed per $1,000 of Gross Domestic Product.
  • Proportion of 18 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 18 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Public spending on public institutions: Percentage share of total public education expenditure which is spent directly on public educational institutions. Data for 1999.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy > Female: Percentage of adult females who have at least a moderate level of literacy, in selected OECD countries. Data for 1998.
  • Students whose father has secondary education: Percentage of students whose fathers have at least secondary education.
  • Primary teacher salary > Starting; ratio to GDP per capita: Annual statutory teachers' salaries in public institutions in primary education, in equivalent US dollars converted using PPPs. Data for 1999.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts: Intended instruction time spent studying arts, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Primary completion rate > Total > % 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.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % 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."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % 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."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > %: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%). Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Female is the total female enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Male is the total male enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita: Expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Public expenditure per pupil as a % of GDP per capita. Primary is the total public expenditure per student in primary education as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (current US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP: 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. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000: Secondary education, teachers, female. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Female is the total number of female teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: 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.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: 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.
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % 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."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > 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."
  • Participation > 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 organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP: 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.
  • Unemployment with primary 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).
  • Unemployment with secondary 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).
  • Expenditure per student > Primary > % 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.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % 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.
  • Proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 17 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy > Male: Percentage of adult males who have at least a moderate level of literacy, in selected OECD countries. Data for 1998.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • 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
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment, primary > % gross: School enrollment, primary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Total is the total enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, 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.
  • 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.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Male is the share of male children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
  • High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Proportion of 18 year olds in tertiary education: Percentage share of 18 year-olds enrolled in tertiary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of primary education time spent learning mathematics: Intended instruction time spent practicing mathematics, as a percentage of total intended instruction time for students 12 to 14 years of age. Data for 1999.
  • Proportion of 19 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 19 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Proportion of 20 year olds in secondary education: Percentage share of 20 year-olds enrolled in secondary education. Based on net enrolment rates, attained by head count. Data for 2000.
  • Public spending on private institutions: Percentage share of total public education expenditure which goes to private educational institutions. Includes both direct expenditure and indirect public transfers and payments. Data for 1999.
STAT Germany Portugal HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 10.2
Ranked 8th. 73% more than Portugal
5.9
Ranked 55th.
Children out of school, primary 7,230
Ranked 76th. 59% more than Portugal
4,556
Ranked 88th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.0884
Ranked 114th.
0.428
Ranked 109th. 5 times more than Germany

Children out of school, primary, female 16,194
Ranked 55th. 15 times more than Portugal
1,113
Ranked 90th.

College and university > Gender parity index 0.885
Ranked 47th.
1.19
Ranked 64th. 34% more than Germany

College and university > Share of total education spending 27.16%
Ranked 21st. 35% more than Portugal
20.15%
Ranked 52nd.

Compulsary education duration 13
Ranked 4th. 44% more than Portugal
9
Ranked 124th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.08%
Ranked 54th.
5.62%
Ranked 38th. 11% more than Germany

Homeschooling legal status Illegal, public or approved private education is mandatory with the only exception being where continued school attendance would create undue hardship for an individual child. Legal.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 15th. 6% more than Portugal
93.3%
Ranked 67th.
Primary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 181st.
6
Ranked 126th. 50% more than Germany

Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.09
Ranked 109th.
6.15
Ranked 35th. 99% more than Germany

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 11.82
Ranked 113th. 9% more than Portugal
10.83
Ranked 126th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 12.88
Ranked 62nd. 75% more than Portugal
7.35
Ranked 92nd.

Secondary education, duration > Years 9
Ranked 1st. 50% more than Portugal
6
Ranked 149th.

Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 12th. 8% more than Portugal
91.3%
Ranked 69th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.196
Ranked 104th. 88% more than Portugal
0.105
Ranked 106th.

College and university > Gender ratio 88.74
Ranked 44th.
121.98
Ranked 55th. 37% more than Germany

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 28th. The same as Portugal
3
Ranked 105th.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 7.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th.
8.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 13% more than Germany

Duration of compulsory education 13 years
Ranked 1st. 44% more than Portugal
9 years
Ranked 93th.
Secondary education, pupils 7.53 million
Ranked 10th. 10 times more than Portugal
720,688
Ranked 64th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 20th. 4% more than Portugal
0.96
Ranked 124th.

School life expectancy > Total 15.3 years
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Portugal
15.2 years
Ranked 15th.
Primary education, teachers 252,845
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Portugal
64,929
Ranked 41st.

Primary education, pupils 2.99 million
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Portugal
733,515
Ranked 78th.

Tertiary enrollment 46.3%
Ranked 4th.
50.2%
Ranked 21st. 8% more than Germany
High school > Gender ratio 97.54
Ranked 74th.
107.15
Ranked 24th. 10% more than Germany

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 38th. The same as Portugal
6
Ranked 121st.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.157
Ranked 92nd.
0.691
Ranked 70th. 4 times more than Germany

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 53th. The same as Portugal
3
Ranked 121st.

Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 23th. 4% more than Portugal
95.5%
Ranked 62nd.
Spending > USD 157.95 billion
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Portugal
12.32 billion
Ranked 30th.

High school > Private school share 8.76%
Ranked 81st.
16.08%
Ranked 59th. 84% more than Germany

Spending > Proportion 4.28
Ranked 79th.
5.3
Ranked 40th. 24% more than Germany

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 14.19
Ranked 121st. 23% more than Portugal
11.57
Ranked 134th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 73th. The same as Portugal
3
Ranked 178th.

High school repeaters > Male 3.19
Ranked 56th.
20.81
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Germany

Preschool enrollment rate 104.77
Ranked 65th.
115.2
Ranked 23th. 10% more than Germany

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 113,236.01
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Portugal
13,473.75
Ranked 59th.

Primary completion rate 94
Ranked 52nd.
104
Ranked 19th. 11% more than Germany

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 2.33 million
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Portugal
400,831
Ranked 42nd.

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall 497
Ranked 17th. 2% more than Portugal
489
Ranked 25th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 4
Ranked 191st.
6
Ranked 133th. 50% more than Germany

Secondary education, teachers 584,535
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Portugal
98,089
Ranked 24th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 7.15
Ranked 36th.
9.22
Ranked 10th. 29% more than Germany

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 10.2
Ranked 99th.
15.65
Ranked 64th. 54% more than Germany

Mathematical literacy 490
Ranked 19th. 8% more than Portugal
454
Ranked 24th.
High school > Lower secondary school duration 6
Ranked 1st. Twice as much as Portugal
3
Ranked 169th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.298
Ranked 102nd.
0.324
Ranked 94th. 8% more than Germany

Scientific literacy 487
Ranked 20th. 6% more than Portugal
459
Ranked 25th.
Spending per student > High school 20.66
Ranked 38th.
33.96
Ranked 9th. 64% more than Germany

Secondary education, general pupils 6.07 million
Ranked 12th. 11 times more than Portugal
537,532
Ranked 68th.

Reading literacy 484
Ranked 21st. 3% more than Portugal
470
Ranked 25th.
High school > Gender parity index 0.947
Ranked 110th.
1.02
Ranked 54th. 8% more than Germany

Literacy > Reading performance > Overall reading skills 497
Ranked 17th. 2% more than Portugal
489
Ranked 25th.
Scientific and technical journal articles 44,305
Ranked 4th. 17 times more than Portugal
2,625
Ranked 32nd.

Literacy > Reading performance > Access and retrieve 501
Ranked 17th. 3% more than Portugal
488
Ranked 29th.
College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 39%
Ranked 19th.
44%
Ranked 12th. 13% more than Germany
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 4.1%
Ranked 72nd. 21% more than Portugal
3.39%
Ranked 85th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 28.3
Ranked 55th.
38.66
Ranked 29th. 37% more than Germany

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 50th. The same as Portugal
6
Ranked 153th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 9.8%
Ranked 68th.
11.5%
Ranked 59th. 17% more than Germany

Children out of school, primary, male 24,606
Ranked 48th. 7 times more than Portugal
3,443
Ranked 78th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.6%
Ranked 58th.
5.8%
Ranked 27th. 26% more than Germany

High school > Students per teacher 12.88
Ranked 64th. 75% more than Portugal
7.35
Ranked 94th.

Secondary education > General pupils 6.59 million
Ranked 12th. 12 times more than Portugal
571,661
Ranked 62nd.

Spending per student > Elementary school 16.08
Ranked 40th.
22.35
Ranked 17th. 39% more than Germany

Secondary school starting age > Years 10
Ranked 186th.
12
Ranked 119th. 20% more than Germany

High school starting age > Years 10
Ranked 162nd.
12
Ranked 109th. 20% more than Germany

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 125th.
6.24 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Germany

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 3.3 million
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Portugal
767,872
Ranked 85th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 96.2%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Portugal
40.9%
Ranked 99th.

Schools connected to the Internet 99%
Ranked 8th. 8% more than Portugal
92%
Ranked 18th.
Public spending per student > Primary level 17.8
Ranked 22nd.
20.5
Ranked 16th. 15% more than Germany
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 92.04
Ranked 43th. 36% more than Portugal
67.75
Ranked 120th.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 36.55
Ranked 152nd.
68.96
Ranked 117th. 89% more than Germany

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.03
Ranked 60th.
1.32
Ranked 45th. 28% more than Germany

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 80th.
1.11
Ranked 15th. 13% more than Germany

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 28.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.
38.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 37% more than Germany

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.38
Ranked 98th. 8% more than Portugal
1.28
Ranked 105th.

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 9
Ranked 1st. 50% more than Portugal
6
Ranked 131st.

Teacher student ratio > High school 13.24
Ranked 55th. 81% more than Portugal
7.32
Ranked 114th.

Inequality adjusted index 0.927
Ranked 5th. 32% more than Portugal
0.7
Ranked 44th.
High school repeaters > Female 2.26
Ranked 57th.
16.21
Ranked 13th. 7 times more than Germany

Class size > Age 13 15.9 students
Ranked 21st.
22.2 students
Ranked 7th. 40% more than Germany
Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 13.5
Ranked 103th. 15% more than Portugal
11.73
Ranked 125th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 862 hours
Ranked 19th. 2% more than Portugal
842 hours
Ranked 20th.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 3.24 million
Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Portugal
753,646
Ranked 80th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 4 years
Ranked 170th.
6 years
Ranked 123th. 50% more than Germany

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $23,804.70
Ranked 11th. 96% more than Portugal
$12,172.47
Ranked 19th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 99.13
Ranked 79th.
111.43
Ranked 38th. 12% more than Germany

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 74.21
Ranked 58th. 47% more than Portugal
50.53
Ranked 129th.

Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 874 hours
Ranked 26th. 4% more than Portugal
842 hours
Ranked 28th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Integrate and interpret 501
Ranked 14th. 3% more than Portugal
487
Ranked 29th.
High school > Lower secondary starting age 10
Ranked 193th.
12
Ranked 122nd. 20% more than Germany

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 4.34%
Ranked 98th.
11.81%
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Germany

Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.62
Ranked 37th. 5% more than Portugal
94.96
Ranked 121st.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 96%
Ranked 50th.
100%
Ranked 9th. 4% more than Germany

Duration of education > Secondary level 9
Ranked 1st. 50% more than Portugal
6
Ranked 126th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 42.5
Ranked 38th. 51% more than Portugal
28.2
Ranked 51st.
Secondary education > Pupils 8.38 million
Ranked 9th. 13 times more than Portugal
665,213
Ranked 63th.

Primary education > Pupils 3.31 million
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Portugal
758,476
Ranked 80th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 96.9%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Portugal
40.2%
Ranked 111th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 102.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 39% more than Portugal
73.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 49%
Ranked 81st.
56.6%
Ranked 35th. 16% more than Germany

Secondary education, vocational pupils 1.46 million
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Portugal
183,156
Ranked 43th.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 78.06%
Ranked 35th.
87.42%
Ranked 15th. 12% more than Germany

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 11.82
Ranked 115th. 9% more than Portugal
10.83
Ranked 128th.

Secondary education > Teachers 597,681.1
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Portugal
85,858
Ranked 36th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 16 years
Ranked 11th. 7% more than Portugal
15 years
Ranked 34th.
Spending per secondary school student $6,209.00 per student
Ranked 8th. 34% more than Portugal
$4,636.00 per student
Ranked 15th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 8.45 million
Ranked 12th. 11 times more than Portugal
766,172
Ranked 65th.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 536.81
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Portugal
251.41
Ranked 28th.

Literacy > Reading performance > Non-continuous texts 497
Ranked 20th. 2% more than Portugal
488
Ranked 24th.
Literacy > Reading performance > Continuous texts 496
Ranked 19th. 1% more than Portugal
492
Ranked 25th.
Duration of education > Primary level 4
Ranked 150th.
6
Ranked 116th. 50% more than Germany
Literacy > Adults at low literacy level 41.7%
Ranked 12th.
80.1%
Ranked 1st. 92% more than Germany
Expected duration of education for all students 17.2 years
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Portugal
17 years
Ranked 13th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 4,196
Ranked 97th.
6,282
Ranked 95th. 50% more than Germany

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 98.14%
Ranked 77th.
100.55%
Ranked 56th. 2% more than Germany

Public spending per student > Secondary level 20.5
Ranked 32nd.
29.4
Ranked 12th. 43% more than Germany
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.6%
Ranked 70th. 2% more than Portugal
47.51%
Ranked 132nd.

Literacy > Reading performance > Reflect and evaluate 491
Ranked 25th.
496
Ranked 20th. 1% more than Germany
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 96%
Ranked 47th.
100%
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Germany

High school > Upper secondary starting age 16
Ranked 17th. 7% more than Portugal
15
Ranked 153th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 49th. The same as Portugal
6
Ranked 134th.

Library books 34.69 million
Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Portugal
2.68 million
Ranked 20th.
Teaching weeks per year > Primary 39 weeks per year
Ranked 17th. 15% more than Portugal
34 weeks per year
Ranked 35th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 1.27
Ranked 82nd.
10.19
Ranked 36th. 8 times more than Germany

School life expectancy > Male 15.5 years
Ranked 9th. 5% more than Portugal
14.7 years
Ranked 18th.
Literacy > Adults at high literacy level 18.9%
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Portugal
3.2%
Ranked 17th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 79.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th. 47% more than Portugal
54.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 117th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 40.05
Ranked 166th.
74.06
Ranked 136th. 85% more than Germany

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.04 per capita
Ranked 162nd.
0.074 per capita
Ranked 136th. 85% more than Germany

Primary teacher salary > Starting $29,697.00
Ranked 2nd. 58% more than Portugal
$18,751.00
Ranked 15th.
Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 96%
Ranked 44th.
99%
Ranked 28th. 3% more than Germany

Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge per million 0.0466%
Ranked 15th.
0.173%
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Germany
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD 2.53%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Portugal
1.18%
Ranked 21st.
Library books per 1000 422.78
Ranked 2nd. 60% more than Portugal
263.84
Ranked 28th.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 14.8
Ranked 117th. 15% more than Portugal
12.9
Ranked 122nd.
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 86%
Ranked 9th. 8% more than Portugal
80%
Ranked 21st.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.79 million
Ranked 5th. 19 times more than Portugal
93,552
Ranked 55th.

Primary education > Teachers 232,936.5
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Portugal
65,548
Ranked 45th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.25%
Ranked 106th.
51.04%
Ranked 34th. 6% more than Germany

Students from households with computer > Age 13 69%
Ranked 5th. 77% more than Portugal
39%
Ranked 18th.
Expenditure on education > Change in expenditure on education > Expenditure in tertiary education 106 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 26th.
141.84 Index of change, year 200
Ranked 7th. 34% more than Germany
Private school enrolment > Primary level 2.4
Ranked 64th.
10
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Germany
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 4
Ranked 157th.
6
Ranked 114th. 50% more than Germany

Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy 58.3%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Portugal
19.9%
Ranked 17th.
Library employees 2,190
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Portugal
320
Ranked 21st.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 774 hours
Ranked 25th.
842 hours
Ranked 18th. 9% more than Germany
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 101.58
Ranked 33th. 60% more than Portugal
63.34
Ranked 109th.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 2.82
Ranked 126th.
6.24
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Germany

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.5%
Ranked 66th. About the same as Portugal
48.4%
Ranked 87th.
Research and Development > RandD > Investment in knowledge > Investment in knowledge 3.82%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Portugal
1.84%
Ranked 18th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $1.95 trillion
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Portugal
$129.48 billion
Ranked 25th.

Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology 4 n
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 50th. The same as Portugal
6
Ranked 152nd.

Scouting > Members 112,503
Ranked 14th. 42% more than Portugal
79,063
Ranked 18th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 82.97%
Ranked 41st.
94.42%
Ranked 7th. 14% more than Germany

High school > Share of total education spending 45.55%
Ranked 13th. 3% more than Portugal
44.01%
Ranked 19th.

Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 87.7%
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Portugal
85.2%
Ranked 21st.
Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 6.17 million
Ranked 11th. 11 times more than Portugal
555,617
Ranked 66th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 7.24
Ranked 39th.
8.18
Ranked 28th. 13% more than Germany

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.78
Ranked 32nd. 4% more than Portugal
95.59
Ranked 111th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 79.87
Ranked 57th. 47% more than Portugal
54.43
Ranked 116th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.995
Ranked 57th. 2% more than Portugal
0.973
Ranked 101st.

Spending per primary school student $3,531.00 per student
Ranked 13th. 13% more than Portugal
$3,121.00 per student
Ranked 16th.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 918 hours
Ranked 23th. 9% more than Portugal
842 hours
Ranked 32nd.
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 752 hours
Ranked 27th.
815 hours
Ranked 16th. 8% more than Germany
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 48.4%
Ranked 82nd.
50.3%
Ranked 43th. 4% more than Germany
Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary > Teachers > Women 15,897
Ranked 4th.
0.0
Ranked 83th.

Private school enrolment > Secondary level 7.2
Ranked 56th.
9.6
Ranked 51st. 33% more than Germany
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 102.4
Ranked 44th. 39% more than Portugal
73.89
Ranked 109th.

Outcomes > Tertiary attainment > Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 22.66%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Portugal
7.26%
Ranked 30th.
Scouting > Members per thousand people 1.37
Ranked 75th.
7.51
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Germany
Primary completion rate > Women 94
Ranked 52nd.
107
Ranked 10th. 14% more than Germany

Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 10%
Ranked 24th.
15%
Ranked 6th. 50% more than Germany
School life expectancy > Female 15.2 years
Ranked 17th.
15.7 years
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Germany
Elementary school repeaters > Male 1.34
Ranked 82nd.
13.08
Ranked 29th. 10 times more than Germany

Elementary school repeaters > Female 1.2
Ranked 80th.
7
Ranked 41st. 6 times more than Germany

High school teachers 597,269
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Portugal
92,965
Ranked 34th.

Elementary school teachers 239,761
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Portugal
64,274
Ranked 48th.

Primary teacher salary > After 15 years $36,046.00
Ranked 3rd. 31% more than Portugal
$27,465.00
Ranked 10th.
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13 43.5 years experience
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Portugal
13.2 years experience
Ranked 29th.
Homeschooling prevalance 400 Unknown
Students from households with computer > Age 13 per million 0.836%
Ranked 22nd.
3.76%
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Germany
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 74%
Ranked 18th. 21% more than Portugal
61%
Ranked 24th.
Literacy > Adults at moderate literacy level 39.5%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Portugal
16.6%
Ranked 17th.
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 98%
Ranked 11th. The same as Portugal
98%
Ranked 14th.
Students from households with study desk > Age 13 92%
Ranked 15th. 12% more than Portugal
82%
Ranked 25th.
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 15%
Ranked 22nd.
30%
Ranked 14th. Twice as much as Germany
Primary completion rate > Men 94
Ranked 46th.
102
Ranked 27th. 9% more than Germany

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 8.27 million
Ranked 8th. 12 times more than Portugal
669,529
Ranked 59th.

Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills 1 n
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 40.06
Ranked 163th.
72.22
Ranked 132nd. 80% more than Germany

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 98.32
Ranked 92nd.
110.52
Ranked 14th. 12% more than Germany

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 101.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 60% more than Portugal
63.34 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th.

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None
Students from households with calculator > Age 13 98%
Ranked 2nd. The same as Portugal
98%
Ranked 7th.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females 46%
Ranked 27th.
65%
Ranked 2nd. 41% more than Germany
Young shorttext readers 11.7%
Ranked 22nd.
24.6%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Germany
Young longtext readers 26.3%
Ranked 8th. 35% more than Portugal
19.5%
Ranked 19th.
Research and Development > RandD > Expenditure on RandD > Gross domestic expenditure on RandD per million 0.0309%
Ranked 22nd.
0.111%
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Germany
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 16 10
Primary teacher salary > Starting per 1000 $0.36
Ranked 17th.
$1.84
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Germany
Spending per secondary school student > Per $ GDP $0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 18th.
$0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Germany
Library members per 1000 2.06
Ranked 4th.
6.55
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Germany
Library members 168,723
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Portugal
66,645
Ranked 9th.
Library employees per million 26.69
Ranked 1st.
31.46
Ranked 25th. 18% more than Germany
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13 96%
Ranked 8th. The same as Portugal
96%
Ranked 11th.
Students living with mother > Age 13 94%
Ranked 14th. The same as Portugal
94%
Ranked 18th.
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13 24% 15%
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 per million 0.897%
Ranked 25th.
5.88%
Ranked 18th. 7 times more than Germany
Expected duration of education for males 17.3 years
Ranked 9th. 4% more than Portugal
16.7 years
Ranked 13th.
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 8%
Ranked 23th.
26%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Germany
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 97%
Ranked 4th. 11% more than Portugal
87%
Ranked 24th.
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree 46%
Ranked 27th.
65%
Ranked 2nd. 41% more than Germany
Services, etc., value added > % of GDP 71.19%
Ranked 34th.
74.56%
Ranked 19th. 5% more than Germany

Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 55.6%
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Portugal
14.3%
Ranked 83th.

Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.08%
Ranked 56th.
5.62%
Ranked 40th. 11% more than Germany

Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 58.9%
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Portugal
23.9%
Ranked 42nd.

Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 57.4%
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Portugal
17.1%
Ranked 83th.

Education spending > % of GDP 4.6%
Ranked 66th.
5.8%
Ranked 36th. 26% more than Germany
Spending per primary school student > Per $ GDP $0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 19th.
$0.00 per student per $1,000
Ranked 8th. 11 times more than Germany
Proportion of 18 year olds in secondary education 83%
Ranked 4th. 54% more than Portugal
54%
Ranked 14th.
Public spending on public institutions 82.1%
Ranked 24th.
91.8%
Ranked 13th. 12% more than Germany
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 96.77% gross
Ranked 19th. 28% more than Portugal
75.52% gross
Ranked 50th.

Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy > Female 47.7%
Ranked 8th. 8% more than Portugal
44.3%
Ranked 17th.
Students whose father has secondary education 28% 16%
Primary teacher salary > Starting; ratio to GDP per capita $36,046.00
Ranked 3rd. 31% more than Portugal
$27,465.00
Ranked 10th.
Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts 10 10
Secondary education > Pupils > % female 48.24% female
Ranked 84th.
51.37% female
Ranked 16th. 6% more than Germany

Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 95.81%
Ranked 60th.
104.43%
Ranked 18th. 9% more than Germany

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 8.62%
Ranked 69th.
15.67%
Ranked 47th. 82% more than Germany

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 47.17%
Ranked 10th.
56.88%
Ranked 31st. 21% more than Germany

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 44.29%
Ranked 18th.
62.63%
Ranked 30th. 41% more than Germany

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 99.87%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Portugal
99.04%
Ranked 17th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 88.95%
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Portugal
84.16%
Ranked 33th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 16 years
Ranked 21st. The same as Portugal
16 years
Ranked 28th.
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 96.36%
Ranked 95th.
99.78%
Ranked 61st. 4% more than Germany

School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 110.82%
Ranked 7th. 34% more than Portugal
82.98%
Ranked 51st.

School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 112.24%
Ranked 8th. 34% more than Portugal
83.53%
Ranked 53th.

Secondary education, pupils > % female 47.45%
Ranked 101st.
49.52%
Ranked 52nd. 4% more than Germany

Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 18.26%
Ranked 43th.
22%
Ranked 30th. 20% more than Germany

Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $25,604.15
Ranked 16th. 83% more than Portugal
$13,964.74
Ranked 24th.

Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 63.75%
Ranked 29th.
65.31%
Ranked 26th. 2% more than Germany

Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 17.82
Ranked 35th. 4% more than Portugal
17.22
Ranked 37th.

Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 4.27
Ranked 36th.
6.38
Ranked 7th. 49% more than Germany

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 95.15%
Ranked 95th.
102.23%
Ranked 47th. 7% more than Germany

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 99.46%
Ranked 51st. 2% more than Portugal
97.44%
Ranked 101st.

Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 109.12%
Ranked 7th. 36% more than Portugal
80.06%
Ranked 45th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 98.25%
Ranked 16th.
98.87%
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Germany

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 104.97%
Ranked 66th.
118.1%
Ranked 21st. 13% more than Germany

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 98.34%
Ranked 15th.
99.28%
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Germany

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 3.61%
Ranked 92nd.
11.08%
Ranked 58th. 3 times more than Germany

Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 4.31% of GNI
Ranked 74th.
5.66% of GNI
Ranked 30th. 31% more than Germany

Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 4.7%
Ranked 61st.
5.91%
Ranked 32nd. 26% more than Germany

Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 27.1%
Ranked 15th.
70.7%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Germany

Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 60.5%
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Portugal
14.6%
Ranked 61st.

Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita 16.57%
Ranked 42nd.
24.42%
Ranked 10th. 47% more than Germany

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 101.12% gross
Ranked 22nd. 10% more than Portugal
91.95% gross
Ranked 53th.

School enrollment > Primary > % net 84.29% net
Ranked 79th.
98.48% net
Ranked 15th. 17% more than Germany

Proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education 1%
Ranked 12th.
3%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Germany
Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy > Male 52.3%
Ranked 9th.
55.7%
Ranked 1st. 7% more than Germany
School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 100.29% gross
Ranked 24th. 4% more than Portugal
96.68% gross
Ranked 37th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 59.27%
Ranked 14th. 4% more than Portugal
56.93%
Ranked 20th.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 16 years
Ranked 9th. 7% more than Portugal
15 years
Ranked 31st.
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 107.23%
Ranked 68th.
118.87%
Ranked 64th. 11% more than Germany

School enrollment, primary > % gross 100.76%
Ranked 92nd.
112.1%
Ranked 35th. 11% more than Germany

School enrollment, primary, female > % net 97.46%
Ranked 15th.
99.46%
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Germany

School enrollment > Primary > % gross 100.18% gross
Ranked 103th.
116.21% gross
Ranked 22nd. 16% more than Germany

Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 96.3%
Ranked 31st. 61% more than Portugal
59.71%
Ranked 14th.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 99.28%
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Portugal
98.62%
Ranked 20th.

Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 9.72%
Ranked 60th.
12.41%
Ranked 44th. 28% more than Germany

High school > Lower Secondary > Students per teacher 11.92
Ranked 57th. 51% more than Portugal
7.88
Ranked 80th.

Proportion of 18 year olds in tertiary education 3%
Ranked 19th.
16%
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Germany
Proportion of primary education time spent learning mathematics 13%
Ranked 16th. The same as Portugal
13%
Ranked 22nd.
Proportion of 19 year olds in secondary education 41%
Ranked 5th. 46% more than Portugal
28%
Ranked 12th.
Proportion of 20 year olds in secondary education 20%
Ranked 8th. 18% more than Portugal
17%
Ranked 11th.
Public spending on private institutions 17.9%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Portugal
8.2%
Ranked 18th.

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