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Education Stats: compare key data on India & Switzerland

Definitions

  • 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.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Spending per student > High school: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • 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.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • International Baccalaureate schools: Number of schools of any level teaching the curriculum of the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO).
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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."
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
  • 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.
  • Universities > Top 100: Number of universities in the top 100
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • 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."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • High school enrolment rate > Female: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Duration of education > Secondary level: Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.
  • Public spending per student > Tertiary level: Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • High school > Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Scientific and technical journal articles per million: Scientific and technical journal articles refer to the number of scientific and engineering articles published in the following fields: physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, clinical medicine, biomedical research, engineering and technology, and earth and space sciences. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Duration of education > Primary level: Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Progression to secondary school: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Teaching weeks per year > Primary: Average number of weeks taught per year by primary level teachers. Data for 2000.
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Universities > Top 200: Number of universities in the top 200
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 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.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education > Pupils per 1000: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Universities > Top 50 per million: Number of universities in the top 50. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Universities > Top 200 per million: Number of universities in the top 200. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • 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. 
  • 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.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Universities > Top 50 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 50 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 14.1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Universities > Top 50: Number of universities in the top 50
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school enrolment rate > Male: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Universities > Top 100 per million: Number of universities in the top 100. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 200 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP: Number of universities in the top 100 Per $ GDP figures expressed per 14.1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • 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)
  • Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary: Average number of weeks taught per year by lower secondary level teachers. Data for 2000.
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Government spending on education > % of GDP: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • Participation > School enrollment > 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."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • 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."
  • 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).
  • Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education (% of total). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • 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.
  • Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % 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 > 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.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % net: School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Male is the ratio of male children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the male population of the official primary school age.
  • Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort: Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Survival rate to last grade of primary. Female is the share of female children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • 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.
  • Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in primary. All grades. Male is the number of male students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all male students enrolled in primary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of male repeaters in all grades of primary education by the total male enrolment of primary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure: Public expenditure on education consists of current and capital public expenditure on education plus subsidies to private education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
STAT India Switzerland HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 5.1
Ranked 65th.
10.5
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than India
Children out of school, primary 1.39 million
Ranked 4th. 396 times more than Switzerland
3,503
Ranked 88th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 1.14
Ranked 85th. 3 times more than Switzerland
0.443
Ranked 105th.

Children out of school, primary, female 6.11 million
Ranked 1st. 5834 times more than Switzerland
1,047
Ranked 86th.

College and university > Gender parity index 0.726
Ranked 100th.
0.996
Ranked 59th. 37% more than India

College and university > Share of total education spending 35.89%
Ranked 3rd. 42% more than Switzerland
25.31%
Ranked 27th.

Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 64th. The same as Switzerland
9
Ranked 87th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.17%
Ranked 44th.
5.22%
Ranked 50th. 65% more than India

High school enrolment rate 85.13
Ranked 70th.
99.42
Ranked 19th. 17% more than India

Homeschooling legal status Legal as alternative to the mandatory public school system. Legal in about three quarters of the cantons , with many being restrictive to very restrictive.
Literacy > Total population 59.5%
Ranked 134th.
99%
Ranked 17th. 66% more than India

Primary education, duration > Years 5
Ranked 160th.
6
Ranked 38th. 20% more than India

Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.21
Ranked 104th.
5.58
Ranked 18th. 74% more than India
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 25.92
Ranked 19th. 64% more than Switzerland
15.82
Ranked 54th.

Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 50th. The same as Switzerland
7
Ranked 28th.

Literacy > Female 48.3%
Ranked 131st.
99%
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than India
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 5.58
Ranked 38th. 42 times more than Switzerland
0.132
Ranked 99th.

College and university > Gender ratio 69.94
Ranked 85th.
99.71
Ranked 60th. 43% more than India

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 65th. 50% more than Switzerland
2
Ranked 139th.

Duration of compulsory education 8 years
Ranked 8th.
9 years
Ranked 66th. 13% more than India
Secondary education, pupils 113.73 million
Ranked 1st. 188 times more than Switzerland
605,000
Ranked 66th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.93
Ranked 115th.
0.99
Ranked 47th. 6% more than India

Primary education, teachers 3.92 million
Ranked 2nd. 99 times more than Switzerland
39,700
Ranked 34th.
Primary education, pupils 137.75 million
Ranked 1st. 283 times more than Switzerland
487,436
Ranked 81st.

Tertiary enrollment 10.5%
Ranked 20th.
42.1%
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than India
Spending per student > College and university 54.98
Ranked 18th. 15% more than Switzerland
47.8
Ranked 10th.

High school > Gender ratio 85.75
Ranked 116th.
95.36
Ranked 81st. 11% more than India

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 46th.
7
Ranked 5th. 17% more than India

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.0212
Ranked 98th.
2.5
Ranked 48th. 118 times more than India

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 27th. The same as Switzerland
4
Ranked 9th.

Literacy > Male 70.2%
Ranked 131st.
99%
Ranked 25th. 41% more than India
Spending > USD 36.6 billion
Ranked 15th. 47% more than Switzerland
24.83 billion
Ranked 23th.

High school > Private school share 41.89%
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Switzerland
9.73%
Ranked 76th.

Spending > Proportion 3.17
Ranked 121st.
4.65
Ranked 63th. 47% more than India

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 125th.
5
Ranked 5th. 67% more than India

High school repeaters > Male 5.15
Ranked 44th. 96% more than Switzerland
2.63
Ranked 61st.

Preschool enrollment rate 113.06
Ranked 30th. 10% more than Switzerland
102.85
Ranked 73th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 198,512.54
Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than Switzerland
11,829.31
Ranked 69th.

Primary completion rate 90
Ranked 71st.
95
Ranked 49th. 6% more than India

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 11.3 million
Ranked 3rd. 61 times more than Switzerland
185,965
Ranked 61st.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 5
Ranked 169th.
6
Ranked 42nd. 20% more than India

Secondary education, teachers 4.39 million
Ranked 2nd. 78 times more than Switzerland
56,500
Ranked 13th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 3.59
Ranked 77th.
7.95
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than India

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 120th. The same as Switzerland
3
Ranked 91st.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 4.44
Ranked 42nd. 14 times more than Switzerland
0.31
Ranked 91st.

Spending per student > High school 16.18
Ranked 49th.
25.79
Ranked 16th. 59% more than India

Secondary education, general pupils 100.95 million
Ranked 1st. 254 times more than Switzerland
397,849
Ranked 75th.

High school > Gender parity index 0.918
Ranked 115th.
0.975
Ranked 66th. 6% more than India

Scientific and technical journal articles 12,774
Ranked 14th. 50% more than Switzerland
8,542
Ranked 17th.

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 40%
Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Switzerland
37%
Ranked 48th.
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.745%
Ranked 119th.
4.59%
Ranked 69th. 6 times more than India

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 10.49
Ranked 92nd.
25.53
Ranked 63th. 2 times more than India

Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 96th.
7
Ranked 8th. 17% more than India

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 10.7%
Ranked 57th.
13%
Ranked 37th. 21% more than India

International Baccalaureate schools 107
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Switzerland
45
Ranked 13th.
Children out of school, primary, male 4.85 million
Ranked 1st. 1976 times more than Switzerland
2,456
Ranked 76th.

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 3.8%
Ranked 76th.
5.6%
Ranked 32nd. 47% more than India

High school > Students per teacher 25.92
Ranked 19th. 64% more than Switzerland
15.82
Ranked 56th.

Secondary education > General pupils 83.13 million
Ranked 2nd. 214 times more than Switzerland
387,723
Ranked 79th.

Spending per student > Elementary school 8.86
Ranked 62nd.
23.02
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than India

Secondary school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 156th.
13
Ranked 9th. 18% more than India

High school starting age > Years 11
Ranked 138th.
13
Ranked 10th. 18% more than India

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 125.57 million
Ranked 1st. 234 times more than Switzerland
535,577
Ranked 94th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 26.6%
Ranked 116th.
95.1%
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than India

Public spending per student > Primary level 7.2
Ranked 61st.
23.2
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than India
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 93.13
Ranked 41st. 22% more than Switzerland
76.46
Ranked 81st.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 112.8
Ranked 72nd. 83% more than Switzerland
61.6
Ranked 119th.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.7
Ranked 77th.
0.84
Ranked 70th. 20% more than India

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.81
Ranked 118th.
0.93
Ranked 102nd. 15% more than India

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 10.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 90th.
25.53 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 2 times more than India

Universities > Top 100 2
Ranked 12th.
4
Ranked 6th. Twice as much as India
Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.163
Ranked 184th.
1.5
Ranked 95th. 9 times more than India

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 7
Ranked 44th. The same as Switzerland
7
Ranked 25th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 32.7
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Switzerland
15.82
Ranked 86th.

Inequality adjusted index 0.264
Ranked 109th.
0.856
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than India
High school repeaters > Female 4.06
Ranked 43th. 83% more than Switzerland
2.22
Ranked 59th.

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 40.2
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Switzerland
12.62
Ranked 109th.

Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 84.47%
Ranked 2nd. 32% more than Switzerland
64.1%
Ranked 18th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 73%
Ranked 66th.
79.7%
Ranked 48th. 9% more than India
Elementary school > Enrolled students 140.36 million
Ranked 1st. 278 times more than Switzerland
505,382
Ranked 77th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 5 years
Ranked 154th.
6 years
Ranked 39th. 20% more than India

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 128.4
Ranked 14th. 36% more than Switzerland
94.44
Ranked 103th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 85.94
Ranked 45th. 71% more than Switzerland
50.28
Ranked 120th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 17.04%
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than Switzerland
4.86%
Ranked 95th.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 11
Ranked 161st.
13
Ranked 9th. 18% more than India

Elementary school > Gender ratio 96.83
Ranked 104th.
99.6
Ranked 38th. 3% more than India

High school enrolment rate > Female 84.22
Ranked 63th.
100
Ranked 2nd. 19% more than India

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 95%
Ranked 62nd.
98%
Ranked 27th. 3% more than India

Duration of education > Secondary level 5
Ranked 155th.
7
Ranked 29th. 40% more than India
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 68.4
Ranked 9th. 23% more than Switzerland
55.8
Ranked 27th.
Primary education > Pupils 136.19 million
Ranked 1st. 256 times more than Switzerland
532,092
Ranked 90th.

Secondary education > Pupils 83.86 million
Ranked 2nd. 149 times more than Switzerland
563,701
Ranked 68th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 50.4%
Ranked 88th.
96.6%
Ranked 14th. 92% more than India

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 77.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 98th. 1% more than Switzerland
76.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 102nd.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 38.45%
Ranked 105th.
44.23%
Ranked 91st. 15% more than India

Secondary education, vocational pupils 829,377
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Switzerland
207,151
Ranked 38th.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 90.56%
Ranked 8th. 10% more than Switzerland
82.27%
Ranked 21st.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 10 years
Ranked 24th.
15 years
Ranked 26th. 50% more than India
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 65.79
Ranked 74th.
88.3
Ranked 11th. 34% more than India

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 81.05 million
Ranked 2nd. 146 times more than Switzerland
555,505
Ranked 77th.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 11.68
Ranked 70th.
1,163.92
Ranked 1st. 100 times more than India

Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 62nd. The same as Switzerland
6
Ranked 36th.
Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 92.18%
Ranked 116th.
97.26%
Ranked 84th. 6% more than India

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 5.56 million
Ranked 3rd. 1298 times more than Switzerland
4,287
Ranked 84th.

Public spending per student > Secondary level 23.1
Ranked 26th.
28.2
Ranked 17th. 22% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 46.82%
Ranked 143th.
48.63%
Ranked 65th. 4% more than India

Progression to secondary school 85.08%
Ranked 71st.
99.9%
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than India

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 91%
Ranked 83th.
98%
Ranked 22nd. 8% more than India

High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 186th.
16
Ranked 21st. 14% more than India

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 89th.
7
Ranked 9th. 17% more than India

Teaching weeks per year > Primary 42 weeks per year
Ranked 4th. 11% more than Switzerland
38 weeks per year
Ranked 24th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 3.45
Ranked 66th. 2 times more than Switzerland
1.48
Ranked 80th.

Universities > Top 200 3
Ranked 13th.
7
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than India
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 76.99 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 47% more than Switzerland
52.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 116.62
Ranked 83th. 59% more than Switzerland
73.52
Ranked 139th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.12 per capita
Ranked 76th. 62% more than Switzerland
0.074 per capita
Ranked 133th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 98%
Ranked 33th. 1% more than Switzerland
97%
Ranked 39th.

Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 40
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Switzerland
13.6
Ranked 121st.
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 726,889
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Switzerland
175,978
Ranked 40th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 42.56%
Ranked 140th.
47.25%
Ranked 120th. 11% more than India

Private school enrolment > Primary level 16.5
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Switzerland
3.4
Ranked 62nd.
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 5
Ranked 142nd.
6
Ranked 35th. 20% more than India

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 75.51
Ranked 88th.
76.28
Ranked 85th. 1% more than India

Female enrolment share > Primary level 43.6%
Ranked 20th.
48.6%
Ranked 52nd. 11% more than India
Universities > Top 50 per million 0.000887
Ranked 11th.
0.269
Ranked 4th. 303 times more than India
Universities > Top 200 per million 0.00266
Ranked 30th.
0.941
Ranked 1st. 354 times more than India
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 97th.
7
Ranked 8th. 17% more than India

Scouting > Members 3.37 million
Ranked 2nd. 145 times more than Switzerland
23,263
Ranked 45th.
Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 87.94%
Ranked 27th. 6% more than Switzerland
82.99%
Ranked 40th.

High school> Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 80.11%
Ranked 13th. 10% more than Switzerland
72.86%
Ranked 16th.

High school > Share of total education spending 37.49%
Ranked 12th.
41.27%
Ranked 25th. 10% more than India

Elementary (primary) school > Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 80.11%
Ranked 15th. 20% more than Switzerland
66.49%
Ranked 30th.

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 95.31 million
Ranked 1st. 237 times more than Switzerland
402,131
Ranked 69th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 93.44
Ranked 131st.
99.32
Ranked 54th. 6% more than India

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 74.85
Ranked 67th. 43% more than Switzerland
52.47
Ranked 118th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.999
Ranked 46th. About the same as Switzerland
0.996
Ranked 33th.

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 39.6%
Ranked 28th.
47.2%
Ranked 95th. 19% more than India
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 75.28
Ranked 104th.
76.26
Ranked 101st. 1% more than India

Scouting > Members per thousand people 2.73
Ranked 51st.
2.91
Ranked 47th. 7% more than India
Primary completion rate > Women 86
Ranked 71st.
96
Ranked 46th. 12% more than India

Universities > Top 50 > Per $ GDP 0.02 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 8th.
0.078 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than India
Universities > Top 50 1
Ranked 10th.
2
Ranked 9th. Twice as much as India
Elementary school repeaters > Female 3.42
Ranked 60th. 2 times more than Switzerland
1.37
Ranked 77th.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 3.48
Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Switzerland
1.58
Ranked 81st.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 73.1%
Ranked 59th.
80.4%
Ranked 37th. 10% more than India
Elementary school teachers 3.39 million
Ranked 1st. 85 times more than Switzerland
40,040
Ranked 54th.

High school enrolment rate > Male 85.91
Ranked 60th.
99.27
Ranked 20th. 16% more than India

Universities > Top 100 per million 0.00177
Ranked 22nd.
0.538
Ranked 2nd. 303 times more than India
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 89.46 million
Ranked 2nd. 156 times more than Switzerland
574,783
Ranked 64th.

Primary completion rate > Men 94
Ranked 48th. The same as Switzerland
94
Ranked 47th.

Universities > Top 200 > Per $ GDP 0.004 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 19th.
0.019 per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than India
Primary education > Pupils per 1000 122.63
Ranked 77th. 70% more than Switzerland
72.01
Ranked 134th.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 79.83
Ranked 131st.
92.03
Ranked 117th. 15% more than India

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 77.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 82nd. 2% more than Switzerland
76.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th.

Intake ratio to last grade of primary > Females None
None

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 17.9
Ranked 58th. 66% more than Switzerland
10.8
Ranked 101st.
Pupils reaching grade 5 67.9
Ranked 63th.
100.9
Ranked 4th. 49% more than India
Universities > Top 100 > Per $ GDP 0.041 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 14th.
0.157 per $14.1 billion of GDP
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than India
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 44.5%
Ranked 16th.
51.5%
Ranked 32nd. 16% more than India

Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 3.17%
Ranked 43th.
5.22%
Ranked 52nd. 65% more than India

Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 20.2%
Ranked 57th.
53%
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than India

Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 35.9%
Ranked 20th.
56.3%
Ranked 24th. 57% more than India

Education spending > % of GDP 4.1%
Ranked 82nd.
5.8%
Ranked 34th. 41% more than India
Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary 42 weeks per year
Ranked 4th. 11% more than Switzerland
38 weeks per year
Ranked 23th.
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 66.28
Ranked 94th.
79.67
Ranked 88th. 20% more than India

Secondary education > Pupils > % female 42.81% female
Ranked 121st.
47.17% female
Ranked 104th. 10% more than India

Government spending on education > % of GDP 3.17%
Ranked 44th.
5.22%
Ranked 50th. 65% more than India

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 41.89%
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Switzerland
7.25%
Ranked 70th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 14.05% gross
Ranked 76th.
52.38% gross
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than India

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 13.48%
Ranked 77th.
49.4%
Ranked 34th. 4 times more than India

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 11.01%
Ranked 79th.
49.33%
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than India

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 95.52%
Ranked 58th.
99.13%
Ranked 16th. 4% more than India

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 9 years
Ranked 26th.
15 years
Ranked 31st. 67% more than India
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 98.4%
Ranked 76th. The same as Switzerland
98.38%
Ranked 77th.

School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 59.76%
Ranked 73th.
100.16%
Ranked 25th. 68% more than India

School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 56.67%
Ranked 76th.
99.17%
Ranked 22nd. 75% more than India

Secondary education, pupils > % female 45.98%
Ranked 116th.
47.97%
Ranked 91st. 4% more than India

Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 6.87%
Ranked 45th.
23.21%
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than India

Labor force with primary education, female > % of female labor force 12.4%
Ranked 52nd.
17.9%
Ranked 24th. 44% more than India

Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 9.8%
Ranked 62nd.
34.3%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than India

Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 0.706
Ranked 118th.
26.18
Ranked 16th. 37 times more than India

Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 1.48
Ranked 73th.
3.16
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than India

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 94%
Ranked 100th.
97.49%
Ranked 83th. 4% more than India

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 102.3%
Ranked 15th. 3% more than Switzerland
99.51%
Ranked 50th.

Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 47.08%
Ranked 84th.
101.67%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than India

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 89.81%
Ranked 79th.
94.18%
Ranked 48th. 5% more than India

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 114.79%
Ranked 31st. 11% more than Switzerland
103.05%
Ranked 78th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 91.45%
Ranked 67th.
94.26%
Ranked 48th. 3% more than India

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 17.04%
Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Switzerland
4.19%
Ranked 88th.

Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 3.99% of GNI
Ranked 87th.
5.03% of GNI
Ranked 53th. 26% more than India

Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 3.68%
Ranked 83th.
6.06%
Ranked 29th. 65% more than India

Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 27%
Ranked 36th.
28.7%
Ranked 14th. 6% more than India

Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 41.1%
Ranked 36th.
54.5%
Ranked 16th. 33% more than India

Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita 11.08%
Ranked 71st.
24.88%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than India

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 59.3% gross
Ranked 113th.
97.24% gross
Ranked 29th. 64% more than India

Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita 68.57%
Ranked 14th. 6% more than Switzerland
64.75%
Ranked 17th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 72.9%
Ranked 57th.
79%
Ranked 39th. 8% more than India
School enrollment > Primary > % net 89.68% net
Ranked 76th.
93.87% net
Ranked 54th. 5% more than India

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 11 years
Ranked 22nd.
15 years
Ranked 20th. 36% more than India
School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 47.34% gross
Ranked 115th.
89.49% gross
Ranked 66th. 89% more than India

School enrollment, primary, male > % net 87.02%
Ranked 72nd.
93.84%
Ranked 42nd. 8% more than India

Persistence to last grade of primary, female > % of cohort 63.54%
Ranked 74th.
68.33%
Ranked 22nd. 8% more than India

School enrollment > Primary > % gross 116.2% gross
Ranked 23th. 14% more than Switzerland
102.35% gross
Ranked 84th.

Repeaters, primary, male > % of male enrollment 5.08%
Ranked 53th. 3 times more than Switzerland
1.45%
Ranked 80th.

Public spending on education > Total > % of government expenditure 10.74%
Ranked 56th.
12.96%
Ranked 38th. 21% more than India

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