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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.
  • 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.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • 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.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Spending > USD: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment."
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Spending > Proportion: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. Expressed as a proportion of GNI."
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in secondary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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 > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Public spending per student > Secondary level: Public expenditure per student, secondary level is the total reported current spending by the government on secondary education, divided by the total number of pupils in secondary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Female enrolment share > Primary level: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
  • Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$: Services, etc., value added (constant 2000 US$). Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • 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.
  • High school > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for primary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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 > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Female enrolment share > Secondary level: Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.
  • Private school enrolment > Secondary level: Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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 > 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."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Library employees per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Progression to secondary level: Progression to secondary level is the number of new entrants to the first grade of general secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Pupils reaching grade 5: Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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 > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds: Percentage of population older than 24 years that has completed tertiary education.
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure: Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure). Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure is the total public education expenditure (current and capital) expressed as a percentage of total government expenditure for all sectors in a given financial year. Public education expenditure includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • 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."
  • 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."
  • 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."
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Total enrollment, primary, male > % net: Total enrollment, primary, male (% net). Adjusted net 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > % 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.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
  • 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."
STAT Japan Mali HISTORY
Average years of schooling of adults 9.5
Ranked 13th. 11 times more than Mali
0.9
Ranked 99th.
Children out of school, primary 4,121
Ranked 85th.
637,251
Ranked 8th. 155 times more than Japan

Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.0322
Ranked 116th.
42.9
Ranked 6th. 1331 times more than Japan

Children out of school, primary, female 23,671
Ranked 31st.
369,267
Ranked 7th. 16 times more than Japan

College and university > Gender parity index 0.891
Ranked 90th. 92% more than Mali
0.464
Ranked 82nd.

College and university > Share of total education spending 19.47%
Ranked 23th.
21.31%
Ranked 19th. 9% more than Japan

Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 93th. The same as Mali
9
Ranked 57th.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.78%
Ranked 32nd.
4.8%
Ranked 18th. 27% more than Japan

High school enrolment rate 100
Ranked 2nd. 42% more than Mali
70.22
Ranked 9th.

Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Mali
46.4%
Ranked 149th.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 48th. The same as Mali
6
Ranked 51st.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 3.14
Ranked 106th. 4% more than Mali
3.03
Ranked 112th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.5
Ranked 73th.
48.47
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Japan

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 11.79
Ranked 69th.
24.72
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Japan

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 97th. The same as Mali
6
Ranked 100th.

Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Mali
39.6%
Ranked 139th.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.197
Ranked 58th.
24.86
Ranked 6th. 126 times more than Japan

College and university > Gender ratio 88.42
Ranked 68th. 96% more than Mali
45.21
Ranked 81st.

Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 41st.
4
Ranked 11th. 33% more than Japan

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th. 7 times more than Mali
0.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 116th.

Duration of compulsory education 10 years
Ranked 39th. 11% more than Mali
9 years
Ranked 74th.
Secondary education, pupils 7.28 million
Ranked 11th. 8 times more than Mali
963,128
Ranked 23th.

College and university > Private school share 78.66%
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Mali
11.9%
Ranked 89th.
Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 22nd. 25% more than Mali
0.8
Ranked 141st.

School life expectancy > Total 14.3 years
Ranked 24th. 7 times more than Mali
2.1 years
Ranked 110th.
Primary education, teachers 401,773
Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Mali
43,629
Ranked 53th.

Primary education, pupils 7.03 million
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Mali
2.11 million
Ranked 27th.

Tertiary enrollment 47.7%
Ranked 25th. 25 times more than Mali
1.9%
Ranked 34th.
Spending per student > College and university 20.07
Ranked 42nd.
114.82
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Japan

High school > Gender ratio 100.09
Ranked 58th. 57% more than Mali
63.92
Ranked 112th.

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 58th.
7
Ranked 6th. 17% more than Japan

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.0923
Ranked 94th.
1.71
Ranked 57th. 19 times more than Japan

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 66th. The same as Mali
3
Ranked 70th.

Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 5th. 85% more than Mali
53.5%
Ranked 150th.
Spending > USD 160.99 billion
Ranked 2nd. 531 times more than Mali
303.44 million
Ranked 105th.

High school > Private school share 19.22%
Ranked 46th.
31.63%
Ranked 11th. 65% more than Japan

Spending > Proportion 3.17
Ranked 120th.
3.58
Ranked 102nd. 13% more than Japan

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 19.15
Ranked 90th.
54.39
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Japan

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 3
Ranked 89th. The same as Mali
3
Ranked 99th.

High school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 52nd.
16.75
Ranked 12th.

Preschool enrollment rate 101.88
Ranked 78th. 12% more than Mali
91.32
Ranked 119th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 35,954.86
Ranked 20th. 8 times more than Mali
4,489.71
Ranked 115th.

Primary completion rate 101
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Mali
38
Ranked 117th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 3.98 million
Ranked 5th. 141 times more than Mali
28,332
Ranked 97th.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 53th. The same as Mali
6
Ranked 57th.

Children out of school > Primary 6,844
Ranked 83th.
1.11 million
Ranked 5th. 163 times more than Japan

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.83
Ranked 60th. 2 times more than Mali
2.3
Ranked 87th.

Secondary education, teachers 617,642
Ranked 7th. 19 times more than Mali
33,220
Ranked 47th.

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 25.94
Ranked 17th.
44.01
Ranked 2nd. 70% more than Japan

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 98th. The same as Mali
3
Ranked 102nd.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.273
Ranked 59th.
18.04
Ranked 9th. 66 times more than Japan

Spending per student > High school 22.32
Ranked 24th.
34.49
Ranked 5th. 55% more than Japan

Secondary education, general pupils 6.43 million
Ranked 11th. 8 times more than Mali
770,323
Ranked 29th.

High school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 77th. 41% more than Mali
0.71
Ranked 95th.

Scientific and technical journal articles 60,067
Ranked 2nd. 5461 times more than Mali
11
Ranked 128th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 0.927%
Ranked 115th.
5.12%
Ranked 62nd. 6 times more than Japan

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 31.26
Ranked 46th. 12 times more than Mali
2.6
Ranked 116th.

Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 71st.
7
Ranked 18th. 17% more than Japan

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 9.8%
Ranked 69th.
14.8%
Ranked 27th. 51% more than Japan

Children out of school, primary, male 32,724
Ranked 27th.
267,984
Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Japan

Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 3.5%
Ranked 80th.
4.5%
Ranked 26th. 29% more than Japan

High school > Students per teacher 11.79
Ranked 71st.
24.72
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Japan

Secondary education > General pupils 6.88 million
Ranked 11th. 18 times more than Mali
387,520
Ranked 46th.

Spending per student > Elementary school 21.63
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Mali
10.38
Ranked 28th.

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 57th.
13
Ranked 14th. 8% more than Japan

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 53th.
13
Ranked 15th. 8% more than Japan

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 2.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th. 45% more than Mali
2.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 7.27 million
Ranked 17th. 6 times more than Mali
1.29 million
Ranked 64th.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Women 80%
Ranked 38th. 7 times more than Mali
11.3%
Ranked 140th.

Public spending per student > Primary level 21.3
Ranked 12th. 55% more than Mali
13.7
Ranked 38th.
Secondary education, pupils per 1000 56.99
Ranked 122nd.
64.84
Ranked 49th. 14% more than Japan

Primary education, pupils per 1000 54.99
Ranked 127th.
142.31
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Japan

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 0.89
Ranked 66th. 89% more than Mali
0.47
Ranked 86th.

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 1
Ranked 63th. 61% more than Mali
0.62
Ranked 133th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita 31.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 14 times more than Mali
2.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 115th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.281
Ranked 170th.
0.311
Ranked 164th. 11% more than Japan

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 82nd. The same as Mali
6
Ranked 93th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 12.12
Ranked 63th.
23.55
Ranked 20th. 94% more than Japan

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.0536
Ranked 119th.
93.18
Ranked 3rd. 1739 times more than Japan

High school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 52nd.
18
Ranked 6th.

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 18.28
Ranked 69th.
51.44
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Japan

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 100%
Ranked 1st. 25% more than Mali
79.8%
Ranked 60th.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 7.17 million
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Mali
1.82 million
Ranked 48th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 50th. The same as Mali
6 years
Ranked 52nd.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $25,465.36
Ranked 5th. 142 times more than Mali
$178.83
Ranked 112th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 101.49
Ranked 81st. 4% more than Mali
97.14
Ranked 90th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 50.29
Ranked 119th.
51.86
Ranked 66th. 3% more than Japan

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 1.13%
Ranked 124th.
24.22%
Ranked 18th. 22 times more than Japan

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 58th.
13
Ranked 15th. 8% more than Japan

Elementary school > Gender ratio 100.02
Ranked 28th. 21% more than Mali
82.84
Ranked 127th.

High school enrolment rate > Female 99.88
Ranked 3rd. 46% more than Mali
68.23
Ranked 10th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 100%
Ranked 1st. 96% more than Mali
51%
Ranked 132nd.

Duration of education > Secondary level 6
Ranked 77th. The same as Mali
6
Ranked 79th.
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 13.6
Ranked 9th.
241.4
Ranked 8th. 18 times more than Japan
Primary education > Pupils 7.26 million
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Mali
1.51 million
Ranked 35th.

Secondary education > Pupils 7.89 million
Ranked 11th. 18 times more than Mali
437,463
Ranked 41st.

High school > Population with at least high school education > Men 82.3%
Ranked 40th. 9 times more than Mali
9.2%
Ranked 150th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 45.57%
Ranked 86th. 2 times more than Mali
19.95%
Ranked 59th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level > Per capita 63.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 123th. 2 times more than Mali
28.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 147th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils 857,049
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Mali
192,805
Ranked 15th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 17.5
Ranked 73th.
48.47
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Japan

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 76.72%
Ranked 19th.
76.84%
Ranked 18th. About the same as Japan

Secondary education > Teachers 612,629
Ranked 6th. 74 times more than Mali
8,274
Ranked 81st.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 15 years
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Mali
7 years
Ranked 33th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 99.97
Ranked 1st. 15% more than Mali
86.84
Ranked 6th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 8.13 million
Ranked 14th. 23 times more than Mali
351,471
Ranked 95th.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 470.31
Ranked 20th. 427 times more than Mali
1.1
Ranked 149th.

Duration of education > Primary level 6
Ranked 47th. The same as Mali
6
Ranked 49th.
Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 695
Ranked 101st.
505,791
Ranked 13th. 728 times more than Japan

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 100.05%
Ranked 54th. 29% more than Mali
77.62%
Ranked 111th.

Public spending per student > Secondary level 18.7
Ranked 4th.
28.5
Ranked 3rd. 52% more than Japan
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.79%
Ranked 48th. 14% more than Mali
42.68%
Ranked 161st.

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.054 per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th.
82.31 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 1524 times more than Japan

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 100%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Mali
45%
Ranked 128th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 85th.
16
Ranked 28th. 7% more than Japan

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 66th.
7
Ranked 17th. 17% more than Japan

Library books 7.31 million
Ranked 6th. 121 times more than Mali
60,315
Ranked 3rd.
Elementary school repeaters > All 0.0
Ranked 75th.
14.22
Ranked 19th.

School life expectancy > Male 14.4 years
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Mali
2.7 years
Ranked 97th.
Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 53.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th. 88% more than Mali
28.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 57.04
Ranked 150th.
118.97
Ranked 79th. 2 times more than Japan

Education enrolment by level > Primary level > Per capita 0.057 per capita
Ranked 145th.
0.105 per capita
Ranked 100th. 84% more than Japan

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 100%
Ranked 4th. 79% more than Mali
56%
Ranked 127th.

Library books per 1000 57.74
Ranked 37th. 10 times more than Mali
5.88
Ranked 3rd.
Pupils-teacher ratio > Primary level 20.4
Ranked 87th.
63.4
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Japan
Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 65%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Mali
28%
Ranked 90th.
Primary education > Teachers 378,950
Ranked 8th. 14 times more than Mali
27,688
Ranked 41st.

Secondary education > Vocational pupils 1.02 million
Ranked 12th. 20 times more than Mali
49,943
Ranked 26th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.93%
Ranked 87th. 41% more than Mali
34.81%
Ranked 157th.

Private school enrolment > Primary level 0.9
Ranked 82nd.
19.5
Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than Japan
Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 45th. The same as Mali
6
Ranked 54th.

Library employees 938
Ranked 3rd. 59 times more than Mali
16
Ranked 3rd.
Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 61.79
Ranked 113th. 69% more than Mali
36.63
Ranked 78th.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 2.97
Ranked 119th. 28% more than Mali
2.32
Ranked 81st.

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.003 per 1,000 people
Ranked 114th.
44.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 14976 times more than Japan

Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.8%
Ranked 35th. 17% more than Mali
41.7%
Ranked 139th.
Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$ $3.25 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 1263 times more than Mali
$2.58 billion
Ranked 82nd.

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 71st.
7
Ranked 17th. 17% more than Japan

High school > Share of total education spending 38.24%
Ranked 9th. 4% more than Mali
36.93%
Ranked 14th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 86.36%
Ranked 25th.
89.66%
Ranked 20th. 4% more than Japan

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 6.47 million
Ranked 10th. 12 times more than Mali
536,745
Ranked 58th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 53.85
Ranked 117th. 66% more than Mali
32.45
Ranked 91st.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 100.19
Ranked 21st. 26% more than Mali
79.74
Ranked 100th.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 4.8
Ranked 79th. 6 times more than Mali
0.806
Ranked 118th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male 6,844
Ranked 67th.
505,286
Ranked 6th. 74 times more than Japan

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 1
Ranked 37th. 13% more than Mali
0.882
Ranked 103th.

Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49%
Ranked 72nd. 43% more than Mali
34.2%
Ranked 32nd.
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 16.5
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Mali
6.9
Ranked 59th.
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 63.8
Ranked 124th. 98% more than Mali
32.3
Ranked 149th.

Primary completion rate > Women 102
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Mali
31
Ranked 113th.

School life expectancy > Female 14.1 years
Ranked 28th. 10 times more than Mali
1.4 years
Ranked 96th.
Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 61st.
14.42
Ranked 16th.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 61st.
14.06
Ranked 19th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 100%
Ranked 1st. 19% more than Mali
84.2%
Ranked 46th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.054 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
37.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 692 times more than Japan

High school teachers 607,062
Ranked 7th. 23 times more than Mali
25,990
Ranked 52nd.

Elementary school teachers 391,967
Ranked 7th. 11 times more than Mali
35,442
Ranked 60th.

High school enrolment rate > Male 100
Ranked 2nd. 39% more than Mali
71.69
Ranked 9th.

Primary completion rate > Men 101
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Mali
45
Ranked 112th.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 7.71 million
Ranked 9th. 18 times more than Mali
429,716
Ranked 73th.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 56.8
Ranked 147th.
126.11
Ranked 57th. 2 times more than Japan

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 100.23
Ranked 74th. 66% more than Mali
60.55
Ranked 148th.

Secondary education > Pupils > Per capita 61.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 112th. 91% more than Mali
32.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.

Pupils-teacher ratio > Secondary level 14.2
Ranked 82nd.
28.4
Ranked 17th. Twice as much as Japan
Library employees per million 7.41
Ranked 41st. 5 times more than Mali
1.56
Ranked 3rd.
Progression to secondary level 100
Ranked 4th. 82% more than Mali
55
Ranked 19th.
Pupils reaching grade 5 100
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Mali
94.5
Ranked 23th.
Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 98.44%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Mali
22.16%
Ranked 75th.
School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 100% net
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Mali
45.34% net
Ranked 77th.

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 99.82% net
Ranked 2nd. 77% more than Mali
56.26% net
Ranked 76th.

Literacy and Attainment > Educational attainment: completed tertiary > Tertiary > Population 25+ years > % > Over 24 year olds 29.88%
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Mali
3.22%
Ranked 19th.
Primary education, teachers > % female 64.88%
Ranked 83th. 2 times more than Mali
28.05%
Ranked 118th.

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 17.9%
Ranked 76th. Twice as much as Mali
8.94%
Ranked 38th.

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 9.41%
Ranked 102nd.
18.17%
Ranked 18th. 93% more than Japan

School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 84.81% gross
Ranked 38th. 34 times more than Mali
2.52% gross
Ranked 137th.

Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 88.72
Ranked 82nd. 89% more than Mali
47.01
Ranked 50th.

Expenditure per student > Secondary > % of GDP per capita 22.29%
Ranked 39th.
61.64%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Japan
Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 97.93%
Ranked 105th. 41% more than Mali
69.66%
Ranked 87th.

Primary completion rate > Total > % of relevant age group 101.92%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Mali
38.06%
Ranked 87th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 19.04%
Ranked 40th.
31.07%
Ranked 18th. 63% more than Japan

School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 57.13% gross
Ranked 16th. 16 times more than Mali
3.47% gross
Ranked 51st.

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 58.03%
Ranked 25th. 11 times more than Mali
5.44%
Ranked 77th.

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 54.39%
Ranked 34th. 16 times more than Mali
3.39%
Ranked 79th.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 99.99%
Ranked 1st. 34% more than Mali
74.66%
Ranked 101st.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 98.09%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Mali
34.9%
Ranked 73th.
Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 99.95%
Ranked 1st. 28% more than Mali
77.88%
Ranked 53th.

School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 1.13%
Ranked 122nd.
24.22%
Ranked 19th. 22 times more than Japan

Primary education, pupils > % female 48.74%
Ranked 51st. 6% more than Mali
45.95%
Ranked 79th.

School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 102.56%
Ranked 72nd. 24% more than Mali
82.92%
Ranked 70th.

Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 102.12%
Ranked 27th. 74% more than Mali
58.69%
Ranked 63th.

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 101.96%
Ranked 64th. 42% more than Mali
71.71%
Ranked 71st.

Secondary education, general pupils > % female 49.65%
Ranked 76th. 21% more than Mali
41.14%
Ranked 76th.

Total enrollment, primary, male > % net 99.46%
Ranked 1st. 28% more than Mali
77.99%
Ranked 46th.

Services, etc., value added > Current US$ per capita $33,302.54
Ranked 6th. 131 times more than Mali
$255.04
Ranked 121st.

Services, etc., value added > Current US$, % of GDP 72.19%
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Mali
34.5%
Ranked 120th.

Secondary education, vocational pupils per 1000 6.71
Ranked 67th.
12.98
Ranked 12th. 94% more than Japan

Secondary education, teachers, female per 1000 1.83
Ranked 44th. 8 times more than Mali
0.243
Ranked 89th.

Participation > School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 88.79%
Ranked 30th. 22 times more than Mali
4%
Ranked 109th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > % net 99.99%
Ranked 1st. 40% more than Mali
71.51%
Ranked 101st.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 101.87%
Ranked 83th. 2% more than Mali
99.8%
Ranked 95th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 100%
Ranked 2nd. 29% more than Mali
77.5%
Ranked 95th.

Participation > School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 1.05%
Ranked 112th.
39.59%
Ranked 12th. 38 times more than Japan

Adjusted savings > Education expenditure > % of GNI 3.12% of GNI
Ranked 115th. 15% more than Mali
2.72% of GNI
Ranked 131st.

Public spending on education > Total > % of GDP 3.65%
Ranked 85th.
4.31%
Ranked 27th. 18% more than Japan

Expenditure per student > Primary > % of GDP per capita 22.63%
Ranked 17th. 44% more than Mali
15.76%
Ranked 34th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 101.48% gross
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Mali
27.69% gross
Ranked 144th.

Expenditure per student > Tertiary > % of GDP per capita 19.61%
Ranked 56th.
265%
Ranked 6th. 14 times more than Japan
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 100%
Ranked 5th. 35% more than Mali
74.1%
Ranked 55th.

School enrollment > Primary > % net 99.91% net
Ranked 1st. 96% more than Mali
50.9% net
Ranked 80th.

School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 101.59% gross
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Mali
23.94% gross
Ranked 87th.

Services, etc., value added > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 55.2%
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Mali
24.19%
Ranked 101st.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 15 years
Ranked 21st. 88% more than Mali
8 years
Ranked 32nd.
Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 89.6%
Ranked 84th. 2 times more than Mali
42.57%
Ranked 48th.

School enrollment, primary > % gross 102.63%
Ranked 78th. 16% more than Mali
88.48%
Ranked 69th.

School enrollment, primary, female > % net 99.59%
Ranked 2nd. 55% more than Mali
64.27%
Ranked 50th.

Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 99.94%
Ranked 1st. 41% more than Mali
70.74%
Ranked 41st.

School enrollment > Primary > % gross 100.41% gross
Ranked 101st. 51% more than Mali
66.44% gross
Ranked 100th.

Persistence to last grade of primary, male > % of cohort 99.93%
Ranked 3rd. 57% more than Mali
63.55%
Ranked 46th.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 99.97%
Ranked 5th. 47% more than Mali
68.06%
Ranked 95th.

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