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Education Stats: compare key data on Netherlands & San Marino

Definitions

  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Homeschooling legal status: Legal status of homeschooling.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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, 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, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Children out of school, primary, male per 1000: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • 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.
  • Scouting > Genders admitted: Admits boys/girls.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary, male: Children out of school, primary, male. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Male is the total number of male primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Library books per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • 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.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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 school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Scouting > Members: Members of boy or girl scout groups which are members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
  • High school > 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.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Scouting > Members per thousand people: Membership (from 2012). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Homeschooling prevalance: Prevalence of homeschooling.
  • 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.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • School enrollment, primary, male > % gross: School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Male is the total male enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • School enrollment, preprimary > % gross: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Pre-primary. Total is the total enrollment in pre-primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official pre-primary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • School enrollment, primary > % net: School enrollment, primary (% net). Net enrolment rate. Primary. Total is the ratio of children of the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the total population of the official primary school age.
  • School enrollment, secondary > % gross: School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Total is the total enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • Progression to secondary school, male > %: Progression to secondary school, male (%). Transition from primary (ISCED 1) to secondary (ISCED 2), general programmes (%). Male is the number of new male entrants to the first grade of secondary education (general programmes only) in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the number of male pupils enrolled in the final grade of primary education in the previous year.
  • School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Tertiary (ISCED 5 and 6). Female is the total female enrollment in tertiary education (ISCED 5 and 6), regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving.
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % 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.
  • Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education (% of total). Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education (% of total). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary education (% of total unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Primary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education, teachers > % female: Secondary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Secondary is the number of female teachers at the secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the secondary 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.
  • Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female: 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 enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male: 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.
  • Secondary education, teachers, female: 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.
  • Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment: Repeaters, secondary, female (% of female enrollment). Percentage of repeaters in secondary. All grades. Female is the number of female students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all female students enrolled in secondary school. It is calculated by dividing the sum of female repeaters in all grades of secondary education by the total female enrolment of secondary education and multiplying the result by 100.
  • School enrollment, secondary, male > % net: School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Net enrolment rate. Secondary. All programmes. Male is the ratio of male children of the official secondary school age who are enrolled in secondary school to the male population of the official secondary school age.
  • School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross: School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Secondary. All programmes. Female is the total female enrollment in secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
  • 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 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).
  • Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with primary education, male (% of male unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force: Labor force with tertiary education, male (% of male labor force). Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary 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).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment with tertiary 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).
STAT Netherlands San Marino HISTORY
Children out of school, primary 776
Ranked 107th. 8 times more than San Marino
98
Ranked 124th.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.0465
Ranked 115th.
3.18
Ranked 65th. 68 times more than Netherlands

Children out of school, primary, female 11,924
Ranked 61st. 213 times more than San Marino
56
Ranked 112th.
College and university > Gender parity index 1.12
Ranked 71st.
1.49
Ranked 19th. 32% more than Netherlands

College and university > Share of total education spending 28.05%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than San Marino
10.76%
Ranked 49th.

Compulsary education duration 13
Ranked 9th. 30% more than San Marino
10
Ranked 32nd.

Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.96%
Ranked 29th. 77% more than San Marino
3.37%
Ranked 53th.

High school enrolment rate 98.12
Ranked 32nd.
100
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Netherlands

Homeschooling legal status public education is mandatory, with some exceptions. Illegal, public education is mandatory without known exceptions.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 29th. 3% more than San Marino
96%
Ranked 3rd.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 139th. 20% more than San Marino
5
Ranked 157th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.15
Ranked 69th.
8.03
Ranked 7th. 93% more than Netherlands

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 18.36
Ranked 99th. 3 times more than San Marino
6.27
Ranked 75th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.57
Ranked 59th. 3 times more than San Marino
4.11
Ranked 42nd.

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 160th.
8
Ranked 8th. 33% more than Netherlands

Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 28th. 4% more than San Marino
95%
Ranked 3rd.
Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.729
Ranked 86th.
1.82
Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 186th.
3
Ranked 59th. 50% more than Netherlands

Secondary education, pupils 1.54 million
Ranked 40th. 639 times more than San Marino
2,407
Ranked 73th.

Primary education, pupils 1.29 million
Ranked 62nd. 821 times more than San Marino
1,574
Ranked 88th.

Primary education, teachers 63,872
Ranked 43th. 254 times more than San Marino
251
Ranked 76th.

Compulsary education starting age 5
Ranked 178th.
6
Ranked 43th. 20% more than Netherlands

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.813
Ranked 74th.
131.45
Ranked 3rd. 162 times more than Netherlands

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 10 and over can read and write
High school > Upper secondary school duration 3
Ranked 135th.
5
Ranked 2nd. 67% more than Netherlands

Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 38th. 2% more than San Marino
97%
Ranked 3rd.
High school > Private school share 82.79%
Ranked 5th.
0.0
Ranked 64th.

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.17
Ranked 120th. 3 times more than San Marino
6.34
Ranked 147th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 58th. 33% more than San Marino
3
Ranked 117th.

High school repeaters > Male 5.53
Ranked 46th.
0.0
Ranked 96th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 13,388.96
Ranked 60th. 16 times more than San Marino
832.96
Ranked 179th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 526,767
Ranked 36th. 559 times more than San Marino
942
Ranked 119th.
Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 147th. 20% more than San Marino
5
Ranked 166th.

Secondary education, teachers 113,370
Ranked 24th. 193 times more than San Marino
586
Ranked 41st.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 6.79
Ranked 40th.
18.75
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Netherlands

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 15
Ranked 72nd. 93% more than San Marino
7.76
Ranked 55th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 3
Ranked 180th. The same as San Marino
3
Ranked 114th.

Children out of school, primary, male per 1000 0.27
Ranked 96th.
2.57
Ranked 60th. 10 times more than Netherlands
Secondary education, general pupils 790,048
Ranked 50th. 334 times more than San Marino
2,368
Ranked 146th.

High school > Gender parity index 0.988
Ranked 86th.
1.01
Ranked 46th. 3% more than Netherlands

Scientific and technical journal articles 13,475
Ranked 13th. 13475 times more than San Marino
1
Ranked 163th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 1.72%
Ranked 98th.
89.47%
Ranked 4th. 52 times more than Netherlands

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 32.62
Ranked 42nd.
35.42
Ranked 25th. 9% more than Netherlands
Scouting > Genders admitted both both
Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 171st. The same as San Marino
6
Ranked 90th.

Children out of school, primary, male 4,421
Ranked 78th. 56 times more than San Marino
79
Ranked 115th.
High school > Students per teacher 13.57
Ranked 61st. 3 times more than San Marino
4.11
Ranked 42nd.

Secondary education > General pupils 672,103
Ranked 56th. 680 times more than San Marino
988
Ranked 163th.

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 129th. 9% more than San Marino
11
Ranked 154th.

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 117th. 9% more than San Marino
11
Ranked 136th.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.
8.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 95% more than Netherlands
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 1.29 million
Ranked 65th. 1033 times more than San Marino
1,249
Ranked 173th.

Primary education, pupils per 1000 77.38
Ranked 98th. 54% more than San Marino
50.37
Ranked 77th.

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 92.19
Ranked 42nd. 20% more than San Marino
77.03
Ranked 40th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 0.802
Ranked 124th.
26.83
Ranked 5th. 33 times more than Netherlands

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 141st.
8
Ranked 8th. 33% more than Netherlands

Teacher student ratio > High school 13.32
Ranked 72nd. 85% more than San Marino
7.2
Ranked 112th.

High school repeaters > Female 3.92
Ranked 46th.
0.0
Ranked 97th.

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 17.17
Ranked 108th. 3 times more than San Marino
6.34
Ranked 128th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 98.3%
Ranked 18th. 12% more than San Marino
88.1%
Ranked 35th.

Elementary school > Enrolled students 1.29 million
Ranked 59th. 817 times more than San Marino
1,573
Ranked 144th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 138th. 20% more than San Marino
5 years
Ranked 151st.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 47.33
Ranked 130th.
76.27
Ranked 49th. 61% more than Netherlands

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 68.91%
Ranked 6th.
0.0
Ranked 86th.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 132nd. 9% more than San Marino
11
Ranked 159th.

Primary education > Pupils 1.28 million
Ranked 61st. 888 times more than San Marino
1,445
Ranked 167th.

Secondary education > Pupils 1.4 million
Ranked 40th. 1182 times more than San Marino
1,182
Ranked 165th.
Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 51.01%
Ranked 74th.
57.86%
Ranked 24th. 13% more than Netherlands
Secondary education, vocational pupils 748,850
Ranked 15th. 1392 times more than San Marino
538
Ranked 54th.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 78.97%
Ranked 29th.
95.01%
Ranked 2nd. 20% more than Netherlands

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 18.36
Ranked 97th. 3 times more than San Marino
6.27
Ranked 75th.

School enrolment rate > 5th grade 99.52
Ranked 7th. 24% more than San Marino
80.52
Ranked 20th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 1.42 million
Ranked 45th. 1432 times more than San Marino
988
Ranked 157th.

Scientific and technical journal articles per million 830.49
Ranked 6th. 22 times more than San Marino
37.99
Ranked 56th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.22%
Ranked 103th. About the same as San Marino
48.04%
Ranked 106th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 15
Ranked 162nd. 7% more than San Marino
14
Ranked 184th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 149th. The same as San Marino
6
Ranked 83th.

Library books 2.66 million
Ranked 6th. 25 times more than San Marino
107,000
Ranked 15th.
Elementary school repeaters > All 2.18
Ranked 67th.
0.0
Ranked 118th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 79.92
Ranked 125th. 70% more than San Marino
46.97
Ranked 162nd.

Library books per 1000 169.09
Ranked 4th.
4,166.67
Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Netherlands
Secondary education > Vocational pupils 724,593
Ranked 16th. 5289 times more than San Marino
137
Ranked 160th.
Primary education > Teachers 63,022
Ranked 49th. 276 times more than San Marino
228
Ranked 145th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.55%
Ranked 96th.
49.29%
Ranked 77th. 2% more than Netherlands

Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 127th. 20% more than San Marino
5
Ranked 139th.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.18
Ranked 82nd.
7.78
Ranked 17th. 86% more than Netherlands

Secondary education > Pupils per 1000 85.78
Ranked 65th. 77% more than San Marino
48.36
Ranked 102nd.
Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 169th. The same as San Marino
6
Ranked 91st.

Scouting > Members 47,655
Ranked 27th. 324 times more than San Marino
147
Ranked 159th.
High school > Share of total education spending 40.68%
Ranked 27th. 14% more than San Marino
35.76%
Ranked 18th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 84%
Ranked 38th.
92.89%
Ranked 10th. 11% more than Netherlands

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 775,682
Ranked 49th. 454 times more than San Marino
1,710
Ranked 134th.

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 41.28
Ranked 134th. 13% more than San Marino
36.63
Ranked 132nd.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.991
Ranked 71st. About the same as San Marino
0.988
Ranked 54th.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 87.63
Ranked 81st. 2 times more than San Marino
37.15
Ranked 129th.

Scouting > Members per thousand people 2.84
Ranked 50th.
4.7
Ranked 30th. 66% more than Netherlands
Elementary school repeaters > Female 1.77
Ranked 55th.
0.0
Ranked 114th.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 2.58
Ranked 54th.
0.0
Ranked 115th.

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98.8%
Ranked 10th. 26% more than San Marino
78.5%
Ranked 40th.
Elementary school teachers 79,000
Ranked 22nd. 319 times more than San Marino
248
Ranked 128th.

Homeschooling prevalance Around 400 children exempt* Virtually no homeschooling*
Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 1.41 million
Ranked 37th. 1427 times more than San Marino
988
Ranked 154th.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 78.8
Ranked 120th. 60% more than San Marino
49.33
Ranked 153th.

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male > % of relevant age group 98.42%
Ranked 103th. 9% more than San Marino
90.53%
Ranked 125th.

Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 45.3%
Ranked 14th.
49.1%
Ranked 8th. 8% more than Netherlands

School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 108.14%
Ranked 51st. 17% more than San Marino
92.49%
Ranked 132nd.

High school > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 80.27%
Ranked 42nd.
97.5%
Ranked 2nd. 21% more than Netherlands

School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 89.78%
Ranked 36th.
107.87%
Ranked 12th. 20% more than Netherlands

School enrollment, primary > % net 99.67%
Ranked 5th. 8% more than San Marino
92.2%
Ranked 74th.

School enrollment, secondary > % gross 128.42%
Ranked 3rd. 35% more than San Marino
94.95%
Ranked 55th.

Progression to secondary school, male > % 73.13%
Ranked 19th.
97.9%
Ranked 21st. 34% more than Netherlands

School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 80.52%
Ranked 19th. 4% more than San Marino
77.3%
Ranked 21st.

Persistence to grade 5 > Total > % of cohort 99.63%
Ranked 9th.
100%
Ranked 1st. About the same as Netherlands
Labor force with tertiary education, female > % of female labor force 32.8%
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than San Marino
15.2%
Ranked 70th.

Labor force with primary education > % of total 25.3%
Ranked 15th.
44.3%
Ranked 16th. 75% more than Netherlands

Labor force with secondary education, male > % of male labor force 40.4%
Ranked 34th. 9% more than San Marino
37%
Ranked 55th.

Labor force with secondary education > % of total 41.2%
Ranked 33th. 1% more than San Marino
40.6%
Ranked 46th.

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 18.7%
Ranked 42nd.
23.8%
Ranked 28th. 27% more than Netherlands

Primary education > Pupils > % female 48.16% female
Ranked 101st. About the same as San Marino
48.04% female
Ranked 111th.
Secondary education, teachers > % female 49.16%
Ranked 64th.
69.62%
Ranked 4th. 42% more than Netherlands

Primary education > Pupils > Per capita 0.079 per capita
Ranked 123th. 52% more than San Marino
0.052 per capita
Ranked 151st.
Inputs > Secondary education > Teachers > Female 50,293
Ranked 32nd. 461 times more than San Marino
109
Ranked 62nd.

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 45.95%
Ranked 32nd. 51% more than San Marino
30.41%
Ranked 95th.

Participation > Secondary education > Vocational pupils 684,821
Ranked 14th. 1335 times more than San Marino
513
Ranked 99th.

School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Female 99.76
Ranked 10th. 19% more than San Marino
84.09
Ranked 16th.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade > Male 99.29
Ranked 9th. 29% more than San Marino
77.04
Ranked 18th.
Secondary education, teachers, female 55,736
Ranked 21st. 137 times more than San Marino
408
Ranked 38th.

Repeaters, secondary, female > % of female enrollment 4.64%
Ranked 47th.
0.0
Ranked 73th.

School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 88.53%
Ranked 26th.
90.75%
Ranked 21st. 3% more than Netherlands
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 127.62%
Ranked 3rd. 33% more than San Marino
95.62%
Ranked 55th.

Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 35.2%
Ranked 63th.
46.2%
Ranked 41st. 31% more than Netherlands

Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 11.65%
Ranked 65th. 12% more than San Marino
10.42%
Ranked 31st.

Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 42.2%
Ranked 28th. 17% more than San Marino
36%
Ranked 39th.

Labor force with tertiary education, male > % of male labor force 31.5%
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than San Marino
10.1%
Ranked 73th.

Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 18%
Ranked 53th.
26.6%
Ranked 28th. 48% more than Netherlands

Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 20.3%
Ranked 24th. 21% more than San Marino
16.8%
Ranked 37th.

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